Therapeutic effects of TM4SF5-targeting chimeric and humanized monoclonal antibodies in hepatocellular and colon cancer models

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Title: Therapeutic effects of TM4SF5-targeting chimeric and humanized monoclonal antibodies in hepatocellular and colon cancer models
Authors: Dongjoon Ko, Eunmi Kim, Eun-Ae Shin, Seo Hee Nam, Junghwa Yoon, Jin-Sook Lee, Yunhee Lee, Sora Park, Kyungsoo Ha, So-Young Choi, Jung Weon Lee, Semi Kim
Source: Molecular Therapy: Oncolytics, Vol 24, Iss , Pp 452-466 (2022)
Publisher Information: Elsevier, 2022.
Publication Year: 2022
Collection: LCC:Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
Subject Terms: TM4SF5, antibody, therapeutics, liver cancer, colon cancer, humanization, Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens, RC254-282
More Details: The transmembrane 4 L six family member 5 (TM4SF5) is aberrantly expressed in hepatocellular and colorectal cancers, and has been implicated in tumor progression, suggesting that it could serve as a novel therapeutic target. Previously, we screened a murine antibody phage-display library to generate a novel monoclonal antibody, Ab27, that is specific to the extracellular loop 2 of TM4SF5. In this study, we evaluated the effects of chimeric Ab27 using cancer cells expressing endogenous TM4SF5 or stably overexpressing TM4SF5 in vivo and in vitro. Monotherapy with Ab27 significantly decreased tumor growth in liver and colon cancer xenograft models, including a sorafenib-resistant model, and decreased the phosphorylation of focal adhesion kinase (FAK), p27Kip1, and signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3). No general Ab27 toxicity was observed in vivo. Combination treatment with Ab27 and sorafenib or doxorubicin exerted higher antitumor activity than monotherapy. In addition, we humanized the Ab27 sequence by the complementarity-determining region (CDR) grafting method. The humanized antibody Ab27-hz9 had reduced immunogenicity but exhibited target recognition and antitumor activity comparable with those of Ab27. Both Ab27 and Ab27-hz9 efficiently targeted tumor cells expressing TM4SF5 in vivo. These observations strongly support the further development of Ab27-hz9 as a novel therapeutic agent against liver and colorectal cancers.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2372-7705
Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2372770522000109; https://doaj.org/toc/2372-7705
DOI: 10.1016/j.omto.2022.01.006
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/6a71f920fd7c41e5801990df6d3021f2
Accession Number: edsdoj.6a71f920fd7c41e5801990df6d3021f2
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:23727705
DOI:10.1016/j.omto.2022.01.006
Published in:Molecular Therapy: Oncolytics
Language:English