Table 1 Representative cytokine clinical trials

From: Cytokines in clinical cancer immunotherapy

Cytokine

Agent

Main mode of action

Clinical trial

IL-15

ALT-803

IL-15+T or NK cells

IL15+alemtuzumab

IL15+rituximab

Expansion of NK and T lymphocytes

NCT02989844

NCT01875601

NCT02465957

NCT01385423

NCT1369888

NCT02689453

NCT02384954

IL-2

NKTR-214+atezolizumab

NKTR-214+nivolumab

NKTR-214+nivolumab+ipilimumab

Cergutuzumab amunaleukin+atezolizumab

RO6874281+trastuzumab or cetuximab

RO6874281+atezolizumab

RO6874281+atezolizumab+bevacizumab

Expansion of NK and T lymphocytes

NCT03138889

NCT02983045

NCT03282344

NCT03435640

NCT02983045

NCT02350673

NCT02627274

NCT03386721

NCT03063762

NCT03063762

TNF-α

Nivolumab+ipilimumab+certolizumab or infliximab

Blockade of activation-immune cell death of tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes

NCT03293784

IL-10

Pegilodecakin+FOLFOX

Blockade of activation-immune cell death of tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes

NCT02923921

IL-12

Transduced TILs

Electroporated plasmid

Electroporated plasmid+pembrolizumab

Promotion of NK cells and Th1 CD4+ and CD8+ lymphocytes

NCT01236573

NCT01579318

NCT00323206

NCT01502293

NCT02345330

NCT02493361

NCT03132675

TGF-β

Galunisertib+nivolumab

Galunisertib+durvalumab

Fresolimumab+radiotherapy

M7824 (dual block of TGF-β and PD-L1)

Inflammation of immune-excluded tumours

NCT02423343

NCT02734160

NCT02581787

NCT03451773

NCT03451773

CSF-1

Cabiralizumab+nivolumab

Pexidartinib+durvalumab

Pexidartinib+durvalumab or tremelimumab

Pexidartinib+pembrolizumab

Suppression of tumour-associated myeloid cell

NCT03502330

NCT02777710

NCT02718911

NCT02452424

IL-8

mAb anti-IL-8+nivolumab

Suppression of tumour-associated myeloid cell

NCT03400332

CCL2, CCL3 and CCL5

CCR2/CCR5 inhibitor+nivolumab or chemotherapy

Suppression of tumour-associated myeloid cell

NCT03184870

VEGF

Bevacizumab+atezolizumab

Suppression of tumour-associated myeloid cell

NCT01984242