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CD70 CD70 molecule

ENSG00000125726 · protein coding · Open Targets profile

Expressed at the plasma membrane of B cells, it is the ligand of the CD27 receptor which is specifically expressed at the surface of T cells (PubMed:28011863, PubMed:28011864, PubMed:8387892). The CD70- CD27 signaling pathway mediates antigen-specific T cell activation and expansion which in turn provides immune surveillance of B cells (PubMed:28011863, PubMed:28011864). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:28011863, ECO:0000269|PubMed:28011864, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8387892}.

None of the 4 drugs recorded against CD70 is approved yet

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.

1 antibody drug at Phase 2: CUSATUZUMAB1 antibody drug at Phase 1: VORSETUZUMAB1 antibody drug conjugate drug at Phase 1: VORSETUZUMAB MAFODOTIN1 unknown drug at Phase 1: MDX-1411Antibody 2Antibody drug conjugate 1Unknown 1Phase 2 1Phase 1 3

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 Withdrawn means the drug was pulled from the market or from development.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.

In 2 of 15 cancers, the evidence for CD70 comes mainly from inherited variants

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.

Inherited (germline) variantsMutations in tumours (somatic)
00.250.50.751hematopoietic and lymphoid cell neoplasmhematopoietic and lymphoid cell neoplasmhematopoietic and lymphoid cell neoplasm: germline 0.48non-Hodgkin lymphomanon-Hodgkin lymphomanon-Hodgkin lymphoma: germline 0.46acute myeloid leukemiaacute myeloid leukemiarenal cell carcinomarenal cell carcinomanasopharyngeal carcinomanasopharyngeal carcinomanon-small cell lung carcinomanon-small cell lung carcinomamelanomamelanomaglioblastomaglioblastomamyelodysplastic syndromemyelodysplastic syndromediffuse large B-cell lymphomadiffuse large B-cell lymphomacolorectal carcinomacolorectal carcinomaosteosarcomaosteosarcomacentral nervous system cancercentral nervous system cancerovarian carcinomaovarian carcinomagliomaglioma

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, UniProt loc high conf, GO CC high conf, UniProt SigP or TMHMM
PROTAC
Database Ubiquitination, Half-life Data
Other modalities
Advanced Clinical

gnomAD loss of function constraint: o/e 0.6682900190353394 (upper bound 1.319000005722046). 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 3 registry trials, updated in the last three years, of the most advanced drugs against CD70 (cusatuzumab), ranked by Phase 2+ trials. Live from ClinicalTrials.gov.

Trials of drugs against CD70 by where their sites are

Registry trials of cusatuzumab 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; 0 of 3 have all sites in one country.

Sites only in this groupSites here and elsewhere
United StatesUnited States: 0 trials with sites only hereUnited States: 2 trials with sites here and elsewhere2EuropeEurope: 0 trials with sites only hereEurope: 3 trials with sites here and elsewhere3OtherOther: 0 trials with sites only hereOther: 3 trials with sites here and elsewhere3

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. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, fetched live.

2 trials of drugs against CD70 were stopped early

Terminated, withdrawn and suspended interventional trials of cusatuzumab, vorsetuzumab, vorsetuzumab mafodotin, MDX-1411, 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 2 most recent of 2.

Paediatric incentives and obligations for CD70's drugs

For cusatuzumab, vorsetuzumab, vorsetuzumab mafodotin, MDX-1411: 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.

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 4 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.

DrugTypeHighest stageIndicationsSource records
CUSATUZUMABAntibodyphase 2myelodysplastic syndrome, acute myeloid leukemia, chronic myelomonocytic leukemia, primary cutaneous T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, type 1 diabetes mellitus, nasopharyngeal carcinomaOpen Targets · ChEMBL
VORSETUZUMABAntibodyphase 1type 1 diabetes mellitusOpen Targets · ChEMBL
VORSETUZUMAB MAFODOTINAntibody drug conjugatephase 1renal cell carcinoma, non-Hodgkin lymphomaOpen Targets · ChEMBL
MDX-1411Unknownphase 1clear cell renal carcinoma, mantle cell lymphoma, B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemiaOpen Targets · ChEMBL