CD40 CD40 molecule
ENSG00000101017 · protein coding · Open Targets profile
Receptor for TNFSF5/CD40LG (PubMed:31331973). Transduces TRAF6- and MAP3K8-mediated signals that activate ERK in macrophages and B cells, leading to induction of immunoglobulin secretion (By similarity). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P27512, ECO:0000269|PubMed:31331973}.
Each band is a group of drugs. It runs from the kind of drug on the left to the furthest stage that drug has reached in any disease on the right. Thicker bands mean more drugs.
Approved bands are highlighted. Withdrawn means the drug was pulled from the market or from development. A combined phase counts as the later one (Phase 1/2 is shown as Phase 2). Hover a band for the drug names. Source: Open Targets Platform, fetched live.
Each row is a cancer, strongest overall evidence first. The two dots show how strong the inherited (germline) and tumour-mutation (somatic) evidence is; the line between them is the gap.
Scores run from 0 (no evidence) to 1 (strongest). A missing dot at 0 means Open Targets holds no evidence of that kind. Source: Open Targets Platform, fetched live.
Tractability
- Antibody
- Advanced Clinical, GO CC high conf, UniProt loc med conf, UniProt SigP or TMHMM
- PROTAC
- Half-life Data, Small Molecule Binder
- Other modalities
- Advanced Clinical
gnomAD loss of function constraint: o/e 0.4936000108718872 (upper bound 0.7242699861526489). Low values mean loss of function is poorly tolerated, a safety flag for inhibition.
Who runs trials of these drugs
Principal investigators and study chairs on 42 registry trials, updated in the last three years, of the most advanced drugs against CD40 (lucatumumab, sotigalimab, PG-102, dacetuzumab, CD40 LIGAND, bleselumab, iscalimab, CDX-1140), ranked by Phase 2+ trials. Live from ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Adi DiabM.D. Anderson Cancer Center · 1 of 1 trials Phase 2+
- Alexander WeiColumbia University · 1 of 1 trials Phase 2+
- Craig L. SlingluffUniversity of Virginia · 1 of 1 trials Phase 2+
- Emese ZsirosRoswell Park Cancer Institute · 1 of 1 trials Phase 2+
- Hyuk-Sang KwonThe Catholic University of KOREA, Yeouido St.Mary's Hostital in Korea · 1 of 1 trials Phase 2+
- In Kyung JeongKyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong in Korea · 1 of 1 trials Phase 2+
- Jae Hyeon KimSamsung Medical Center in Korea · 1 of 1 trials Phase 2+
- Jae-Heon KangKangbuk Samsung Hospital, Samsung Medical Center in Korea · 1 of 1 trials Phase 2+
- Jang Won SonThe Catholic University of KOREA, Bucheon St.Mary's Hostital in Korea · 1 of 1 trials Phase 2+
- Jun Hwa HongDaejeon Eul Ji Medical Center, Eul Ji University in Korea · 1 of 1 trials Phase 2+
- Kyu Chang WonYeungnam University Medical Center in Korea · 1 of 1 trials Phase 2+
- Kyung Wan MinNowon Eul Ji Medical Center, Eul Ji University in Korea · 1 of 1 trials Phase 2+
- Matin ImanguliJHU Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center LAO · 1 of 1 trials Phase 2+
- Nan Hee KimKOREA University Asan Hospital in Korea · 1 of 1 trials Phase 2+
- Pierre DUFFAUUniversity Hospital Bordeaux, France · 1 of 1 trials Phase 2+
Registry trials of lucatumumab, sotigalimab, PG-102, dacetuzumab, CD40 LIGAND, bleselumab, iscalimab, CDX-1140 updated in the last three years, counted by the country group of their listed sites. A trial with sites in several groups counts in each; 30 of 41 have all sites in one country.
Site counts are not patients per country, and trials registered only outside ClinicalTrials.gov are not covered. Where sites are is a fact about the record, not a judgement of its quality. Europe is the EU and EEA, the UK and Switzerland. 1 trials list no sites and are left out. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, fetched live.
21 trials of drugs against CD40 were stopped early; 4 give no reason
Terminated, withdrawn and suspended interventional trials of lucatumumab, sotigalimab, PG-102, dacetuzumab, CD40 LIGAND, bleselumab, iscalimab, CDX-1140, selicrelumab, giloralimab, newest update first, live from ClinicalTrials.gov. Each reason is quoted exactly as the registry gives it; we do not sort reasons into safety, efficacy or business. Dates are the last registry update. Showing the 21 most recent of 21.
- suspended · 2026-06-04 · James Cleary, MD, PhD · matched by the registry's drug synonyms“Efficacy concerns.”
- terminated · 2025-11-21 · M.D. Anderson Cancer Center · matched by the registry's drug synonyms“<75% participant accrual”
- terminated · 2025-05-16 · Novartis Pharmaceuticals · matched by the registry's drug synonyms“The study was terminated following less favorable efficacy by Iscalimab (CFZ533) in liver transplant patients compared to tacrolimus.”
- terminated · 2024-10-08 · Washington University School of Medicine · CDX-1140“Celldex decision”
- terminated · 2024-04-10 · HiberCell, Inc. · CDX-1140“sponsor decision”
- terminated · 2024-02-28 · Albert Einstein College of Medicine · anti-CD40 antibody (CDX-1140)“Low accrual”
- terminated · 2024-02-13 · Apexigen America, Inc. · sotigalimab“Business decision (not due to safety reason).”
- terminated · 2023-11-07 · Hoffmann-La Roche · Selicrelumab“The Sponsor made the decision to terminate the study due to start up and recruitment issues caused by limited resource availability at the treating centers.”
