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drug_type
RELEVANT_DRUG
intervention_type
Monoclonal antibody (biologic)
drug_description
Intravenous bispecific IgG1 monoclonal antibody (JNJ-61186372) targeting EGFR and MET; blocks ligand binding, induces receptor degradation, and mediates immune effector killing (ADCC and trogocytosis).
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 targeting EGFR and MET; blocks ligand binding and receptor phosphorylation, induces receptor degradation, and mediates Fc-dependent immune effector killing (ADCC and trogocytosis), thereby inhibiting tumor cell signaling and growth.
drug_name
Amivantamab
nct_id_drug_ref
NCT05845671