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. 2019 Oct 16;3:15–23. doi: 10.1016/j.iotech.2019.10.001

Table 1.

Clinical trials of intratumoural immunotherapy of compounds that activate nucleic acid sensing pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) alone or in combination with checkpoint inhibitors.

PRR activator Combination agent Patient population Clinical stage Clinical trial number/status
TLR9 agonistf
 IMO-2125 Ipilimumab Anti-PD-1 refractory melanoma Phase 3 NCT03445533a
Ipilimumab or pembrolizumab Metastatic melanoma Phase 1/2 NCT02644967b
Ipilimumab ​+ ​nivolumab Solid tumours Phase 2 NCT03865082c
Monotherapy Melanoma, advanced solid tumours Phase 1b NCT03052205b
 SD-101 Pembrolizumab Metastatic melanoma, recurrent/metastatic SCCHN Phase 1b/2 NCT02521870b
Pembrolizumab ​+ ​radiation Hormone-naive OMPC Phase 2 NCT03007732a
BMS986178 (anti-OX40 antibody) Advanced solid malignancies Phase 1 NCT03831295a
BMS986178 ​+ ​radiation Low-grade B-cell NHL Phase 1 NCT03410901a
Epacadostat ​+ ​radiation Advanced solid tumours and lymphoma Phase 1/2 NCT03322384a
Ipilimumab ​+ ​radiation MALT lymphoma, NMZL, MZL, SLL, grade 1/2 FL and SMZL Phase 1/2 NCT02254772d
Pembrolizumab Breast cancer Phase 2 NCT01042379a
 CMP-001 Pembrolizumab Melanoma Phase 1 NCT02680184a
Pembrolizumab Advanced melanoma Phase 1b NCT03084640a
Nivolumab Melanoma with lymph node disease Phase 2 NCT03618641a
Radiosurgery ​+ ​nivolumab ​+ ​ipilimumab Metastatic CRC Phase 1 NCT03507699a
Atezolizumab NSCLC Phase 1 NCT03438318a
 AST-008f Pembrolizumab Advanced/metastatic melanoma, MCC, SCCHN, cSCC and solid tumours Phase 1b/2 NCT03684785a
 MGN1703f Ipilimumab Melanoma, advanced solid tumours Phase 1 NCT02668770a
TLR3 agonist
 Poly-ICLC (Hiltonol) Monotherapy Prostate cancer Phase 1 NCT03262103a
Tremelimumab/durvalumab (MEDI4736) SCCHN, MCC, CTCL, breast cancer, melanoma, renal cancer, bladder cancer, prostate cancer, testicular cancer and other solid tumours Phase 1/2 NCT02643303a
Monotherapy (in situ vaccination) Melanoma, head and neck cancer, sarcoma and non-melanoma skin cancers Phase 2 NCT02423863a
Pembrolizumab MRP colon cancer Phase 1/2 NCT02834052a
 BO-112g Pembrolizumab, nivolumab Aggressive solid tumours Phase 1 NCT02828098b
TLR7/8 agonists
 NKTR-262g (TLR7/8) Peg-CD-122 agonist (NKTR-214) ​+ ​nivolumab Melanoma, MCC, TNBC, RCC, CRC, ovarian cancer, urothelial carcinoma and sarcoma Phase 1/2 NCT03435640a
 CV8102g,h (TLR7/8/RIG-I) Anti-PD-1 antibody Advanced melanoma, SCC, SCCHN or ACC Phase 1 NCT03291002a
 LHC-165 (TLR7) Spartalizumab Solid tumours Phase 1/1b NCT03301896a
 MEDI9197 (TLR7/8) Durvalumab CTCL and solid tumours Phase 1 NCT02556463e
RIG-I agonist
 RGT100 (MK-4621) Monotherapy Advanced solid tumours Phase 1/2 NCT03065023e
Pembrolizumab Advanced solid tumours Phase 1/1b NCT03739138a
STING agonist
 ADU-S100/MIW815 Spartalizumab Advanced/metastatic solid tumours or lymphomas Phase 1 NCT03172936a
Pembrolizmab Metastatic/recurrent SCCHN Phase 2 NCT03937141a
Monotherapy and with ipilimumab Advanced/metastatic solid tumours and lymphomas Phase 1 NCT02675439a
 MK-2118 Monotherapy and with pembrolizumab Advanced/metastatic solid tumours Phase 1 NCT03249792a
 MK-1454 Monotherapy and with pembrolizumab Advanced/metastatic solid tumours or lymphomas Phase 1 NCT03010176a
 SB 11285i Nivolumab Melanoma, SCCHN and solid tumours Phase 1 NCT04096638c
 GSK3745417i Monotherapy and with pembrolizumab Solid tumours Phase 1 NCT03843359a

ACC, adenoid cystic carcinoma; CRC, colorectal cancer; CTCL, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma; FL, follicular lymphoma; MALT lymphoma, extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue; MCC, Merkel cell carcinoma; MRP, mismatch repair proficient; MZL, marginal zone lymphoma; NHL, non-Hodgkin lymphoma; NMZL, nodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma; NSCLC, non-small cell lung cancer; OMPC, oligometastatic prostate cancer; RCC, renal cell carcinoma; SCCHN, squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck; SLL, small lymphocytic lymphoma; SMZL, splenic marginal zone lymphoma; TNBC, triple negative breast cancer.

a

Recruiting.

b

Active, not recruiting.

c

Not yet recruiting.

d

Completed.

e

Terminated.

f

Additional TLR9 agonists in clinical trials include DV281 by inhalation, and IT AST-008 and MGN1703 are in early trials with no data reported yet.

g

Multiple modes of action.

h

Single-stranded RNA-based compound.

i

By intravenous administration.