Fig. 2
From: Immunotherapy in small-cell lung cancer: from molecular promises to clinical challenges
New combination strategies. Mechanisms of action of drugs that are being studied for new combination strategies in small-cell lung cancer. Panel a: utomilumab triggers CD137, a co-stimulatory receptor expressed on activated immune cells and it is studied in combination with avelumab; trilaciclib is a CDK4/6 inhibitor and it is studied with platinum/etoposide and atezolizumab; SGI110 contrasts the role of EZH2, by interfering with DNA methylation and it is under evaluation in combination with durvalumab. Panel b: another promising strategy is to associate immune checkpoint inhibitor, such as Ipilimumab, to immune stimulatory agents. INCAGN01876 is a monoclonal antibody that activates Glucocorticoid-induced TNF-receptor-related protein (GITR), a T cell co-stimulatory receptor involved in the immunological synapsis able to enhance T cell responsiveness to weakly immunogenic tumor-associated antigens. INCAGN01949, another antibody that targets and stimulates OX40, a T cell co-stimulatory receptor that potentiates TCR signalling