Therapeutic Potential of MF-TTZ-MMAE, a Site-Specifically Conjugated Antibody-Drug Conjugate, for the Treatment of HER2-Overexpressing Breast Cancer

Bioconjug Chem. 2022 Feb 16;33(2):418-426. doi: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.2c00015. Epub 2022 Feb 1.

Abstract

With three clinically approved antibody-drug conjugates targeting HER2, this target is clearly identified to be of interest in oncology. Moreover, the advent of new bioconjugation technologies producing site-specific homogenous conjugates led to the opportunity of developing new medicines linking antibodies and payloads. Here, a new relevant HER2-targeting ADC was obtained by the conjugation of monomethyl auristatin E onto trastuzumab using McSAF Inside bioconjugation technology. The antibody-drug conjugate formed presented an average drug-to-antibody ratio of 4 with a high homogeneity and an excellent stability especially when incubated with human serum albumin or in human plasma. Moreover, it demonstrated a strong efficacy in an HER2 xenograft tumor model in mice, superior to the clinically approved antibody-drug conjugate ado-trastuzumab emtansine, with a complete tumor regression observed both macroscopically and microscopically demonstrating its therapeutic potential.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Breast Neoplasms* / drug therapy
  • Breast Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunoconjugates* / pharmacology
  • Immunoconjugates* / therapeutic use
  • Mice
  • Receptor, ErbB-2 / therapeutic use
  • Trastuzumab / pharmacology
  • Trastuzumab / therapeutic use
  • Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays

Substances

  • Immunoconjugates
  • Receptor, ErbB-2
  • Trastuzumab