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Published in final edited form as: Wiley Interdiscip Rev Nanomed Nanobiotechnol. 2019 Jul 1;11(6):e1570. doi: 10.1002/wnan.1570

Table 3.

Table of clinical trials associated with technologies developed by Alliance investigators

Cancer Indication Trial Name Year Started Phase Sponsor Particle Type
Solid tumor Study of CRLX101 (formerly named IT-101) in the treatment of advanced solid tumors (NCT00333502) 2006 2 NewLink Genetics (formerly Cerulean) Polymer-drug conjugate
Solid tumor Safety study of CALAA-01 to treat solid tumor cancers (NCT00689065) 2008 1 Calando Pharmaceuticals Polymeric nanoparticle
Metastatic melanoma Study of gene modified immune cells in patients with advanced melanoma (NCT00910650) 2009 2 UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center Diagnostic assay
Advanced solid tumors with liver involvement Evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of intravenous ALN-VSP02 in patients with advanced solid tumors with liver involvement (NCT00882180) 2009 1 Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Lipid nanoparticle
Advanced solid tumors with liver involvement Extension study of ALN-VSP02 in cancer patients who have responded to ALN-VSP02 treatment (NCT01158079) 2010 1 Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Lipid nanoparticle
Non-small cell lung cancer A Phase 2 study of CRLX101 in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NCT01380769) 2011 2 NewLink Genetics (formerly Cerulean) Polymer-drug conjugate
Prostate cancer Transrectal photoacoustic imaging of the prostate (NCT01380769) 2011 NA Stanford University Transrectal imaging device
Solid tumor, Metastatic cancer A study of BIND-014 given to patients with advanced or metastatic cancer (NCT01300533) 2011 1 BIND Therapeutics Targeted polymeric nanoparticle
Metastatic melanoma, Malignant brain tumors PET imaging of patients with melanoma and malignant brain tumors using an 124I-labeled cRGDY silica nanomolecular particle tracer: A microdosing study (NCT01266096) 2011 NA Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Silica nanoparticle (C-dots)
Metastatic stomach, gastro-esophageal, or esophageal cancer Pilot trial of CRLX101 in treatment of patient with advanced or metastatic stomach, gastroesophageal, or esophageal cancer that cannot be removed by surgery (NCT01612546) 2012 2 NewLink Genetics (formerly Cerulean) Polymer-drug conjugate
Renal cell carcinoma CRLX101 plus bevacizumab in advanced RCC (NCT01625936) 2012 1 Cerulean Pharma Polymer-drug conjugate
Ovarian cancer, fallopian tube cancer, and primary peritoneal cancer CRLX101 in combination with bevacizumab for recurrent ovarian/tubal/peritoneal cancer (NCT01652079) 2012 2 NewLink Genetics (formerly Cerulean) Polymer-drug conjugate
Rectal cancer Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy with CRLX-101 and capecitabine for rectal cancer (NCT02010567) 2013 2 NewLink Genetics (formerly Cerulean) Polymer-drug conjugate
Extensive stage or recurrent small cell lung cancer Topotecan hydrochloride or cyclodextrin-based polymer-camptothecin CRLX101 in treating patients with recurrent small cell lung cancer (NCT01803269) 2013 2 NewLink Genetics (formerly Cerulean) Polymer-drug conjugate
Prostate cancer, Castration-resistant prostate cancer A Phase 2 study to determine the safety and efficacy of BIND-014 (Docetaxel nanoparticles for injectable suspension) administered to patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (NCT01812746) 2013 2 BIND Therapeutics Targeted polymeric nanoparticle
Non-small cell lung cancer A Phase 2 study to determine the safety and efficacy of BIND-014 (Docetaxel nanoparticles for injectable suspension) as second-line therapy to patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NCT01792479) 2013 2 BIND Therapeutics Targeted polymeric nanoparticle
