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. 2021 Jan 13;21:60. doi: 10.1186/s12885-021-07782-z

Table 2.

Detailed characteristics of studies with OBD

Article Location Type of treatment Studied molecules Escaladed molecules Phase Principal objective Primary endpoint Statistical design Secondary endpoints
OBDa Clinical response Immune response Survival outcome PK and/or PD
[14] Solid Immunotherapy

Interleukin 2

13-cis Retinoic Acid

Interleukin 2 Phase I OBD DLT + IR Consecutive/sequential cohorts CR (WHO response criteria) IR (changes of total T- and T-helper cell counts) TTP, OS
[15] Solid Immunotherapy Interleukin 12 Trastuzumab Interleukin 12 Phase I MTD DLT 3 + 3 DLT + IR CR (not specified) IR (induction of systemic NK cell-derived cytokines)
[16] Melanoma Immunotherapy Set of combination immunotherapies Set of combination immunotherapies Phase I/II OBD DLT + IR CRM for two binary endpoints IR (levels of peptide-reactive CD8+ cells)
[17] Melanoma Immunotherapy

Recombinant human IL-12

Melan-A and influenza peptides

Recombinant human IL-12 Phase I OBD Toxicity + IR Other CR IR (cytotoxic lymphocyte response + cutaneous responses)
[18] Solid Metabolic therapy Pegylated recombinant human arginase 1 Pegylated recombinant human arginase 1 Phase I OBD DLT + plasma arginine depletion Modified fibonacci CR (RECIST criteria) PFS, OS PK/PD
[19] Melanoma Metabolic therapy

High dose paracetamol

Carmustine

High dose paracetamol

Carmustine

Phase I MTD DLT 3 + 3 Toxicity + effects on GSH levels CR PK
[20] Solid Oncolytic Virus therapy NV1020 NV1020 Phase I/II MTD DLT Consecutive/sequential cohorts DLT + CR CR (RECIST criteria) TTP, OS PK
[21] Solid Radiotherapy Carbon ion Carbon ion Phase I/II OBD DLT + local control rate Other OS, cause specific survival
[22] Solid Radiotherapy Carbon ion Carbon ion Phase I MTD DLT 3 + 3 DLT + CR CR (RECIST criteria) PFS, OS
[23] Solid Radiotherapy Carbon ion Carbon ion Phase I OBD DLT + tumor response at 6 months Other Local control OS
[24] Hematologic Targeted therapy Acadesine Acadesine Phase I/II MTD DLT Modified fibonacci DLT + CR CR (IWG response criteria) PK/PD
[25] Hematologic Targeted therapy

Venetoclax

Ibrutinib

Venetoclax

Ibrutinib

Phase I OBD DLT + ORR at 2 months CRM for two binary endpoints CR (Cheson modified criteria)
[26] Solid Targeted therapy Angiotensin 1–7 Angiotensin 1–7 Phase I/II OBD/MTD DLT + response data for white, platelets and red blood cells 3 + 3 PK
[27] Solid Targeted therapy Emactuzumab Emactuzumab Phase I OBD/MTD DLT + (PK profile + all response data) 3 + 3 CR (RECIST criteria) Duration of clinically progression-free follow-up PK/PD
[28] Solid Targeted therapy Recombinant human thrombopoietin Carboplatin Recombinant human thrombopoietin Phase I/II OBD Biological response (platelet count response) Consecutive/sequential cohorts
[29] Solid Targeted therapy

NGR-hTNF

Oxaliplatin Capecitabine

NGR-hTNF Phase I OBD/MTD DLT + PK/PD (NGR-hTNF and sTNF receptors 1 and 2) Consecutive/sequential cohorts CR (RECIST criteria) PFS PK/PD
[30] Solid Targeted therapy

Eltrombopag

Doxorubicin

Ifosfamide

Eltrombopag Phase I MTD DLT Consecutive/sequential cohorts Thrombocytopenia + platelet counts PK/PD
[31] Solid Targeted therapy NGR-hTNF NGR-hTNF Phase I MTD DLT Consecutive/sequential cohorts DLT + CR CR (RECIST criteria) PFS, OS PK/PD
[32] Solid Targeted therapy Cilengitide Cilengitide Phase I OBD DLT + biological activity rate (BAR) Consecutive/sequential cohorts CR (RECIST criteria) PK/PD
[33] Solid Targeted therapy

Celecoxib

Erlotinib

Celecoxib Phase I OBD DLT + urinary PGE-M level Consecutive/sequential cohorts CR (RECIST criteria)
[34] Solid Targeted therapy WX-554 WX-554 Phase I OBD/MTD DLT + maximal target inhibition 3 + 3 CR (RECIST criteria) PK/PD
[35] Solid Targeted therapy

All-trans-retinoic acid

Tamoxifen

Alpha-interferon 2a

All-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA) Phase I OBD Biological response Consecutive/sequential cohorts PK

DLT dose limiting toxicity, IR immune response, CR clinical response, OS overall survival, PFS progression-free survival, TTP time to progression, PK pharmacokinetics, PD pharmacodynamics

a Endpoints related to OBD as secondary objective