anti-FRalpha/exatecan ADC PRO1184

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-010674",
  "term": "anti-FRalpha/exatecan ADC PRO1184",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "An antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) composed of a human monoclonal antibody targeting folate receptor alpha (FRa; FolRa; FOLR1) conjugated, via a cleavable hydrophilic linker, to the camptothecin analog and topoisomerase 1 inhibitor exatecan, with potential antineoplastic activity. Upon administration of anti-FRalpha/exatecan ADC PRO1184, the antibody moiety targets and binds to FRa expressed on tumor cells. Upon binding, cellular uptake and linker cleavage, exatecan is released. Exatecan inhibits DNA topoisomerase I activity, thereby inhibiting DNA replication and generating DNA single- and double-strand breaks, and leading to cell cycle arrest and tumor cell apoptosis. This inhibits the proliferation of FRa-expressing tumor cells. FRa is a glycosylphosphatidylinositol linked cell-surface glycoprotein that is widely expressed in certain cancers while its expression is limited in normal tissues.",
  "synonyms": [
    "anti-FRa/exatecan ADC PRO1184",
    "ADC PRO1184"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/anti-fralpha-exatecan-adc-pro1184/"
}