Editorial
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Gastrointest Oncol. Aug 15, 2015; 7(8): 95-101
Published online Aug 15, 2015. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v7.i8.95
Table 1 Ongoing anti program death-1 or anti program death-ligand 1 monoclonal antibodies clinical trials in digestive cancers
Monoclonal antibodyAntibody descriptionAssociationTumors
MPDL3280AAnti-PD-L1 EngineeredMODUL trial: Phase III biomarker driven maintenance therapyMetastatic colorectal cancer
Human
IgG11
Medi 4736Anti-PD-L1NoneImmunological subsets of advanced colorectal cancer
Engineered
Human
IgG11
NivolumabAnti-PD-1Nab-paclitaxel +/- GemcitabinePancreatic cancer
Fully human
IgG42
GVAX pancreas vaccine + CRS-207Pancreatic cancer
NoneSquamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal
IpilimumabRecurrent and metastatic colon cancer
NoneHepatocellular carcinoma
NoneAdvanced or recurrent gastric cancer
PembrolizumabAnti-PD-1NoneResectable or borderline resectable pancreas cancer
Humanized
IgG42
NoneAdvanced gastro-intestinal cancers
NoneMetastastic colorectal cancer with and without microsatellite instability