Abstract 1618: New peptide-linked anilino-maytansinoid antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) for the treatment of cancer

A number of ADCs consisting of a maytansinoid cytotoxic agent linked to an antibody via a cleavable disulfide linker or a non-cleavable thioether linker are in the clinic. In preclinical models, antibody-maytansinoid conjugates (AMCs) utilizing a cleavable disulfide linker have been shown to be able to kill both the targeted antigen-positive (Ag+) cancer cells and also adjacent Ag- “bystander” cancer cells because of intra-cellular generation of...