[PDF][PDF] Eradication of tumors through simultaneous ablation of CD276/B7-H3-positive tumor cells and tumor vasculature

S Seaman, Z Zhu, S Saha, XM Zhang, MY Yang… - Cancer cell, 2017 - cell.com
S Seaman, Z Zhu, S Saha, XM Zhang, MY Yang, MB Hilton, K Morris, C Szot, H Morris
Cancer cell, 2017cell.com
Targeting the tumor vasculature with antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) is a promising anti-
cancer strategy that in order to be realized must overcome several obstacles, including
identification of suitable targets and optimal warheads. Here, we demonstrate that the cell-
surface protein CD276/B7-H3 is broadly overexpressed by multiple tumor types on both
cancer cells and tumor-infiltrating blood vessels, making it a potentially ideal dual-
compartment therapeutic target. In preclinical studies CD276 ADCs armed with a …
Summary
Targeting the tumor vasculature with antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) is a promising anti-cancer strategy that in order to be realized must overcome several obstacles, including identification of suitable targets and optimal warheads. Here, we demonstrate that the cell-surface protein CD276/B7-H3 is broadly overexpressed by multiple tumor types on both cancer cells and tumor-infiltrating blood vessels, making it a potentially ideal dual-compartment therapeutic target. In preclinical studies CD276 ADCs armed with a conventional MMAE warhead destroyed CD276-positive cancer cells, but were ineffective against tumor vasculature. In contrast, pyrrolobenzodiazepine-conjugated CD276 ADCs killed both cancer cells and tumor vasculature, eradicating large established tumors and metastases, and improving long-term overall survival. CD276-targeted dual-compartment ablation could aid in the development of highly selective broad-acting anti-cancer therapies.
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