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Table 2 Important ongoing clinical trials combining oncolytic vectors and checkpoint inhibitors

From: Oncolytic viruses and checkpoint inhibitors: combination therapy in clinical trials

Trial identifier

Study phase

Virus type

Virus name

Virus dose, schedule

Virus route

Checkpoint inhibitor

Study regimen

cancer type

NCT 03004183

STOMP

II

Adenovirus

ADV/HSV-tk

5x1011 vp, single injection

IT

Pembrolizumab

Virus (Day 0), Valacyclovir (Day1–15), SBRT (Day 2–16, total 30 Gy), CI (starting day 22)

Metastatic NSCLC

Metastatic TNBC

NCT 02798406

CAPTIVE/KEYNOTE-192

II

Adenovirus

DNX-2401

5x108–5x1010 vp, single injection

IT

Pembrolizumab

Virus (Day 0), CI (starting Day 7–9)

Glioblastoma, gliosarcoma

NCT 03003676

I

Adenovirus

ONCOS-102

3 × 1011 vp, multiple injection (× 3)

IT

Pembrolizumab

Cyclophosphadmide priming, Virus (Day 1, 4, 8), CI (starting day 22)

Advanced/Unresectable Melanoma Progressing After PD1 Blockade

NCT 03408587

VLA-024 CLEVER

Ib

Coxsackie

CAVATAK (CVA21)

1 × 109 TCID50, multiple doses

IV

Ipilimumab

Virus (Day 1, 3, 5, 8 then repeat cycle every 21 days for up to 8 cycles) + CI (Day 8, 29, 50, 71)

Uveal Melanoma with Liver Metastases

NCT 02565992

VLA-011 CAPRA

I

Coxsackie

CAVATAK (CVA21)

4.5 × 106 TCID50/kg, multiple injections

IT

Pembrolizumab

Virus (Day 1, 3, 5, 8, then 3 week intervals), CI (starting day 8)

Advanced Melanoma

NCT 02824965

I, II

Coxsackie

CAVATAK (CVA21)

1 × 108–1 × 109 TCID50, multiple injections

IT

Pembrolizumab

Virus (Day 1, 3, 5, 8, 29, 50, 71, 92, 113, 134, 155) + CI (starting day 8)

Advanced NSCLC

NCT 03153085

II

HSV

HF10 (TBI-1401)

1 × 107 TCID50/mL, multiple injections (× 6)

IT

Ipilimumab

Virus (Week 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 10) + CI (3-week intervals × 4 doses)

Unresectable/Metastatic Melanoma in Japanese Patients

NCT 02272855

II

HSV

HF10 (TBI-1401)

1 × 107 TCID50/mL, multiple injections (× 6)

IT

Ipilimumab

Virus (Week 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 10) + CI (3-week intervals × 4 doses)

Unresectable/Metastatic Melanoma

NCT 03259425

II

HSV

HF10 (TBI-1401)

1 × 107 TCID50/mL, multiple injections

IT

Nivolumab

Virus (Day 0, 7, 14, 21, 28, 42, 56, 70, 84) + CI (starting day 0, every 2 weeks for 7 doses)

Resectable Stage IIIB/C, IV Melanoma

NCT 01740297

Ib, II

HSV

TVEC (Talimogene Laherparepvec)

106 PFU/mL, multiple injections

IT

Ipilimumab

Virus (Week 1, 4, then every 2 weeks) + CI (Week 1, then every 3 weeks for 4 total doses)

Unresected Stage IIIb/IV melanoma

NCT 02263508

Masterkey 265/KEYNOTE-034

Ib, III

HSV

TVEC (Talimogene Laherparepvec)

Multiple injections

IT

Pembrolizumab

Virus (Day 1, then every 2–3 weeks) + CI (starting 2–5 weeks after first viral inoculation)

Unresectable Stage IIIb/IV Melanoma

NCT 02626000

Masterkey 232/Keynote-137

Ib, III

HSV

TVEC (Talimogene Laherparepvec)

106 PFU/mL, multiple injections

IT

Pembrolizumab

Virus (Day 1 and every 3 weeks) + CI (Day 1 and every 3 weeks)

Recurrent/Metastatic HNSCC

NCT 02879760

I, II

Maraba Virus

MG1-MAGEA3

1x1010–3x1011 pfu, multiple doses

IV

Pembrolizumab

Ad/MAGEAE priming, MG1-MAGEA3 (Day 15/18), CI starting day 22

Previously treated NSCLC

NCT 02620423

Ib

Reovirus

Reolysin (Pelareorep)

4.5 × 1010 TCID50, multiple doses

IV

Pembrolizumab

Virus (Day 1, 2), Chemo: Gemcitabine or Irinotecan or 5-FU/LV (Day 1), CI (starting Day 8)

Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

NCT 03206073

I, II

Vaccinia

Pexa Vec (Pexastimogene Devacirepvec)

3 × 108–1 × 109 pfu, multiple doses (× 4)

IV

Durvalumab

Tremelimumab

Virus (Day 1, 2, 16 of cycle 1; Day 2 of cycle 2) + CI (Day 1 of each cycle)

Refractory Colorectal Cancer

NCT 02977156

ISI-JX

I

Vaccinia

Pexa Vec (Pexastimogene Devacirepvec)

1 × 109 pfu, multiple injections

IT

Ipilimumab

Virus (Week 1, 3, 5, 9, 12) + CI (Week 3, 5, 9, 12–IT injection)

Metastatic/Advanced Solid Tumors

NCT 03071094

I, IIa

Vaccinia

Pexa Vec (Pexastimogene Devacirepvec)

1 x 109 pfu, multiple injections

IT

Nivolumab

Virus (Day 1, Day 14, Day 28) + CI (starting day 14)

Advanced HCC

  1. VP viral particle, pfu plaque forming unit, TCID tissue culture infective dose, IT intratumoral, IV intravenous, SBRT stereotactic body radiotherapy, CI checkpoint inhibitor, NSCLC non small cell lung cancer, TNBC triple negative breast cancer, HNSCC head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, HCC hepatocellular carcinoma