Repositioning Candidate Details
| Candidate ID: | R0869 |
| Source ID: | DB05773 |
| Source Type: | approved; investigational |
| Compound Type: | biotech |
| Compound Name: | Trastuzumab emtansine |
| Synonyms: | Ado-trastuzumab; Ado-trastuzumab emtansine; T-DM1; Trastuzumab emtansine; Trastuzumab-DM1; Trastuzumab-MCC-DM1 |
| Molecular Formula: | -- |
| SMILES: | -- |
| DrugBank Description: | Trastuzumab emtansine, formerly called Trastuzumab-DM1 (T-DM1) is a first-in-class HER2 antibody drug conjugate (ADC) comprised of Genentech's trastuzumab antibody linked to ImmunoGen's cell-killing agent, DM1. T-DM1 combines two strategies-- anti-HER2 activity and targeted intracellular delivery of the potent anti-microtubule agent, DM1 (a maytansine derivative)--to produce cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. Trastuzumab emtansine is marketed under the brand name Kadcyla and is indicated for use in HER2-positive, metastatic breast cancer patients who have already used taxane and/or trastuzumab for metastatic disease or had their cancer recur within 6 months of adjuvant treatment. The FDA label has two precautions. First that trastuzumab emtansine and trastuzumab cannot be interchanged. Second that there is a black box warning of serious side effects such as hepatotoxicity, embryo-fetal toxicity, and cardiac toxicity. |
| CAS Number: | 1018448-65-1 |
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| DrugBank Indication: | Used in HER2-positive, metastatic breast cancer patients who have already used taxane and/or trastuzumab for metastatic disease or had their cancer recur within 6 months of adjuvant treatment. |
| DrugBank Pharmacology: | Trastuzumab emtansine was evaluated in two Herceptin-responsive and one Herceptin-resistant breast tumor models. In the Herceptin-responsive models, Trastuzumab-DM1 caused complete tumor regression in all mice, whereas Herceptin alone slowed tumor growth. In the Herceptin- resistant model, Herceptin alone had no effect on tumor growth. In contrast, Trastuzumab-DM1 caused >90% tumor reduction in all mice. In this Herceptin- resistant model, tumor regrowth was observed after cessation of Trastuzumab- DM1 treatment, yet regression re-occurred when dosing was resumed. The effect was specific for HER2-positive tumors. Thus the physiological effects of trastuzumab emtansine are cell cycle arrest and cell death by apoptosis. |
| DrugBank MoA: | Trastuzumab emtansine is a HER2 antibody-drug conjugate. The antibody portion is trastuzumab, which is humanized anti-HER2 IgG1, and produced in the mammalian Chinese Hamster Ovary cells. The drug portion is DM1, which is a maytansine derivative that inhibits microtubules. These two portions are covalently connected by 4- cyclohexane-1-carboxylate (MCC), which is a stable thioether linker. Together MCC and DM1 are called emtansine and are produced by chemical synthesis. Trastuzumab emtansine binds to the HER2 receptor’s sub-domain IV and goes into the cell by receptor-mediated endocytosis. Lysosomes degrade trastuzumab emtansine and release DM1. DM1 binds to tubulin in microtubules and inhibits microtubule function producing cell arrest and apoptosis. As well, similar to trastuzumab, in vitro studies have shown that both HER2 receptor signalling inhibition and antibody-dependent cytotoxicity are mediated by trastuzumab emtansine. |
| Targets: | Receptor tyrosine-protein kinase erbB-2 antibody |
| Inclusion Criteria: | Therapeutic strategy associated |
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