- withdrawn · 2023-09-11 · Nordic Society of Gynaecological Oncology - Clinical Trials Unit · matched by the registry's drug synonyms“IMP provider company (Apexigen) is sold, thus both IMP and grant is terminated”
- terminated · 2021-07-26 · The Lymphoma Academic Research Organisation · Selicrelumab“End of drug development”
- terminated · 2020-09-03 · BioNTech US Inc. · matched by the registry's drug synonyms“Closed due to historically slow enrollment compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic.”
- terminated · 2017-06-20 · Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · matched by the registry's drug synonyms“Slow accrual”
- withdrawn · 2016-05-04 · Weill Medical College of Cornell University · matched by the registry's drug synonyms“No funding available.”
- withdrawn · 2016-05-03 · Weill Medical College of Cornell University · matched by the registry's drug synonyms“No funding was obtained for this study. No subject were receruited.”
- terminated · 2016-02-08 · Baylor College of Medicine · matched by the registry's drug synonymsNo reason given
- terminated · 2015-02-25 · Seagen Inc. · matched by the registry's drug synonymsNo reason given
- terminated · 2014-05-22 · University of Southern California · matched by the registry's drug synonyms“Lack of efficacy”
- terminated · 2012-10-01 · Novartis Pharmaceuticals · matched by the registry's drug synonyms“Slow enrollment and minimal preliminary biological and clinical efficacy.”
- withdrawn · 2012-05-21 · Baylor College of Medicine · matched by the registry's drug synonymsNo reason given
- terminated · 2010-10-26 · PanGenetics UK Limited · matched by the registry's drug synonyms“poor recruitment”
- terminated · 2009-10-15 · Fairview University Medical Center · matched by the registry's drug synonymsNo reason given
Paediatric incentives and obligations for CD40's drugs
For lucatumumab, sotigalimab, PG-102, dacetuzumab, CD40 LIGAND, bleselumab, iscalimab, CDX-1140, selicrelumab, giloralimab: what EMA and FDA publish about paediatric plans, orphan status and pediatric approvals, and how many registered studies take children. Each line is a yes, no or not published fact from the record linked under it; none of it is a forecast.
- FDA pediatric target list: yes · CD40 is on the list. Membership alone neither requires nor waives a pediatric study.Rule: Target is on FDA's Pediatric Molecular Target List (relevant targets). Source: FDA Pediatric Molecular Target List (Listed as February 2026 on the FDA Pediatric Oncology page; the file served is 9.7.22_the_relevant_molecular_target_list.xlsx, whose Summary of Changes sheet is headed 'SEPTEMBER 2022 UPDATE' (footnote date 2022-09-01)), 2026-11-11
- EU paediatric investigation plan: yes · EMEA-002842-PIP01-20 (Iscalimab, Prophylaxis of solid organ transplant rejection): P: decision agreeing on a investigation plan, with or without partial waiver(s) and or deferral(s), 8 Jun 2021Rule: An EMA PIP decision (agreement, modification or waiver) lists the drug as its active substance, exact name. Source: EMA EMEA-002842-PIP01-20, 2026-11-11
- EU orphan designation: no · No EU orphan designation names lucatumumab, sotigalimab, pg-102, dacetuzumab, cd40 ligand, bleselumab, iscalimab, cdx-1140, selicrelumab, giloralimabRule: An EU orphan designation lists the drug as its active substance (exact name) or belongs to a medicine that does; withdrawn and expired designations are listed with their status. Source: EMA data download (dated snapshot), 2026-11-11
- Authorised in the EU: no · EMA lists no centrally authorised medicine of lucatumumab, sotigalimab, pg-102, dacetuzumab, cd40 ligand, bleselumab, iscalimab, cdx-1140, selicrelumab, giloralimabRule: An EMA medicine record lists the drug as its active substance or INN, exact name; national-only authorisations are not in this file. Source: EMA data download (dated snapshot), 2026-11-11
- FDA orphan designation: not published · FDA's orphan designation database turns away automated requests, so this app does not read it; search it by hand at the linkRule: Would be: an FDA orphan designation names the drug. Source: FDA orphan designations search
- FDA pediatric oncology approval: no · FDA's table lists no pediatric approval of lucatumumab, sotigalimab, pg-102, dacetuzumab, cd40 ligand, bleselumab, iscalimab, cdx-1140, selicrelumab, giloralimabRule: FDA's Pediatric Oncology Drug Approvals table names the drug. Source: FDA Pediatric Oncology Drug Approvals (content current as of 2026-03-03), 2026-11-11
- Registered studies open to children: yes · 13 interventional studies of lucatumumab, sotigalimab, pg-102, dacetuzumab, cd40 ligand, bleselumab, iscalimab, cdx-1140, selicrelumab, giloralimab include patients under 18; 2 are recruiting, not yet recruiting or activeRule: The registry's age group includes Child (birth to 17 years), which also counts studies that set no minimum age. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov search, 2026-11-11
Rare pediatric disease voucher. FDA, content current as of 29 Apr 2026: “As of February 3, 2026, enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, the rare pediatric disease PRV program will sunset after September 30, 2029. FDA may not award any PRVs under this program after September 30, 2029.” Voucher sale prices are not shown here; they appear only as company-reported news. FDA: Rare Pediatric Disease Designation and Priority Review Voucher Programs
All 10 drugs and clinical candidates as a table
Each drug, stage and indication links to its Open Targets record, where the trials and approvals behind it are listed. Salt forms (for example a mesylate) are listed as Open Targets records them, as separate entries.