Dosing & Uses
Breast Cancer
Pending FDA approval for HER2-positive unresectable locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer (MBC)
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Mechanism of Action
Antibody-drug conjugate (ADC); the ADC is comprised of the anti-HER2 monoclonal antibody trastuzumab and a cleavable linker-drug called valine-citrulline-seco-DUocarmycin-hydroxyBenzamide-Azaindole (vc-seco-DUBA)
Antibody portion binds to HER2 on the cancer cell surface and the ADC is internalized by the cell; after proteolytic cleavage of the linker, the inactive cytotoxin is activated and DNA damage is induced, resulting in tumor cell death
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