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ArticleMolecular cancer therapeutics2024

Preclinical Characterization of ARX517, a Site-Specific Stable PSMA-Targeted Antibody-Drug Conjugate for the Treatment of Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer.

Lillian K Skidmore, David Mills, Ji Young Kim, Nick A Knudsen, Jay D Nelson, Manoj Pal, Jianing Wang, Kedar Gc, Michael J Gray, Wisam Barkho and 6 more

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Article in Molecular cancer therapeutics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04662580 (A Phase 1, Multicenter, Open-Label, Dose-Escalation, and Dose-Expansion Study to Evaluate the Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Anti-Tumor Activity of ARX517 as Monotherapy and in Combination With Androgen Receptor Pathway Inhibitors in Subjects With Metastatic Prostate Cancer), which is not on this map. Cited by 14 papers.

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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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NCT04662580 phase1active not recruitingnot on this map

A Phase 1, Multicenter, Open-Label, Dose-Escalation, and Dose-Expansion Study to Evaluate the Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Anti-Tumor Activity of ARX517 as Monotherapy and in Combination With Androgen Receptor Pathway Inhibitors in Subjects With Metastatic Prostate Cancer

TypeinterventionalSponsorJanssen Research & Development, LLCRan2021 to 2026Enrolled183ConditionsMetastatic Prostate CancerArmsARX517, Apalutamide, Abiraterone acetate, Prednisone
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. B7-H3 Gene Expression Shapes Prognosis and Therapeutic Opportunities across Patient Groups with Prostate Cancer.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2026
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  11. [Recent advances in antibody-drug conjugates for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer].Zhejiang da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Lillian K Skidmore *Ambrx, Inc., La Jolla, California.ORCID 0009-0005-8277-8223
David Mills *Ambrx, Inc., La Jolla, California.ORCID 0000-0002-8702-590X
Ji Young KimAmbrx, Inc., La Jolla, California.ORCID 0009-0004-8046-9438
Nick A KnudsenAmbrx, Inc., La Jolla, California.ORCID 0009-0004-7026-0366
Jay D NelsonAmbrx, Inc., La Jolla, California.ORCID 0009-0005-8071-4592
Manoj PalAmbrx, Inc., La Jolla, California.ORCID 0009-0003-7982-8360
Jianing WangAmbrx, Inc., La Jolla, California.ORCID 0009-0003-4168-7873
Kedar GcAmbrx, Inc., La Jolla, California.ORCID 0009-0005-5332-2155
Michael J GrayAmbrx, Inc., La Jolla, California.ORCID 0009-0000-3940-1731
Wisam BarkhoAmbrx, Inc., La Jolla, California.ORCID 0009-0004-2247-0684
Prathap Nagaraja ShastriAmbrx, Inc., La Jolla, California.ORCID 0009-0002-8449-8872
Mysore P RamprasadAmbrx, Inc., La Jolla, California.ORCID 0009-0000-5001-1013
Feng TianAmbrx, Inc., La Jolla, California.ORCID 0009-0002-5173-4269
Daniel O'ConnorAmbrx, Inc., La Jolla, California.ORCID 0009-0003-0011-0779
Ying J BuechlerAmbrx, Inc., La Jolla, California.ORCID 0009-0002-3117-0929
Shawn Shao-Hui ZhangAmbrx, Inc., La Jolla, California.ORCID 0009-0007-0067-2586

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) is an advanced disease in which patients ultimately fail standard-of-care androgen deprivation therapies and exhibit poor survival rates. The prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) has been validated as an mCRPC tumor antigen with overexpression in tumors and low expression in healthy tissues. Using our proprietary technology for incorporating synthetic amino acids into proteins at selected sites, we have developed ARX517, an antibody-drug conjugate composed of a humanized anti-PSMA antibody site-specifically conjugated to a tubulin inhibitor at a drug-to-antibody ratio of 2. After binding PSMA, ARX517 is internalized and catabolized, leading to cytotoxic payload delivery and apoptosis. To minimize premature payload release and maximize delivery to tumor cells, ARX517 employs a noncleavable polyethylene glycol linker and stable oxime conjugation enabled via synthetic amino acid protein incorporation to ensure its overall stability. In vitro studies demonstrate that ARX517 selectively induces cytotoxicity of PSMA-expressing tumor cell lines. ARX517 exhibited a long terminal half-life and high serum exposure in mice and dose-dependent antitumor activity in both enzalutamide-sensitive and -resistant cell line-derived xenograft and patient-derived xenograft models of prostate cancer. Repeat-dose toxicokinetic studies in nonhuman primates demonstrated that ARX517 was tolerated at exposures well above therapeutic exposures in mouse pharmacology studies, indicating a wide therapeutic index. In summary, ARX517 inhibited tumor growth in diverse mCRPC models, demonstrated a tolerable safety profile in monkeys, and had a wide therapeutic index based on preclinical exposure data. Based on the encouraging preclinical data, ARX517 is currently being evaluated in a phase I clinical trial (NCT04662580).

Indexed as

ImmunoconjugatesProstatic Neoplasms, Castration-ResistantAnimalsAntigens, SurfaceCell Line, TumorClinical Trials, Phase I as TopicGlutamate Carboxypeptidase IIHumansMaleMiceNeoplasm MetastasisXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysAntigens, SurfaceFOLH1 protein, humanGlutamate Carboxypeptidase IIImmunoconjugates

Identifiers

PMID39172730
PMCPMC11612621

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