Antibody drug conjugate: the “biological missile” for targeted cancer therapy

Z Fu, S Li, S Han, C Shi, Y Zhang - Signal transduction and targeted …, 2022 - nature.com
Antibody–drug conjugate (ADC) is typically composed of a monoclonal antibody (mAbs)
covalently attached to a cytotoxic drug via a chemical linker. It combines both the …

Exploiting the folate receptor α in oncology

M Scaranti, E Cojocaru, S Banerjee… - Nature reviews clinical …, 2020 - nature.com
Folate receptor α (FRα) came into focus as an anticancer target many decades after the
successful development of drugs targeting intracellular folate metabolism, such as …

[HTML][HTML] Mirvetuximab soravtansine in FRα-positive, platinum-resistant ovarian cancer

KN Moore, A Angelergues, GE Konecny… - … England Journal of …, 2023 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Mirvetuximab soravtansine-gynx (MIRV), a first-in-class antibody–drug
conjugate targeting folate receptor α (FRα), is approved for the treatment of platinum …

Antibody–drug conjugates in solid tumors: a look into novel targets

C Criscitiello, S Morganti, G Curigliano - Journal of hematology & oncology, 2021 - Springer
Antibody–drug conjugates (ADCs) are a relatively new class of anticancer agents designed
to merge the selectivity of monoclonal antibodies with cell killing properties of …

[HTML][HTML] Phase III, randomized trial of mirvetuximab soravtansine versus chemotherapy in patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer: primary analysis of …

KN Moore, AM Oza, N Colombo, A Oaknin… - Annals of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Mirvetuximab soravtansine (MIRV) is an antibody-drug conjugate comprising a
folate receptor alpha (FRα)-binding antibody, cleavable linker, and the maytansinoid DM4, a …

Nivolumab versus gemcitabine or pegylated liposomal doxorubicin for patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer: open-label, randomized trial in Japan (NINJA)

J Hamanishi, N Takeshima, N Katsumata… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE This phase III, multicenter, randomized, open-label study investigated the
efficacy and safety of nivolumab versus chemotherapy (gemcitabine [GEM] or pegylated …

Chemotherapy resistance in epithelial ovarian cancer: Mechanisms and emerging treatments

C Marchetti, F De Felice, A Romito, V Iacobelli… - Seminars in Cancer …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ovarian cancer (OC) remains a fatal malignancy because most patients experience
recurrent disease, which is resistant to chemotherapy. The outcomes for patients with …

Folate receptor alpha in ovarian cancer tissue and patient serum is associated with disease burden and treatment outcomes

HJ Bax, J Chauhan, C Stavraka, A Santaolalla… - British Journal of …, 2023 - nature.com
Background Survival rates for ovarian cancer remain poor, and monitoring and prediction of
therapeutic response may benefit from additional markers. Ovarian cancers frequently …

Co-administered antibody improves penetration of antibody–dye conjugate into human cancers with implications for antibody–drug conjugates

G Lu, N Nishio, NS van den Berg, BA Martin… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Poor tissue penetration remains a major challenge for antibody-based therapeutics of solid
tumors, but proper dosing can improve the tissue penetration and thus therapeutic efficacy of …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting NaPi2b in ovarian cancer

S Banerjee, R Drapkin, DL Richardson… - Cancer Treatment …, 2023 - Elsevier
Novel biomarkers are needed to direct new treatments for ovarian cancer, a disease for
which the standard of care remains heavily focused on platinum-based chemotherapy …