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drug_type
RELEVANT_DRUG
intervention_type
bispecific antibody (innate cell engager)
drug_description
Bispecific innate cell engager antibody that binds CD30 on tumor cells and CD16A on NK cells to bridge NK cells to CD30+ targets and trigger ADCC and cytokine release.
nci_thesaurus_concept_id
C94219
nci_thesaurus_preferred_term
Acimtamig
nci_thesaurus_definition
A tetravalent bispecific antibody directed against human CD30 and the human low affinity IgG Fc region receptor (FCGR3A; CD16A), with potential immunomodulating and antineoplastic activities. Upon administration, acimtamig binds to the CD16A expressed on natural killer (NK) cells with two of its binding sites and to CD30 on CD30-expressing tumor cells with the other two binding sites, thereby selectively cross-linking tumor and NK cells. This may result in NK cell activation, antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) and eventually tumor cell lysis. CD30, a cell surface receptor and a member of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor superfamily, is overexpressed in hematologic malignancies; CD16A is specifically expressed on the surface of NK cells.
drug_mesh_term
AFM13
drug_category
BISPECIFIC NK ENGAGER
drug_class
Engager
drug_delivery_route
Intravenous
drug_mechanism_of_action
Tetravalent bispecific antibody that binds CD30 on tumor cells and CD16A (Fc gamma RIIIa) on NK cells, crosslinking NK cells to CD30-positive targets to activate NK-mediated cytotoxicity, induce ADCC and cytokine release, and drive tumor cell lysis.
drug_name
AFM13
nct_id_drug_ref
NCT05883449