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ArticlePharmaceutics2021

EV20/NMS-P945, a Novel Thienoindole Based Antibody-Drug Conjugate Targeting HER-3 for Solid Tumors.

Emily Capone, Rossano Lattanzio, Fabio Gasparri, Paolo Orsini, Cosmo Rossi, Valentina Iacobelli, Vincenzo De Laurenzi, Pier Giorgio Natali, Barbara Valsasina, Stefano Iacobelli and 1 more

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Article in Pharmaceutics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Identification of CD66c as a potential target in gastroesophageal junction cancer for antibody-drug conjugate development.Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association · 2025
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  6. Antibody-drug conjugates in gastric cancer: from molecular landscape to clinical strategies.Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association · 2024
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  9. Antibody drug conjugates: hitting the mark in pancreatic cancer?Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR · 2023
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  11. HER3 in cancer: from the bench to the bedside.Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Emily CaponeDepartment of Innovative Technologies in Medicine & Dentistry, University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6719-2535
Rossano LattanzioDepartment of Innovative Technologies in Medicine & Dentistry, University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9803-4476
Fabio GasparriNerviano Medical Sciences Srl, 20014 Milan, Italy.
Paolo OrsiniNerviano Medical Sciences Srl, 20014 Milan, Italy.
Cosmo RossiCenter for Advanced Studies and Technology (CAST), Via Polacchi 11, 66100 Chieti, Italy.
Valentina IacobelliDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Catholic University, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Vincenzo De LaurenziDepartment of Innovative Technologies in Medicine & Dentistry, University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy.
Pier Giorgio NataliMediaPharma s.r.l., Via della Colonnetta 50/A, 66100 Chieti, Italy.
Barbara ValsasinaNerviano Medical Sciences Srl, 20014 Milan, Italy.
Stefano IacobelliMediaPharma s.r.l., Via della Colonnetta 50/A, 66100 Chieti, Italy.
Gianluca SalaDepartment of Innovative Technologies in Medicine & Dentistry, University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4494-915X
University of Chieti-Pescara · ITNerviano Medical Sciences · ITUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore · IT

Funding

Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro 18467
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

HER-3 is becoming an attractive target for antibody-drug conjugate (ADC)-based therapy. Indeed, this receptor and its ligands are found to be overexpressed in several malignancies, and re-activation of its downstream signaling axis is known to play a critical role in modulating the sensitivity of targeted therapeutics in different tumors. In this study, we generated a novel ADC named EV20/NMS-P945 by coupling the anti-HER-3 antibody EV20 with a duocarmycin-like derivative, the thienoindole (TEI) NMS-P528, a DNA minor groove alkylating agent through a peptidic cleavable linker. This ADC showed target-dependent cytotoxic activity in vitro on several tumor cell lines and therapeutic activity in mouse xenograft tumor models, including those originating from pancreatic, prostatic, head and neck, gastric and ovarian cancer cells and melanoma. Pharmacokinetics and toxicological studies in monkeys demonstrated that this ADC possesses a favorable terminal half-life and stability and it is well tolerated. These data support further EV20/NMS-P945 clinical development as a therapeutic agent against HER-3-expressing malignancies.

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antibody–drug conjugatesduocarmycinHER-3targeted therapy

Identifiers

PMID33918158
PMCPMC8066800
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