- Novel N-Methylated Cyclodepsipeptide Prodrugs for Targeted Cancer Therapy
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Coibamide A (1) is a highly N-methylated cyclodepsipeptide with low nanomolar antiproliferative activities against various cancer cell lines. In previous work, we discovered a simplified analogue, [MeAla3-MeAla6]-coibamide (1a), which exhibited the same inhibitory abilities as coibamide A. Herein, to reduce the whole-body toxicity and improve the solubility of 1a, two novel peptide-drug conjugates RGD-SS-CA (2) and RGD-VC-CA (3) were designed, synthesized, and evaluated. Composed of cyclodepsipeptide 1a, a tumor-homing RGD motif, and a conditionally labile linker, the conjugates are expected to release 1a tracelessly in specific tumor microenvironments. Compared with RGD-VC-CA (3), RGD-SS-CA (2) proved to be superior in in vitro drug release and cytotoxicity tests. Notably, intravenous injection of RGD-SS-CA (2) into mice-bearing human tumor xenografts induced significant tumor growth suppression with negligible toxicity. Therefore, as a novel prodrug of the coibamide A analogue, conjugate 2 has great potential for further exploration in cancer drug discovery.
- Wu, Chunlei,Cheng, Zhehong,Lu, Danyi,Liu, Ke,Cheng, Yulian,Wang, Pengxin,Zhou, Yimin,Li, Meiqing,Shao, Ximing,Li, Hongchang,Su, Wu,Fang, Lijing
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- Synthesis, characterization, and targeted chemotherapy of SCT200-linker-monomethyl auristatin E conjugates
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Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) are currently among the most successful and important strategies for treating patients with solid tumors. ADCs are composed of a monoclonal antibody and warhead, which are conjugated via a linker. Currently, monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE) is the most widely applied warhead in the development of ADCs. However, MMAE-based ADCs are generally constructed using the MC-VC-PABC linker, and this design has limited structural diversity and some disadvantages. Accordingly, in this study, we generated three types of novel linker-MMAE (with alterations in the spacer, catabolizing area, and self-immolative compared with MC-VC-PABC-MMAE) in ADCs, termed SCT200-linker-MMAE conjugates, and then evaluated the linker-drug plasma stability and the rate of drug release by cathepsin B. The binding ability, internalization rates, and efficacy of all SCT200-linker-MMAE ADCs were systematically studied, and the expression of apoptosis-associated proteins and the therapeutic efficacies of SCT200-M-2, -C-2, and -C-4 were evaluated. The results showed that the activities of some of these ADCs were increased for epidermal growth factor receptor-positive tumors. Moreover, the novel linkers designed in this study can be linked with other antibodies to treat other types of cancer. Overall, these findings provide important insights into the application of SCT200-based linkers in ADCs.
- Hu, Xinyue,Jiang, Hailun,Bai, Weiqi,Liu, Xiujun,Miao, Qingfang,Wang, Linlin,Jin, Jie,Cui, Along,Liu, Rui,Li, Zhuorong
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- Development of bifunctional anti-PD-L1 antibody MMAE conjugate with cytotoxicity and immunostimulation
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In recent years, tumor immunotherapy, especially the combination of PD1/PD-L1 inhibitors and chemotherapy, has developed rapidly. However, the systemic side effects induced by chemotherapy remain a crucial problem that needs to be addressed. Antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) are exceptional target-specific prodrugs that greatly improve the therapeutic window of chemotherapy drugs. Therefore, designing PD-L1-targeting ADCs is an interesting research project. In this study, we confirmed for the first time that the commercial anti-PD-L1 antibody Atezolizumab has better endocytosis efficiencies than Avelumab, and was more suitable for ADC design. Then, the most popular cytotoxic payload MMAE was conjugated to Atezolizumab via a classical dipeptide (valine-alanine) linker to generate a bifunctional PD-L1 ADC (ADC 3). An in vitro cytotoxicity test indicated the potent tumor cell inhibitory activity of ADC 3, with EC50 values of 9.75 nM to 11.94 nM. In addition, a co-culture of PBMCs in vitro proved that ADC 3 retained the immune activation effect of the Atezolizumab antibody. Moreover, ADC 3 exhibited a higher tumor inhibition rate and tumor regression rate in humanized immune system mice. To the best of our knowledge, this is the most active PD-L1-ADC reported thus far, which may promote the development of immunotherapy and novel ADCs.
