IMR Press / FBL / Volume 19 / Issue 1 / DOI: 10.2741/4202

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Review

Lorvotuzumab mertansine: antibody-drug-conjugate for CD56+ multiple myeloma

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1 Multiple Myeloma Research, Sarah Cannon Research Institute, Tennessee Oncology, Nashville, TN, USA
Front. Biosci. (Landmark Ed) 2014, 19(1), 163–170; https://doi.org/10.2741/4202
Published: 1 January 2014
Abstract

Lorvotuzumab mertansine (LM) is an ADC composed of an anti CD56 humanized N901 monoclonal antibody conjugated via a stable disulfide linker to the maytansinoid DM1. CD56 is expressed in up to 78% of multiple myelomas. LM displays antitumor activity in preclinical models of multiple myeloma. In a phase I study of MM, the MTD of single-agent LM was 112 mg/m². The dose-limiting toxicities were grade 3 fatigue and grade 3 acute, reversible, renal failure. 2 PRs and 4 MRs were observed at various dose levels starting at 60 mg/m². Building on the single agent experience, a phase II study of LM in combination with lenalidomide and dexamethasone was conducted. The optimal dose of LM was 75 mg/m² in the combination. The ORR was 56.4%. The most common treatment-related AE was peripheral neuropathy (PN), mostly grade 2 or less, with the majority of patients having a grade 1 PN at baseline. Continued evaluation of optimal dosing levels and schedules will be important to better define the utility of this promising treatment.

Keywords
Antibody-drug-conjugate
CD56
Multiple myeloma
Lorvotuzumab mertansine
DM1
Review
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