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. 2017 Jun;5(11):245. doi: 10.21037/atm.2017.03.81

Table 1. Current and upcoming trials (regional therapy and immunotherapy) for pleural mesothelioma.

Description Primary therapeutic agent Trial status Trial identifier
Regional therapy [6]
   Thoracic cavity delivery Cisplatin-fibrin Recruiting NCT01644994
Cisplatin, pemetrexed Recruiting NCT02838745
   Arterial delivery Cisplatin, gemcitabine Recruiting NCT02611037
   Intrapleural delivery Intrapleural GL-ONC1 (oncolytic virus) Recruiting NCT01766739
Intrapleural herpes simplex (HSV1716; oncolytic virus) Ongoing NCT01721018
Intrapleural mesothelin targeted (iCasp9M28z) CAR T cells Recruiting NCT02414269
Immunotherapy [20]
   T-cell Autologous tumor infiltrating lymphocytes with IL-2 Recruiting NCT02414945
Intrapleural mesothelin targeted (iCasp9M28z) CAR T cells Recruiting NCT02414269
Mesothelin targeted CIR T cells Ongoing NCT01355965
Mesothelin targeted (CART-meso) CAR T cells Ongoing NCT02159716
Mesothelin targeted CAR T cells Recruiting NCT01583686
FAP (fibroblast activation protein) targeted CAR T cells Recruiting NCT01722149
WT1 (Wilm’s tumor-1) targeted CAR T cells Recruiting NCT02408016
   Oncolytic virus Adenovirus (ONCOS 102) Recruiting NCT02879669
Intrapleural herpes simplex (HSV1716) Ongoing NCT01721018
Intrapleural vaccinia (GL-ONC1) Recruiting NCT01766739
Measles (MV-NIS) Recruiting NCT01503177
   Gene Transfer AdV-tk (sensitizes tumor to anti-viral medication) Ongoing NCT01997190
SCH 721015 (Interferon-alpha gene expressed) Ongoing NCT01119664
SCH 721015 (Interferon-alpha gene expressed) Ongoing NCT00299962
   Vaccine Multipeptide (S-588210) Recruiting NCT02661659
Modified listeria (CRS-207) Ongoing NCT01675765
Tumor cell lysate (PheraLys) on dendritic cells (MesoCancerVac) Recruiting NCT02395679
WT-1 (Wilm’s tumor-1) Ongoing NCT01265433
WT-1 (Wilm’s tumor-1) Ongoing NCT01890980
WT-1 (Wilm’s tumor-1) on dendritic cells Recruiting NCT02649829
Antibody directed [23]
   Anti-PD-1 Nivolumab Not yet recruiting NCT02497508
Nivolumab, ipilimumab Ongoing NCT02716272
Nivolumab, ipilimumab Not yet recruiting NCT02899299
Pembrolizumab Recruiting NCT02399371
Pembrolizumab Recruiting NCT02707666
Pembrolizumab Not yet recruiting NCT02784171
Pembrolizumab Not yet recruiting NCT02959463
   Anti-PD-L1 and anti-CTLA4 Atezolizumab Recruiting NCT02458638
Durvalumab Not yet recruiting NCT02899195
Durvalumab, tremelimumab Recruiting NCT02592551
Avelumab Recruiting NCT01772004
Tremelimumab Ongoing NCT01843374
Tremelimumab, durvalumab Recruiting NCT02588131
Tremelimumab, durvalumab Ongoing NCT02141347
   Mesothelin and growth factor receptor Amatuximab (mesothelin targeting antibody) Recruiting NCT02357147
Cetuximab (epidermal growth factor receptor targeting antibody) Recruiting NCT00996567
Cixutumumab (insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor targeting antibody) Ongoing NCT01160458
   Antibody-drug conjugates Anetumab (mesothelin targeted with tubulin inhibitor) Recruiting NCT02610140
GSK3052230 (fibroblast growth factor receptor targeted with Fc) Recruiting NCT01868022
LMB-100 (mesothelin targeted with immunotoxin) Recruiting NCT02798536
NGR-hTNF (tumor vessel targeted with TNFα) Recruiting NCT01358084
NGR-hTNF (tumor vessel targeted with TNFα) Ongoing NCT01098266
SS1(dsFv)PE38 (mesothelin targeted with immunotoxin) Ongoing NCT01362790