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Therapy Name | Nivolumab + UCPVax |
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Drug Name | Trade Name | Synonyms | Drug Classes | Drug Description |
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Nivolumab | Opdivo | MDX-1106|BMS-936558 | Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor 149 PD-L1/PD-1 antibody 122 | Opdivo (nivolumab) is an antibody that targets PD-1 (PDCD1), which results in increased T-cell activation and enhanced anti-tumor immune response (PMID: 28891423). Opdivo (nivolumab) is FDA approved for use as a monotherapy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) progressed on prior therapies, Hodgkin's lymphoma, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, urothelial carcinoma (UC) , esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, resected esophageal or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) cancer, as a monotherapy or in combination with Yervoy (ipilimumab) for melanoma, renal cell carcinoma (RCC), microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) or mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) colorectal cancer (including patients 12 years or older), and hepatocellular carcinoma, in combination with Yervoy (ipilimumab) as first-line therapy for PD-L1-positive (>=1%) metastatic NSCLC without EGFR or ALK alterations, with Yervoy (ipilimumab) and platinum-based chemotherapy as first-line therapy for metastatic or recurrent NSCLC without EGFR or ALK alterations, with platinum doublet chemotherapy as neoadjuvant treatment for patients with resectable NSCLC, with Cabometyx (cabozantinib) for advanced RCC, with fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing chemotherapy for advanced or metastatic gastric cancer, GEJ cancer, and esophageal adenocarcinoma, and with cisplatin and gemcitabine as first-line treatment for unresectable or metastatic UC (FDA.gov). |
UCPVax | CD4-specific Telomerase Peptide Vaccine UCPVax | UCPVax is a peptide vaccine consisting of cancer peptides derived from the human telomerase reverse transcriptase catalytic subunit (TERT), which may lead to activation of the immune response and killing of tumor cells expressing telomerase (NCI Thesaurus). |
Molecular Profile | Indication/Tumor Type | Response Type | Therapy Name | Approval Status | Evidence Type | Efficacy Evidence | References |
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Clinical Trial | Phase | Therapies | Title | Recruitment Status | Covered Countries | Other Countries |
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NCT04263051 | Phase II | Nivolumab + UCPVax | Evaluation of UCPVax Plus Nivolumab as Second Line Therapy in Advanced Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (Optim-UCPVax) | Active, not recruiting | FRA | 0 |