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drug_type
RELEVANT_DRUG
intervention_type
Drug
drug_description
Also known as STRO-002 or Luvelta, this is an antibody-drug conjugate targeting folate receptor-α (FOLR1). It is an IgG1 (SP8166) linked via a cathepsin-cleavable linker to the 3-aminophenyl hemiasterlin cytotoxic payload SC209. After FRα binding and internalization, lysosomal cleavage releases SC209, a tubulin polymerization inhibitor, causing mitotic arrest and tumor cell death.
nci_thesaurus_concept_id
C158067
nci_thesaurus_preferred_term
Luveltamab Tazevibulin
nci_thesaurus_definition
An antibody drug conjugate (ADC) composed of SP8166 (H01), an anti-folate receptor alpha (FolRa; FOLR1) human immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1) antibody, conjugated to a proprietary cleavable drug linker, SC239, containing a tubulin-targeting 3-aminophenyl hemiasterlin warhead, SC209, with potential antineoplastic activity. Upon intravenous administration, the SP8166 antibody moiety targets and binds to FolRa expressed on certain tumor cells. Upon binding, internalization, and enzymatic cleavage, the cytotoxic SC209 moiety induces tumor cell death in FolRa-expressing cells. FolRa is a glycosylphosphatidylinositol linked cell-surface glycoprotein that is widely expressed in certain cancers including serous and epithelial ovarian cancer, endometrial adenocarcinoma, non-small cell lung cancer and triple negative breast cancer. In contrast, FolRa expression is limited in normal tissues.
drug_mesh_term
Antibody-Drug Conjugates
drug_category
ANTIBODY DRUG CONJUGATE
drug_class
Conjugate
drug_delivery_route
Intravenous
drug_mechanism_of_action
Anti-FOLR1 IgG1 antibody-drug conjugate. After binding folate receptor-alpha on tumor cells, the ADC is internalized and a cathepsin-cleavable linker is lysosomally cleaved to release SC209 (a 3-aminophenyl hemiasterlin tubulin polymerization inhibitor), causing microtubule disruption, mitotic arrest, and tumor cell death in FOLR1-positive cells.
drug_name
Luveltamab tazevibulin
nct_id_drug_ref
NCT06555263