Review Article

Targeted Therapies in Adult B-Cell Malignancies

Table 1

Clinical trials for B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL), lymphoma (NHL = non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma), and multiple myeloma, based on research made by using key words for the different diseases, through https://clinicaltrials.gov/, as of March 13, 2015. VEGF: vascular endothelial growth factor; EGFR: epithelial growth factor; IGF-1 R: insulin growth factor receptor type 1; BTK: Bruton’s tyrosine kinase; PI3k: phosphoinositide 3-kinase; HDAC: histone deacetylase; CAR-T: chimeric antigen receptor-T lymphocytes; Cdk: cyclin-dependent kinase; DKK: Dickkopf-related protein; ADCC = antibody-dependent cell cytotoxicity; CDC = complement-dependent cytotoxicity; A = direct apoptosis; M = mouse; H = humanized; Ch = chimeric; C = cytotoxicity; Phag. = phagocytosis; Doxo. = doxorubicin; Cytotox. = cytotoxicity.

Type of mAb 
biological activity
Number of studies
Lymphoma 
2246 studies
B-CLL 
1965 studies
Multiple myeloma 
1908 studies

Monoclonal antibodiesAnti-CD1965 343
Blinatumomab CD19/CD3
Anti-CD20101732920
Rituximab (CLL, NHL) Ch IgG1 ADCC, CDC, A
Ofatumumab (CLL) HIgG1 CDC+5857
Obinutuzumab ADCC+1926
Ocrelizumab ADCC+31
Veltuzumab ADCC, CDC71
Ibritumomab tiuxetan (NHL) MIgG1
Tositumomab (naked or 131I) HIgG1405
NHL
Anti-CD221621
Epratuzumab (naked or 90Y) HIgG1 trogocytosis
Epratuzumab immunotoxin
Anti-CD25, LMB-2 Anti-TAC(Fv)PE38, C2
Anti-CD38 daratumumabHIgG1, ADCC, CDC, A6
Anti-CD40 111920
Dacetuzumab HIgG1, ADCC, phag.
Anti-TRAIL 2conatumumab Agonist HIgG1, A
Anti-CD45795
BC8 131I/BC8 90YMIgG1
Anti-CD74 hLL1 milatuzumab 142
(+doxo) HigG1, A/Cytotox.
Anti-CD80 galiximabHIgG1, ADCC41
Anti-CTLA4 ipilimumabHIgG1, ADCC7143
Anti-PD-1 nivolumabHIgG4291
PidilizumabHIgG111
Anti-VEGF (sorafenib, 21613
bevacizumab)CIgG1
Anti-IGF-1RHIgG1113
Anti-IL6, siltuximab, andCIgG17
tocilizumab HIgG12

BTK inhibitorIbrutinib 9473
spebrutinib, andONO-4059

PI3 kinase/Akt/mTOR/PIM/MEK inhibitorIdelalisib, duvelisib, and TGR-120223148
RP6530 (dual PI3K)
MK2206, AMG 319
LGH447, BYL719
Pictilisib (GDC-0941)
GSK1120212, GSK110183
Nelfinavir, CUCD-907

Proteasome inhibitorIxazomib, salinosporamide, 20677
Filanesib, oprozomib, and lapatinib

HDACVorinostat, ricolinostat, 1352656
panobinostat, givinostat,
4SC202, entinostat,
quisinostat, rocilinostat,
tacedinaline, abexinostat, and
CDX101

CAR-TCD19, CD30, CD20, CD22, and CD13813243

Other drugsSomatostatin analog 1
(pasireotide)1
Anti-DKK11365
CDK inhibitors
Anti-EGFR (erlotinib, 2
crizotinib)