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Table 1 Current Clinical Trials (as of April 2018)

From: The expansion of targetable biomarkers for CAR T cell therapy

Target

Name

Function

Disease

Clinical Trials in 2018

CD19

Cluster of Differentiation 19

Dominant signaling component on mature B cells

ALL, B cell lymphoma, leukemia, Non-Hodgkin lymphoma,

NCT03366350b, NCT03366324b, NCT02546739b, NCT03448393b, NCT03467256b, NCT03488160b, NCT03016377b, NCT03468153b, NCT03483688b, NCT03398967b, NCT03229876b, NCT03455972b, NCT03423706b, NCT03497533b

Mesothelin

 

exact function of mesothelin in these normal mesothelial cells is unclear.

Pancreatic cancer, Cervical Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Lung Cancer, Peritoneal carcinoma, Fallopian tube cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Breast Cancer

NCT02930993a, NCT03182803a, NCT03030001a, NCT02706782a, NCT01583686a, NCT03356795a, NCT03054298a, NCT03267173a, NCT02792114a, NCT02959151a, NCT02580747a, NCT02414269a, NCT02465983a, NCT03323944a,

Her2

Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2

Activate intracellular signaling pathways in response to extracellular signals.

CNS tumor, Breast Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Lung Cancer, Gastric Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Glioma, Pancreatic Cancer, Glioblastoma

NCT03500991b, NCT03423992b, NCT02713984a, NCT03267173a, NCT02792114a, NCT02442297a, NCT00889954a, NCT03423992a, NCT01109095a, NCT02706392a, NCT00902044a, NCT03389230a,

NCT01818323a

PSCA

Prostate Stem Cell Antigen

Not well understood

Pancreatic cancer, lung cancer

CT03198052a, NCT02744287a, NCT03267173a

CEA

Carcinoembryonic antigen

Cell adhesion

Liver metastases, lung cancer, colorectal cancer, gastric cancer, breast cancer, pancreatic cancer,

NCT02850536a, NCT02349724a, NCT03267173a, NCT02959151, NCT01212887a

CD33

Siglec-3

Transmembrane receptor on myeloid lineage

Myeloid leukemia,

NCT03473457b, NCT02958397a, NCT03126864a, NCT03222674a,

GAP

GTPase-activating protein

Terminating G protein signaling

Solid tumors

NCT02932956b

GD2

Ganglioside G2

 

Glioma, Cervical cancer, sarcoma, neuroblastoma,

NCT03423992b, NCT03356795a, NCT02992210a, NCT01953900a, NCT02761915, NCT03373097a, NCT02765243a, NCT03423992a, NCT03294954a, NCT03356782a, NCT02919046a,

CD5

Cluster of differentiation 5

TCR inhibitory molecule

T cell acute lymphoblastic lymphoma, T-non-Hodgkin lymphoma,

NCT03081910a,

PSMA (PSMA/TGFβ)

Prostate specific membrane antigen

Transmembrane protein

Cervical cancer, Prostate cancer, Bladder cancer

NCT03356795a, NCT03089203a (-TGFβ), NCT03185468a, NCT01140373a

ROR1

Receptor Tyrosine Kinase like Orphan Receptor 1

Modulates neurite growth in the CNS

Breast cancer, lung cancer, lymphoblastic leukemia,

NCT02706392a,

CD123

IL-3RA

Involved in hematopoietic progenitor cell differentiation and proliferation

AML, Leukemia,

NCT03473457b, NCT03125577a, NCT02937103a, NCT03114670a, NCT02159495a, NCT03098355a, NCT03222674a, NCT03203369a, NCT03190278a,

CD70

Cluster of differentiation 70

Induces proliferation of costimulated T cells

B cell malignancies, pancreatic cancer, renal cell cancer, breast cancer, melanoma, ovarian cancer

NCT03125577a, NCT02830724a,

CD38

Cluster of differentiation 38

Cell adhesion, signal transduction, and calcium signaling

Myeloma,

NCT03464916b, NCT03473496b, NCT03473457b, NCT03125577a, NCT03222674a, NCT03271632a,

BCMA

B cell maturation antigen

Mediates the survival of plasma cells

Myeloma

NCT03448978b, NCT03473496b, NCT03430011b, NCT03455972b, NCT02954445a, NCT03322735a, NCT03338972a, NCT03318861a, NCT02215967a, NCT03093168a, NCT03274219a, NCT03302403a, NCT03492268a, NCT03288493a, NCT03070327a, NCT03196414a, NCT03448978a, NCT02958410a, NCT03287804a, NCT03473496a, NCT03380039a, NCT03430011a, NCT03361748a, NCT03455972a, NCT02546167a, NCT03271632a

Muc1

Mucin 1

Mucous barrier formation on epithelial surfaces

Sarcoma, Leukemia, Pancreatic cancer, cervical cancer, lung cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, breast cancer, glioma, colorectal cancer, gastric cancer

NCT03179007a, NCT02587689a, NCT02617134a, NCT03198052a, NCT03356795a, NCT03267173a, NCT03222674a, NCT03356782a

EphA2

Ephrin type-A receptor 2 precursor

Eph-ephrin bidirectional signaling pathway of mammalian cells

Glioma

NCT03423992b

EGFRVIII

Epidermal growth factor receptor variant III

Cell differentiation and proliferation

Glioblastoma

NCT03283631b

IL13Ra2

Interleukin 13 receptor, alpha 2

Signal processing via Jak-STAT

Glioma

NCT02208362a

CD133

Prominin-1

unknown

Glioma, AML, Liver Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Ovarian Tumor, Colorectal Cancer, Breast Cancer

NCT03473457b, NCT03356782a, NCT03423992b

GPC3

Glypican 3

Regulate cell growth, division, and survival

Heptocellular carcinoma, lung cancer, Lymphoma, Leukemia, Pancreatic Cancer, Colorectal Cancer

NCT02905188b, NCT02932956b, NCT02715362a, NCT03130712a, NCT02395250a, NCT02876978a, NCT03198546a, NCT02723942a, NCT03084380a, NCT03302403a, NCT03146234a, NCT02959151a,

EpCam

Epithelial cell adhesion molecule precursor

Embryonic stem cell proliferation and differentiation

Breast Cancer, Colon Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Esophageal Carcinoma, Gastric Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Hepatic Carcinoma, Lymphoma, Leukemia

NCT02915445a, NCT03013712a, NCT02729493a, NCT02725125a, NCT02728882a, NCT02735291a

FAP

Fibroblast activation protein alpha

Neuropeptide regulation. hFGF21 inactivation

Pleural Mesothelioma

NCT01722149a

  1. Note. a; indicate trials ongoing/active, b; indicate trials that started in 2018