Table 5. Clinical trials* on TNFs and TNF-mimicking agents in anticancer therapy (main trends).
| Chemokine | Agent | Tumor type | Trials* | Phase | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD40L |
CP-870,893 |
Metastatic solid tumors |
1 |
I |
Combined with carboplatin and paclitaxel |
NCT00607048 |
| rhCD40L |
B-CLL |
1 |
I |
CD40L-expressing autologous tumor cell-based vaccine |
NCT00609076 |
|
| Bladder cancer |
1 |
I-II |
Adenoviral gene therapy |
NCT00891748 |
||
| Lung cancer |
2 |
II |
CD40L-expressing allogeneic tumor cell-based vaccine |
NCT00601796 |
||
| CD40L-expressing cell-based vaccines |
NCT01433172 |
|||||
| MDS |
1 |
I |
CD40L |
NCT00840931 |
||
| Melanoma |
1 |
I |
Adenoviral gene therapy |
NCT01455259 |
||
| TNFα |
L19TNFα |
Advanced solid tumors |
1 |
I-II |
As single agent |
NCT01253837 |
| Melanoma |
1 |
I |
Combined with melphalan |
NCT01213732 |
||
| rhTNFα |
Advanced solid tumors Lymphoma |
1 |
I |
Combined with doxorubicin |
NCT01490047 |
|
| TRAIL | Conatumumab |
Advanced hematological and solid tumors |
2 |
II |
Alone or combined with bevacizumab, FOLFOX and ganitumab |
NCT01327612 |
| Advanced solid tumors |
I-II |
Combined with AMG479 |
NCT00819169 |
|||
| Dulanermin |
CRC |
1 |
I |
Combined with bevacizumab |
NCT00873756 |
|
| Mapatumumab | Advanced cervical cancer | 1 | I-II | Combined with cisplatin and radiotherapy |
NCT01088347 |
Abbreviations: Ad, adenovirus; B-CLL, B- chronic lymphocytic leukemia; CRC, colorectal cancer; CD40L, CD40 ligand; DC, dendritic cell; FOLFOX, folinic acid, fluorouracil, oxaliplatin; MDS, myelodysplastic syndrome; MM, multiple myeloma, rh, recombinant human; TNF, tumor necrosis factor; TRAIL, TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand. *started after January, 1st 2008 and not terminated at the day of submission.