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. 2020 Oct 14;11:585616. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.585616

Table 2.

Clinical trials of immunotherapies for GBM.

Identifier Study title Interventions Number expected to be enrolled Primary completion
Phase III clinical trials
NCT04277221 ADCTA for adjuvant immunotherapy in standard treatment of recurrent glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) Biological: Autologous dendritic cell/tumor antigen, ADCTA 118 December 31, 2022
NCT03548571 Dendritic cell immunotherapy against cancer stem cells in glioblastoma patients receiving standard therapy Biological: Dendritic cell immunization
Drug: Adjuvant temozolomide
60 May 1, 2021
NCT02667587 An investigational immuno-therapy study of temozolomide plus radiation therapy with nivolumab or placebo, for newly diagnosed patients with glioblastoma (GBM, a malignant brain cancer) Drug: Nivolumab
Drug: temozolomide
Radiation: Radiotherapy
Other: Nivolumab Placebo
693 February 11, 2022
NCT02617589 An investigational immuno-therapy study of nivolumab compared to temozolomide, each given with radiation therapy, for newly-diagnosed patients with glioblastoma (GBM, a malignant brain cancer) Drug: Nivolumab
Drug: Temozolomide
Radiation: Radiotherapy
550 January 17, 2019
Phase II clinical trials
NCT04145115 A study testing the effect of immunotherapy (ipilimumab and nivolumab) in patients with recurrent glioblastoma with elevated mutational burden Biological: Ipilimumab
Biological: Nivolumab
37 May 31, 2023
NCT02649582 Adjuvant dendritic cell-immunotherapy plus temozolomide in glioblastoma patients Biological: Dendritic cell vaccine plus temozolomide chemotherapy 20 December 2020
NCT03927222 Immunotherapy targeted against cytomegalovirus in patients with newly-diagnosed WHO grade IV unmethylated glioma Biological: Human CMV pp65-LAMP mRNA-pulsed autologous DCs containing GM CSF
Drug: Temozolomide
Biological: Tetanus-Diphtheria Toxoid (Td)
(and 2 more.)
48 December 2023
NCT03916757 V-Boost immunotherapy in glioblastoma multiforme brain cancer Biological: V-Boost 20 April 15, 2020
NCT03650257 A large-scale research for immunotherapy of glioblastoma with autologous heat shock protein gp96 Biological: gp96
Drug: Temozolomide
radiation: Radiotherapy
150 August 20, 2021
NCT03548571 Dendritic cell immunotherapy against cancer stem cells in glioblastoma patients receiving standard therapy Biological: Dendritic cell immunization
Drug: Adjuvant temozolomide
60 May 1, 2021
NCT04013672 Study of pembrolizumab plus SurVaxM for glioblastoma at first recurrence
Drug: Pembrolizumab
Drug: SurVaxM
Drug: Sargramostim
Drug: Montanide ISA 51
51 December 31, 2020
NCT01567202 Study of DC vaccination against glioblastoma Procedure: Surgery
Drug: Chemotherapy
Radiation: Radiotherapy
(and 2 more.)
100 December 1, 2019
NCT02799238 Autologous lymphoid effector cells specific against tumor (ALECSAT) as add on to standard of care in patients with glioblastoma Biological: ALECSAT
Radiation: Radiotherapy
Drug: Temozolomide
62 June 2020
NCT02799238 Cediranib maleate and olaparib compared to bevacizumab in treating patients with recurrent glioblastoma Biological: Bevacizumab
Drug: Cediranib
Drug: Cediranib maleate
Drug: Olaparib
70 May 31, 2020
NCT02337686 Pembrolizumab in treating patients with recurrent glioblastoma Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
Biological: Pembrolizumab
Other: Pharmacological study
Procedure: Therapeutic Conventional Surgery
20 December 31, 2020
NCT01174121 Immunotherapy using tumor infiltrating lymphocytes for patients with metastatic cancer Biological: Young TIL
Drug: Aldesleukin
Drug: Cyclophosphamide
(and 2 more.)
