TY - JOUR
AU1 - Lee, Dongheon
AU2 - Kim, Dongin
AU3 - Choi, Yu Bin
AU4 - Kang, Kyungjae
AU5 - Sung, Eun-Sil
AU6 - Ahn, Jin-Hyung
AU7 - Goo, Junseo
AU8 - Yeom, Dong-Hoon
AU9 - Jang, Hyun Sook
AU1 - Moon, Kyung Duk
AU1 - Lee, Sang Hoon
AU1 - You, Weon-Kyoo
AB - Several angiogenesis inhibitors targeting the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling pathway have been approved for cancer treatment. However, VEGF inhibitors alone were shown to promote tumor invasion and metastasis by increasing intratumoral hypoxia in some preclinical and clinical studies. Emerging reports suggest that Delta-like ligand 4 (Dll4) is a promising target of angiogenesis inhibition to augment the effects of VEGF inhibitors. To evaluate the effects of simultaneous blockade against VEGF and Dll4, we developed a bispecific antibody, HD105, targeting VEGF and Dll4. The HD105 bispecific antibody, which is composed of an anti-VEGF antibody (bevacizumab-similar) backbone C-terminally linked with a Dll4-targeting single-chain variable fragment, showed potent binding affinities against VEGF (KD: 1.3 nM) and Dll4 (KD: 30 nM). In addition, the HD105 bispecific antibody competitively inhibited the binding of ligands to their receptors, i.e., VEGF to VEGFR2 (EC50: 2.84 ± 0.41 nM) and Dll4 to Notch1 (EC50: 1.14 ± 0.06 nM). Using in vitro cell-based assays, we found that HD105 effectively blocked both the VEGF/VEGFR2 and Dll4/Notch1 signaling pathways in endothelial cells, resulting in a conspicuous inhibition of endothelial cell proliferation and sprouting. HD105 also suppressed Dll4-induced Notch1-dependent activation of the luciferase gene. In vivo xenograft studies demonstrated that HD105 more efficiently inhibited the tumor progression of human A549 lung and SCH gastric cancers than an anti-VEGF antibody or anti-Dll4 antibody alone. In conclusion, HD105 may be a novel therapeutic bispecific antibody for cancer treatment.
TI - Simultaneous blockade of VEGF and Dll4 by HD105, a bispecific antibody, inhibits tumor progression and angiogenesis
JF - mAbs
DO - 10.1080/19420862.2016.1171432
DA - 2016-07-03
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/taylor-francis/simultaneous-blockade-of-vegf-and-dll4-by-hd105-a-bispecific-antibody-1ixCri3aH8
SP - 892
EP - 904
VL - 8
IS - 5
DP - DeepDyve
ER -