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IL-15 superagonist

10d
Enrollment open • Combination therapy • Metastases
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HER-2 (Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2)
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HER-2 positive
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Keytruda (pembrolizumab) • Lenvima (lenvatinib) • Anktiva (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln)
17d
QUILT-3.009: Patients With Stage III (IIIB) or Stage (IV) Merkel Cell Carcinoma (MCC) (clinicaltrials.gov)
P2, N=7, Terminated, ImmunityBio, Inc. | N=24 --> 7 | Unknown status --> Terminated
Enrollment change • Trial termination • Combination therapy • Metastases
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Anktiva (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln) • Neukoplast (CST-101)
1m
Phase I/II Study of Immunotherapy Combination BN-Brachyury Vaccine, M7824, N-803 and Epacadostat (QuEST1) (clinicaltrials.gov)
P1/2, N=53, Active, not recruiting, National Cancer Institute (NCI) | Recruiting --> Active, not recruiting | N=113 --> 53
Enrollment closed • Enrollment change
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TMB (Tumor Mutational Burden) • BRCA1 (Breast cancer 1, early onset) • BRCA2 (Breast cancer 2, early onset) • MSI (Microsatellite instability) • HRD (Homologous Recombination Deficiency)
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TMB-H • MSI-H/dMMR
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bintrafusp alfa (M7824) • epacadostat (INCB024360) • Anktiva (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln)
1m
QUILT-2.005: A Study of Intravesical BCG in Combination With ALT-803 in Patients With Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (clinicaltrials.gov)
P1/2, N=596, Recruiting, ImmunityBio, Inc. | Trial completion date: Dec 2027 --> Dec 2038 | Trial primary completion date: Dec 2025 --> Dec 2028
Trial completion date • Trial primary completion date • Combination therapy
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Anktiva (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln)
1m
Enrollment closed • Combination therapy
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Anktiva (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln)
1m
Enrollment change
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CD4 (CD4 Molecule)
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Anktiva (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln)
1m
N-803 Alone or in Combination With BN-Brachyury Vaccine or Bintrafusp Alfa (M7824) for Participants With Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer (clinicaltrials.gov)
P2, N=0, Withdrawn, National Cancer Institute (NCI) | N=28 --> 0 | Trial completion date: Aug 2026 --> Apr 2024 | Not yet recruiting --> Withdrawn | Trial primary completion date: Nov 2024 --> Apr 2024
Enrollment change • Trial completion date • Trial withdrawal • Trial primary completion date • Combination therapy
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CD4 (CD4 Molecule)
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bintrafusp alfa (M7824) • Anktiva (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln)
2ms
New P1 trial • Combination therapy
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Anktiva (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln) • CIML NK
2ms
Enrollment open • Metastases
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Zynyz (retifanlimab-dlwr) • SX-682 • Anktiva (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln)
2ms
QUILT-505: PD-L1 t-haNK, N-803 IL-15sa and Cetuximab for Recurrent, Metastatic HNSCC (clinicaltrials.gov)
P2, N=25, Recruiting, Glenn J. Hanna | Not yet recruiting --> Recruiting
Enrollment open • Metastases
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Erbitux (cetuximab) • Anktiva (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln) • PD-L1.t-haNK
3ms
Follow up of Intravesical N-803 Plus BCG in BCG-Naive Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (NMIBC) (clinicaltrials.gov)
P=N/A, N=6, Active, not recruiting, ImmunityBio, Inc. | Recruiting --> Active, not recruiting
Enrollment closed
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Anktiva (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln)
3ms
QUILT2023: QUILT 2.023: A Study of N-803 in Combination With Current Standard of Care vs Standard of Care as First-Line Treatment for Patients With Stage 3 or 4 NSCLC. (clinicaltrials.gov)
P3, N=1538, Active, not recruiting, ImmunityBio, Inc. | Trial completion date: Jul 2024 --> Apr 2026 | Trial primary completion date: Jul 2024 --> Oct 2025
Trial completion date • Trial primary completion date • Combination therapy • Metastases
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EGFR (Epidermal growth factor receptor) • PD-L1 (Programmed death ligand 1) • BRAF (B-raf proto-oncogene) • ALK (Anaplastic lymphoma kinase) • ROS1 (Proto-Oncogene Tyrosine-Protein Kinase ROS) • NTRK (Neurotrophic receptor tyrosine kinase)
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PD-L1 expression • EGFR mutation • BRAF mutation • ALK translocation
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Keytruda (pembrolizumab) • cisplatin • carboplatin • albumin-bound paclitaxel • pemetrexed • Anktiva (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln)
3ms
New P2 trial • Metastases
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Erbitux (cetuximab) • Anktiva (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln) • PD-L1.t-haNK
3ms
New P1/2 trial
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HER-2 (Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2)
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HER-2 positive
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Keytruda (pembrolizumab) • Lenvima (lenvatinib) • Anktiva (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln)
3ms
An Interleukin-15 Superagonist with BCG - A Major Therapeutic Advancement or Just a Small Step in the Right Direction? (PubMed, NEJM Evid)
For more than 40 years, intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) has remained the most effective treatment for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC); however, tumor recurrence and progression are common, especially for those patients with carcinoma in situ (CIS).1 Therapeutic options are limited when treatment with BCG fails, and radical cystectomy remains the only curative treatment. BCG-unresponsive NMIBC criteria were developed in 2015 to identify patients for whom additional BCG would likely not be effective and to facilitate clinical trials of novel therapies.2,3.
