drug_type
RELEVANT_DRUG
intervention_type
protein subunit vaccine
drug_description
A protein subunit therapeutic cancer vaccine that delivers tumor antigens to antigen-presenting cells to prime adaptive antitumor immunity.
nci_thesaurus_concept_id
C199670
nci_thesaurus_preferred_term
Therapeutic Cancer Vaccine ATP150
nci_thesaurus_definition
A self-adjuvanted chimeric recombinant protein priming vaccine, based on the self-adjuvanting KISIMA immunization platform, composed of three components: the 42 residue fragment Z12, a cell penetrating peptide (CPP) derived from the ZEBRA protein transduction domain, a toll-like receptor (TLR) peptide agonist as an adjuvant and a chimeric cargo, a multiple antigenic domain (MAD; MultiE), that contains an as of yet not disclosed amount of major histocompatibility class (MHC)-restricted peptides derived from as of yet undisclosed tumor-associated antigens (TAAs) that are specific for pancreatic cancer patients, with potential immunomodulating and antineoplastic activities. Upon administration of ATP150, the Z12 moiety targets, binds to and penetrates antigen-presenting cells (APCs), specifically dendritic cells (DCs) and promotes the loading of the epitopes into the DCs and transports antigenic cargoes into both endosomal and cytosolic compartments. Upon processing and antigen presentation by MHC II and I, the immune system is stimulated and activates specific CD4+ and CD8+ T-cells, respectively, against the multi-epitopes specific for pancreatic adenocarcinoma cells, thereby killing the tumor cells.
drug_mesh_term
Cancer Vaccines
drug_category
PEPTIDE VACCINE
drug_class
Vaccine
drug_delivery_route
Not specified
drug_mechanism_of_action
Self-adjuvanted chimeric protein subunit cancer vaccine that targets and penetrates dendritic cells via a CPP, delivers multiple MHC I/II–restricted tumor antigen peptides with an embedded TLR agonist, leading to antigen processing and presentation, activation of CD8+ and CD4+ T cells, and induction of adaptive antitumor immunity against pancreatic cancer cells.
drug_name
ATP150
nct_id_drug_ref
NCT05846516