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Published in final edited form as: Cytokine Growth Factor Rev. 2023 Dec 4;75:40–56. doi: 10.1016/j.cytogfr.2023.11.002

Table 2.

Clinical studies of CD40 agonistic antibodies in cancer treatment, alone or in combination with other treatments.

Therapy Interventions Route
of
Delivery
Phase Cancer
Type
Study/
NCT
number
Status Dosage
(mg
/kg)
Outcome Side Effects
Selicrelumab w/w.o nab-paclitaxel and
+ atezolizumab
Intra venous,(neo I PDAC NCT02588443 [94] Completed 0.2 OS=23.4 mo, median DFS=1 Neoadjuvant therapy (n=16): grade 1 CRS (56%). Adjuvant therapy (n=13): grade
Intratumoral Ib B cell lymphoma NCT03892525 Terminated N/A N/A N/A
CDX-1140 w/w.o pembrolizumab Infusion I Advanced solid tumor NCT03329950 [96] Completed 0.72 or 1.5 Q3 W CR (4%)
SD (36%)
At 1.5 mg/kg dose level (n=21): arthralgia (62%), fatigue (62%), nausea (48%), diarrhea (48%), vomiting (43%), myalgia (43%), fever (38%), chills (38%), AST increase (38%), bilirubin increase (24%), ALT increase (19%), CRS (19%)
+ pembrolizumab Infusion I/Ib Epithelial cancer NCT04520711 Completed N/A N/A N/A
+ TCRT
+ radiotherapy
+ CDX-301
+ Poly-ICLC
Intratumoral I Metastatic solid tumors NCT04616248 Completed N/A N/A N/A
+ CDX-301 Intravenous injection I TNBC NCT05029999 Recruiting 1.5 Q4 W N/A N/A
+ odetiglucan N/A I PDAC NCT05484011 Recruiting 0.7 2 or 1.5 Q3 W N/A N/A
+ bevacizumab
+ pembrolizumab
+ capecitabine
+ oxaliplatin
+ pembrolizumab
N/A II Ovarian cancer NCT05231122 Not yet recruiting N/A N/A N/A
Intravenous I/II Biliary tract cancer NCT05849480 Not yet recruiting 0.36-1.5 Q3 W N/A N/A
APX 005 M + nab-paclitaxel and gemcitabine w/w.o nivolumab Intravenous II Pancreatic cance NCT03214250 [97] Completed 0.1 and 0.3 Q4 W Primary endpoint of 1yr OS met for nivo/chemo (57.7%) but not for sotiga/chemo (48.1%) or sotiga/nivo/chemo (41.3%) n=105: CRS, infusion reactions, thrombocytopenia and elevated liver function (87% total). CRS in nivo/chemo (0%), sotiga/chemo (24%) and sotiga/nivo/chemo (34%)
+ domvanalimab
+ zimberelimab
Infusion Ib/II NCT05419479 Recruiting N/A N/A N/A
monotherapy N/A I Pediatric braintumors NCT03389802 Ongoing 0.1 Q3 W N/A N/A
+ cabirali zumab w/w.o nivolumab Intravenous infusion Metastatic melanoma, Kidney cancer, NSCLC NCT03502330 [98] Ongoing 0.03 Q2 W SD (8%) DP (62%) n=26: asymptomatic elevations of lactate dehydrogenase (100%), creatine kinase (96%), AST (96%), and ALT (73%); periorbital edema (65%); fatigue (50%); DLT of acute respiratory distress syndrome (3.8%)
w/w.o radiotherapy Infusion II NCT04337931 Completed N/A N/A N/A
+ nivolumab N/A II Metastastic melanoma [99] Ongoing 0.3 Q3 W ORR(15%)
PR(13%)
SD(36.8%)
n=38: at least one AE (89%); grade 3 AE related to APX005M (13%): pyrexia, chills, nausea, fatigue, pruritus, elevated liver function, rash, vomiting, headache, arthralgia, asthenia, myalgia, and diarrhea
