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Table 4 Anti-tumor performance of epacadostat in preclinical studies

From: What is the prospect of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 inhibition in cancer? Extrapolation from the past

Mouse model

Tumor growth reduction

Impact on immune function

Ref

CT26 colon carcinoma

34 % a at 30 mg/kg BID

57 % a at 100 mg/kg BID

Activity of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes increased

[65]

PAN02 pancreatic adenocarcinoma

37 % a at 25 mg/kg BID

57 % a at 100 mg/kg BID

-

[79]

CT26 colon carcinoma

47.5 % b at 100 mg/kg BID

-

[87]

Lewis lung carcinoma

51 % c at 80 mg/kg daily

Intratumoural ratio of CD4 effector T cells to Tregs elevated

[88]

B16F10 melanoma

50 % c at 80 mg/kg daily

Intratumoural ratio of CD4 effector T cells to Tregs elevated

[88]

Lewis lung carcinoma

68 % d at 60 mg/kg daily

Intratumoural ratio of CD4 effector T cells to Tregs elevated

[89]

CT26 colon carcinoma

23.4 % b at 100 mg/kg BID

-

[90]

RIL-175 hepatocellular carcinoma

Significant tumor reduction when combined with anti-PD-1, not significant at 300 mg/kg as single agent

-

[83]

MMTV-Neu breast cancer

Tumor growth inhibition enhanced when combined with lapatinib and BMS777607 (MerTK inhibitor), not significant reduction at 20 mg/kg as single agent

-

[81]

B16F10 melanoma

Significant tumor reduction when combined with agonistic CD40 antibody, not significant reduction at 100 mg/kg as single agent

Percentage of CD8+ CD107a+ effector T cells in tumor increased

[82]

B16SIY melanoma

Complete responders found when combined with αCTLA-4 (3/16) and αPD-L1 (2/15) e

Frequency of tumor-reactive T cells in tumor-draining lymph nodes and spleen not substantially increased

[80]

  1. Dosage regimens and administration methods varied across studies listed in table
  2. Tumor growth control (TGC). b Tumor growth inhibition. c Tumor weight reduction. d Tumor volume reduction. e INCB23843 (the analogue of epacadostat) was used in this study. BID twice daily. Tregs regulatory T cells