Impact of cathepsin B-sensitive triggers and hydrophilic linkers on in vitro efficacy of novel site-specific antibody–drug conjugates

F Bryden, C Martin, S Letast, E Lles… - Organic & …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Herein we describe the synthesis and evaluation of four novel HER2-targeting, cathepsin B-
sensitive antibody–drug conjugates bearing a monomethylauristatin E (MMAE) cytotoxic …

Rapid, high-yielding solid-phase synthesis of cathepsin-B cleavable linkers for targeted cancer therapeutics

A Pryyma, S Gunasekera, J Lewin… - Bioconjugate …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Antibody–drug conjugates (ADCs) constitute an emerging class of anticancer agents that
deliver potent payloads selectively to tumors while avoiding systemic toxicity associated with …

Site selection: a case study in the identification of optimal cysteine engineered antibody drug conjugates

LN Tumey, F Li, B Rago, X Han, F Loganzo, S Musto… - The AAPS journal, 2017 - Springer
As the antibody drug conjugate (ADC) community continues to shift towards site-specific
conjugation technology, there is a growing need to understand how the site of conjugation …

Discovery of peptidomimetic antibody–drug conjugate linkers with enhanced protease specificity

BQ Wei, J Gunzner-Toste, H Yao, T Wang… - Journal of medicinal …, 2018 - ACS Publications
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 …

Exploring the effects of linker composition on site-specifically modified antibody–drug conjugates

AE Albers, AW Garofalo, PM Drake, R Kudirka… - European Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
In the context of antibody–drug conjugates (ADCs), noncleavable linkers provide a means to
deliver cytotoxic small molecules to cell targets while reducing systemic toxicity caused by …

Chemical generation of small molecule-based bispecific antibody-drug conjugates for broadening the target scope

A Yamaguchi, Y Anami, SYY Ha, TJ Roeder… - Bioorganic & Medicinal …, 2021 - Elsevier
Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) hold great therapeutic promise for cancer indications;
however, treating tumors with intratumor heterogeneity remains challenging. We …

Construction of homogeneous antibody–drug conjugates using site-selective protein chemistry

P Akkapeddi, SA Azizi, AM Freedy, PMSD Cal… - Chemical …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Systemic chemotherapy, the current standard of care for the treatment of cancer, is rarely
curative and is often accompanied by debilitating side effects. Targeted drug delivery stands …

Incorporation of Hydrophilic Macrocycles Into Drug-Linker Reagents Produces Antibody-Drug Conjugates With Enhanced in vivo Performance

N Evans, R Grygorash, P Williams, A Kyle… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) have begun to fulfil their promise as targeted cancer
therapeutics with ten clinical approvals to date. As the field matures, much attention has …

Aldehyde tag coupled with HIPS chemistry enables the production of ADCs conjugated site-specifically to different antibody regions with distinct in vivo efficacy and …

PM Drake, AE Albers, J Baker, S Banas… - Bioconjugate …, 2014 - ACS Publications
It is becoming increasingly clear that site-specific conjugation offers significant advantages
over conventional conjugation chemistries used to make antibody–drug conjugates (ADCs) …

Development of a facile antibody–drug conjugate platform for increased stability and homogeneity

N Gupta, J Kancharla, S Kaushik, A Ansari… - Chemical …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Despite the advances in the design of antibody–drug conjugates (ADCs), the search is still
ongoing for novel approaches that lead to increased stability and homogeneity of the ADCs …