Agent | Target | Application | Mechanism | Stage and clinical trial |
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Tocilizumab | IL-6 | CRS | Blocking IL-6R, inhibiting IL-6, the key cytokine of the CRS | FDA-approved first-line agent for severe CRS [143] |
Siltuximab | IL-6 | CRS ICANS | Blocking IL-6 | Clinical trial [152] |
Corticosteroids | NA | CRS ICANS | Non-specific anti-inflammatory effects to suppress immune cells | First-line agent for severe and isolated ICANS [156] |
Anakinra | IL-1 | CRS ICANS | Blocking IL-1, an important cytokine in CRS and ICANS | Ongoing trials: NCT04148430, NCT04150913, NCT04205838, NCT04432506, NCT04359784, NCT03430011, NCT04227275 |
Lenzilumab | GM-CSF | CRS ICANS | Blocking GM-CSF and inhibiting myeloid cells and T cells entering CNS | Ongoing trial: NCT04314843 |
Ruxolitinib | JAK1/2 | CRS | Broadly inhibiting JAK-STAT pathways, the downstream of multiple cytokines | Clinical trial [175] |
Itacitinib | JAK1 | CRS | Selectively inhibiting the JAK-STAT pathways | Ongoing trial: NCT04071366 |
Dasatinib | TK | CRS | Blocking the adenosine triphosphate binding sites of LCK, reversibly inhibiting the activation of CAR T-cells | Ongoing trial: NCT04603872 |
Ibrutinib | ITK | CRS ICANS | Inhibiting the ITK-induced cytokine release of T cells, monocytes and tumor cells | Ongoing trials: NCT04234061, NCT03331198, NCT03310619, NCT04640909, NCT03570892 |
Metyrosine | Catecholamine | CRS | Blocking tyrosine hydroxylase to inhibit the synthesis of catecholamine | Preclinical [28] |
ANP | Catecholamine | CRS | Inhibiting cytokine secretion | Preclinical [28] |
Etanercept | TNF-α | CRS | Blocking TNF-α, an important cytokine in CRS | |
Adalimumab | TNF-α | CRS ICANS | Blocking TNF-α | Preclinical, administered with anti-IL-1β antibody [194] |
Extracorporeal cytokine removal Plasma exchange Hemofiltration | NA | CRS ICANS | Removal of pro-inflammatory mediators from the blood | Ongoing trial: NCT04048434 |
TO-207 | mRNA 3′-end | CRS | An mRNA 3′-end processing antagonist, inhibiting the secretion of multiple cytokines | Preclinical [196] |
THZ1 | CDK7 | CRS | Suppressing a set of inflammatory genes, mainly STAT and IL-1 | Preclinical [197] |