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Adagloxad simolenin (OBI Pharma) is a carbohydrate-based vaccine comprised of Globo-H conjugated to keyhole limpet hemocyanin. Upon exposure to the synthetic Globo-H vaccine and an immunological adjuvant, the immune system mounts IgM and IgG responses against Globo-H hexasaccharide.
Balixafortide (Polyphor) is a synthetic cyclopeptide derived from polyphemusin that inhibits C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4), a G-protein coupled receptor that exclusively binds to its ligand, stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1).
Capivasertib (AstraZeneca) is an orally active, highly selective Akt inhibitor that preferentially targets Akt isoforms 1–3. Akt is a key enzyme in the PI3K/Akt/mTOR tumor cell survival pathway and is dysregulated in a number of malignancies through loss of tumor suppressor phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN), acquisition of activating mutations in phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3- kinase catalytic subunit alpha (PIK3CA) or AKT1, as well as amplification of PI3K.
Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan; Daiichi Sankyo/AstraZeneca) is an antibody-drug conjugate composed of a monoclonal antibody that targets human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2), an enzymatically cleavable peptide-linker, and a topoisomerase 1 inhibitor derived from exatecan. The drug-to-antibody ratio of Enhertu is 8:1.
Onzeald (etirinotecan pegol; Nektar Therapeutics) is a polyethylene glycol (PEG) conjugate of irinotecan, a prodrug that is metabolized via enzymatic cleavage into the biologically active metabolite 10-hydroxy-7-ethyl camptothecin, also known as SN-38. SN-38 inhibits DNA topoisomerase 1 during the S-phase of the mitotic cycle.
Ipatasertib (Roche) is a highly selective, ATP-competitive Akt inhibitor that preferentially targets active, phosphorylated Akt.
Sacituzumab govitecan (Immunomedics) is an antibody-drug conjugate consisting of an anti-troponin (Trop)-2 antibody conjugated to SN-38. Trop-1 and Trop-2 are type I membrane proteins expressed in human epithelial cells at various stages of differentiation. Trop1 and Trop-2 are located at contact sites between adjacent cells.
Veliparib is a small-molecule poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitor being developed by AbbVie. PARP is an enzyme that plays an essential role in DNA repair mechanisms and homologous recombination events.
Lynparza (olaparib; AstraZeneca) is a small molecule poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitor. The PARP enzyme plays a central role in a number of cellular processes involved in cellular homeostasis.
Tecentriq (atezolizumab; Roche/Chugai) is an antibody designed to target programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) on tumor cells, allowing the body’s immune system to recognize and properly respond to the tumor.
Avastin (bevacizumab; Roche/Chugai) is a humanized immunoglobulin G1 monoclonal antibody directed against vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF).
Talzenna (talazoparib; Pfizer) is a small-molecule inhibitor of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP). PARP inhibitors block the activity of PARP, an enzyme that plays an essential role in DNA repair mechanisms and homologous recombination events, by directly blocking enzymatic activity, or by causing PARP to accumulate on DNA (PARP trapping), which results in DNA replication inhibition and cell death.
Keytruda is a humanized monoclonal antibody designed to inhibit the PD-1 co-inhibitory receptor. The interaction between PD-1 and its primary ligand, PD-L1, inhibits T-cell proliferation and survival, and induces apoptosis of tumor-specific T-cells.
Halaven (eribulin mesylate; Eisai) is a synthetic macrocyclic ketone analog of halichondrin B that acts as a tubulin depolymerizer and functionally inhibits tumor cell proliferation with arrest in the G2-M phase of cell growth. B
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