drug_type
RELEVANT_DRUG
intervention_type
Drug
drug_description
Anti–nectin-4 antibody-drug conjugate that delivers MMAE (vedotin), a microtubule-disrupting cytotoxin, to nectin-4–expressing urothelial cancer cells, inducing apoptosis.
nci_thesaurus_concept_id
C114500
nci_thesaurus_definition
An antibody drug conjugate (ADC) containing a human monoclonal antibody AGS-22 targeting the cell adhesion molecule nectin-4 and conjugated to the cytotoxic agent monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE), via a proprietary enzyme-cleavable linker (AGS-22CE), with potential antineoplastic activity. The monoclonal antibody moiety of enfortumab vedotin selectively binds to nectin-4. After internalization and proteolytic cleavage, MMAE binds to tubulin and inhibits its polymerization, which results in G2/M phase arrest and induces apoptosis in nectin-4 overexpressing tumor cells. Nectin-4, a tumor associated antigen belonging to the nectin family, is overexpressed in a variety of cancers, including breast, bladder, lung and pancreatic cancer.
drug_mesh_term
enfortumab vedotin
drug_category
ANTIBODY DRUG CONJUGATE
drug_class
Conjugate
drug_delivery_route
Intravenous
drug_mechanism_of_action
Anti–nectin-4 monoclonal antibody linked via a cleavable linker to the microtubule toxin MMAE. After binding nectin-4 on tumor cells and internalization, MMAE is released to bind tubulin, inhibit polymerization, cause G2/M arrest, and induce apoptosis in nectin‑4–expressing cells.
drug_name
Enfortumab Vedotin
nct_id_drug_ref
NCT05775471