332 December 29, 2023
NCT04225039 Anti-GITR/Anti-PD1/Stereotactic radiosurgery, in recurrent glioblastoma Drug: INCMGA00012
Drug: INCAGN01876
Drug: SRS
Procedure: Brain surgery
32 February 2025
NCT04049669 Pediatric trial of indoximod with chemotherapy and radiation for relapsed brain tumors or newly diagnosed DIPG Drug: Indoximod
Radiation: Partial Radiation
Radiation: Full-dose Radiation
(and 4 more.)
140 October 2, 2024
NCT03491683 INO-5401 and INO-9012 delivered by electroporation (EP) in COMBINATION WITH cemiplimab (REGN2810) in newly-diagnosed glioblastoma (GBM) Biological: INO-5401
Biological: INO-9012
Biological: Cemiplimab
(and 2 more.)
52 January 18, 2021
NCT03047473 Avelumab in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme Biological: Avelumab 30 September 2022
NCT03174197 Atezolizumab in combination with temozolomide and radiation therapy in treating patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma Drug: Atezolizumab
Radiation: Radiation therapy
Drug: Temozolomide
60 June 30, 2020
NCT03395587 Efficiency of vaccination with lysate-loaded dendritic cells in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma Biological: Autologous, tumor lysate-loaded, mature dendritic cells (DC)
Drug: Standard therapy
136 September 6, 2022
NCT03158389 NCT neuro master match–N2M2 (NOA-20) Drug: APG101
Drug: Alectinib
Drug: Idasanutlin
(and 4 more.)
350 September 30, 2023
NCT03532295 INCMGA00012 and epacadostat in combination with radiation and bevacizumab in patients with recurrent gliomas Drug: Epacadostat
Drug: Bevacizumab
Radiation: Radiation therapy
Procedure: Peripheral blood draw
55 April 30, 2023
NCT03866109 A phase I/IIa study evaluating temferon in patients with glioblastoma & unmethylated MGMT Drug: Temferon 21 December 2022
NCT03899857 Pembrolizumab for newly diagnosed glioblastoma Drug: Pembrolizumab 56 December 2022
NCT01204684 Dendritic cell vaccine for patients with brain tumors Biological: Autologous tumor lysate-pulsed DC vaccination
Biological: Tumor lysate-pulsed DC vaccination+0.2% resiquimod
Biological: Tumor-lysate pulsed DC vaccination +adjuvant polyICLC
60 January 31, 2021
NCT02968940 Avelumab with hypofractionated radiation therapy in adults with isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) mutant glioblastoma Biological: Avelumab
Radiation: Hypofractionated radiation therapy (HFRT)
43 April 2020
NCT02336165 Phase 2 Study of Durvalumab (MEDI4736) in Patients With Glioblastoma Drug: Durvalumab
Radiation: Standard radiotherapy
Biological: Bevacizumab
159 November 2018
NCT04102436 Non-viral TCR gene therapy Drug: Fludarabine
Drug: Cyclophosphamide
Drug: aldesleukin
Biological: Sleeping Beauty Transposed PBL
210 December 31, 2028
NCT03412877 Administration of autologous T-cells genetically engineered to express T-cell receptors reactive against mutated neoantigens in people with metastatic cancer
Drug: Cyclophosphamide
Drug: Fludarabine
Drug: Aldesleukin
(and 2 more.)
