ArticleOncology reports2020
Anti‑EpCAM monoclonal antibody exerts antitumor activity against oral squamous cell carcinomas.
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- Multi-omics analysis reveals ultraviolet response insights for immunotherapy and prognosis.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Article
- Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule (EpCAM) Expression in Human Tumors: A Comparison with Pan-Cytokeratin and TROP2 in 14,832 Tumors.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Antipodoplanin antibody enhances the antitumor effects of CTLA-4 blockade against malignant mesothelioma by natural killer cells.Cancer science · 2024Article
- Comprehensive analysis reveals dual biological function roles of EpCAM in kidney renal clear cell carcinoma.Heliyon · 2024Article
- EMab-300 Detects Mouse Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor-Expressing Cancer Cell Lines in Flow Cytometry.Antibodies (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Antitumor activities of a defucosylated anti‑EpCAM monoclonal antibody in colorectal carcinoma xenograft models.International journal of molecular medicine · 2023Article
- Defucosylated mouse‑dog chimeric anti‑HER2 monoclonal antibody exerts antitumor activities in mouse xenograft models of canine tumors.Oncology reports · 2022Article
- Development of a Novel Anti-EpCAM Monoclonal Antibody for Various Applications.Antibodies (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
The epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) is a calcium‑independent, homophilic, intercellular adhesion factor classified as a transmembrane glycoprotein. In addition to cell adhesion, EpCAM also contributes to cell signaling, differentiation, proliferation, and migration. EpCAM is an essential factor in the carcinogenesis of numerous human cancers. In the present study, we developed and validated an anti‑EpCAM monoclonal antibody (mAb), EpMab‑16 (IgG2a, kappa), by immunizing mice with EpCAM‑overexpressing CHO‑K1 cells. EpMab‑16 specifically reacted with endogenous EpCAM in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) cell lines in flow cytometry and Western blot analyses. It exhibited a plasma membrane‑like stain pattern in OSCC tissues upon immunohistochemical analysis. The KD for EpMab‑16 in SAS and HSC‑2 OSCC cells were assessed via flow cytometry at 1.1x10‑8 and 1.9x10‑8 M, respectively, suggesting moderate binding affinity of EpMab‑16 for EpCAM. We then assessed whether the EpMab‑16 induced antibody‑dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) and complement‑dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) against OSCC cell lines, and antitumor capacity in a murine xenograft model. In vitro experiments revealed strong ADCC and CDC inducement against OSCC cells treated with EpMab‑16. In vivo experiments on OSCC xenografts revealed that EpMab‑16 treatment significantly reduced tumor growth compared with the control mouse IgG. These data indicated that EpMab‑16 could be a promising treatment option for EpCAM‑expressing OSCCs.
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