The two novel DLL4-targeting antibody-drug conjugates MvM03 and MGD03 show potent anti-tumour activity in breast cancer xenograft models.
By: Shijing Wang, Rihong Zhou, Fumou Sun, Renjie Li, Min Wang, Min Wu

State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China.
2017-07-03; doi: 10.1016/j.canlet.2017.09.004
Abstract

The anti-human Delta-like 4 (DLL4) monoclonal antibody MMGZ01 has a high affinity to hrDLL4 and arrests the DLL4-mediated human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVEC) phenotype, promotes immature vessels, and effectively reduces breast cancer cell growth in vivo. To develop a much more effective therapy, we conjugated MMGZ01 with two small-molecule cytotoxic agents, i.e., monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE) and doxorubicin (DOX), with different linkers to generate antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), i.e., MMGZ01-vc-MMAE (named MvM03) and MMGZ01-GMBS-DOX (named MGD03), that are more potent therapeutic agents than naked antibody therapeutic agents. The produced anti-DLL4 ADCs can be effectively directed against DLL4 and internalized. Then, the release of MMAE or DOX into the cytosol can induce G2/M or G0/G1 phase growth arrest and cell death through the induction of apoptosis. In vitro, MvM03 was highly potent and selective against DLL4 cell lines. The anti-DLL4 ADCs, particularly MvM03, showed more potent anti-tumour activity than Docetaxel, which is an inhibitor of the depolymerisation of microtubules, in two xenograft breast cancer tumour models. Our findings indicate that anti-DLL4 ADCs have promising potential as an effective therapy for breast cancer.



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