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. 2020 Dec 1;40(4):717–730. doi: 10.1038/s41388-020-01561-z

Table 1.

Clinical trials on NK cell-based therapy related to GI cancer.

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier Trial Cancer types Sample size Status Phase
Adoptive transfer
°Autologous NK cells
°°NCT00909558 Safety and Effectiveness Study of Autologous Natural Killer and Natural Killer T Cells on Cancer HCC, Colon cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, and other solid tumors 24 Suspended 1
°°UMIN000007527 Phase 1 clinical study of highly purified natural killer (NK) cell infusion for patients with refractory digestive/gastrointestinal cancer to standard therapy Refractory digestive/gastrointestinal cancer 9 Completed 1
°Allogeneic NK cells
°°NCT01147380 Safety Study of Liver Natural Killer Cell Therapy for Hepatoma Liver Transplantation Liver Cirrhosis, HCC, Evidence of Liver Transplantation 18 Completed 1
°°NCT04162158 Safety and Efficacy of Allogeneic NK Cells Therapy in Patients With Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma HCC 200 Recruiting 1/2
°°NCT03008499 High-activity Natural Killer Immunotherapy for Small Metastases of Colorectal Cancer Metastatic CRC 20 Completed 1/2
°°NCT03008304 High-activity Natural Killer Immunotherapy for Small Metastases of Pancreatic Cancer Pancreatic Cancer 20 Completed 1/2
°°NCT03634501 Clinical Study on Anti-tumor Effect Induced by Activated Primary Natural Killer (NK) Cells Colon Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, and others 200 Recruiting 1/2
°°NCT01212341 A Phase I Study of Allogeneic NK Cell Therapy in Patients With Refractory/Relapsed Lymphoma or Solid Tumor

Malignant Lymphomas

Solid Tumors

18 Completed 1
°°NCT02854839 A Study of MG4101 (Allogeneic Natural Killer Cell) for Intermediate-stage of Hepatocellular Carcinoma HCC 78 Completed 2
°°NCT02008929 To Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of MG4101(Ex Vivo Expanded Allogeneic NK Cell) HCC 5 Completed 2
°°NCT04106167 Long-term, Non-interventional, Observational Study Following Treatment With Fate Therapeutics FT500 Cellular Immunotherapy GC, CRC, HCC, EGFR+ solid tumor, MSI, advanced solid tumor and others 76 Recruiting
°CAR-NK
°°NCT02839954 CAR-pNK Cell Immunotherapy in MUC1 Positive Relapsed or Refractory Solid Tumor HCC, Pancreatic Carcinoma, CRC, GC and others 10 Unknown status 1/2
°°NCT03940820 Clinical Research of ROBO1 Specific CAR-NK Cells on Patients With Solid Tumors Solid Tumor 20 Recruiting 1/2
°°NCT03941457 Clinical Research of ROBO1 Specific BiCAR-NK Cells on Patients With Pancreatic Cancer Pancreatic Cancer 9 Recruiting 1/2
Reverse NK cell function
°Checkpoint inhibitors
°°NCT04047862 Phase 1/1b Study Investigating Safety, Tolerability, PK and Antitumor Activity of Anti-TIGIT Monoclonal Antibody BGB-A1217 in Combination With Anti-PD-1 Monoclonal Antibody Tislelizumab in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors Metastatic Solid Tumors 39 Recruiting 1/1b
°°NCT02671435 A Phase 1/2 Study of Durvalumab and Monalizumab in Adult Subjects With Select Advanced Solid Tumors Advanced Solid Tumors 381 Recruiting 1/2
Combination form
°NK cell transfer + ICIs
°°NCT03841110 FT500 as Monotherapy and in Combination With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Subjects With Advanced Solid Tumors GC, CRC, HCC, EGFR+ solid tumor, MSI, advanced solid Tumor and others 76 Recruiting 1
°NK cell transfer + monoclonal antibody
°°NCT03319459 FATE-NK100 as Monotherapy and in Combination With Monoclonal Antibody in Subjects With Advanced Solid Tumors HER2 + GC, CRC, HCC, EGFR+ Solid Tumor and others 100 Active, not recruiting 1
°°NCT02805829 Combination Trastuzumab With Expanded Natural Killer Cells for Treating HER2-positive Gastric Cancer Gastric Cancer 20 Unknown status 1/2
°°NCT02030561 NK Cell Infusions With Trastuzumab for Patients With HER2 + Breast and Gastric Cancer Gastric cancer, breast cancer 29 Unknown status 1/2
°°NCT00720785 Natural Killer Cells and Bortezomib to Treat Cancer Pancreatic cancer, CRC, Chronic myeloid leukemia and others 61 Recruiting 1
°NK cell-based immunotherapy + Locoregional treatment
°°NCT03008343 Combination of Irreversible Electroporation and NK Immunotherapy for Recurrent Liver Cancer Recurrent liver carcinoma 20 Completed 1/2
°°NCT02718859 Combination of Irreversible Electroporation and NK Immunotherapy for Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Pancreatic Cancer 60 Completed 1/2
°°NCT02849015 Combination of Cryosurgery and NK Immunotherapy for Tumors in Transplanted Liver Liver Tumor/Evidence of Liver Transplantation 20 Completed 1/2
°°NCT02843802 Combination of Cryosurgery and NK Immunotherapy for Advanced Liver Cancer Secondary Malignant Neoplasm of Liver 30 Completed 1/2
°°NCT02843581 Combination of Cryosurgery and NK Immunotherapy for Advanced Esophageal Cancer Metastatic Esophageal Cancer 60 Completed 1/2
°Cytokine + chemotherapy
°°NCT02559674 Phase Ib/II Study of ALT-803 in Combination With Gemcitabine and Nab-paclitaxel in Patients With Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Advanced Pancreatic Cancer 8 Completed 1