Journal
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IL15 (Interleukin 15)
4ms
Study for Subjects With Relapsed/Refractory Non- Hodgkin Lymphoma (clinicaltrials.gov)
P1, N=20, Not yet recruiting, ImmunityBio, Inc. | Trial completion date: Sep 2026 --> Mar 2027 | Trial primary completion date: Sep 2024 --> Mar 2026
Trial completion date • Trial primary completion date • Combination therapy
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CD20 positive
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Rituxan (rituximab) • cyclophosphamide • fludarabine IV • Anktiva (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln) • CD19.t-haNK
4ms
Testing a Combination of Vaccines for Cancer Prevention in Lynch Syndrome (clinicaltrials.gov)
P2, N=186, Recruiting, National Cancer Institute (NCI) | Phase classification: P2b --> P2
Phase classification
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MLH1 (MutL homolog 1) • MSH6 (MutS homolog 6) • MSH2 (MutS Homolog 2) • EPCAM (Epithelial cell adhesion molecule)
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Anktiva (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln) • Tri-Ad5
4ms
Enrollment closed • Metastases
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gemcitabine • 5-fluorouracil • albumin-bound paclitaxel • cyclophosphamide • leucovorin calcium • Anktiva (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln) • PD-L1.t-haNK • aldoxorubicin (INNO-206)
4ms
Safety and virologic impact of haploidentical NK cells plus IL-2 or N-803 in HIV infection. (PubMed, J Infect Dis)
There was a moderate decrease in HIV-producing cells in lymph nodes. Further studies are warranted to determine the impact of healthy NK cells on HIV reservoirs and if restoring NK-cell function could be part of an HIV cure strategy.
Journal
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IL2 (Interleukin 2)
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cyclophosphamide • fludarabine IV • Anktiva (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln)
5ms
N-803 and PD-L1 t-haNK Combined With Bevacizumab for Recurrent or Progressive Glioblastoma (clinicaltrials.gov)
P2, N=20, Not yet recruiting, ImmunityBio, Inc. | Trial completion date: Dec 2029 --> Dec 2030 | Initiation date: Nov 2023 --> Feb 2024 | Trial primary completion date: Dec 2028 --> Dec 2029
Trial completion date • Trial initiation date • Trial primary completion date
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IL6 (Interleukin 6) • TNFA (Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha)
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Avastin (bevacizumab) • Anktiva (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln) • PD-L1.t-haNK
5ms
IL15 (N-803) and IL21 (oHSV-21) Significantly Enhance ROR1 CAR NK Cells Against Pediatric Neuroblastoma (TCT-ASTCT-CIBMTR 2024)
The N-803 combined with dinutuximab and exPBNK cells significantly extended the survival of NB xenografts (Chu/Cairo, et al, JITC...C021 was generated by modifying C134 to express human IL21 gene... Our data demonstrated IL15 or IL21 based novel cytokine therapy (N-803 or C021) significantly enhanced the anti-tumor efficacy of ROR1 CAR NK targeting NB in vitro and in vivo
Clinical
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MYCN (MYCN Proto-Oncogene BHLH Transcription Factor) • IFNG (Interferon, gamma) • ROR1 (Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Like Orphan Receptor 1) • GZMB (Granzyme B) • GZMA (Granzyme A) • IL15 (Interleukin 15) • IL21 (Interleukin 21)
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MYCN amplification • ROR1 expression • ROR1 overexpression
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Anktiva (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln) • Unituxin (dinutuximab)
