IgG isotype, glycosylation, and EGFR expression determine the induction of antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity in vitro by cetuximab.
Hum Antibodies
; 19(4): 89-99, 2010.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To evaluate the antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) of cetuximab, an anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) IgG1 antibody, in vitro.METHODS:
Binding to human Fc receptors was measured by ELISA. ADCC against a panel of tumor cell lines was evaluated using peripheral blood mononuclear cells or NK cells as effectors and lactate dehydrogenase release as a marker of cell killing. Cetuximab was compared with two glycan variants of cetuximab and with panitumumab, an anti-EGFR IgG2.RESULTS:
Cetuximab bound with high affinity to FcγRI (EC50 = 0.13 nM) and FcγRIIIa (EC50 = 6 nM) and effectively induced ADCC across multiple tumor cell lines. Panitumumab and aglycosylated cetuximab did not bind to FcγRI or FcγRIIIa nor have ADCC activity even at high effector-target cell ratios, even though the EGFR-binding affinity of cetuximab and panitumumab were shown to be comparable (KD = 87 pM and 83 pM, respectively). The extent of cetuximab-elicited ADCC was associated with the level of EGFR expression on tumor cells.CONCLUSIONS:
Cetuximab elicits effective ADCC activity against a wide range of tumor cells in vitro. This activity is dependent on antibody glycosylation and IgG1 isotype as well as tumor-cell EGFR expression. These findings suggest that ADCC may contribute to the antitumor activity of cetuximab.
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Imunoglobulina G
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Receptores ErbB
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Anticorpos Monoclonais
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Citotoxicidade Celular Dependente de Anticorpos
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Antineoplásicos
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En
Ano de publicação:
2010
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