270 March 23, 2027
NCT02794883 Tremelimumab and durvalumab in combination or alone in treating patients with recurrent malignant glioma Biological: Durvalumab
Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
Procedure: Surgical Procedure
Biological: Tremelimumab
36 December 2019
NCT03382977 Study to evaluate safety, tolerability, and optimal dose of candidate GBM vaccine VBI-1901 in recurrent GBM subjects Biological: VBI-1901 38 October 2020
NCT03382977 Study to evaluate safety, tolerability, and optimal dose of candidate GBM vaccine VBI-1901 in recurrent GBM subjects Biological: DNX-2401
Biological: Pembrolizumab
49 December 2020
Phase I clinical trials
NCT02649582 Adjuvant dendritic cell-immunotherapy plus temozolomide in glioblastoma patients Biological: Dendritic cell vaccine plus temozolomide chemotherapy 20 December 2020
NCT04165941 Novel gamma-delta γδ T cell therapy for treatment of patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma Biological: DRI cell therapy 12 January 2022
NCT03961971 Trial of anti-tim-3 in combination with anti-PD-1 and SRS in recurrent GBM Drug: MBG453 15 February 2022
NCT03426891 Pembrolizumab and vorinostat combined with temozolomide for newly diagnosed glioblastoma Drug: Pembrolizumab
Drug: Vorinostat
Drug: Temozolomide
Radiation: Radiotherapy
32 April 2021
NCT02208362 Genetically modified T-cells in treating patients with recurrent or refractory malignant glioma Biological: IL13Rα2-specific, hinge-optimized, 41BB-costimulatory CAR/truncated CD19-expressing Autologous T lymphocytes
Other: Laboratory biomarker analysis
Other: Quality-of-life assessment
(and 5 more.)
92 May 2020
NCT04323046 Immunotherapy (nivolumab and ipilimumab) before and after surgery for the treatment of recurrent or progressive high grade glioma in children and young adults Biological: Ipilimumab
Biological: Nivolumab
Drug: Placebo Administration
(and 2 more.)
45 March 1, 2022
NCT04047706 Nivolumab, BMS-986205, and radiation therapy with or without temozolomide in treating patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma Biological: IDO1 inhibitor BMS-986205
Biological: nivolumab
Radiation: Radiation Therapy
Drug: Temozolomide
30 June 9, 2022
NCT04201873 Pembrolizumab and a vaccine (ATL-DC) for the treatment of surgically accessible recurrent glioblastoma Biological: Dendritic cell tumor cell lysate vaccine
Biological: Pembrolizumab
Other: Placebo Administration
Drug: Poly ICLC
40 August 1, 2024
NCT04003649 IL13Ralpha2-targeted chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells with or without nivolumab and ipilimumab in treating patients with recurrent or refractory glioblastoma Biological: IL13Ralpha2-specific Hinge-optimized 4-1BB-co-stimulatory CAR/Truncated CD19-expressing autologous TN/MEM cells
Biological: Ipilimumab
Biological: Nivolumab
(and 2 more.)
60 January 22, 2022
NCT03714334 DNX-2440 oncolytic adenovirus for recurrent glioblastoma Drug: DNX-2440 injection 24 April 16, 2022
NCT02852655 A pilot surgical trial to evaluate early immunologic pharmacodynamic parameters for The PD-1 checkpoint inhibitor, pembrolizumab (MK-3475), in patients with surgically accessible recurrent/progressive glioblastoma Drug: MK-3475 35 March 28, 2018
NCT04270461 NKG2D-based CAR T-cells immunotherapy for patient with r/r NKG2DL+ solid tumors Biological: NKG2D-based CAR T-cells 10 December 1, 2022
NCT03491683 INO-5401 and INO-9012 delivered by electroporation (EP) in combination with cemiplimab (REGN2810) in newly-diagnosed glioblastoma (GBM) Biological: INO-5401
Biological: INO-9012
Biological: Cemiplimab
(and 2 more.)