- Xiao, Dian,Luo, Longlong,Li, Jiaguo,Wang, Zhihong,Liu, Lianqi,Xie, Fei,Feng, Jiannan,Zhou, Xinbo
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- CYCLIC DINUCLEOTIDE STING AGONISTS TETHERED TO A PD-1 OR CTLA-4 ANTIBODIES
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Disclosed are antibody-drug conjugates and compositions thereof for the activation or induction of expression of a pattern recognition receptor (e.g., STING, RIG-I, MDA5), and methods of use thereof.
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- DRUG ANTIBODY CONJUGATES
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Drug conjugates having formula [D-(X)b-(AA)w-(T)g-(L)-]n-Ab wherein: D is a drug moiety having the following formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, wherein D is covalently attached via a hydroxy group at OR1, OR3 or ZH, or a thiol group at ZH to (X)b if any, or (AA)w if any, or to (T)g if any, or (L); that are useful in the treatment of cancer.
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Drug conjugates having formula [D-(X)b-(AA)w-(T)g-(L)-]n-Ab wherein: D is a drug moiety having the following formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, solvate, tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, (
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- ANTIBODY DRUG CONJUGATES COMPRISING ECTEINASCIDIN DERIVATIVES
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Drug conjugates having formula [D-(X) b -(AA) w -(T) g -(L)-] n -Ab wherein: D is a drug moiety having the following formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, solvate, tautomer or stereoisomer th
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- COMPOUNDS, COMPOSITIONS, METHODS, AND USES FOR TREATING CANCER AND IMMUNOLOGICAL DISORDERS
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The present disclosure provides novel polypeptide-therapeutic compound or hormone-therapeutic compound conjugates using cleavable or non-cleavable linkers, whereby the polypeptide or hormone serves to target specific cells using receptor expression on the targeted cell to bind the ligand (polypeptide or hormone) carrying the therapeutic compound unlike antibody drug conjugates. Upon binding, the ligand and the therapeutic compound (multiples of the therapeutic compound in some embodiments) enter the cell by receptor-mediated endocytosis, and release drugs conjugated to the ligand by linkers, to interact with intracellular components to enhance, restore, or block a signal transduction process. The ligands for the polypeptide-therapeutic compound or hormone-therapeutic compound conjugates include, but are not limited to: cytokines, growth factors and hormones among other proteins with corresponding cell surface specific receptors. The disorders targeted by such polypeptide-therapeutic compound or hormone-therapeutic compound conjugates include, but are not limited to: immunological disorders (e.g., allergy and autoimmune disorders) and cancer.
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- RIFAMYCIN ANALOGS AND ANTIBODY-DRUG CONJUGATES THEREOF
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The disclosure relates to rifamycin analog compounds, intermediates and precursors thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions capable of inhibiting bacterial growth (e.g., S. aureus growth) and treating bacterial infections (e.g., S. aureus infections). The disclosure further relates to antibody-drug conjugates of rifamycin analog compounds and antibodies, for example, antibodies specific for infectious disease-related targets such as membrane glycoprotein receptor (MSR1), wall teichoic acids (WTA) or Protein A, and methods of use thereof to inhibit bacterial growth and treat bacterial infections.
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- PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF DRUG LINKER COMPOUNDS
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This disclosure generally relates to novel processes for the preparation of drug linker compounds and compositions comprising such drug linker compounds. The presently disclosed methods for synthesizing Fmoc-Val-Cit-PABOH and related compounds have also been found to minimize formation of diastereomeric impurities.
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- An antibody-coupled drug targeting on EGFR, a preparation method thereof, and uses thereof
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The invention discloses an antibody coupling drug targeting on EGFR, a preparation method thereof and uses thereof. The antibody-conjugated drug targeting EGFR is named LR004-VC-MMAE consisting of anantibody, a cytotoxic drug and a linker, wherein the antibody drug conjugate has a structure represented by the formula I, wherein mAb is an LR004 monoclonal antibody, n=2-8. The novel antibody-conjugated drug LR004-VC-MMAE can not only target EGFR antigen, but also has strong cytotoxicity to tumor cells. Compared with LR004 itself, it did not affect the affinity, endocytosis and targeting of theantibody, and better retained its biological function. Compared to LR004, the antitumor effect of LR004-VC-MMAE antibody-conjugated drug is significantly improved, and the tumor disappeared. Comparedto LR004, LR004-VC-MMAE antibody-conjugated total antibody showed longer half-life, slower clearance rate, lower concentration of free MMAE in plasma, shorter half-life and faster clearance rate, which is conducive to reduce toxicity.
