ArticleMolecular cancer therapeutics2023
Antibody-Drug Conjugate Sacituzumab Govitecan Drives Efficient Tissue Penetration and Rapid Intracellular Drug Release.
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61 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 75 citations in OpenAlex.
- Sacituzumab govitecan in metastatic breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of its clinical benefit and safety.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- A meta-analysis and systematic review of the first Trop-2-targeting antibody-drug conjugate (sacituzumab govitecan) in treating metastatic breast cancer.European journal of clinical pharmacology · 2025Pooled it
- Datopotamab Deruxtecan Versus Chemotherapy in Previously Treated Inoperable/Metastatic Hormone Receptor-Positive Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2-Negative Breast Cancer: Primary Results From TROPION-Breast01.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2025Trial
- Sacituzumab Govitecan in patients with breast cancer brain metastases and recurrent glioblastoma: a phase 0 window-of-opportunity trial.Nature communications · 2024Trial
- Trial watch: antibody-drug conjugates in cancer therapy.Oncoimmunology · 2026Review
- A modular framework for antibody-drug conjugate biomarkers.Nature reviews. Clinical oncology · 2026Review
- Quantitative Systems Pharmacology Model for TROP-2 Targeted Antibody-Drug Conjugate in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Fibrinogen-Drug Nanoparticles Achieve Durable Responses in Pancreatic and Breast Cancer Murine Models.ACS pharmacology & translational science · 2026Article
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- Synergistic lethality of combination treatment with Trop2-directed antibody-drug conjugate sacituzumab govitecan and TRAIL agonists in triple negative breast cancer.Breast cancer research : BCR · 2026Article
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- Combined treatment of TROP‑2 targeted CAR-T and vascular disruptor CBP enhances anti‑tumor activity in triple‑negative breast cancer.Translational oncology · 2026Article
- Datopotamab deruxtecan for endocrine-resistant HR-positive/HER2-negative breast cancer: biological rationale and clinical evidence.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2026Review
- Antibody-Drug Conjugates Targeting HER2 and Trop-2: A New Force in Precision Treatment for Solid Tumors.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Sacituzumab Tirumotecan Across Gynecologic Malignancies: One Target, Multiple Diseases.Current oncology reports · 2026Review
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- Antibody-drug conjugates in cancer therapy: do we need biomarkers? A comprehensive review.Cancer metastasis reviews · 2026Review
- Exposure-Response Relationships of Antibody Drug Conjugates in Solid Tumours.Clinical pharmacokinetics · 2026Review
- Agent-based modeling demonstrates how target-independent processes supplement killing by antibody-drug conjugates in cancer therapy.PLoS computational biology · 2026Article
- From biology to the clinic: research evidence and therapeutic advances of TROP2-targeted antibody-drug conjugates in small cell lung cancer.Translational lung cancer research · 2026Review
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Abstract
Antibody-drug conjugates (ADC) are a rapidly growing class of targeted cancer treatments, but the field has experienced significant challenges from their complex design. This study examined the multiscale distribution of sacituzumab govitecan (SG; Trodelvy), a recently clinically approved ADC, to clarify the mechanism(s) of efficacy given its unique design strategy. We employed a multiscale quantitative pharmacokinetic approach, including near-infrared fluorescence imaging, single-cell flow cytometry measurements, payload distribution via γH2AX pharmacodynamic staining, and a novel dual-labeled fluorescent technique to track the ADC and payload in a high trophoblast cell-surface antigen 2 expression xenograft model of gastric cancer (NCI-N87). We found that rapid release of the SN-38 payload from the hydrolysable linker inside cells imparts more DNA damage in vitro and in vivo than an ADC with a more stable enzyme cleavable linker. With SG, little to no extracellular payload release in the tumor was observed using a dual-labeled fluorescence technique, although bystander effects were detected. The high dosing regimen allowed the clinical dose to reach the majority of cancer cells, which has been linked to improved efficacy. In addition, the impact of multiple doses (day 1 and day 8) of a 21-day cycle was found to further improve tissue penetration despite not changing tumor uptake [percent injected dose per gram (%ID/g)] of the ADC. These results show increased ADC efficacy with SG can be attributed to efficient tumor penetration and intracellular linker cleavage after ADC internalization. This quantitative approach to study multiscale delivery can be used to inform the design of next-generation ADCs and prodrugs for other targets.
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