1. DNA sequence-selective G-A cross-linking ADC payloads for use in solid tumour therapies.
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Procopiou, George, Jackson, Paul J. M., di Mascio, Daniella, Auer, Jennifer L., Pepper, Chris, Rahman, Khondaker Miraz, Fox, Keith R., and Thurston, David E.
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CETUXIMAB , *DNA , *ANTIBODY-drug conjugates , *WEIGHT loss , *GUANINE , *TUMORS - Abstract
Antibody-Drug Conjugates (ADCs) are growing in importance for the treatment of both solid and haematological malignancies. There is a demand for new payloads with novel mechanisms of action that may offer enhanced therapeutic efficacy, especially in patients who develop resistance. We report here a class of Cyclopropabenzindole-Pyridinobenzodiazepine (CBI-PDD) DNA cross-linking payloads that simultaneously alkylate guanine (G) and adenine (A) bases in the DNA minor groove with a defined sequence selectivity. The lead payload, FGX8-46 (6), produces sequence-selective G-A cross-links and affords cytotoxicity in the low picomolar region across a panel of 11 human tumour cell lines. When conjugated to the antibody cetuximab at an average Drug-Antibody Ratio (DAR) of 2, an ADC is produced with significant antitumour activity at 1 mg/kg in a target-relevant human tumour xenograft mouse model with an unexpectedly high tolerability (i.e., no weight loss observed at doses as high as 45 mg/kg i.v., single dose). A class of Cyclopropabenzindole-Pyridinobenzodiazepine (CBI-PDD) DNA cross-linking payloads, used in Antibody-Drug Conjugates, alkylate guanine and adenine bases in the DNA minor groove with a defined sequence selectivity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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