52 January 18, 2021
NCT03174197 Atezolizumab in Combination with temozolomide and radiation therapy in treating patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma Drug: Atezolizumab
Radiation: Radiation Therapy
Drug: Temozolomide
60 June 30, 2020
NCT03389230 Memory-enriched T cells in treating patients with recurrent or refractory grade III-IV glioma Biological: CD19CAR-CD28-CD3zeta-EGFRt-expressing Tcm-enriched T-lymphocytes
Biological: CD19CAR-CD28-CD3zeta-EGFRt-expressing Tn/mem-enriched T-lymphocytes
Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
Procedure: Leukapheresis
42 June 14, 2021
NCT03344250 Phase I EGFR BATs in newly diagnosed glioblastoma Drug: EGFR BATs with TMZ following SOC RT/TMZ
Drug: Weekly EGFR BATs following SOC RT/TMZ
18 October 1, 2020
NCT03158389 NCT neuro master match–N2M2 (NOA-20) Drug: APG101
Drug: Alectinib
Drug: Idasanutlin
(and 4 more.)
350 September 30, 2023
NCT03866109 A phase I/IIa study evaluating temferon in patients with glioblastoma & unmethylated MGMT Drug: temFeron 21 December 2022
NCT03392545 Combination of immunization and radiotherapy for malignant gliomas (InSituVac1) Combination product: Combined immune adjuvants and radiation 30 April 1, 2020
NCT03341806 Avelumab with laser interstitial therapy for recurrent glioblastoma Drug: Avelumab
Combination Product: MRI-guided LITT therapy
30 September 2020
NCT02062827 Genetically engineered HSV-1 phase 1 study for the treatment of recurrent malignant glioma Biological: M032 (NSC 733972) 36 September 2020
NCT03223103 Safety and immunogenicity of personalized genomic vaccine and tumor treating fields (TTFields) to treat glioblastoma Drug: Poly-ICLC
Device: Tumor Treating Fields
Biological: Peptides
20 May 22, 2020
NCT02766699 A study to evaluate the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of EGFR(V)-EDV-dox in subjects with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) Drug: EGFR(V)-EDV-Dox 20 December 2019
NCT03619239 Dose-escalation study to evaluate the safety and tolerability of GX-I7 in patients with glioblastoma Drug: GX-I7 15 January 31, 2021
NCT02010606 Phase I study of a dendritic cell vaccine for patients with either newly diagnosed or recurrent glioblastoma Biological: Dendritic cell vaccination, in addition to standard temozolomide chemotherapy and involved field radiation therapy
Biological: Dendritic cell vaccination, with optional bevacizumab treatment for patients previously treated with bevacizumab
39 April 2020
NCT02502708 Study of the IDO Pathway inhibitor, indoximod, and temozolomide for pediatric patients with progressive primary malignant brain tumors Drug: Indoximod
Drug: Temozolomide
Radiation: Conformal radiation
(and 2 more.)
81 December 12, 2019
NCT03382977 Study to evaluate safety, tolerability, and optimal dose of candidate GBM vaccine VBI-1901 in recurrent GBM subjects Biological: VBI-1901 38 October 2020
NCT03043391 Phase 1b study PVSRIPO for recurrent malignant glioma in children Biological: Polio/Rhinovirus Recombinant (PVSRIPO) 12 July 1, 2020
NCT03576612 GMCI, nivolumab, and radiation therapy in treating patients with newly diagnosed high-grade gliomas Biological: AdV-tk
Drug: Valacyclovir
Radiation: Radiation
(and 3 more.)
36 February 28, 2021
NCT03657576 Trial of C134 in patients with recurrent GBM Biological: C134 24 September 2022
NCT03152318 A study of the treatment of recurrent malignant glioma with rQNestin34.5v.2 Drug: rQNestin
Drug: Cyclophosphamide
Procedure: Stereotactic biopsy
108 July 2021
NCT03911388 HSV G207 in children with recurrent or refractory cerebellar brain tumors Biological: G207 15 September 1, 2022
NCT02457845 HSV G207 alone or with a single radiation dose in children with progressive or recurrent supratentorial brain tumors Biological: G207 18 October 2020
NCT00634231 A phase I study of AdV-tk + prodrug therapy in combination with radiation therapy for pediatric brain tumors Biological: AdV-tk
Drug: Valacyclovir
Radiation: Radiation
12 December 2015