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Table 4 TGF-β-targeted therapies in cancer

From: TGF-β signaling in the tumor metabolic microenvironment and targeted therapies

Agent

Target

Treatment

Application

Experiment status

Clinical outcome

Clinical trial

Small-molecule inhibitor

Galunisertib

TGFβRI

Combination with durvalumab

Pancreatic cancer

I; Completed

Had acceptable tolerability and safety

NCT02734160

Combination with nivolumab

NSCLC and HCC

I/II; Completed

Some patients exhibited complete or partial remission

NCT02423343

LY3200882

TGFβRI

Combination with pembrolizumab

Advanced cancer

Ib/II; Withdrawn

No results posted

NCT04158700

Combination with capecitabine

Colorectal cancer

I/II; Not yet recruiting

No results posted

NCT04031872

Vactosertib

TGFβRI

Monotherapy

Solid tumor

I; Completed

No results posted

NCT02160106

Combination with pembrolizumab

NSCLC

II; Recruiting

No results posted

NCT04515979

PF06952229

TGFβRI

Monotherapy/Combination with enzalutamide

Solid tumor

I; Terminated

No results posted

NCT03685591

TEW-7197

TGFβRI ALK5

Monotherapy

Solid tumor

I; Completed

No results posted

NCT02160106

Combination with FOLFOX

Pancreatic cancer

I/II; Recruiting

No results posted

NCT03666832

Neutralizing antibody

Fresolimumab

TGFβ1/2/3

Monotherapy

MPM

II; Completed

3 patients (out of 13) showed stable disease

NCT01112293

Combination with radiotherapy

BC

II; Completed

Suppressed tumor

NCT01401062

NIS793

TGFβ1/2/3

Combination with chemotherapy

PDAC

III; Recruiting

No results posted

NCT04935359

Combination with PDR001

Advanced malignancies

I; Completed

No results posted

NCT02947165

SAR439459

TGFβ1/2/3

Monotherapy/Combination with cemiplimab

Solid tumor

I; Terminated

No results posted

NCT03192345

Monotherapy/Combination with novel agents in RRMM

Plasma cell myeloma

I/II; Recruiting

No results posted

NCT04643002

SRK181

TGFβ1

Monotherapy/Combination with anti-PD-(L)1 antibody

Solid tumor

I; Recruiting

No results posted

NCT04291079

ABBV151

GARP-TGFβ1

Monotherapy/Combination with ABBV-181

Solid tumor

I; Recruiting

No results posted

NCT03821935

LY3022859

TGFβRII

Monotherapy

Solid tumor

I; Completed

The maximum tolerated dose was not determined

NCT01646203

Luspatercept

TGFβ1/2/3

Monotherapy

MDS

II; Completed

Was well tolerated and effective

NCT02268383

Monotherapy

MDS

III; Completed

Reduced the severity of anemia

NCT02631070

AVID200

TGFβ1/3

Monotherapy

Solid tumor

I; Active, not recruiting

No results posted

NCT03834662

M7824

TGFβ1/2/3 and PD-L1

Monotherapy

NSCLC

III

No significant improvement of OS

NCT03631706

Monotherapy

metastatic BTC

II/III

No results posted

NCT04066491

Combination with chemotherapy

NSCLC

I/II; Completed

No results posted

NCT03840915

Monotherapy

BC

I; Completed

No results posted

NCT03524170

Antisense oligonucleotide

AP12009

TGFβ2 mRNA

Monotherapy

Pancreatic cancer, melanoma and CRC

I; Completed

No results posted

NCT00844064

Monotherapy

GBM

II; Completed

No results posted

NCT00431561

Vaccine

Lucanix

TGFβ2

Monotherapy

NSCLC

II; Completed

No results posted

NCT01058785

Monotherapy

NSCLC

III; Completed

No results posted

NCT00676507

Vigil ™

TGFβ1/2

Combination with pembrolizumab

Advanced melanoma

I; Completed

No results posted

NCT02574533

Monotherapy/Combination with temozolomide and irinotecan

Ewing's Sarcoma

II; Completed

Reduce disease burden

NCT02511132

Integrin inhibitor

Cilengitide

Integrins αvβ3 and αvβ5

Monotherapy

Prostate cancer

II; Completed

Had good tolerance but no detectable clinical activity

NCT00121238

Monotherapy

HNSCC

I/II; Completed

No significant effect

NCT00705016

SF1126

Integrin-targeted PI3 kinase

Monotherapy

Solid tumor

I; Completed

No results posted

NCT00907205

Monotherapy

HNSCC

II; Terminated

No data available

NCT02644122

IMGN388

Integrin αv

Monotherapy

Solid tumor

I; Completed

No results posted

NCT00721669

Abergrin

Integrin αvβ3

Monotherapy

MM

I; Completed

No results posted

NCT00111696

Volociximab

Integrin α5β1

Combination with gemcitabine

Pancreatic cancer

II; Completed

No results posted

NCT00401570

  1. (Information was obtained from https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/)
  2. NSCLC non-small cell lung cancer; HCC hepatocellular carcinoma; CRC colorectal cancer; BC breast cancer; nal-IRI liposomal irinotecan; BTC biliary tract cancer; PDAC pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma; GC gastric cancer; MPM malignant pleural mesothelioma; RCC renal cell carcinoma; MM malignant melanoma; MDS myelodysplastic syndromes; GBM glioblastoma; OC ovarian cancer; HNSCC head and neck squamous cell carcinoma; PPC primary peritoneal cancer