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drug_type
RELEVANT_DRUG
intervention_type
Biologic (bispecific T‑cell engager immunotherapy)
drug_description
A half-life–extended bispecific T‑cell engager (BiTE) antibody construct that binds DLL3 on tumor cells and CD3 on T cells to redirect cytotoxic T cells, inducing tumor cell lysis and cytokine release; administered subcutaneously.
nci_thesaurus_concept_id
C175858
nci_thesaurus_preferred_term
Tarlatamab
nci_thesaurus_definition
A bispecific T-cell engager (BiTE) antibody composed of two single-chain variable fragments (scFv), one directed against the tumor-associated antigen (TAA) delta-like protein 3 (DLL3) fused to one that is directed against the CD3 antigen found on T-lymphocytes, with potential immunostimulating and antineoplastic activities. Upon administration, tarlatamab binds to both the CD3 antigen on cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (CTLs) and the DLL3 antigen found on DLL3-expressing tumor cells. This activates and redirects CTLs to DLL3-expressing tumor cells, which results in the CTL-mediated cell death of DLL3-expressing tumor cells. DLL3, a Notch pathway protein, is overexpressed on a variety of cancer cell types. It plays a key role in embryonic development and in tumor initiation and proliferation.
drug_mesh_term
AMG 757
drug_category
BISPECIFIC T ENGAGER
drug_class
Engager
drug_delivery_route
Subcutaneous
drug_mechanism_of_action
A half-life–extended bispecific T-cell engager antibody that binds DLL3 on tumor cells and CD3 on T cells, redirecting and activating cytotoxic T lymphocytes to form an immune synapse and induce perforin/granzyme-mediated lysis and cytokine release against DLL3-expressing tumor cells.
drug_name
Tarlatamab
nct_id_drug_ref
NCT06598306