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Table 1 Clinical trials evaluating combination of epigenetic inhibitors and immunotherapies

From: Leveraging epigenetics to enhance the efficacy of immunotherapy

Epigenetic therapy

Immunotherapy

Cancer type

Phase, Trial ID

Histone deacetylase inhibitors (target)

   

CXD101 (Pan HDAC)

Nivolumab (PD-1)

Colorectal cancer

I/II, NCT03993626

Domatinostat (HDAC1,2,3)

Avelumab (PD-L1)

GI cancer

II, NCT03812796

Entinostat (HDAC1,2,3)

Pembrolizumab (PD-1)

Bladder cancer

II, NCT03978624

Melanoma

II, NCT03765229

MDS

I, NCT02936752

Metastatic uveal melanoma

II, NCT02697630

 

Atezolizumab (PD-L1)

Breast cancer

I/II, NCT03280563

 

Nivolumab (PD-1)

Cholangiocarcinoma, pancreatic adenocarcinoma

II, NCT03250273

 

Aldesleukin (IL-2)

Renal cell carcinoma

I/II, NCT01038778

 

Nivolumab (PD-1), Ipilimumab (CTLA-4)

Breast cancer

I, NCT02453620

Mocetinostat (Pan HDAC)

Durvalumab (PD-L1)

NSCLC

I/II, NCT02805660

Tinostamustine (Pan HDAC)

Nivolumab (PD-1)

Melanoma

I, NCT03903458

Vorinostat (Pan HDAC)

Pembrolizumab (PD-1)

Lymphomas

I, NCT03150329

Renal cell carcinoma

I, NCT02619253

NSCLC

I/II, NCT02638090

Head and neck

I/II, NCT02538510

DNA methyltransferase inhibitors

   

Azacytidine

Avelumab (PD-L1)

DLBCL

III, NCT02951156

 

Alemtuzumab (CD52)

Myeloid malignancies

II, NCT02497404

 

Pembrolizumab (PD-1)

AML

II, NCT02845297

AML

II, NCT03769532

Pancreatic cancer

II, NCT03264404

MDS

II, NCT03094637

Oral azacytidine (CC-486)

Pembrolizumab (PD-1)

Ovarian cancer

II, NCT02900560

NSCLC

II, NCT02546986

Melanoma

II, NCT02816021

Decitabine

Pembrolizumab (PD-1)

T cell lymphomas

II, NCT03240211

Lymphomas

I, NCT03445858

AML

I, NCT03969446

Breast cancer

II, NCT02957968

 

Anti-PD-1 antibody

Solid tumors

I/II, NCT02961101

 

Dendritic cell vaccine (NY-ESO-1, MAGE-A1 MAGE-A3)

Pediatric brain tumors

I/II, NCT02332889

Guadecitabine

Atezolizumab (PD-L1)

Urothelial carcinoma

II, NCT03179943

 

Durvalumab (PD-L1)

Liver, pancreatic, bile duct, gallbladder

I, NCT03257761

 

GVAX (Cell vaccine)

Colon cancer

I, NCT01966289

 

Ipilimumab (CTLA-4)

Melanoma

I, NCT02608437

 

Pembrolizumab (PD-1)

Ovarian

II, NCT02901899

Prostate, NSCLC

I, NCT02998567

Histone modifications (target)

   

Tazemetostat (EZH2)

Pembrolizumab (PD-1)

Bladder cancer

I/II, NCT03854474

CPI-1205 (EZH2)

Ipilimumab (CTLA-4)

Solid tumors

I/II, NCT03525795

BMS-986158 (BRD2/3/4, BRDT)

Nivolumab (PD-1)

Advanced tumors

I/II, NCT02419417

Multiple combinations

   

Azacytidine, entinostat

Nivolumab

NSCLC

II, NCT01928576

Azacytidine, venetoclax (Bcl-2)

Pembrolizumab

AML

II, NCT04284787

Azacytidine, epacadostat (IDO-1)

Pembrolizumab

Metastatic solid tumors

I/II, NCT02959437

Mocetinostat, guadecitabine

Pembrolizumab

Lung cancer

I, NCT03220477

Vorinostat, temozolomide

Pembrolizumab

Glioblastoma

I, NCT03426891

Vorinostat, tamoxifen

Pembrolizumab

Breast cancer

II, NCT04190056

II, NCT02395627

Multiple agents

Multiple agents

Breast, prostrate, pancreas, AML

I, NCT03878524

Azacytidine, romidepsin (Pan HDAC)

Pembrolizumab

Colorectal cancer

I, NCT02512172

Azacytidine

Tremelimumab (CTLA-4)

Durvalumab (PD-L1)

Head and neck cancer

I/II, NCT03019003

Decitabine, tetrahydrouridine

Pembrolizumab

NSCLC

I/II, NCT03233724