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The effect of anti-enzyme antibody clearance on prodrug turnover in antibody-directed enzyme prodrug therapy (ADEPT) has been studied. Mice bearing LS174T xenografts were given localising carboxypeptidase G2 (CPG)2 conjugate (AEC) and 19 h later galactosylated anti-CPG2 antibody (SB43-GAL). In regimen I prodrug was injected 5 h after SB43-GAL as previously described. In regimen 2 and 3 a shortened and extended clearance time was used in which prodrug was administered 0.5 h or 53 h after SB43-GAL respectively. Regimen 1 resulted in similar tumour and normal tissue levels of active drug to those of the control in which prodrug was given 72 h after AEC. SB43-GAL therefore accelerated clearance of enzyme allowing early administration of prodrug. In regimen 2, very high active drug levels were found in the liver, showing removal of AEC from the blood followed by reactivation of enzyme and extensive and rapid prodrug turnover. Active drug levels in tumour and blood reached similar peak levels to those of the control. Regimen 3 resulted in lower active drug levels in tissues, consistent with degradation and excretion of enzyme. Regimen 3 also produced the best tumour to normal ratios for active drug. Residual prodrug in tumour was unaffected by SB43-GAL, showing the advantage of galactosylation in minimising inactivation of CPG2 in tumour. By contrast, residual prodrug in blood persisted for longer when SB43-GAL was used. Circulatory clearance of enzyme with SB43-GAL allows prodrug to be administered expediently with reduced toxicity and with the prospect of increasing the dosage.
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Rogers, G., Burke, P., Sharma, S. et al. Plasma clearance of an antibody-enzyme conjugate in ADEPT by monoclonal anti-enzyme: its effect on prodrug activation in vivo. Br J Cancer 72, 1357–1363 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.1995.515
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