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. 2020 Oct 27;12(11):3139. doi: 10.3390/cancers12113139

Table 2.

Clinical results that have administered NK cells in combination with antibodies within the last 5 years.

Study Phase. NCT Number. Reference Monoclonal Antibody Source of NK and Method of Expansion Condition (Disease) and Number of Patients Clinical Outcome
Phase I/II
NCT02030561 Lee et al. [32]
Trastuzumab (anti-HER2) Autologous PBNK + K562-mb15-41BBL + IL-2 for 10 days HER2+ refractory cancer. Phase I (n = 9)/II (n = 20) Phase I: well tolerated.
66.6% SD (>6 months). 11% PR.
Phase I/II NCT02845856 [33] Cetuximab (anti-EGFR) Allogeneic PB-NK + K562-mb15-41BBL Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
(n = 54)
OS 9.5 months and PFS 6 month vs. 7.5 and 4.5 given Cetuximab alone
Phase I/II
NCT02843204
Lin, M. et al. [44]
Pembrolizumab (anti-PD1) Allogenic PB-NK + 10 IU/mL IL-2 Advanced non-small cell lung cancer (n = 109) OS 15.5 months and PFS 6.5 months vs. 13.3 and 4.3 given Pembrolizumab alone
Phase II
NCT03958097
Hospital of Jilin University
Sintilimab (anti-PD1) Autologous PB-NK Non-small cell lung cancer NRP
Phase I
NCT03841110
Nivolumab (anti-PD1), Pembrolizumab (anti-PD1), Atezolizumab (anti-PDL1) iPSC-derived NK cell (FT500) Advanced solid tumors and lymphomas (n = 76 estimated) NRP
Phase I
NCT03815084
Pembrolizumab (anti-PD1) DC and NK cells Solid tumors NRP
Phase I/IIa
NCT03937895
Pembrolizumab (anti-PD1) Allogeneic NK Cell (“SMT-NK”) Advanced Biliary Tract Cancer NRP
Phase II
NCT03853317
Avelumab (anti-PDL1) Off-the-shelf CD16-targeted NK cells with intracellular IL2 (haNK) and IL-15 Superagonist (N-803) Merkel Cell Carcinoma NRP

SD: stable disease; PR: partial response; OS: overall survival; PFS: progression free survival; ORR: overall response rate; NRP: no results posted; DC: dendritic cell; PB-NK: peripheral blood NK cells.