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ArticleAdvanced therapeutics2021

SQ3370 Activates Cytotoxic Drug via Click Chemistry at Tumor and Elicits Sustained Responses in Injected & Non-injected Lesions.

S Srinivasan, N A Yee, K Wu, M Zakharian, A Mahmoodi, M Royzen, J M Mejia Oneto

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Article in Advanced therapeutics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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33citing papers in PubMed
5.9field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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33 citing papers in PubMed, 73 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

S SrinivasanShasqi, Inc., 665 3 St., Suite 501, San Francisco, CA 94107.
N A YeeShasqi, Inc., 665 3 St., Suite 501, San Francisco, CA 94107.
K WuUniversity of Albany, 1400 Washington Ave., LS-1136, Albany, NY 12222.
M ZakharianShasqi, Inc., 665 3 St., Suite 501, San Francisco, CA 94107.
A MahmoodiShasqi, Inc., 665 3 St., Suite 501, San Francisco, CA 94107.
M RoyzenUniversity of Albany, 1400 Washington Ave., LS-1136, Albany, NY 12222.
J M Mejia OnetoShasqi, Inc., 665 3 St., Suite 501, San Francisco, CA 94107.
Shaqra University · SAUniversity at Albany, State University of New York · US

Funding

Development of Catch and Release Approach for Multi-Drug Local Delivery of ChemotherapiesR21CA228997 · NCI · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY · PI ROYZEN, MAKSIM · 2018 to 2020
$606k
Development of blood-brain barrier permeable MRI contrast agentsF32EB008962 · NIBIB · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI ROYZEN, MAKSIM · 2010 to 2011
$111k
NCI NIH HHS R21 CA228997NIBIB NIH HHS F32 EB008962
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

While systemic immuno-oncology therapies have shown remarkable success, only a limited subset of patients benefit from them. Our Click Activated Protodrugs Against Cancer (CAPAC™) Platform is a click chemistry-based approach that activates cancer drugs at a specific tumor with minimal systemic toxicity. CAPAC Platform is agnostic to tumor characteristics that can vary across patients and hence applicable to several types of tumors. We describe the benefits of SQ3370 (lead candidate of CAPAC) to achieve systemic anti-tumor responses in mice bearing two tumors. SQ3370 consists of a biopolymer, injected in a single lesion, followed by systemic doses of an attenuated protodrug™ of doxorubicin (Dox). SQ3370 was well-tolerated at 5.9-times the maximum dose of conventional Dox, increased survival by 63% and induced a systemic anti-tumor response against injected and non-injected lesions. The sustained anti-tumor response also correlated with immune activation measured at both lesions. SQ3370 could potentially benefit patients with micro-metastatic lesions.

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abscopal effectanenestic responseBioorthogonal Chemistryimmuno-oncologylocal drug activationplatform technology

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PMID33869738
PMCPMC8049173
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