Mitazalimab w/w.o corticos teroid pre-infusion Intravenous I Advanced solid tumor NCT02829099 [102] Completed 0.075-2 Q2 W Mitazalimab has shown to be safe and well tolerated at at doses up to 1.2 mg/kg n=95: gatigue (44.2%), pyrexia (38.9%), pruritus (38.9%), chills (27.4%), and headache (26.3%). grade-3 or higher TEAEs (56.8%): gamma-glutamyl transferase increase (7.4%), AST increase (5.3%), and anemia (5.3%)
+ mFOLFIRINOX Intravenous Ib/II mPDAC NCT04888312 [120] Ongoing 0.45 - 0.9 ORR (52.2%) n=5, grade 1 or 2 AEs (80%)
+ MesoPher
+ modified FOLFIRINOX
Intravenous after chemo I Metastic pancreatic cancer NCT05650918 Rrecruiting 0.075-0.15 - 0.3-0.6 or 1.2 N/A N/A
2141-V11 monotherapy Intratumoral I Solid tumor NCT04059588 [128] Completed N/A N/A N/A
monotherapy Intravesical instillation I Nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer NCT05126472 [104] Recruiting 0.012-0.033-0.12 - 1.2 Q1 W N/A N/A
+ D2C7-IT Intratumoral, convection enhanced delivery (CED) I Malignant glioma NCT04547777 [105] Recruiting 0.012, 0.033, 0.12 0.35 Early signs of tumor response (25%) n=8: headache (grade 3=12.5%; grade 2=25%); paresthesia (grade 3=12.5%; grade 2=12.5%); dysphasia (grade 3 =12.5%); pyramidal tract disorder (grade 3=12.5%; grade 2=12.5%); and depressed level of consciousness (grade 2=12.5%)
SEA-CD40 monotherapy Intravenous injection I Advanced solid tumors, Lymphoma NCT02376699 [106] Terminated 0.0006, 0.003, 0.01, 0.03, 0.045, 0.06 0.03mg/kg was well tolerated n=67: infusion/hypersensitivity reactions (73%)
+ nab-paclitaxel and gemcitabine
+ pembrolizumab
N/A I mPDAC NCT02376699 [107] 0.01 or 0.03 Q4 W OR at 0.01 mg/kg (48%) OR at 0.03 mg/kg (38%) n=61: fatigue (84%), nausea (74%), and neutropenia (67%); grade ≤3 TEAEs: neutropenia (61%), anemia (33%), and thrombocytopenia (20%); TEAE-caused discontinuation of treatment (10%)
+ carboplatin
+ pemetrexed
+ pembrolizumab
N/A II NSCLC Melanoma NCT04993677 Ongoing N/A N/A N/A
LVGN7409 w/w.o LVGN3616 w/w.o LVGN3616 + LVGN6051 Intravenous infusion I Locally advanced, metastatic or recurrent/refract orymalignancy NCT04635995 [121] Recruiting 0.01-0.1, then conventional “3 + 3” design from 0.3 SD(44%) n=12: infusion related reaction (58%), amylase increased, lipase increase, ALT increase and AST increase (42% each), bilirubin increase, WBC or neutrophil decrease, nausea, and cytokine release syndrome (8.3% each); grade 3 TRAEs (17%): amylase/lipase increase and ALT/AST increase (8.3% each)
monotherapy Intravenous infusion I NCT05152212 Recruiting N/A N/A N/A
RO7300490 w/w.o atezolizumab I Intravenous Advanced solid tumor NCT04857138 Recruiting N/A N/A N/A
ABBV-428 w/w.o atezolizumab Intravenous infusion I Advanced solid tumor NCT02955251 [109] Completed 0.01-3.6 SD at 3.6 mg/kg (36%) n=59: infusion-related reactions (12%)

PDAC: pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma; mPDAC: metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma; TNBC: triple-negative breast cancer; NSCLC: non-small cell lung cancer; OS: overall survival; CR: complete response; PR: partial response; SD: stable disease; DFS: disease-free survival; AE: adverse events; TRAE: treatment-related adverse event; CRS: cytokine release syndrome; ALT: aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; WBC: white blood cells.