Breast neoplasms Comparison of stationary breast tomosynthesis and 2-D digital mammography in patients with known breast lesions (NCT01773850) 2013 NA UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Carbon nanotubes
Metastatic renal cell carcinoma CRLX101 in combination with bevacizumab for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) versus standard of care (SOC) (NCT02187302) 2014 2 NewLink Genetics (formerly Cerulean) Polymer-drug conjugate
Squamous cell non-small cell lung cancer, KRAS-positive patients with non-small cell lung cancer A study of BIND-014 (Docetaxel nanoparticles for injectable suspension) as second-line therapy for patients with KRAS-positive or squamous cell non-small cell lung cancer (NCT02283320) 2014 2 BIND Therapeutics Targeted polymeric nanoparticles
Head and neck melanoma, breast cancer, and colorectal cancers Targeted silica particles for real-time image-guided intraoperative mapping of nodal metastases (NCT02106598) 2014 2b Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Silica nanoparticles (C-dots)
Solid tumors Alternative dosing for CRLX101 alone, with Avastin and with mFOLFOX6 in advanced solid tumors (NCT02648711) 2015 1 NewLink Genetics (formerly Cerulean) Polymer-drug conjugate
Ovarian cancer A Study of CRLX101 in combination with weekly Paclitaxel in patients with recurrent or persistent epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer (NCT02389985) 2015 2 NewLink Genetics (formerly Cerulean) Polymer-drug conjugate
Urothelial carcinoma cholangiocarcinoma, cervical cancer, squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck A Study of BIND-014 in patients with urothelial carcinoma, cholangiocarcinoma, cervical cancer and squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (NCT02479178) 2015 2 BIND Therapeutics Targeted polymeric nanoparticle
Advanced cancers Eph2A gene targeting using neutral liposomal small interfering RNA delivery (NCT01591356) 2015 1 MD Anderson Cancer Center DOPC nanoliposomes
Advanced solid tumor malignancy Phase 1/2a dose-escalation study of CRLX301 in patients with advanced solid tumors (NCT02380677) 2015 2 NewLink Genetics (formerly Cerulean) Polymer-drug conjugate
Advanced solid tumors A Phase 1 study of safety, tolerability, and PK of AZD2811 in patients with advanced solid tumors (NCT02579226) 2015 1 AstraZeneca Targeted polymeric nanoparticle
Small cell lung carcinoma, non-small-cell lung carcinoma, lung neoplasms, small cell lung cancer, and lung cancer Trial of CRLX101, a nanoparticle Camptothecin with Olaparib in people with relapsed/refractory small cell lung cancer (NCT02769962) 2016 2 NewLink Genetics (formerly Cerulean) Polymer-drug conjugate
Gliosarcoma, Recurrent glioblastoma NU-0129 in treating patients with recurrent glioblastoma or gliosarcoma undergoing surgery (NCT03020017) 2017 1 Northwestern University Gold core spherical nucleic acid
Healthy volunteers A study Of AST-008 in healthy subjects (NCT03086278) 2017 1 Exicure Inc Gold core spherical nucleic acid
Advanced or metastatic: solid tumors, melanoma, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, merkel cell carcinoma Intratumoral AST-008 combined with Pembrolizumab in patients with advanced solid tumors (NCT03684785) 2018 2 Exicure Inc Gold core spherical nucleic acid
Advanced Tumors Phase 1 Study of RiMO-301 With Radiation in Advanced Tumors (NCT03444714) 2018 1 RiMO Therapeutics Nano metal-organic framework (nMOF)
Malignant brain tumors PET Imaging of Patients With Malignant Brain Tumors Using 89Zr-cRGDY Ultrasmall Silica Particle Tracers: A Phase 1 Microdosing Study (NCT03465618) 2018 1 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Silica nanoparticles (C-dots)
Advanced Tumors Study of CPI-100 in Patients with Advanced Tumors (NCT03781362) 2018 1 Coordination Pharmaceuticals Nanoscale coordination polymer
Advanced Tumors Study of CPI-200 in Patients with Advanced Tumors (NCT03953742) 2019 1 Coordination Pharmaceuticals Nanoscale coordination polymer