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. 2013 Aug 15;11:189. doi: 10.1186/1479-5876-11-189

Table 4.

Drugs targeting inflammatory immune cells in the tumour microenvironment of solid tumours (excluding haematological cancers)

CT identifier Drug Method of action Cancer Approved/phase study
Targeting T lymphocytes
NCT01844505
Nivolumab
Anti-PD1
mMM
Phase 3
NCT01642004
Nivolumab
Anti-PD1
NSCLC
Phase 3
NCT01354431
Nivolumab
Anti-PD1
mRCC
Phase 2
NCT00094653
Ipilimumab
Anti-CTLA4
mMM
Approved
NCT00861614
Ipilimumab
Anti-CTLA4
PC
Phase 3
NCT01450761
Ipilimumab
Anti-CTLA4
SCLC
Phase 3
NCT01285609
Ipilimumab
Anti-CTLA4
NSCLC
Phase 3
NCT01693783
Ipilimumab
Anti-CTLA4
Cervical cancer
Phase 2
NCT01860430
Ipilimumab
Anti-CTLA4
HNSCC
Phase 1B
NCT00257205
CP-675,206
Anti-CTLA4
mMM
Phase 3
Blocking immune cell recruitment
NCT01346358
IMC-CS4
CSFR1 antagonist
Advanced tumours
Phase 1
NCT01316822
ARRY-382
CSFR1 antagonist
Advanced tumours
Phase 1
NCT01015560
MLN1202
Anti-CCR2
Bone metastases
Phase 1
NCT01032122
Rituximab
Anti-CD20
mMM
Phase 1
NCT01376713
Ofatumumab
Anti-CD20
mMM
Phase 2
NCT01456585
CP-870,893
Anti-CD40
mPC
Phase 2
NCT01103635
CP-870,893
Anti-CD40
mMM
Phase 1
NCT00607048
CP-870,893
Anti-CD40
Solid tumours
Phase 1
Reprogramming immune cells
NCT00169104
G-CSF
Sustained neutrophilia
mBC
Phase 1/2
NCT00014456
G-CSF
 
Solid tumours
Phase 1
NCT00070629
Promune
TLR9 agonist
NSCLC
Phase 2
NCT00043394
Promune
TLR9 agonist
BC
Phase 2
NCT00070642
Promune
TLR9 agonist
MM
Phase 2
NCT00043407
Promune
TLR9 agonist
RCC
Phase 1/2
NCT00292045
Promune
TLR9 agonist
PC
Phase 1
NCT00669292
Promune
TLR9 agonist
Esophageal cancer
Phase 1/2
Multiple
Vaccines (Multiple targets)
T-cell activation
Multiple cancers
 
TH2-- > TH1 reprogramming
NCT01642290
Anti-OX40
Anti-OX40
mBC
Phase 1/2
NCT01644968
Anti-OX40
Anti-OX40
Advanced cancer
Phase 1
NCT01689870 Anti-OX40 Anti-OX40 mMM Phase 1/2

For an indepth review of the current landscape of targeting chronic inflammation, see Coussens [9]. CT identifier is to clinicaltrials.gov.

Abbreviations: mMM metastatic malignant melanoma, NSCLC non-small cell lung cancer, mRCC metastatic renal cell carcinoma, PC prostate cancer, SCLC small-cell lung cancer, HNSCC head-and-neck squamous cell cancer, mBC metastatic breast cancer.