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Macrophage stimulant

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BMP-7 Treatment Ameliorates PTEN-Akt Mediated Apoptosis and Adverse Cardiac Remodeling in Ponatinib-Induced Cardiotoxicity. (PubMed, Pharmaceuticals (Basel))
These results suggest that BMP-7 might inhibit PON-induced cardiotoxicity. Furthermore, our findings pave the way for future translational studies with BMP-7, which can demonstrate the therapeutic potential of BMP-7 in a clinical setting.
Journal • IO biomarker
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PTEN (Phosphatase and tensin homolog) • BCL2 (B-cell CLL/lymphoma 2) • BAX (BCL2-associated X protein) • CASP3 (Caspase 3)
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Iclusig (ponatinib)
2ms
SARCOME13: Mifamurtide Combined With Post-operative Chemotherapy for Newly Diagnosed High Risk Osteosarcoma Patients (clinicaltrials.gov)
P2, N=60, Active, not recruiting, UNICANCER | Trial primary completion date: Sep 2025 --> Dec 2025
Trial primary completion date
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doxorubicin hydrochloride • Mepact (mifamurtide)
5ms
Micros: Tumor Microenvironment in Patients With Localized Osteosarcoma Treated With Mifamurtide: a Translational Study (clinicaltrials.gov)
P=N/A, N=80, Completed, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli | Trial completion date: Jun 2025 --> Oct 2024 | Trial primary completion date: Jun 2025 --> Oct 2024 | Recruiting --> Completed
Trial completion • Trial completion date • Trial primary completion date
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PD-L1 (Programmed death ligand 1)
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Mepact (mifamurtide)
5ms
The benefits of combining an immunomodulator with a chemotherapy agent in chondrosarcoma-a proof of concept with mifamurtide. (PubMed, Med Oncol)
These results highlight the importance of TAMs in modulating treatment response. This study provides a preclinical proof of concept for the efficacy of combining mifamurtide with doxorubicin in managing chondrosarcoma, highlighting the potential of immunomodulator and chemotherapy co-treatment in improving treatment outcomes.
Journal
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TLR4 (Toll Like Receptor 4)
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doxorubicin hydrochloride • Mepact (mifamurtide)
6ms
Is There a Role for Mifamurtide in Nonmetastatic High-Grade Osteosarcoma? Results From the Italian Sarcoma Group (ISG/OS-2) and Spanish Sarcoma Group (GEIS-33) Trials. (PubMed, J Clin Oncol)
In this merged analysis with a risk-adapted strategy for nonmetastatic osteosarcoma, the group with unfavorable prognoses, identified by Pgp expression, performed well when mifamurtide, combined with HDIFO in case of poor response, was administered after surgery.
Journal
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ABCB1 (ATP Binding Cassette Subfamily B Member 1)
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cisplatin • doxorubicin hydrochloride • ifosfamide • methotrexate • Mepact (mifamurtide)
6ms
Engineering Innate Immunity: Recent Advances and Future Directions for CAR-NK and CAR-Macrophage Therapies in Solid Tumors. (PubMed, Cancers (Basel))
Early-phase clinical studies (e.g., CT-0508) demonstrate feasibility and TME remodeling with CAR-MΦ...Emerging combinatorial strategies, such as dual-effector regimens (CAR-NK+ CAR-MΦ), cytokine-modulated cross-support, and bispecific or logic-gated CARs, may overcome these barriers and provide more durable, tumor-selective responses. Taken together, CAR-NK and CAR-MΦ platforms are poised to expand the reach of engineered cell therapy into the solid tumor domain.
Review • Journal
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NKG7 (Natural Killer Cell Granule Protein 7)
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CT-0508
7ms
Tumor immune microenvironment-associated prognostic and mifamurtide-response gene signatures for localized osteosarcoma: a correlative study of the ISG/OS2 trial. (PubMed, Clin Cancer Res)
A validated osteosarcoma TME prognostic gene signature has been identified, regardless of mifamurtide treatment. Importantly, a mifamurtide-related signature was also developed. Tumor-immune interactions possibly implicated in disease progression and treatment response were shown.
Journal • Gene Signature
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CD8 (cluster of differentiation 8) • CD4 (CD4 Molecule)
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Mepact (mifamurtide)
8ms
SARCOME13: Mifamurtide Combined With Post-operative Chemotherapy for Newly Diagnosed High Risk Osteosarcoma Patients (clinicaltrials.gov)
P2, N=60, Active, not recruiting, UNICANCER | Trial primary completion date: Mar 2025 --> Sep 2025
Trial primary completion date
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doxorubicin hydrochloride • Mepact (mifamurtide)
11ms
Development of a novel bifunctional anti-CD47 fusion protein with improved efficacy and a favorable safety profile. (PubMed, Mol Cancer Ther)
The ability of CO-005 to trigger strong PCCD while preserving conventional immune responses provides a novel and promising approach for CD47-targeted cancer therapy. Its favorable safety profile, observed in both in vitro and ex vivo studies, positions CO-005 as a promising candidate with potential therapeutic advantages over existing anti-CD47 treatments.
Journal
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SIRPA (Signal Regulatory Protein Alpha)
12ms
LOKON001: LOAd703 Oncolytic Virus Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer (clinicaltrials.gov)
P1/2, N=51, Active, not recruiting, Lokon Pharma AB | Recruiting --> Active, not recruiting | Trial primary completion date: Oct 2024 --> Dec 2025
Enrollment closed • Trial primary completion date
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Tecentriq (atezolizumab) • gemcitabine • albumin-bound paclitaxel • delolimogene mupadenorepvec (LOAd703)
12ms
CAR-macrophage therapy for HER2-overexpressing advanced solid tumors: a phase 1 trial. (PubMed, Nat Med)
These findings demonstrate the preliminary safety, tolerability and manufacturing feasibility of CT-0508 for HER2+ tumors. ClinicalTrials.gov registration: NCT04660929 .
P1 data • Journal
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HER-2 (Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2) • CD8 (cluster of differentiation 8)
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HER-2 overexpression
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CT-0508
1year
Developing a 3D bone model of osteosarcoma to investigate cancer mechanisms and evaluate treatments. (PubMed, FASEB J)
Incubating bone cores with mifamurtide induced a reduction of cellular markers and an increase in bone volume. This 3D bone core model has the potential to investigate osteosarcoma tumor microenvironment and provides a representative model for evaluation of novel therapies.
Journal
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CD68 (CD68 Molecule) • ENG (Endoglin)
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Mepact (mifamurtide)