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drug_type
RELEVANT_DRUG
intervention_type
Biologic (monoclonal antibody)
drug_description
Bispecific IgG1 monoclonal antibody targeting EGFR and MET; blocks ligand–receptor interactions, induces receptor internalization and degradation, and engages immune effector functions (ADCC/ADCP).
nci_thesaurus_concept_id
C124993
nci_thesaurus_preferred_term
Amivantamab
nci_thesaurus_definition
A human bispecific antibody targeting both epidermal growth factor receptor EGFR and hepatocyte growth factor receptor (HGFR; cMet), with potential antineoplastic activity. Upon administration, amivantamab simultaneously targets and binds to wild-type or certain mutant forms of both EGFR and cMet expressed on cancer cells, thereby preventing receptor phosphorylation. This prevents the activation of both EGFR- and cMet-mediated signaling pathways. In addition, binding results in receptor degradation, which further inhibits EGFR- and cMet-mediated signaling. JNJ-61186372 also causes antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC). Altogether, this results in the inhibition of tumor cell proliferation. EGFR and cMet, both upregulated or mutated in a variety of tumor cell types, play key roles in tumor cell proliferation.
drug_mesh_term
amivantamab
drug_category
INHIBITORY ANTIBODY
drug_class
Inhibitor
drug_delivery_route
Intravenous
drug_mechanism_of_action
Human bispecific IgG1 monoclonal antibody that targets EGFR and MET on tumor cells, blocking ligand binding and receptor phosphorylation, promoting receptor internalization and degradation to inhibit downstream signaling; additionally engages Fc-mediated immune effector functions (ADCC/ADCP) to kill target-expressing cells.
drug_name
Amivantamab
nct_id_drug_ref
NCT06083857