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. 2017 Nov 16:163–191. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-61343-7_9

Table 9.3.

BEVs produced biomolecules as disease therapeutic agents

Therapy type Targeted for Product type Product name Expressed product Development stage Company name, if any
Immunotherapy Prostate cancer Recombinant fusion protein Provenge or sipuleucel-T PAP-GM-CSF^ Approved Dendreon
Immunotherapy Colorectal carcinoma Monoclonal antibodies Anti-GA733-2E CO17-1A Mab (IgG2a) Unapproved
Immunotherapy Haematolymphoid cells Recombinant protein Anti-Bcl-2-Mab B-cell lymphoma leukaemia-2 (Bcl-2) protein Unapproved
Immunotherapy Rotavirus Single-domain antibodies (sdAbs) 3B2 and 2KD1 antibodies Anti-VP6 Unapproved
Immunotherapy Breast cancer Monoclonal antibodies mAb-BR55/mAb-BR55K HC and LC Unapproved
Immunotherapy Antigen-presenting cells (APCs) Adjuvant antibody APCH1 antibody Anti-MHC class II DR Unapproved
Immunotherapy Immune cells Cytokine IL-2 Human interleukin 2 Unapproved
Immunotherapy Stem cells, macrophages Cytokine hGM-CSF Human granulocyte-macrophages colony-stimulating factor Unapproved
Enzyme therapy Purine salvage pathway Enzyme ADA Human adenosine deaminase Unapproved
Hormone therapy Hypoparathyroidism Hormone hPTH Human parathyroid hormone Unapproved
Growth factor therapy Wound healing Growth factor huEGF1 Human epidermal growth factor Unapproved
Growth factor therapy Growth factor huFGF2 Human fibroblast growth factor 2 Unapproved
Growth factor therapy Growth factor huKGF1 Human keratinocyte growth factor 1 Unapproved
Growth factor therapy Alzheimer’s disease Growth factor rhNGF Human prepro (beta) nerve growth factor Unapproved
Enzyme-gene therapy Familial lipoprotein lipase deficiency Transgene Glybera or LPLS447 × transgene Lipoprotein lipase transgene Approved UniQure
Protein gene therapy Haemophilia A Transgene AAV-FVIII Factor VIII Unapproved
Protein gene therapy Haemophilia B Transgene AAV8-hFIX19 Factor IX Phase I Spark Therapeutics
AskBio009 (AAV8) Phase I/II Baxalta US Inc.
scAAV 2/8-LP1-hFIXco Phase I St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
AAV2-hFIX16 Phase I Spark Therapeutics
Enzyme-gene therapy Leber congenital amaurosis Transgene AAV2-hRPE65v2 Retinoid isomerohydrolase Phase III Spark Therapeutics
rAAV2-CB-hRPE65 Phase I/II Applied Genetic Technologies Corp
tgAAG76 (rAAV 2/2.hRPE65p.hRPE65) Phase I/II University College, London
rAAV2/4.hRPE65 Phase I/II Nantes University Hospital
rAAV2-CBSB-hRPE65 Phase I University of Pennsylvania
rAAV2-hRPE65 Phase I Hadassah Medical Organization
Enzyme-gene therapy Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy Transgene AAV2-ND4 NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase chain 4 Phase I John Guy, University of Miami
Enzyme-gene therapy Age-related macular degeneration Transgene AAV2-soluble Flt1 Soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase Phase I Genzyme, a Sanofi Company
Enzyme-gene therapy Canavan disease Transgene AAV-ASAP Aspartoacylase Unapproved
Growth factor-gene therapy Alzheimer’s disease Transgene AAV-NGF or CERE-110 Beta-nerve growth factor Phase I Sangamo Therapeutics (Ceregene)
Enzyme-gene therapy Parkinson’s disease Transgene AAV2-GAD Glutamic acid decarboxylase Phase II Neurologix, Inc.
Protein gene therapy AAV2-NTN or CERE-120 Neurturin Phase II Ceregene
Enzyme-gene therapy AAV-hAADC-2 Aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase Phase I Genzyme, a Sanofi Company
AAV2-hAADC Phase I Voyager Therapeutics
Protein gene therapy AAV2-GDNF Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor Phase I National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Protein gene therapy Duchenne muscular dystrophy Transgene rAAV2.5-CMV-minidystrophin Mini-dystrophin Phase I Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, Inc.
Protein gene therapy Becker muscular dystrophy Transgene rAAV1.CMV.huFollistatin344 Follistatin Phase I Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Protein gene therapy Limb girdle muscular dystrophy Transgene AAV1-gamma-sarcoglycan Gamma-sarcoglycan Phase I Genethon
Protein gene therapy Spinal muscular atrophy Transgene scAAV9.CB.SMN Survival motor neuron Phase I AveXis, Inc.
Enzyme-gene therapy Acute intermittent porphyria Transgene rAAV2/5-PBGD Porphobilinogen deaminase Phase I Digna Biotech S.L.
Enzyme-gene therapy Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency Transgene rAAV1-CBhAAT Alpha 1-antitrypsin Phase II Applied Genetic Technologies Corp
Enzyme-gene therapy rAAV2-CBhAAT Phase I University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Enzyme-gene therapy AAVrh.10halpha1AT Phase I Adverum Biotechnologies, Inc.
Enzyme-gene therapy Aromatic amino acid decarboxylase deficiency Transgene AAV2-hAADC Aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase Phase I/II National Taiwan University Hospital
Protein gene therapy Choroideremia Transgene rAAV2.REP1 Rab-escort protein 1 Phase I University of Oxford
Enzyme-gene therapy Chronic heart failure Transgene AAV1-CMV-SERCA2a Sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase Phase II Imperial College London, Assistance Publique—Hôpitaux de Paris and Celladon Corporation
Protein gene therapy Gastric cancer Transgene AAV-DC-CTL Carcinoembryonic antigen Phase I Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital
Enzyme-gene therapy HIV Transgene AAV-2 HIV vaccine (tgAAC09) Gag, protease and reverse transcriptase parts Phase I International AIDS Vaccine Initiative
Antibody-gene therapy rAAV1-PG9DP PG9 antibody Phase I International AIDS Vaccine Initiative
Receptor-gene therapy Inflammatory arthritis Transgene tgAAC94 TNFR:Fc fusion gene Phase 1/II Targeted Genetics Corporation
Protein gene therapy Late infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis Transgene AAVrh.10CUCLN2 Neuronal ceroid-lipofuscinosis 2 Phase 1/II Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Protein gene therapy AAV2CUhCLN2 Neuronal ceroid-lipofuscinosis 2 Phase I Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Trinucleotide-gene therapy Pompe disease Transgene rAAV1-CMV-GAA Normal GAA Phase 1/II University of Florida