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ArticleClinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research2025

Preclinical Evaluation of DB-1419, a Novel Bifunctional and Bispecific Anti-B7-H3 × PD-L1 Antibody-Drug Conjugate.

Chenggang Li, Jun Yao, Junjie Yang, Yu Zhang, Yang Qiu, Zhongyuan Zhu, Haiqing Hua

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Article in Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06554795 (A Phase 1/2a, Multicenter, Open-Label, First in Human Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Preliminary Antitumor Activity of DB-1419 in Participants With Advanced/Metastatic Solid Tumors), which is not on this map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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NCT06554795 phase1 / phase2recruitingnot on this map

A Phase 1/2a, Multicenter, Open-Label, First in Human Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Preliminary Antitumor Activity of DB-1419 in Participants With Advanced/Metastatic Solid Tumors

TypeinterventionalSponsorDualityBio Inc.Ran2024 to 2027Enrolled360ConditionsSolid Tumor, AdultArmsDB-1419
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  2. Antibody-drug conjugate engineering: from design to efficacy and safety.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2026
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  3. Evaluation of Tissue from Patients with Prostate Cancer Identifies B7-H3 as an Androgen-Regulated, Broadly Expressed, Combinatorial Therapeutic Target.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Chenggang LiDepartment of Research and Development, Duality Biologics, LTD, Shanghai, P.R. China.ORCID 0000-0001-8981-4585
Jun YaoDepartment of Research and Development, Duality Biologics, LTD, Shanghai, P.R. China.ORCID 0009-0009-2479-6772
Junjie YangDepartment of Research and Development, Duality Biologics, LTD, Shanghai, P.R. China.ORCID 0009-0005-0402-2674
Yu ZhangDepartment of Research and Development, Duality Biologics, LTD, Shanghai, P.R. China.ORCID 0009-0009-7106-0530
Yang QiuDepartment of Research and Development, Duality Biologics, LTD, Shanghai, P.R. China.ORCID 0009-0001-7737-2668
Zhongyuan ZhuDepartment of Research and Development, Duality Biologics, LTD, Shanghai, P.R. China.ORCID 0009-0001-5342-5075
Haiqing HuaDepartment of Research and Development, Duality Biologics, LTD, Shanghai, P.R. China.ORCID 0000-0002-6714-0708

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeWe developed a bifunctional B7-H3 × PD-L1-targeting bispecific antibody-drug conjugate (named DB-1419) conjugated with a novel topoisomerase I inhibitor, P1003 (drug-to-antibody ratio, 8), and assessed its preclinical profiles. EXPERIMENTAL

designThe pharmacologic activities of DB-1419 were assessed in multiple cancer cell lines and immunodeficient and immunocompetent cell line-/patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models. The mechanisms of action behind the efficacy, pharmacokinetics in cynomolgus monkeys, and the safety profiles in vitro and in cynomolgus monkeys were also explored.

resultsWith high stability in circulation, DB-1419 displayed efficient cellular internalization and trafficked to the lysosome within 48 hours to release the payload P1003. In vitro, we observed inhibitory effects on the proliferation of lung cancer cell lines and beyond, mechanically by P1003-mediated direct cytotoxicity, antibody-mediated antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity, and bystander effects. Excellent tumor growth inhibition of DB-1419 was revealed in liver cancer cell line-derived xenografts and lung cancer PDX, along with the verification of DNA damage and apoptosis induced by P1003 using tumor tissues. Furthermore, DB-1419 has driven a robust antitumor response in immunocompetent PDX; the blockade of the interaction between PD-1 and PD-L1 and significant induction of markers of immunogenic cell death were also found, suggesting the activation of tumor-specific immunity. DB-1419 was well tolerated in cynomolgus monkeys (highest nonseverely toxic dose, 120 mg/kg) and did not elicit the production of inflammatory cytokines in vitro.

conclusionsDB-1419 demonstrated potent antitumor activity against multiple tumors, with favorable pharmacokinetic and safety profiles. These preclinical data potentially position DB-1419 as a promising treatment approach, currently in the ongoing phase I/IIa study in advanced tumors (NCT06554795).

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Antibodies, BispecificB7-H1 AntigenImmunoconjugatesNeoplasmsAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationFemaleHumansMacaca fascicularisMiceXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysAntibodies, BispecificB7-H1 AntigenCD274 protein, humanImmunoconjugates

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