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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2026

Immunotoxin WPD101a as a Potential Drug Candidate for Targeted Therapy in Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Expressing IL-13Rα2-In Vitro Study.

Aleksandra Klimczak, Agnieszka Krawczenko, Sandra Stamnitz, Aleksandra Bielawska-Pohl, Paulina Piotrowska, Hanna Grzelenska, Aleksandra Wypychowska, Alicja Kisielewicz, Marcin Mielecki, Radoslaw Borowski and 2 more

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Aleksandra KlimczakLaboratory of Biology of Stem and Neoplastic Cells, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, 53-114 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-6590-4420
Agnieszka KrawczenkoLaboratory of Biology of Stem and Neoplastic Cells, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, 53-114 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-4545-8843
Sandra StamnitzLaboratory of Biology of Stem and Neoplastic Cells, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, 53-114 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-1865-5614
Aleksandra Bielawska-PohlLaboratory of Biology of Stem and Neoplastic Cells, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, 53-114 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-2757-5571
Paulina PiotrowskaLaboratory of Biology of Stem and Neoplastic Cells, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, 53-114 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0009-0009-4481-8991
Hanna GrzelenskaLaboratory of Biology of Stem and Neoplastic Cells, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, 53-114 Wroclaw, Poland.
Aleksandra WypychowskaLaboratory of Biology of Stem and Neoplastic Cells, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, 53-114 Wroclaw, Poland.
Alicja KisielewiczLaboratory of Biology of Stem and Neoplastic Cells, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, 53-114 Wroclaw, Poland.
Marcin MieleckiWPD Pharmaceuticals, 02-089 Warsaw, Poland.
Radoslaw BorowskiWPD Pharmaceuticals, 02-089 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0009-0009-5201-2402
Mariusz OlejniczakWPD Pharmaceuticals, 02-089 Warsaw, Poland.
Beata Pajak-TarnackaWPD Pharmaceuticals, 02-089 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-3565-8860

Funding

Medical Research Agency of Poland ABM KPOD.07.07-IW.07-0108/24-00
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The failure of therapy in muscle invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) is primarily attributed to tumor heterogeneity and therapy resistance. We propose a novel approach targeting interleukin-13 receptor subunit alpha 2 (IL-13Rα2), which is expressed on bladder cancer (BC) cells but absent in normal urothelial cells. We investigated the therapeutic effects of WPD101a immunotoxin (IL-13-DT390) on IL-13Rα2-expressing BC cells in relation to BC cell phenotype and functional characteristics in vitro using both 2-dimensional (2D) and 3-dimensional (3D) models. Cell phenotype and IL-13Rα2 expression were assessed using flow cytometry, immunofluorescence, and Western blot analysis. The biological effects of WPD101a were evaluated by measuring cell viability and proliferation using the MTT, sulforhodamine B (SRB), CellTiter-Glo and Live/Dead assays. Apoptosis was assessed using Annexin V/propidium iodide (PI) staining, and quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) analysis of

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ImmunotoxinsInterleukin-13 Receptor alpha2 SubunitUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsAntineoplastic AgentsApoptosisCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCell SurvivalHumansInterleukin-13Antineoplastic AgentsIL13RA2 protein, humanImmunotoxinsInterleukin-13Interleukin-13 Receptor alpha2 Subunitbladder cancerIL-13Rα2immunotoxininterleukin 13 receptor subunit alpha 2MIBCmuscle-invasive bladder cancertargeted therapy

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PMCPMC13300138

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