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. 2022 Sep 5;13:965120. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.965120

Table 2.

Overview of clinical trials of cryoablation, radiofrequency ablation(RFA) and microwave ablation (MWA) combined with immunotherapy.

Global NCT Number Phase Ablation type Combination immunotherapy intervention Type of Malignancy Outcome Measures References(PMID)
NCT03949153 Phase 1
Phase 2
Cryoablation Nivolumab;
Ipilimumab.
Melanoma (Skin) Number of failures linked to the procedure.
NCT01065441 Phase 1
Phase 2
Cryoablation AlloStim Solid Tumors Stage II, Stage III and Stage IV;
Breast Cancer;
Colorectal Cancer;
Prostate Cancer;
Melanoma;
Ovarian Cancer;
Sarcoma;
Non-small Cell Lung Cancer.
The primary endpoint is the evaluation of any drug-related toxicity associated with AlloStimTM administration as well as the reversibility of such toxicity. 18834631;
18565579;
18054441.
NCT02380443 Phase 2 Cryoablation AlloStim Colorectal Cancer Metastatic To determine the safety of increased frequency of dosing 23786302;
23734882;
22075702;
21123824;
18834631;
18565579;
18054441;
24777185.
NCT03546686 Phase 2 Cryoablation Ipilimumab;
Nivolumab.
Breast Cancer Event-Free Survival
NCT04339218 Phase 3 Cryoablation Pembrolizumab Lung Adenocarcinoma 1-year overall survival rate
NCT01853618 Phase 1
Phase 2
Radiofrequency Ablation;
Cryoablation
Tremelimumab Heptocellular Cancer;
Biliary Tract Neoplasms;
Liver Cancer;
Hepatocellular Carcinoma;
Biliary Cancer.
Number of Participants with Serious and Non-Serious Adverse Events Regardless of Attribution 30578687;
30688989;
27816492;
28923358.
NCT03695835 Radiofrequency Ablation; Cryotherapy Yervoy;
Keytruda; Leukine.
Adenocarcinoma MyVaccx immunotherapy treatment impact on late stage cancer disease
NCT04707547 Phase 4 Radiofrequency Ablation Nivolumab Liver Cancer Analysis of the number of CD8+ T
NCT03067493 Phase 2 Radiofrequency ablation Neo-MASCT Primary Liver Cancer;
Hepatectomy
Disease free survival 23269991;
16087270;
26933175;
14559842;
22353262.
NCT03101475 Phase 2 Radiofrequency ablation Durvalumab;
Tremelimumab
Colorectal Cancer
Liver Metastases
Best overall immune response rate (iBOR) of lesions not treated by ablation/radiotherapy including the extrahepatic lesions according to iRECIST (with response confirmation)
NCT03753659 Phase 2 Radiofrequency ablation; Microwave Ablation Pembrolizumab Hepatocellular Carcinoma Objective response rate (ORR) according to RECIST 1.1
NCT03864211 Phase 1
Phase 2
Radiofrequency ablation; microwave ablation Toripalimab Hepatocellular Carcinoma Non-resectable Progression free survival 24714771;
29872177;
30805896;
30191038;
24561446;
NCT03939975 Phase 2 Radiofrequency Ablation; Microwave Ablation Pembrolizumab; nivolumab; JS001. Hepatocellular Carcinoma Adverse events 33163408.
NCT04220944 Phase 1 Microwave Ablation Sintilimab Hepatic Carcinoma Progression Free Survival
NCT04805736 Phase 2 Microwave Ablation Camrelizumab Breast Cancer Safety of Microwave Ablation Combined with Camrelizumab
NCT04156087 Phase 2 Microwave Ablation Durvalumab;
Tremelimumab.
Pancreatic Cancer Non-resectable Progression-free survival
NCT04888806 Phase 2 Microwave Ablation Camrelizumab Colorectal Cancer Metastatic;
Liver Metastases;
Lung Metastases.
12-month progression-free survival
NCT02851784 Phase 2
Phase 3
Microwave Ablation adoptive immunotherapy Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cumulative survival rates were calculated by the Kaplan-Meier method, and comparison between Microwave Ablation and combination treatment will be done by the log-rank test