Application of a biocatalytic strategy for the preparation of tiancimycin-based antibody–drug conjugates revealing key insights into structure–activity relationships

AD Steele, AF Kiefer, D Hwang, D Yang… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2023ACS Publications
Antibody–drug conjugates (ADCs) are cancer chemotherapeutics that utilize a monoclonal
antibody (mAb)-based delivery system, a cytotoxic payload, and a chemical linker. ADC
payloads must be strategically functionalized to allow linker attachment without perturbing
the potency required for ADC efficacy. We previously developed a biocatalytic system for the
precise functionalization of tiancimycin (TNM)-based payloads. The TNMs are
anthraquinone-fused enediynes (AFEs) and have yet to be translated into the clinic. Herein …
Antibody–drug conjugates (ADCs) are cancer chemotherapeutics that utilize a monoclonal antibody (mAb)-based delivery system, a cytotoxic payload, and a chemical linker. ADC payloads must be strategically functionalized to allow linker attachment without perturbing the potency required for ADC efficacy. We previously developed a biocatalytic system for the precise functionalization of tiancimycin (TNM)-based payloads. The TNMs are anthraquinone-fused enediynes (AFEs) and have yet to be translated into the clinic. Herein, we report the translation of biocatalytically functionalized TNMs into ADCs in combination with the dual-variable domain (DVD)-mAb platform. The DVD enables both site-specific conjugation and a plug-and-play modularity for antigen-targeting specificity. We evaluated three linker chemistries in terms of TNM-based ADC potency and antigen selectivity, demonstrating a trade-off between potency and selectivity. This represents the first application of AFE-based payloads to DVDs for ADC development, a workflow that is generalizable to further advance AFE-based ADCs for multiple cancer types.
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