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Imaging-Guided Therapy Simultaneously Targeting HER2 and EpCAM with Trastuzumab and EpCAM-Directed Toxin Provides Additive Effect in Ovarian Cancer Model
Uppsala Univ, Dept Immunol Genet & Pathol, S-75185 Uppsala, Sweden..
Uppsala Univ, Dept Immunol Genet & Pathol, S-75185 Uppsala, Sweden.;Natl Res Tomsk Polytech Univ, Res Sch Chem & Appl Biomed Sci, Res Ctr Oncotheranost, Tomsk 634050, Russia..
Natl Res Tomsk Polytech Univ, Res Sch Chem & Appl Biomed Sci, Res Ctr Oncotheranost, Tomsk 634050, Russia.;Russian Acad Sci, Shemyakin & Ovchinnikov Inst Bioorgan Chem, Mol Immunol Lab, Moscow 117997, Russia..
Russian Acad Sci, Shemyakin & Ovchinnikov Inst Bioorgan Chem, Mol Immunol Lab, Moscow 117997, Russia..
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2021 (English)In: Cancers, ISSN 2072-6694, Vol. 13, no 16, article id 3939Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Simple Summary Targeted therapeutics provide cytostatic or cytotoxic action selectively to tumor cells while reducing the toxicity to normal cells. Targeting two molecular receptors overexpressed on tumor cells is a way to overcome heterogeneity of expression and improve therapeutic efficacy. Combining drugs with different modes of action might also increase the cytotoxic effect and decrease the chance for the cancer cells to develop resistance to treatment. In this work, we investigated a combination of the clinically used monoclonal antibody trastuzumab with a potent targeting protein-toxin fusion, directed at two different targets present in a large fraction of ovarian cancers. Co-targeted treatment provided a significant reduction in tumor growth and extended the survival of mice compared with the control and monotherapy groups. Our findings support further development of targeted combination therapies for treatment of aggressive and resistant cancer types. Efficient treatment of disseminated ovarian cancer (OC) is challenging due to its heterogeneity and chemoresistance. Overexpression of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) and epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) in approx. 30% and 70% of ovarian cancers, respectively, allows for co-targeted treatment. The clinical efficacy of the monoclonal antibody trastuzumab in patients with HER2-positive breast, gastric and gastroesophageal cancers makes it readily available as the HER2-targeting component. As the EpCAM-targeting component, we investigated the designed ankyrin repeat protein (DARPin) Ec1 fused to a truncated variant of Pseudomonas exotoxin A with reduced immunogenicity and low general toxicity (LoPE). Ec1-LoPE was radiolabeled, evaluated in ovarian cancer cells in vitro and its biodistribution and tumor-targeting properties were studied in vivo. The therapeutic efficacy of Ec1-LoPE alone and in combination with trastuzumab was studied in mice bearing EpCAM- and HER2-expressing SKOV3 xenografts. SPECT/CT imaging enabled visualization of EpCAM and HER2 expression in the tumors. Co-treatment using Ec1-LoPE and trastuzumab was more effective at reducing tumor growth and prolonged the median survival of mice compared with mice in the control and monotherapy groups. Repeated administration of Ec1-LoPE was well tolerated without signs of hepatic or kidney toxicity. Co-treatment with trastuzumab and Ec1-LoPE might be a potential therapeutic strategy for HER2- and EpCAM-positive OC.

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MDPI AG , 2021. Vol. 13, no 16, article id 3939
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targeted therapy, DARPin, EpCAM, trastuzumab, HER2, pseudomonas exotoxin A, combination
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-302052DOI: 10.3390/cancers13163939ISI: 000688975100001PubMedID: 34439094Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85111653717OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-302052DiVA, id: diva2:1594982
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