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drug_type
RELEVANT_DRUG
intervention_type
Antibody–drug conjugate (ADC)
drug_description
An anti-mesothelin antibody–drug conjugate (ADC) that binds mesothelin on tumor cells; after internalization it releases a tubulysin cytotoxic payload to disrupt microtubules and induce cell death. Dosed 1.5–2.5 mg/kg IV every 3 weeks.
nci_thesaurus_concept_id
C174395
nci_thesaurus_definition
An antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) composed of an antibody directed against the human cell surface glycoprotein mesothelin and conjugated, via a cleavable linker, to the microtubule-disrupting cytotoxic agent monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE), with potential antineoplastic activity. Upon administration of misitatug blivedotin, the antibody moiety targets and binds to the tumor associated antigen (TAA) mesothelin on the surface of tumor cells. Upon internalization and the release of MMAE, MMAE targets and binds to tubulin, and inhibits microtubule polymerization. This results in G2/M phase cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in mesothelin-expressing tumor cells. Mesothelin is overexpressed by all mesotheliomas and a variety of other cancers, while it is minimally expressed in normal tissue.
drug_category
ANTIBODY DRUG CONJUGATE
drug_class
Conjugate
drug_delivery_route
Intravenous
drug_mechanism_of_action
Mesothelin-targeted antibody–drug conjugate; after binding mesothelin on tumor cells and internalization, a cleavable linker releases a tubulysin microtubule-disrupting payload, causing microtubule depolymerization, G2/M arrest, and apoptosis in mesothelin-expressing cells.
drug_name
RC88
nct_id_drug_ref
NCT05804526