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. 2024 Dec 13;137(24):2979–2995. doi: 10.1097/CM9.0000000000003455

Table 4.

mRNA cancer vaccines registered on clinicaltrials.gov.

Target antigen Cancer type Phase NCT number Results
mRNA cancer vaccines encoding TAAs
NY-ESO-1, tyrosinase, MAGE-A3, TPTE Advanced melanoma Phase I NCT02410733 Lipo-MERIT is safe and well-tolerated in patients with advanced melanoma
BNT113 (HPV16 E6 and E7 proteins) Unresectable recurrent, or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma Phase II NCT04534205 Recruiting
BNT113 (HPV16 E6 and E7 proteins) Human papillomavirus-related carcinomaHead and neck neoplasmCervical neoplasmPenile neoplasms malignantUnknown primary tumors Phase I/II NCT03418480 BNT1113 showed acceptable safety and tolerability in patients with head and neck neoplasm
BNT114 plus BNT122 (personalized set of premanufactured non-mutated shared TAA plus a personalized cancer vaccine) TNBC Phase I NCT02316457 BNT114 showed acceptable safety and tolerability, along with a temporary increase in cytokine levels
BNT112 (PAP, PSA, PSMA, NKX3.1, HOXB13) Prostate cancer Phase I/II NCT04382898 BNT112 alone or with cemiplimab has shown good safety in prostate cancer patients
BNT111(NY-ESO-1, tyrosinase, MAGE-A3, and TPTE) Melanoma stage IIIMelanoma stage IVUnresectable melanoma Phase I NCT04526899 BNT111 possesses improvement in ORR in the combination therapy with cemiplimab, showing good safety whether used alone or in combination
Ovarian cancer TAA Ovarian cancer Phase I NCT04163094 W_ova1 vaccine showed good immune response and tolerability in ovarian cancer patients, but then it was terminated
mRNA-4359 (IDO1, PD-L1) Advanced solid tumors Phase I/II NCT05533697 mRNA-4359 holds promise in controlling tumor progression in patients with advanced solid tumors
mRNA cancer vaccines encoding TSAs
BNT122 (personalized cancer vaccine encoding TSA) MelanomaNon-small cell lung cancerBladder cancerColorectal cancerTNBCRenal cancerHead and neck cancerOther solid cancers Phase I NCT03289962 BNT122 is safe and well-tolerated in advanced solid tumors
BNT122 (personalized cancer vaccine encoding TSA) Colorectal cancer stage II/III Phase II NCT04486378 BNT122 in combination with atezolizumab demonstrates good immunogenicity and safety
mRNA-4157 (personalized cancer vaccine encoding TSA) Solid tumors Phase II NCT03313778 mRNA-4157 has an acceptable safety profile along with observed clinical responses in combination with pembrolizumab
mRNA-4157 (personalized cancer vaccine encoding TSA) Melanoma Phase II NCT03897881 mRNA-4157 combined with pembrolizumab can prolong RFS in high-risk melanoma patients postresection
mRNA cancer vaccines encoding immunomodulators
CD40L, CD70, caTLR4; melanoma-TAA, gp100, MAGE-A3, MAGE-C2, and PRAME Melanoma Phase I NCT03394937 ECI-006 is safe and well-tolerated in advanced melanoma
mRNA-2752 (OX40L, IL-23, IL-36γ) Relapsed/refractory solid tumor malignancies or lymphoma Phase I NCT03739931 mRNA-2752 is well tolerated in patients with solid tumors and exhibits sustained immunomodulatory effects
mRNA-2752 (OX40L, IL-23, IL-36γ) Carcinoma, intraductal, non-infiltrating Early phase I NCT02872025 Recruiting
mRNA cancer vaccines encoding CARs or TCR
MET CARs with tandem TCRζ and 4-1BB Malignant melanomaBreast cancer Early phase I NCT03060356 RNA CART-cMET is safe and feasible in patients with metastatic melanoma
HBV-specific T-cell receptor (TCR Recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma Phase I NCT02719782 Unpublished results
MESO CAR T-cell Refractory malignant solid neoplasm Phase I NCT04981691 Unpublished results
Allogeneic NKG2DL-targeting CAR-grafted γδ T cells CancerMalignancyRefractory cancerRelapsed cancer Phase I NCT05302037 Unknown status

CAR: Chimeric antigen receptor; HOXB13: Homeobox B13; IDO: Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase; IL-23: Interleukin-23; IL-36γ: Interleukin-36 gamma; MAGE-A3: Melanoma-associated antigen A3 tyrosinase; MAGE-C2: Melanoma antigen gene-C2; MESO: Anti-mesothelin; mRNA: Messenger RNA; NKG2DL: Natural killer group 2 member D ligand; NKX31: NK3 homeobox 1; NY-ESO-1: New York esophageal squamous cell carcinoma 1; ORR: Overall response rate; PAP: Prostatic acid phosphatase; PD-L1: Programmed death-ligand 1; PSA: Prostate-specific antigen; PSMA: Prostate-specific membrane antigen; RFS: Recurrence-free survival; TAAs: Tumor-associated antigens; TCR: T-cell receptor; TLR: Toll-like receptor; TNBC: Triple-negative breast cancer; TPTE: Transmembrane phosphatase with tensin homology; TSA: Tumor-specific antigen.