5ms
Phase I/II Study of Immunotherapy Combination BN-Brachyury Vaccine, M7824, N-803 and Epacadostat (QuEST1) (clinicaltrials.gov)
P1/2, N=113, Recruiting, National Cancer Institute (NCI) | Trial completion date: Dec 2023 --> Dec 2024 | Trial primary completion date: Dec 2023 --> Dec 2024
Trial completion date • Trial primary completion date
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TMB (Tumor Mutational Burden) • BRCA1 (Breast cancer 1, early onset) • BRCA2 (Breast cancer 2, early onset) • MSI (Microsatellite instability) • HRD (Homologous Recombination Deficiency)
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TMB-H • MSI-H/dMMR
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bintrafusp alfa (M7824) • epacadostat (INCB024360) • Anktiva (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln)
5ms
New P2 trial
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Keytruda (pembrolizumab) • Anktiva (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln) • PD-L1.t-haNK
6ms
CTLA-4 Blockade Leads to Enrichment of Active CD56dimCD16+ NK Cells and Depletion of Regulatory T Cells Following Infusion of Haploidentical Donor Memory-like Natural Killer Cells Plus IL-15 Superagonist in a Phase 1 Trial (TCT-ASTCT-CIBMTR 2024)
We, therefore, hypothesized the use of CTLA-4 blockade with ipilimumab (IPI) would deplete Tregs in vivo and thus allow enhanced proliferation, activation, and anti-tumor responses of the adoptively transferred CIML NK cells...All patients received lymphodepletion with fludarabine (25 mg/m2 x 5 days) and cyclophosphamide (60 mg/kg x 2 days) and haploidentical CIML NK cell infusion (5-10 x 106 cells/kg) followed by IL-15 superagonist (N-803) (15 mcg/kg subcutaneously) starting on day +1 every 21-days (4x)...The use of IPI was associated with a relative depletion of Tregs with concurrent expansion of CD56dimCD16+ NK cells that had enrichment of proliferative (MYC), metabolically active (mTORC1), and cytokine reactive (TNFa) gene sets. Further work is required to elucidate the mechanism by which IPI exposure is associated with the expansion of specific subsets of CIML NK cells.
P1 data • IO biomarker
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IFNG (Interferon, gamma) • TNFA (Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha) • NCAM1 (Neural cell adhesion molecule 1) • IL18 (Interleukin 18) • B3GAT1 (Beta-1,3-Glucuronyltransferase 1)
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IFNG expression • CTLA4 expression
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Yervoy (ipilimumab) • cyclophosphamide • fludarabine IV • Anktiva (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln) • CIML NK
6ms
CTLA-4 Blockade Results in the Enrichment of Proliferative CD56 dimCD16 + NK Cells Following Infusion of Haploidentical Donor Memory-like Natural Killer Cells Plus IL-15 Superagonist in a Phase 1 Trial (ASH 2023)
In the current study, we hypothesized the use of ipilimumab (IPI) will abrogate Treg-mediated inhibition and thus allow enhanced proliferation, activation, and anti-tumor responses of the adoptively transferred CIML NK cells...All patients received lymphodepletion with fludarabine (25 mg/m 2 x 5 days) and cyclophosphamide (60 mg/kg x 2 days) during days -6 to -2 prior to haploidentical CIML NK cell infusion on day 0 (5-10 x 10 6 cells/kg=dose level 0) followed by N-803 (15 mcg/kg subcutaneously) starting on day +1 every 21-days for 4-doses...Tumor regression was associated with CD56 dimCD16 + NK cell expansion. Further work is required to elucidate the mechanism by which IPI exposure is associated with the expansion of specific subsets of CIML NK cells.
