drug_type
RELEVANT_DRUG
intervention_type
antibody-drug conjugate
drug_description
MET-targeting antibody-drug conjugate designed to bind MET on tumor cells, inhibit HGF/MET signaling, and deliver cytotoxic activity to MET-positive cells.
nci_thesaurus_concept_id
C179288
nci_thesaurus_definition
An antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) consisting of an anti-c-Met monoclonal antibody that is conjugated to monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE), an auristatin derivative and potent microtubule disrupting agent, with potential antineoplastic activity. Upon administration of anti-c-Met/MMAE ADC RC108, the monoclonal antibody moiety targets and binds to the c-Met protein, which is overexpressed in certain tumor types. After internalization of the agent, the MMAE moiety is released and binds to tubulin and inhibits its polymerization, which results in G2/M phase arrest and apoptosis. This inhibits the proliferation of c-Met-expressing tumor cells. c-Met, also known as hepatocyte growth factor receptor (HGFR), is a receptor tyrosine kinase that is overexpressed or mutated in many tumor cell types and plays a key role in tumor cell proliferation, survival, invasion, metastasis, and tumor angiogenesis. Its expression is associated with poor prognosis in many solid tumor types.
drug_category
ANTIBODY DRUG CONJUGATE
drug_class
Conjugate
drug_delivery_route
Intravenous
drug_mechanism_of_action
Anti-MET (c-MET/HGFR) monoclonal antibody conjugated to the microtubule-disrupting payload MMAE. RC108 binds MET on tumor cells, inhibits HGF/MET signaling, is internalized, and releases MMAE intracellularly to disrupt tubulin polymerization, causing G2/M arrest and apoptosis in MET-positive cells.
drug_name
RC108
nct_id_drug_ref
NCT05821933