Combination cancer immunotherapy and new immunomodulatory targets.

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Published in Nat Rev Drug Discov on August 01, 2015

Authors

Kathleen M Mahoney1, Paul D Rennert2, Gordon J Freeman3

Author Affiliations

1: 1] Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA. [2] Division of Haematology and Oncology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA. [3].
2: 1] SugarCone Biotech, Holliston, Massachusetts 01746, USA. [2] Videre Biotherapeutics, Watertown, Massachusetts 02472, USA. [3].
3: Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.

Associated clinical trials:

A Phase 1 Study of Atezolizumab (an Engineered Anti-PDL1 Antibody) in Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors | NCT01375842

Phase 3 Study of Nivolumab or Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab Versus Ipilimumab Alone in Previously Untreated Advanced Melanoma (CheckMate 067) | NCT01844505

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A Phase 1b Study of Atezolizumab in Combination With Vemurafenib or Vemurafenib Plus Cobimetinib in Participants With BRAFV600-Mutation Positive Metastatic Melanoma | NCT01656642

Study of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in Participants With Advanced Solid Tumors (MK-3475-012/KEYNOTE-012) | NCT01848834

A Study Of PF-05082566 As A Single Agent And In Combination With Rituximab | NCT01307267

Tremelimumab and CP-870,893 in Patients With Metastatic Melanoma | NCT01103635

Study of the Safety and Tolerability of Urelumab Administered in Combination With Nivolumab in Solid Tumors and B-cell Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma | NCT02253992

Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Immunoregulatory Study of Urelumab (BMS-663513) in Subjects With Advanced and/or Metastatic Solid Tumors and Relapsed/Refractory B-cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma | NCT01471210

Combination Study of Urelumab and Rituximab in Patients With B-cell Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma | NCT01775631

A Phase 1b/2 Safety and Tolerability of MEDI6469 in Combination With Therapeutic Immune Agents or Monoclonal Antibodies (MEDI6469) | NCT02205333

A Study Of 4-1BB Agonist PF-05082566 Plus PD-1 Inhibitor MK-3475 In Patients With Solid Tumors (B1641003/KEYNOTE-0036) | NCT02179918

Study of Nivolumab Given Sequentially With Ipilimumab in Subjects With Advanced or Metastatic Melanoma (CheckMate 064) | NCT01783938

Dabrafenib and Trametinib Followed by Ipilimumab and Nivolumab or Ipilimumab and Nivolumab Followed by Dabrafenib and Trametinib in Treating Patients With Stage III-IV BRAFV600 Melanoma | NCT02224781

Phase 1 Safety and Tolerability of MEDI4736 in Combination With Dabrafenib and Trametinib or With Trametinib Alone | NCT02027961

Combination Study of Urelumab and Cetuximab in Patients With Advanced/Metastatic Colorectal Cancer or Advanced/Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer | NCT02110082

IDO Inhibitor Study for Relapsed or Refractory Solid Tumors (D-1MT) | NCT00739609

A Study of CDX-1127 (Varlilumab) in Patients With Select Solid Tumor Types or Hematologic Cancers | NCT01460134

A Phase I Open Label Study of the Safety and Tolerability of Elotuzumab (BMS-901608) Administered in Combination With Either Lirilumab (BMS-986015) or Urelumab (BMS-663513) in Subjects With Multiple Myeloma | NCT02252263

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