P1 data • IO biomarker
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CD8 (cluster of differentiation 8) • IFNG (Interferon, gamma) • NCAM1 (Neural cell adhesion molecule 1) • LAMP1 (Lysosomal Associated Membrane Protein 1) • IL18 (Interleukin 18)
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IFNG expression • CTLA4 expression
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Yervoy (ipilimumab) • cyclophosphamide • fludarabine IV • Anktiva (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln) • CIML NK
6ms
New P1/2 trial • Metastases
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Zynyz (retifanlimab-dlwr) • SX-682 • Anktiva (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln)
6ms
Local delivery of an IL-15 superagonist using a replicating retrovirus syngerizes with temozolomide to increase lymphocyte infiltration and survival in two poorly immunogenic glioblastoma mouse models (SNO 2023)
In summary, RRV-mediated RLI immunotherapy results in immunostimulatory changes that are further potentiated by systemically administered temozolomide. This tumor-localized gene therapy has the potential to synergize with standard of care treatment to reverse the immunosuppressed GBM tumor microenvironment and provide a significant treatment benefit.
Preclinical • Tumor mutational burden • IO biomarker
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TMB (Tumor Mutational Burden) • CD8 (cluster of differentiation 8) • PTPRC (Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Receptor Type C) • IL15 (Interleukin 15)
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TMB-L
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temozolomide
7ms
N-803 Alone or in Combination With BN-Brachyury Vaccine or Bintrafusp Alfa (M7824) for Participants With Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer (clinicaltrials.gov)
P2, N=28, Not yet recruiting, National Cancer Institute (NCI) | Trial primary completion date: Nov 2023 --> Nov 2024
Trial primary completion date • Combination therapy
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CD4 (CD4 Molecule)
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bintrafusp alfa (M7824) • Anktiva (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln)
7ms
3BNC117-LS and 10-1074-LS Plus N-803 (bNAb+N-803) (clinicaltrials.gov)
P1, N=36, Recruiting, Rockefeller University | Trial primary completion date: Dec 2024 --> Dec 2025
Trial primary completion date
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CD4 (CD4 Molecule)
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Anktiva (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln)
8ms
New P2 trial
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PD-L1 (Programmed death ligand 1) • IL6 (Interleukin 6)
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Avastin (bevacizumab) • Anktiva (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln) • PD-L1.t-haNK
8ms
Co-Expression of an IL-15 Superagonist Facilitates Self-Enrichment of GD-Targeted CAR-NK Cells and Mediates Potent Cell Killing in the Absence of IL-2. (PubMed, Cancers (Basel))
Furthermore, co-culture with RD-IL15-secreting GD-CAR NK cells markedly enhanced proliferation and cytotoxicity of bystander immune cells in a paracrine manner. Our results demonstrate that GD-CAR NK cells co-expressing the IL-15 superagonist mediate potent direct and indirect antitumor effects, suggesting this strategy as a promising approach for the further development of functionally enhanced cellular therapeutics.
Journal • IO biomarker
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IL2 (Interleukin 2)
9ms
QUILT-3.055: A Study of Combination Immunotherapies in Patients Who Have Previously Received Treatment With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors (clinicaltrials.gov)
P2b, N=147, Active, not recruiting, ImmunityBio, Inc. | Trial completion date: Dec 2023 --> Dec 2024 | Trial primary completion date: May 2023 --> May 2024
Trial completion date • Trial primary completion date • Checkpoint inhibition
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PD-L1 (Programmed death ligand 1) • BRAF (B-raf proto-oncogene) • ALK (Anaplastic lymphoma kinase) • MSI (Microsatellite instability)
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PD-L1 expression • BRAF V600E • MSI-H/dMMR • PD-L1 overexpression • BRAF V600 • BRAF wild-type
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Keytruda (pembrolizumab) • Opdivo (nivolumab) • Tecentriq (atezolizumab) • Imfinzi (durvalumab) • Bavencio (avelumab) • Anktiva (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln) • PD-L1.t-haNK
9ms
Trial primary completion date • Combination therapy • Metastases
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EGFR (Epidermal growth factor receptor) • PD-L1 (Programmed death ligand 1) • BRAF (B-raf proto-oncogene) • ALK (Anaplastic lymphoma kinase) • ROS1 (Proto-Oncogene Tyrosine-Protein Kinase ROS) • NTRK (Neurotrophic receptor tyrosine kinase)
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PD-L1 expression • EGFR mutation • BRAF mutation • ALK translocation
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Keytruda (pembrolizumab) • cisplatin • carboplatin • albumin-bound paclitaxel • pemetrexed • Anktiva (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln)
9ms
Enrollment open
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PD-L1 (Programmed death ligand 1)
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PD-L1 expression
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Anktiva (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln) • H1299 lung cancer cell lysate vaccine with Montanide ISA-51 VG adjuvant
10ms
Study for Subjects With Relapsed/Refractory Non- Hodgkin Lymphoma (clinicaltrials.gov)
P1, N=20, Not yet recruiting, ImmunityBio, Inc. | Initiation date: Apr 2023 --> Sep 2023
Trial initiation date • Combination therapy
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CD20 positive
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Rituxan (rituximab) • cyclophosphamide • fludarabine IV • Anktiva (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln) • CD19.t-haNK
11ms
Exploiting an Interleukin-15 Heterodimeric Agonist (N803) for Effective Immunotherapy of Solid Malignancies. (PubMed, Cells)
The combination of N803 with the immune checkpoint inhibitor nivolumab demonstrated encouraging clinical responses in nivolumab-naïve and nivolumab-refractory patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Currently, N803 is being evaluated preclinically and clinically in combination with various agents, including chemotherapeutics, immune checkpoint inhibitors, vaccines, and other immuno-oncology agents. This report will review the mechanism(s) of action of N803 and how it relates to the preclinical and clinical studies of N803.
