drug_type
RELEVANT_DRUG
intervention_type
Biological
drug_description
A T-cell-redirecting bispecific antibody (T-cell engager) that binds mesothelin on tumor cells and CD3 on T cells to recruit and activate T cells, inducing cytotoxicity against mesothelin-expressing cancer cells; evaluated as monotherapy with dose escalation and expansion to determine RP2D.
nci_thesaurus_concept_id
C209760
nci_thesaurus_definition
A bispecific T-cell engager (TCE) and bispecific antibody directed against both the tumor-associated antigen (TAA) mesothelin (MSLN) and the T-cell surface antigen CD3, with potential immunostimulating and antineoplastic activities. Upon administration, anti-mesothelin T-cell engaging bispecific antibody JNJ-79032421 targets and binds to MSLN expressed on tumor cells and to CD3 expressed on cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (CTLs). This activates and redirects CTLs to MSLN-expressing tumor cells, which results in the CTL-mediated death of MSLN-expressing tumor cells. MSLN, a cell surface glycoprotein involved in cell adhesion, is overexpressed in a variety of cancer cell types.
drug_mesh_term
Antibodies, Bispecific
drug_category
BISPECIFIC T ENGAGER
drug_class
Engager
drug_delivery_route
Intravenous
drug_mechanism_of_action
Bispecific antibody that binds mesothelin on tumor cells and CD3 on T cells to recruit and activate cytotoxic T lymphocytes, redirecting them to lyse mesothelin-expressing cancer cells.
drug_name
JNJ-79032421
nct_id_drug_ref
NCT06255665