Review Article

Expanding the Scope of Immunotherapy in Colorectal Cancer: Current Clinical Approaches and Future Directions

Table 2

Summary of current strategies being investigated in mismatch repair-deficient microsatellite instability-high colorectal cancers.

Current strategiesAgent (s)Target (s)FDA approval Date

Single-agent ICIsTremelimumab [143]CTLA-4.....
Nivolumab [144, 146148]PD-1July 2017
Pembrolizumab [42, 134]May 2017
Atezolizumab [10, 43]PD-L1.....
Avelumab [10, 43].....
Durvalumab [10, 43].....
ICI + chemotherapyBevacizumab + FOLFOX [152]VEGF for Bevacizumab.....
Atezolizumab + FOLFOX [13, 153, 154]PD-L1 for Atezolizumab.....
Combinations of ICIsDurvalumab + Tremelimumab [157, 158]PD-L1 + CTLA-4, respectively.....
Nivolumab + Ipilimumab [147, 159]PD-1 + CTLA-4, respectivelyJuly 2018