Table 6.14.
Examples of therapeutic cancer vaccines in clinical trials
| Cancer type | Vaccine approach | Manufacturer/Developer |
|---|---|---|
| Bladder cancer | Multi-epitope cancer vaccine to the MUC1 tumour-associated antigen | Vaxil Bio Therapeutics Ltd |
| Brain tumours | Dendritic cell vaccine | Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute |
| Cervical cancer | RO5217790 consists of recombinant modified vaccinia Ankara viral vector encoding mutated forms of human papillomavirus type 16 genes for the viral oncoproteins E6 and E7 and the hIL2 | Roche |
| Melanoma | DNA vaccine (tyrosinase-related protein 2) – an immunobody adjuvant approach ASCI, MAGE-A3/AS15 Human anti-CTLA-4 antibody (MDX-010) in combination with a gp100 melanoma vaccine (MDX-1379) |
Scancell Ltd GSK Biologicals Bristol-Myers Squibb |
| Lung cancer | Modified mRNA vaccine encoding five antigens including NY-ESO-1 ASCI, MAGE-A3/AS15 |
CureVac GmbH GSK Biologicals |
| Colorectal cancer | Modified vaccinia Ankara encoding the tumour antigen 5T4 | Oxford BioMedica |
MUC1, Mucin 1 cell surface; hIL2, human cytokine interleukin-2; ASCI, antigen-specific cancer immunotherapeutics; MAGE, melanoma-associated antigen; CTL, cytotoxic T lymphocyte. Every effort has been made to verify the information in this table. The information included is not meant to be exhaustive but is intended to provide an overview of the subject matter.