Small-molecule inhibitors, immune checkpoint inhibitors, and more: FDA-approved novel therapeutic drugs for solid tumors from 1991 to 2021

Q Wu, W Qian, X Sun, S Jiang - Journal of hematology & oncology, 2022 - Springer
Abstract The United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) has always been a
forerunner in drug evaluation and supervision. Over the past 31 years, 1050 drugs …

Development of PD-1 and PD-L1 inhibitors as a form of cancer immunotherapy: a comprehensive review of registration trials and future considerations

J Gong, A Chehrazi-Raffle, S Reddi… - Journal for immunotherapy …, 2018 - Springer
Early preclinical evidence provided the rationale for programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) and
programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) blockade as a potential form of cancer immunotherapy …

Avelumab in metastatic urothelial carcinoma after platinum failure (JAVELIN Solid Tumor): pooled results from two expansion cohorts of an open-label, phase 1 trial

MR Patel, J Ellerton, JR Infante, M Agrawal… - The Lancet …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background The approval of anti-programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) and anti-programmed
death 1 agents has expanded treatment options for patients with locally advanced or …

Targeting programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) and ligand (PD-L1): a new era in cancer active immunotherapy

A Constantinidou, C Alifieris, DT Trafalis - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2019 - Elsevier
Improved understanding of the immune system and its role in cancer development and
progression has led to impressive advances in the field of cancer immunotherapy over the …

Radiation therapy and PD-1/PD-L1 blockade: the clinical development of an evolving anticancer combination

J Gong, TQ Le, E Massarelli, AE Hendifar… - … for immunotherapy of …, 2018 - Springer
Several inhibitors of programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) and programmed death ligand-1 (PD-
L1) have been approved as a form of immunotherapy for multiple cancers. Ionizing radiation …

Ramucirumab plus docetaxel versus placebo plus docetaxel in patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma after platinum-based therapy …

DP Petrylak, R De Wit, KN Chi, A Drakaki… - The Lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background Few treatments with a distinct mechanism of action are available for patients
with platinum-refractory advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma. We assessed the …

Biomarkers for immunotherapy in bladder cancer: a moving target

DH Aggen, CG Drake - Journal for immunotherapy of cancer, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Treatment options for metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC) remained relative
unchanged over the last 30 years with combination chemotherapy as the mainstay of …

Durvalumab: first global approval

YY Syed - Drugs, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Intravenous durvalumab (Imfinzi™; AstraZeneca) is a fully human monoclonal
antibody that blocks programmed cell death ligand-1 binding to its receptors (PD-1 and …

Recent advances in the clinical development of immune checkpoint blockade therapy

A Ghahremanloo, A Soltani, SMS Modaresi… - Cellular Oncology, 2019 - Springer
Background The discovery of immune checkpoint proteins and the mechanisms by which
cancer cells utilize them to evade the immune system has transformed our approach to …

Anti-VEGF/VEGFR2 monoclonal antibodies and their combinations with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors in clinic

F Gao, C Yang - Current cancer drug targets, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
The vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)/VEGF receptor 2 (VEGFR2) signaling
pathway is one of the most important pathways responsible for tumor angiogenesis …