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drug_type
RELEVANT_DRUG
intervention_type
Drug
drug_description
Antibody–drug conjugate targeting nectin‑4; the monoclonal antibody delivers the microtubule-disrupting payload MMAE (vedotin) to tumor cells, causing apoptosis.
nci_thesaurus_concept_id
C114500
nci_thesaurus_definition
An antibody drug conjugate (ADC) containing a human monoclonal antibody AGS-22 targeting the cell adhesion molecule nectin-4 and conjugated to the cytotoxic agent monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE), via a proprietary enzyme-cleavable linker (AGS-22CE), with potential antineoplastic activity. The monoclonal antibody moiety of enfortumab vedotin selectively binds to nectin-4. After internalization and proteolytic cleavage, MMAE binds to tubulin and inhibits its polymerization, which results in G2/M phase arrest and induces apoptosis in nectin-4 overexpressing tumor cells. Nectin-4, a tumor associated antigen belonging to the nectin family, is overexpressed in a variety of cancers, including breast, bladder, lung and pancreatic cancer.
drug_mesh_term
enfortumab vedotin
drug_category
ANTIBODY DRUG CONJUGATE
drug_class
Conjugate
drug_delivery_route
Intravenous
drug_mechanism_of_action
Monoclonal antibody targets nectin-4 on tumor cells, is internalized, and releases the cytotoxic payload MMAE via a cleavable linker; MMAE binds tubulin, inhibits microtubule polymerization, causes G2/M arrest, and induces apoptosis in nectin-4–expressing cells.
drug_name
Enfortumab Vedotin
nct_id_drug_ref
NCT05756569