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Targeting CD33+ acute myeloid leukemia with GLK-33, a lintuzumab-auristatin conjugate with a wide therapeutic window




TekijätSatomaa Tero, Pynnönen Henna, Aitio Olli, Hiltunen Jukka O., Pitkänen Virve, Lähteenmäki Tuula, Kotiranta Titta, Heiskanen Annamari, Hänninen Anna-Liisa, Niemelä Ritva, Helin Jari, Kuusanmaki Heikki, Vänttinen Ida, Rathod Ramji, Nieminen Anni I., Yatkin Emrah, Heckman Caroline A., Kontro Mika, Saarinen Juhani

KustantajaAmerican Association for Cancer Research

Julkaisuvuosi2024

JournalMolecular Cancer Therapeutics

Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimiMolecular cancer therapeutics

Lehden akronyymiMol Cancer Ther

Vuosikerta23

Numero8

Aloitussivu1073

Lopetussivu1083

ISSN1535-7163

eISSN1538-8514

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-23-0720

Verkko-osoitehttps://aacrjournals.org/mct/article/doi/10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-23-0720/742107

Rinnakkaistallenteen osoitehttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/387605047


Tiivistelmä
CD33 (Siglec-3) is a cell surface receptor expressed in approximately 90% of AML blasts, making it an attractive target for therapy of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). While previous CD33-targeting antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) like gemtuzumab ozogamicin (GO, Mylotarg) have shown efficacy in AML treatment, they have suffered from toxicity and narrow therapeutic window. This study aimed to develop a novel ADC with improved tolerability and a wider therapeutic window. GLK-33 consists of the anti-CD33 antibody lintuzumab and eight mavg-MMAU auristatin linker-payloads per antibody. The experimental methods included testing in cell cultures, patient-derived samples, mouse xenograft models, and rat toxicology studies. GLK-33 exhibited remarkable efficacy in reducing cell viability within CD33-positive leukemia cell lines and primary AML samples. Notably, GLK-33 demonstrated anti-tumor activity at single dose as low as 300 µg/kg in mice, while maintaining tolerability at single dose of 20 - 30 mg/kg in rats. In contrast to both GO and lintuzumab vedotin, GLK-33 exhibited a wide therapeutic window and activity against multidrug-resistant cells. The development of GLK-33 addresses the limitations of previous ADCs, offering a wider therapeutic window, improved tolerability, and activity against drug-resistant leukemia cells. These findings encourage further exploration of GLK-33 in AML through clinical trials.

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