drug_type
RELEVANT_DRUG
intervention_type
Biologic ADC
drug_description
Recombinant humanized anti‑HER2 bispecific antibody–drug conjugate (ADC) that binds HER2 on tumor cells, is internalized, and releases the linked cytotoxic payload MMAE to inhibit tubulin polymerization; may also engage Fc‑mediated effector functions.
nci_thesaurus_concept_id
C200455
nci_thesaurus_definition
A bispecific antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) that targets two different non-overlapping epitopes of the human tumor-associated antigen (TAA) epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2), ECD2 and ECD4, that is conjugated to an as of yet undisclosed cytotoxic payload, with potential antineoplastic activity. Upon administration, anti-HER2/HER2 bispecific ADC KM501 selectively and simultaneously targets, binds to and blocks the two distinct HER2 domains on the tumor cell surface, thereby enhancing the binding between KM501 and HER2. Upon binding and internalization, the cytotoxic payload kills, through an as of yet undisclosed mechanism of action (MoA), tumor cells that overexpress HER2. HER2, a tyrosine kinase receptor, is overexpressed by many cancer cell types. The HER2 epitopes ECD4 and ECD2 are the targeting and binding domains for trastuzumab and pertuzumab, respectively.
drug_mesh_term
Antibody-Drug Conjugates
drug_category
ANTIBODY DRUG CONJUGATE
drug_class
Conjugate
drug_delivery_route
Intravenous
drug_mechanism_of_action
Bispecific anti-HER2 ADC that binds two non-overlapping HER2 extracellular epitopes (ECD2 and ECD4), is internalized, and releases the microtubule-disrupting payload MMAE to inhibit tubulin polymerization, leading to mitotic arrest and apoptosis; Fc-mediated effector functions may also contribute.
drug_name
KM501
nct_id_drug_ref
NCT05804864