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ArticleEMBO molecular medicine2024

A novel strategy to generate immunocytokines with activity-on-demand using small molecule inhibitors.

Giulia Rotta, Ettore Gilardoni, Domenico Ravazza, Jacqueline Mock, Frauke Seehusen, Abdullah Elsayed, Emanuele Puca, Roberto De Luca, Christian Pellegrino, Thomas Look and 5 more

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Article in EMBO molecular medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Giulia RottaPhilochem AG, CH-8112, Otelfingen, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6897-9225
Ettore GilardoniPhilochem AG, CH-8112, Otelfingen, Switzerland.
Domenico RavazzaPhilochem AG, CH-8112, Otelfingen, Switzerland.
Jacqueline MockPhilochem AG, CH-8112, Otelfingen, Switzerland.
Frauke SeehusenLaboratory for Animal Model Pathology (LAMP), Institute of Veterinary Pathology, University of Zurich, CH-8057, Zurich, Switzerland.
Abdullah ElsayedPhilochem AG, CH-8112, Otelfingen, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7080-0853
Emanuele PucaPhilochem AG, CH-8112, Otelfingen, Switzerland.
Roberto De LucaPhilochem AG, CH-8112, Otelfingen, Switzerland.
Christian PellegrinoDepartment of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich, CH-8091, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7898-9988
Thomas LookDepartment of Neurology, Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich, CH-8091, Zurich, Switzerland.
Tobias WeissDepartment of Neurology, Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich, CH-8091, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5533-9429
Markus G ManzDepartment of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich, CH-8091, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4676-7931
Cornelia HalinInstitute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, ETH Zurich, CH-8093, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7899-2850
Dario NeriPhilochem AG, CH-8112, Otelfingen, Switzerland. dario.neri@pharma.ethz.ch.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5234-7370
Sheila Dakhel PlazaPhilochem AG, CH-8112, Otelfingen, Switzerland. sheila.dakhel@philochem.ch.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2546-6053
Philochem (Switzerland) · CHUniversity Hospital of Zurich · CHETH Zurich · CHPhilogen (Italy) · ITUniversity of Trento · ITUniversity of Zurich · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cytokine-based therapeutics have been shown to mediate objective responses in certain tumor entities but suffer from insufficient selectivity, causing limiting toxicity which prevents dose escalation to therapeutically active regimens. The antibody-based delivery of cytokines significantly increases the therapeutic index of the corresponding payload but still suffers from side effects associated with peak concentrations of the product in blood upon intravenous administration. Here we devise a general strategy (named "Intra-Cork") to mask systemic cytokine activity without impacting anti-cancer efficacy. Our technology features the use of antibody-cytokine fusions, capable of selective localization at the neoplastic site, in combination with pathway-selective inhibitors of the cytokine signaling, which rapidly clear from the body. This strategy, exemplified with a tumor-targeted IL12 in combination with a JAK2 inhibitor, allowed to abrogate cytokine-driven toxicity without affecting therapeutic activity in a preclinical model of cancer. This approach is readily applicable in clinical practice.

Indexed as

CytokinesNeoplasmsHumansImmunotherapyCytokinesAntibody-Cytokine FusionsCancer ImmunotherapySmall Molecule InhibitorsTolerabilityTumor Targeting

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PMID38448543
PMCPMC11018789
OpenAlexW4392508310

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