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Table 3 hTERT-related vaccines

From: Regulation of telomerase towards tumor therapy

NO

Vaccines

Level

Preclinical Model

Mechanism

Efficacy/Progress

1

RIAVAX

Clinical

Multiple cells

a. Induce anti-cancer T cells

b. Enter into cancer cells and reduce HSP, HIF-1α and VEGF levels

c. Inhibit angiogenesis

Help to treat prostate cancer, pancreas cancer, colorectal cancer, and malignant melanoma

2

UV1

Clinical

Multiple cells

Induce TERT-specific T cell and increase T cell activity

In combination with anti-PD1 therapies for the treatment of advanced malignant melanoma

3

GRNVAC1 and GRNVAC2

Clinical

Multiple cells

Expressed TERT in DCs allow them to present TERT-relative antigens

Help to treat Acute Myelogenous Leukemia

4

GX301

Clinical

Multiple cells

Induces TERT-specific T cell immunity

Help treating prostate and renal cancers

5

Vx-001

Clinical

HLA-A*0201 transgenic mouse

Induce and select TERT-specific T cells

Help treating NSCLC and advanced solid tumors