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Anti-cancer medicine depending on cellular immunity

GroupMedicineClinical applicationReference
Adoptive cellular immunotherapySipuleucil-TCastration-resistant prostate cancer2, 12
TIL-based ACIT*Metastatic melanoma14, 15
CAR-T**B-lymphocytic leukemia/lymphoma3, 30, 32
Immune checkpoint blockadeIpilimumabMetastatic melanoma3, 19
NivolumabMetastatic melanoma, NSCL, renal cancer6, 18, 20
AtezolizumabAdvanced bladder cancer6, 18, 21
Bispecific antibodyBlinatumomabRefractory B-lymphoblastic leukemia23, 24
CatumaxomabEpCAM-positive tumor, malignant ascites23
Fc-modified antibodyMogamulizumabAcute T-cell leukemia/lymphoma17, 25
ObinutuzumabRefractory lymphocytic leukemia/lymphoma25, 27
Drug repositioningCyclophosphamideEliminating Treg10, 37
DoxorubicinEliminating MDSC38
SunitinibEliminating Treg/MDSC40, 41
ErlotinibEnhancing MHC40, 42

TIL: tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes; ACIT: adoptive cellular immunotherapy; CAR-T: chimeric antigen receptor-T cell; NSCL: non-small cell lung cancer; Fc: fragment crystallizable; EpCAM: epithelial cellular adhesion molecule; Treg: regulatory T cells; MDSC: myeloid-derived suppressor cells; MHC: major histocompatibility complex; * in the clinical development at phase 2; ** in the clinical development at phase 3, the rest of therapeutic agents have been approved for clinical use.