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- ANTI-MSR1 ANTIBODIES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
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Provided herein are antibodies and antigen-binding fragments that bind MSR1 and methods of use thereof. According to certain embodiments, the antibodies bind human MSR1 with high affinity. In certain embodiments, the antibodies bind MSR1 without blocking, or blocking less than 90%, of modified LDL binding to MSR1. In some embodiments, the antibodies bind cell surface expressed-MSR1 and are internalized. The antibodies of the invention may be fully human antibodies. The invention includes anti-MSR1 antibodies, or antigen-binding fragments thereof, conjugated to drugs or therapeutic compounds.
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- Cysteine-transformed antibody-toxin conjugate and its preparation method
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The invention discloses a cysteine-transformed antibody-toxin conjugate and its preparation method. The cysteine-transformed antibody-toxin conjugate with excellent uniformity is formed by inserting aheavy chain and a light chain of a target antibody to the cysteine (C) at the fixed point, and performing fixed-point coupling on a free sulfydryl (-SH) of the cysteine inserted at the fixed point and a connector coupled with micromolecular high-activity cell toxin. The insert site of the cysteine disclosed in the invention is the 205th site and/or the 206th site (Kabat number) of the antibody light chain, and/or the 439th site of the heavy chain (Kabat number).
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- Cysteine engineered antibody - toxin conjugate (TDC) fixed-point coupling site screening (by machine translation)
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The invention discloses a cysteine engineered antibody - toxin conjugate, characterized in that the antibody is the antibody fixed-point inserted cysteine, cysteine insertion site comprises a site selected from the following group of one or more of: light chain constant region of the light chain kappa / λ 110 position, section 111 position, section 142 bit, IgG antibody heavy chain constant region of the heavy chain of the 254 bit, of the 255 bit, of the 258 position, section 259 bit, section 354 bit, section 355 bit, part 357 bit, paragraph 378 bit, article 379 bit, section 386 bit, article 387 bit or 410 bit. (by machine translation)
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- Discovery of Peptidomimetic Antibody-Drug Conjugate Linkers with Enhanced Protease Specificity
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Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) have become an important therapeutic modality for oncology, with three approved by the FDA and over 60 others in clinical trials. Despite the progress, improvements in ADC therapeutic index are desired. Peptide-based ADC linkers that are cleaved by lysosomal proteases have shown sufficient stability in serum and effective payload-release in targeted cells. If the linker can be preferentially hydrolyzed by tumor-specific proteases, safety margin may improve. However, the use of peptide-based linkers limits our ability to modulate protease specificity. Here we report the structure-guided discovery of novel, nonpeptidic ADC linkers. We show that a cyclobutane-1,1-dicarboxamide-containing linker is hydrolyzed predominantly by cathepsin B while the valine-citrulline dipeptide linker is not. ADCs bearing the nonpeptidic linker are as efficacious and stable in vivo as those with the dipeptide linker. Our results strongly support the application of the peptidomimetic linker and present new opportunities for improving the selectivity of ADCs.
- Wei, Binqing,Gunzner-Toste, Janet,Yao, Hui,Wang, Tao,Wang, Jing,Xu, Zijin,Chen, Jinhua,Wai, John,Nonomiya, Jim,Tsai, Siao Ping,Chuh, Josefa,Kozak, Katherine R.,Liu, Yichin,Yu, Shang-Fan,Lau, Jeff,Li, Guangmin,Phillips, Gail D.,Leipold, Doug,Kamath, Amrita,Su, Dian,Xu, Keyang,Eigenbrot, Charles,Steinbacher, Stefan,Ohri, Rachana,Raab, Helga,Staben, Leanna R.,Zhao, Guiling,Flygare, John A.,Pillow, Thomas H.,Verma, Vishal,Masterson, Luke A.,Howard, Philip W.,Safina, Brian
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- Improved Methodology for the Synthesis of a Cathepsin B Cleavable Dipeptide Linker, Widely Used in Antibody-Drug Conjugate Research
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Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) represent an emerging class of biopharmaceutical agents that deliver highly potent anticancer agents (payloads) selectively to tumors or components associated with the tumor microenvironment. The linker, responsible for the connection between the antibody and payload, is a crucial component of ADCs. In certain examples the linker is composed of a cleavable short peptide which imparts an additional aspect of selectivity. Especially prevalent is the cathepsin B cleavable Mc-Val-Cit-PABOH linker utilized in many pre-clinical ADC candidates, as well as the FDA approved ADC ADCETRIS (brentuximab vedotin). An alternative route for the synthesis of the cathepsin B cleavable Mc-Val-Cit-PABOH linker is reported herein that involved six steps from l-Citrulline and proceeded with a 50% overall yield. In this modified route, the spacer (a para-aminobenzyl alcohol moiety) was incorporated via HATU coupling followed by dipeptide formation. Importantly, this route avoided undesirable epimerization and proceeded with improved overall yield. Utilizing this methodology, a drug-linker construct incorporating a potent small-molecule inhibitor of tubulin polymerization (referred to as KGP05), was synthesized as a representative example.
