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drug_type
RELEVANT_DRUG
intervention_type
Drug
drug_description
An antibody-drug conjugate (STRO-002, Luvelta) targeting folate receptor-α (FOLR1). It consists of an anti-FOLR1 IgG1 (SP8166) linked via a cathepsin-cleavable linker to a 3-aminophenyl hemiasterlin payload (SC209) that inhibits tubulin polymerization, causing mitotic arrest and cell death.
nci_thesaurus_concept_id
C158067
nci_thesaurus_preferred_term
Luveltamab Tazevibulin
nci_thesaurus_definition
An antibody drug conjugate (ADC) composed of SP8166 (H01), an anti-folate receptor alpha (FolRa; FOLR1) human immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1) antibody, conjugated to a proprietary cleavable drug linker, SC239, containing a tubulin-targeting 3-aminophenyl hemiasterlin warhead, SC209, with potential antineoplastic activity. Upon intravenous administration, the SP8166 antibody moiety targets and binds to FolRa expressed on certain tumor cells. Upon binding, internalization, and enzymatic cleavage, the cytotoxic SC209 moiety induces tumor cell death in FolRa-expressing cells. FolRa is a glycosylphosphatidylinositol linked cell-surface glycoprotein that is widely expressed in certain cancers including serous and epithelial ovarian cancer, endometrial adenocarcinoma, non-small cell lung cancer and triple negative breast cancer. In contrast, FolRa expression is limited in normal tissues.
drug_category
ANTIBODY DRUG CONJUGATE
drug_class
Conjugate
drug_delivery_route
Intravenous
drug_mechanism_of_action
Anti-FOLR1 IgG1 antibody (SP8166) binds folate receptor-α on tumor cells, is internalized, and a cathepsin-cleavable linker releases the 3-aminophenyl hemiasterlin payload (SC209), which inhibits tubulin polymerization, inducing mitotic arrest and cell death in FOLR1-expressing cells.
drug_name
Luveltamab tazevibulin
nct_id_drug_ref
NCT06679582