We designed and developed 9MW2821, an anti-Nectin-4 antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) with an enzymatically cleavable valine-citrulline linker and monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE) as the payload. Four bioanalytical assays for total antibodies, conjugated antibodies, conjugated payload, and free payload were then developed and validated for the comprehensive evaluation of the multiple drug forms of 9MW2821. Specific sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays were used to quantify total antibodies and conjugated antibody, showing good drug-to-antibody ratio (DAR) tolerance.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe designed and developed a novel DNA topoisomerase I inhibitor MF-6, which was a more potent cytotoxin and a more potent inducer of immunogenic cell death compared with DXd. To utilize MF-6's ability to induce antitumor immunity, a human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-targeted antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) trastuzumab-L6 that included a cleavable linker and MF-6 was developed. Different from traditional cytotoxic ADC, the antitumor activity of trastuzumab-L6 was assessed by inducing tumor cell immunogenic cell death, activating dendritic cells and cytotoxic CD8+ T cells to acquire durable adaptive immune memory.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOverexpression of nectin cell adhesion protein 4 correlates with cancer progression and poor prognosis in many human malignancies. Enfortumab vedotin (EV) is the first nectin-4-targeting antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) approved by the FDA for the treatment of urothelial cancer. However, inadequate efficacy has limited progress in the treatment of other solid tumors with EV.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFQF-036 is a novel human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) maturation inhibitor that is a lupine triterpenoid derivative. The objective of this study was to evaluate the safety of QF-036. A single oral toxicity and a 4-week repeated oral toxicity were investigated in Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTMAB001 is a humanized rabbit monoclonal antibody (mAb) designed to bind and neutralize human vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-165. The purpose of the study was to investigate the pharmacokinetics (PK) and ocular tissue distribution after a single intravitreal (IVT) dose in rabbits and monkeys. Rabbits (2.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNeovascular age-related macular degeneration, characterized by abnormal choroidal neovascularization (CNV), is a major cause of blindness worldwide. Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) antibodies have demonstrated significant efficacy in improving visual acuity. TMAB001 is a new recombinant humanized rabbit anti-VEGF monoclonal antibody.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGW002 is a recombinant protein engineered by fusing the C-terminal region of human glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) to the N-terminal region of human serum albumin (HSA) with a peptide linker. This study aims to evaluate its anti-diabetic effects both in vitro and in vivo. The GLP-1 receptor-dependent luciferase reporter plasmid was transiently transfected in NIT-1 cells to calculate the half-maximal concentration (EC) for GLP-1 receptor activation, and normal ICR mice and diabetic KKAy mice were acutely injected with GW002 (1, 3, 9 mg/kg) subcutaneously to evaluate the hypoglycemic action, while the diabetic KKAy and db/db mice were treated with GW002 once daily for 7 weeks to evaluate the effects on glucose metabolism.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: GLP-1-based strategies have many advantages in treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), but native GLP-1 has a short half-life in the circulation, which limits its clinical application. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of GW002, a novel recombinant GLP-1 analog fusion protein produced by linking the human GLP-1 analog C-terminus to the N-terminus of human serum albumin via a linker, in vitro and in BKS-db mice.
Methods: To determine whether GW002 can activate the GLP-1 receptor in cells, the level of luciferase expression was evaluated in vitro.