- Mondal, Deboprosad,Ford, Jacob,Pinney, Kevin G.
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- DRUG-LINKER CONJUGATE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS
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Compositions are disclosed having a cytotoxic and/or vascular disrupting agent (VDA) payload attached to a linker. The linker can be a cathepsin B protease cleavable linker or a non-cleavable linker that may degrade intracellularly. Methods for making and using the compositions are also provided. The compositions can be provided to a patient in need thereof with the composition coming into contact with a cancer cell to activate or release the cytotoxic and/or vascular disrupting agent payload.
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- Development and properties of valine-alanine based antibody-drug conjugates with monomethyl auristatin E as the potent payload
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Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), designed to selectively deliver cytotoxic agents to antigen-bearing cells, are poised to become an important class of cancer therapeutics. Human epithelial growth factor receptor (HER2) is considered an effective target for cancer treatment, and a HER2-targeting ADC has shown promising results. Most ADCs undergoing clinical evaluation contain linkers that have a lysosomal protease-cleavable dipeptide, of which the most common is valine-citrulline (VC). However, valine-alanine (VA), another dipeptide comprising two human essential amino acids, has been used in next generation ADCs loading new toxins, but the druggable properties of ADCs loaded the most popular monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE) remain to be further explored. In this study, we generated VA-based ADCs that connected MMAE to an anti-HER2 antibody. We studied the differences in the preparation process, in vitro stability, cathepsin B activity and in vitro cytotoxicity of VA-based ADC compared to the ADC of VC. VA had comparable performance to VC, which preliminarily displays its practicability. Additional efficacy and safety studies in a xenograft model indicate this novel ADC exerted potent anti-tumor activity and negligible toxicity. The results of this study show the application potential of VA-based ADC with MMAE as the payload.
- Wang, Yanming,Fan, Shiyong,Zhong, Wu,Zhou, Xinbo,Li, Song
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The invention provides compounds comprising a therapeutic agent coupled to a carrier molecule, with a minimum coupling ratio of 5: 1; wherein the carrier molecule is (i) an antibody fragment or derivative thereof or (ii) an antibody mimetic or derivative thereof; and wherein the therapeutic agents are coupled onto a lysine amino acid residue; and further wherein the therapeutic agent is not a photosensitising agent. There is also provided uses, methods relating to such compounds, as well as processes for their manufacture.
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- Monomethylvaline compounds conjugated with antibodies
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Auristatin peptides, including MeVal-Val-Dil-Dap-Norephedrine (MMAE) and MeVal-Val-Dil-Dap-Phe (MMAF), were prepared and attached to Ligands through various linkers, including maleimidocaproyl-val-cit-PAB. The resulting ligand drug conjugates were active in vitro and in vivo.
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Drug conjugates of formula [D-(X)b-(AA)w-(L)-]n-Ab wherein: D is a drug moiety having the following formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, solvate, tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, wherein: A is selected from (II) and (III) R1, R2 and R3 is H, ORa, OCORa, OCOORa, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, etc; R3' is, CORa, COORa, CONRaRb, etc; each of R4 to R10 and R12 is alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl; R11 is H, CORa, COORa,alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl, or R11 and R12+N+C atoms to which they are attached may form a heterocyclic group; each of R13 and R14 is H, CORa, COORa, alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl; each Ra and Rb is H, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, etc.; each dotted line represents an optional additional bond; X is an extending group; AA is an amino acid unit; L is a linker group; w is 0to 12; b is 0 or 1; A bis a moiety comprising at least one antigen binding site, and n is the ratio of the group [D-(X) b -(AA)w-(L)-] to the moiety comprising at least one antigen binding site and is in the range from 1 to 20, are useful in the treatment of cancer.
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Auristatin peptide analogs of MeVal-Val-Dil-Dap-Phe (MMAF) are provided having C-terminal phenylalanine residue side chain replacements or modifications which are provided alone or attached to ligands through various linkers. The rlated conjugates can target specific cell types to provide therapeutic benefit.
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Auristatin peptide analogs of MeVal-Val-Dil-Dap-Phe (MMAF) having a carboxylic acid equivalent at the C-terminal phenylalanine were prepared and attached to ligands through various linkers, including maleimidocaproyl-val-cit-PAB. The resulting ligand drug conjugates were active in vitro and in vivo.
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