The emerging role of antibody-drug conjugates in urothelial carcinoma Review


Authors: Lattanzi, M.; Rosenberg, J. E.
Review Title: The emerging role of antibody-drug conjugates in urothelial carcinoma
Abstract: Introduction: In December 2019, the US Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval to the novel nectin-4-targeting antibody-drug conjugate, enfortumab vedotin, for the treatment of platinum-refractory and immune checkpoint blockade-refractory locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma. Antibody-drug conjugates represent a new therapeutic modality in urothelial cancer; and beyond nectin-4, agents targeting Trop-2, HER2, and EpCAM are also in clinical development. Areas covered: This review outlines the biologic rationale and the clinical development of novel antibody-drug conjugates for the treatment of urothelial cancer across the spectrum of disease from non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer through treatment-refractory metastatic disease. Expert opinion: The high response rates observed with enfortumab vedotin–both as monotherapy and in combination with checkpoint blockade immunotherapy–suggest this and other antibody-drug conjugates may have efficacy similar to or even exceeding that of traditional cytotoxic chemotherapy. Ongoing clinical development of antibody-drug conjugates in urothelial cancer will address the optimal combination or sequencing strategy with anti-PD-1/L1 immunotherapy and platinum-based chemotherapy. © 2020, © 2020 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
Keywords: cancer chemotherapy; treatment response; unclassified drug; fatigue; neutropenia; review; cisplatin; diarrhea; drug efficacy; drug approval; gemcitabine; paclitaxel; rituximab; carboplatin; cancer immunotherapy; sensory neuropathy; anemia; bone marrow suppression; peripheral neuropathy; bendamustine; cytotoxicity; drug design; bladder cancer; acute lymphoblastic leukemia; hodgkin disease; docetaxel; febrile neutropenia; hyperglycemia; peripheral t cell lymphoma; immunotherapy; patient safety; alopecia; transitional cell carcinoma; her2; vinflunine; gemtuzumab ozogamicin; urothelial; programmed death 1 ligand 1; randomized controlled trial (topic); phase 2 clinical trial (topic); phase 3 clinical trial (topic); inotuzumab ozogamicin; anaplastic large cell lymphoma; acute myeloid leukemia; trastuzumab emtansine; diffuse large b cell lymphoma; antibody-drug conjugate; non muscle invasive bladder cancer; brentuximab vedotin; human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 positive breast cancer; nivolumab; human; pembrolizumab; bladder irritation; durvalumab; polatuzumab vedotin; atezolizumab; antibody drug conjugate; nectin-4; enfortumab vedotin; oportuzumab monatox; sacituzumab govitecan; trastuzumab deruxtecan; rc 48
Journal Title: Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy
Volume: 20
Issue: 7
ISSN: 1473-7140
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group  
Date Published: 2020-07-01
Start Page: 551
End Page: 561
Language: English
DOI: 10.1080/14737140.2020.1782201
PUBMED: 32552213
PROVIDER: scopus
PMCID: PMC7545404
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Notes: Review -- Export Date: 3 August 2020 -- Source: Scopus
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