Table 1 Clinical trials of PD-1/PD-L1 checkpoint blockades in recurrent GB.

From: Immunotherapy for recurrent glioblastoma: practical insights and challenging prospects

Trials

No.

Arms

Characteristic

Target

Phase

Results

NCT02550249

30

Nivo+continued surgery

Primary and recurrent GB

PD-1

II

mPFS:4.1 m; mOS:7.3 m;

NCT02852655

35

Pem+surgery+Pem

Recurrent/Progressive GB

PD-1

I

mPFS:2.4 m; mOS:13.7 m;

NCT02054806

26

Pem

PD-L1 expression≥1%

PD-1

I

mPFS:2.8 m; mOS:14.4 m;

G3-4 TRAEs:15.4%

NCT02336165

159

Arm A: MEDI4736 + RT;

Arm B: MEDI4736;

Arm B2: MEDI4736 + Bev (10 mg/Kg);

Arm B3: MEDI4736 + Bev (3 mg/Kg);

Arm C: MEDI4736 + Bev

Arm A: unmethylated MGMT

Arm B: Bev-naïve

Arm B2: Bev-naïve

Arm B3: Bev-naïve

Arm C: Bev-refractory

PD-L1/VEGF

II

ArmB:6m-PFS:20%;

12m-OS:44.4%;

G3-4 TRAEs:9.7%;

ArmC: OS ≥ 22week: 36%;

PFS ≥ 8weeks: 50%;

G3-4 TRAEs: 4.5%

NCT02337491

80

Pem+Bev vs Pem

 

PD-1/VEGF

II

Safety; mOS: 6.8 m

NCT02017717

369

40

Nivo vs. Bev

Nivo vs. Nivo+Ipi

(Nivo3mg = 10; Nivo1mg + Ipi3mg = 10;

Nivo3mg + Ipi1mg = 20)

 

PD-1/CTLA-4/VEGF

III

I

mPFS: 1.5 m vs 3.5 m;

mOS: 9.8 m vs 10.0 m;

ORR: 8% vs 23%;

G3-4 TRAEs 18% vs 15%

Safety; Nivo3mg better

Tolerated than other combinations

12m-OS: Nivo3mg: 40%;

Nivo1mg + Ipi3mg: 30%;

Nivo3mg + Ipi1mg: 35%

NCT02866747

62

HFSRT vs. HFSRT + Dur

Recurrent GB

PD-L1

I/II

NA

 

20

Pem/Nivo+RT

Recurrent high-grade gliomas

PD-1

 

mPFS:4 m; mOS:10 m;

ORR:35%;

NCT02794883

36

Dur vs. Tre+Dur

 

PD-L1/CTLA-4

II

NA

NCT02658981

100

Arm A1: Anti-LAG-3;

Arm A2: Anti-CD137;

Arm B1: Anti-LAG3 + Nivo;

Arm B2: Anti-CD137 + Nivo

 

PD-1/LAG-3/CD137

I

NA

NCT02335918

175

Var+Nivo

 

PD-1/CD27

II

NA

NCT02798406

48

DNX-2401+ Pem

Recurrent GB and GS

PD-1

II

NA

NCT02648633

4

Valproate+SRS + Nivo

Recurrent GB

PD-1

I

NA

NCT02829931

26

HFSRT + Ipi+Nivo+Bev

Recurrent high-grade gliomas

PD-1/CTLA-4/VEGF

I

NA

NCT02658279

44

Pem

Hypermutator phenotype

PD-1

NA

NA

NCT02968940

43

Ave+HFRT

IDH mutant GB

 

II

NA

NCT02311582

58

Pem+MLA vs. Pem

 

PD-1

I

NA

NCT02430363

58

Pem vs. inhibitors of PI3K/Akt pathway

 

PD-1

I/II

NA

NCT02337686

18

Pem +surgery+Pem

Recurrent GB

PD-1

II

NA

NCT02529072

7

Arm A: Nivo+surgery+Nivo and DC

vaccine;

Arm B: Nivo and DC vaccine+surgery

+ Nivo and DC vaccine

Recurrent high-grade gliomas

PD-1

I

NA

NCT03493932

15

Anti-LAG-3+Anti-PD-1

Recurrent GB

LAG-3/PD-1

I

No significant survival difference between responders and nonresponders

NCT03532295

55

Anti-IDO1 + Anti-PD-L1 + RT

Recurrent GB

IDO1/PD-L1

I/II

NA

NCT03665545

24

Pem+IMA950

Recurrent GB

PD-1/multi peptide

I/II

NA

NCT03661723

60

Pem+RT

Recurrent GB

Arm A: Bev-naïve

Arm B: Bev-refractory

PD-1

II

NA

NCT03743662

94

Nivo+Bev+RT

Recurrent MGMT

Methylated GB

PD-1

II

NA

NCT03233152

6

Ipi+Nivo

Recurrent GB

CTLA-4/PD-1

I

NA

NCT03707457

30

Nivo

Recurrent GB

PD-1

I

NA

NCT03341806

30

Ave+Laser Interstitial Therapy

Recurrent GB

PD-L1

I

NA

NCT03291314

52

Ave+Axitinib

Recurrent GB

PD-L1/VEGFR

II

NA

NCT03430791

60

TTF + Nivo+Ipi

Recurrent GB

PD-1/CTLA-4

II

NA

  1. GB glioblastoma, GS gliosarcoma, Nivo:Nivolumab anti-PD-1 antibody, Pem:Pembrolizumab anti-PD-1 antibody, TMZ temozolomide, Ave:Avelumab anti-PD-L1 antibody, PD-1-PIK T cells pluripotent immune killer T cells express PD-1 antibody, HFRT hypofractionated radiation therapy, IDH isocitrate dehydrogenase, MLA MRI-guided laser ablation, Ipi:Ipilimumab anti-CTLA-4 antibody, VEGF vascular endothelial growth factor, Tre Tremelimumab, Anti-CTLA-4 antibody, Dur: Durvalumab anti-PD-L1 antibody, Var Varlilumab, Anti-CD27 antibody, OVT oncolytic virotherapy, HFSRT hypofractionated stereotactic irradiation, Anti-PD-L1 CSR T cells: autologous chimeric switch receptor engineered T cells redirected to PD-L1, DNX-2401 a genetically modified oncolytic adenovirus, DC dendritic cell, HSPPC-96 a vaccine made from fresh tumor taken at the time of surgery, DCVax-L autologous DC pulsed with tumor lysate antigen vaccine, Cabiralizumab Anti-CSF-1R antibody, IMA950 novel multi-peptide therapeutic vaccine, Axitinib anti-VEGFR, TTF tumor treating field.