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. 2022 Sep 7;10(9):1493. doi: 10.3390/vaccines10091493

Table 1.

Immunotherapies for cancer treatment.

Cancer Type Immunotherapy Approach Targets/Mechanism Study Type Cell Lines Used Animals Used Technologies Used/Assays Performed Results Reference
Bladder cancer Monoclonal antibodies
(i) KMP1 mAb KMP1 binds to CD44 and blocks its function In vivo and in vitro Human bladder cancer cell lines EJ, BIU-87, and T24; normal human bladder cell line HCV29; human liver cancer cell line HepG; human cervical cancer cell lines HeLa BALB/c normal mice and nude mice Mass spectrometry and antigen affinity to determine KMP1 mechanism; RNA interference technology to knockdown CD44 expression Bladder cancer clinical severity and prognosis were consistent with the expression of KMP1 epitope [130]
(ii) R3 mAb/ vofatamab Inhibits proliferation and FGFR3 signaling by binding to wild-type FGFR3 and FGFR3 mutants In vivo and in vitro RT112, RT4, OPM2, Ba/F3, and UMUC-14 Female nu/nu mice or CB17 SCID mice Cell proliferation assay, FACS assay, clonal growth assay, and FACS assay Bladder cancer development was reduced in vivo by induced shRNA knockdown of FGFR3. [131]
Immune checkpoint inhibitors
(i) Atezolizumab Blocks immune checkpoint PD-L1/PD-1; reduces immunosuppressive signals; increases T-cell-mediated immunity against tumors In vivo
In vivo and in vitro
Human bladder cancer cell line pumc-91 In comparison to historical controls treated with conventional second-line regimens, individuals with advanced bladder cancer treated with atezolizumab exhibited a significantly improved response rate and survival [132]
Bispecific antibody anti-CD3 x anti-CD155 CD155Bi-Ab-armed ATCs secrete more IFN-γ and TNF-α, which increases cytokines and activates endogenous immune cells in vivo, inducing an immune response against tumor cells MBT-2 cell line Flow cytometry and ELISA For CD155-positive bladder cancer, CD155 is a useful target. Additionally, CD155Bi-Ab-armed ATCs show promise concerning developing a novel approach to the present treatment of CD155-positive bladder cancer. [133]
BCG vaccines Prominent infiltration of the bladder wall by immunocompetent cells and the release of cytokines into the urine In vivo Female C3H/HeN mice Vaccine increased NK cell activity [134,135]
Breast cancer Monoclonal antibodies
Trastuzumab Inhibits intracellular signaling by binding to the extracellular domain of the receptor In vitro SK-BR-3 cell line NK cells killed trastuzumab-coated erbB2-overexpressing cells through an ADCC mechanism mediated by the FcRIII receptor (CD16) [136]
Lung cancer Monoclonal antibodies
Cetuximab Binds to the extracellular domain of EGFR and blocks EGFR-mediated signal transduction In vitro LK-1, EBC-1, A549, LK87, Lu99, N417, Ms1, and LU65; epidermoid carcinoma cell line (A431) Flow cytometry and immunohistochemistry A correlation was observed between EGFR molecules on the cell, exerting cytotoxicity against lung cancer cell lines. [137]
Monoclonal antibodies
Prostate cancer BLCA-38 In patients with prostate cancer, the BLCA-38 antibody binds primarily to prostate cancer cells but not to normal cells and may be useful in targeting novel therapies In vivo and In vitro PZ-HPV-7 prostate cells; LNCaP, DU145, and PC-3; LNCaP-C4 and LNCaP-C4–2; LNCaP-LN3, PC3-M, and PC3-M-MM2; MDA PCa 2a and MDA PCa 2b; LAPC4 cells. Male 6–8-week-old athymic nude mice, BALB/c (nu/ nu) Flow cytometry Prostate cancer lines PC-3, PC-3 M, PC-3 M-MM2, and DU-145 all expressed cell surface BLCA-38 antigen, whereas LNCaP, MDA PCa 2a, and MDA PCa 2b did not. [138]