Review • Journal
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IL15 (Interleukin 15)
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Opdivo (nivolumab) • Anktiva (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln)
11ms
Trial completion • Combination therapy
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CDKN2A negative
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bintrafusp alfa (M7824) • Anktiva (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln) • ETBX-011 • ETBX-051 • ETBX-061
1year
Reverse Translation Identifies the Synergistic Role of Immune Checkpoint Blockade and IL15 to Enhance Immunotherapy of Ovarian Cancer. (PubMed, Cancer Immunol Res)
The addition of ICB with an antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity IgG1 antibody against PD-L1 (avelumab) or an IgG4 antibody against PD-1 (pembrolizumab) enhanced N-803 induced NK-cell function in vitro. Using models of human ovarian cancer and NK-cell adoptive transfer in mice, we showed enhanced antitumor control with N-803 and ICB, as well as a combination effect that enhanced NK-cell persistence and expansion in vivo. This work suggests that PD-1/PD-L1 blockade combined with IL15 signaling may overcome resistance to cytokine therapy in ovarian cancer.
Clinical • Clinical protocol • Retrospective data • Review • Journal • Checkpoint inhibition • Checkpoint block
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IL15 (Interleukin 15)
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Keytruda (pembrolizumab) • Bavencio (avelumab) • Anktiva (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln)
1year
Enrollment closed • Enrollment change • Metastases
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EGFR (Epidermal growth factor receptor) • BRAF (B-raf proto-oncogene) • ALK (Anaplastic lymphoma kinase) • ROS1 (Proto-Oncogene Tyrosine-Protein Kinase ROS) • NTRK (Neurotrophic receptor tyrosine kinase)
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BRAF mutation • ALK fusion • ROS1 fusion • MET mutation • NTRK fusion
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Keytruda (pembrolizumab) • gemcitabine • docetaxel • Cyramza (ramucirumab) • pemetrexed • Anktiva (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln) • Hemady (dexamethasone tablets) • Pemfexy (pemetrexed)
1year
Testing a Combination of Vaccines for Cancer Prevention in Lynch Syndrome (clinicaltrials.gov)
P2b, N=186, Recruiting, National Cancer Institute (NCI) | Not yet recruiting --> Recruiting | Initiation date: Aug 2023 --> Mar 2023
Enrollment open • Trial initiation date
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MLH1 (MutL homolog 1) • MSH6 (MutS homolog 6) • MSH2 (MutS Homolog 2) • EPCAM (Epithelial cell adhesion molecule)
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Anktiva (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln) • Tri-Ad5
1year
Testing a Combination of Vaccines for Cancer Prevention in Lynch Syndrome (clinicaltrials.gov)
P2b, N=186, Not yet recruiting, National Cancer Institute (NCI) | Trial completion date: Oct 2026 --> Feb 2027 | Initiation date: Nov 2022 --> Aug 2023 | Trial primary completion date: Oct 2026 --> Feb 2027
Trial completion date • Trial initiation date • Trial primary completion date
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MLH1 (MutL homolog 1) • MSH6 (MutS homolog 6) • MSH2 (MutS Homolog 2) • EPCAM (Epithelial cell adhesion molecule)
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Anktiva (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln) • Tri-Ad5