Table 2 Main formulations of TRAIL fusion proteins

From: Onto better TRAILs for cancer treatment

Fusion protein

Target

Main effects

Experimental testing

Ref.

MBOS4:TRAIL

FAP

Increased bioactivity

Active targeting

Fibrosarcoma cell lines in vitro

69

CD40ed:TRAILed

CD40

Increased bioactivity

Active targeting

Fibrosarcoma cell lines in vitro

214

scFv425:sTRAIL

EGFR

Increased drug bioavailability

Active targeting

Absence of side effects

Pharmacokinetic studies in vivo

Tumor xenograft model (RCC) in vivo

189

  

Increased antitumor activity

Hematologic and solid tumor cell lines in vitro

190

scFvCD19:sTRAIL

CD19

Active targeting

Absence of side effects

Increased antitumor activity

Hematologic tumor cell lines and B-CLL primary cells in vitro

Tumor xenograft model (B-ALL) in vivo

185

scFvCD33:sTRAIL

CD33

Active targeting

Increased antitumor activity

Hematologic tumor cell lines and AML primary cells in vitro

186

Anti-MCSP:TRAIL

MCSP

Active targeting

Absence of side effects

Increased antitumor activity

Melanoma cell lines and normal primary cells in vitro

Tumor xenograft model (melanoma) in vivo

188

DbaEGFR-scTRAIL

EGFR

Active targeting

Absence of side effects

Increased antitumor activity

HCC and CRC cell lines in vitro

Tumor xenograft model (CRC) in vivo

145

Anti-CD3:TRAIL

K12:TRAIL

CD3

CD7

Enhanced T-cell activity

Increased antitumor activity

Hematologic, solid tumor cell lines and tumor primary cells in vitro

Tumor xenograft model (CRC) in vivo

196

scFvCD70:TRAILmutRs

CD70

Increased bioactivity

Active targeting

Hematologic and solid tumor cell lines in vitro

70

scFv:G28-TRAIL

CD40

Increased bioactivity

Active targeting

Induction of DC maturation

Fibrosarcoma cell lines in vitro

195

MSC.scFvCD20-sTRAIL

CD20

Active targeting

Absence of side effects

Increased antitumor activity

Hematologic tumor cell lines and normal primary cells in vitro

Tumor xenograft model (NHL) in vivo

187

CLL1:TRAIL

CLL1

Enhanced T-cell activity

Increased antitumor activity

Absence of side effects

Hematologic and solid tumor cell lines in vitro

202

RGD:TRAIL

Integrins

Active targeting

Increased antitumor activity

BC and CRC cell lines in vitro

Tumor xenograft model (NHL) in vivo

203

scTRAIL: Fc (APG350)

Increased antitumor activity

Several cell lines in vitro

Tumor xenograft model (CRC) in vivo

209

scFv-EHD2-scTRAIL

Increased antitumor activity

Active targeting

Several cell lines in vitro

Tumor xenograft model (CRC) in vivo

211

FN14:TRAIL

TWEAK

Increased antitumor activity

Absence of side effects

HCC cell lines in vitro

Tumor xenograft model (HCC) in vivo

192

  

Increased anti-inflammatory effect

Multiple sclerosis experimental model in vivo

193

  1. Abbreviations: AML, acute myeloid leukemia; B-ALL, B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia; BC, breast cancer; B-CLL, B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia; CRC, colorectal carcinoma; DC, dendritic cell; EGFR, epidermal growth factor receptor; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; MCSP, melanoma-associated chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan; MSC, mesenchymal stem cells; NHL, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma; RCC, renal cell carcinoma; RGD, peptide with the sequence ACDCRGDCFC; scFv, single-chain variable region.