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. 2021 Oct 22;12:203–213. doi: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2021.10.018

Table 3.

Examples of ongoing clinical trials of RNA-based NP therapies for cancer [19,51,64].

Company/Investigator Cancer target RNA NP carrier Method of administration Phase NCT number
Moderna Therapeutics Inc. Melanoma mRNA-4157 modified to encode for patient specific tumor-associated antigens or neoantigens Proprietary lipid NP formulation IV infusion II NCT03897881
BioNTech RNA Pharmaceuticals GmbH RNAs (RBL001.1, RBL002.2, RBL003.1, RBL004.1) that induce a CD8+ and CD4+ response against melanoma-associated antigens Liposomes (cholesterol, DOPE, DOTMA) ID, 7 dose escalation cohorts II NCT02410733
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Solid tumors siRNA against Ephrin type-A receptor 2 (EphA2) Liposomes
(DOPC)
IV infusion over 120 min on days 1 and 4, repeated every 21 days. I NCT01591356
Moderna Therapeutics Inc. mRNA-4157 modified to encode for patient specific tumor-associated antigens or neoantigens Proprietary liposome formulation IM, 9 doses administered every 21 days I NCT03313778
InteRNA Technologies B.V. miRNA-193a-3p mimic Proprietary lipid NP formulation IV infusion for 60 min twice per week I NCT04675996
Genentech Inc. mRNA RO7198457 encoding patient specific tumor-associated antigens Proprietary lipoplex formulation IV infusion in 21-day cycles I NCT03289962
Mina Alpha Limited Advanced liver cancer Double stranded RNA to activate CEBPA gene Amphoteric liposomes (SMARTICLES®) IV, 1–3 times weekly for 21 days I NCT02716012
University Medical Center Groningen Ovarian cancer mRNAs encoding for three ovarian cancer tumor associated antigens Liposomes IV I NCT04163094
BioNTech SE Triple negative breast cancer IVAC_WAREHOUSE_bre1_uID and IVAC® MUTANOME _uID, which produce RNAs de novo targeting patient specific tumor-associated antigens/neoantigens Liposomes IV I NCT02316457
Moderna Therapeutics Inc. Solid tumors and lymphoma mRNA-2752 encoding for the OX40 ligand T-cell costimulator, IL-23, and IL-36γ Proprietary lipid NP Intratumoral, escalating dose every 2 weeks I NCT03739931
Moderna Therapeutics Inc. Melanoma, colon cancer, gastrointestinal cancer,
genitourinary cancer,
hepatocellular cancer, relapsed/refractory solid tumor malignancies, lymphoma,
ovarian cancer
mRNA NCI-4650 encoding patient specific tumor-associated antigens
mRNA-2416 encoding for a OX40 ligand
Liposomes (SM-102, DSPC, PEG2000-DMG, cholesterol)
Intratumoral injection on days 1 and 15 for six 28-day cycles
I/II NCT03323398

Legend: IM- intramuscular, ID- intradermal, IV- intravenous, DOPE- 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine, DOTMA- 1,2-di-O-octadecenyl-3-trimethylammonium propane, DOPC- 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine, SM-102- sphingomyelin 102, DSPE- 1,2-Distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphorylethanolamine, PEG- polyethylene glycol.