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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-6-11
pubmed:abstractText
Despite the availability of new targeted therapies, ductal pancreatic adenocarcinoma continues to carry a poor prognosis. Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule (CEACAM)6 has been reported as a potential biomarker and therapy target for this malignancy. We have evaluated CEACAM6 as a potential therapy target, using an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC). Expression of CEACAM6 in pancreatic adenocarcinomas was determined using immunohistochemistry on tissue microarrays. The expression pattern in granulocytes and granulocytic precursors was measured by flow cytometry. Murine xenograft and non-human primate models served to evaluate efficacy and safety, respectively. Robust expression of CEACAM6 was found in > 90% of invasive pancreatic adenocarcinomas as well as in intraepithelial neoplastic lesions. In the granulocytic lineage, CEACAM6 was expressed at all stages of granulocytic maturation except for the early lineage-committed precursor cell. The anti-CEACAM6 ADC showed efficacy against established CEACAM6-expressing tumours. In non-human primates, antigen-dependent toxicity of the ADC consisted of dose-dependent and reversible depletion of granulocytes and their precursors. This was associated with preferential and rapid localization of the antibody in bone marrow, as determined by sequential in vivo PET imaging of the radiolabelled anti-CEACAM6. Localization of the radiolabelled tracer could be attenuated by predosing with unlabelled antibody confirming specific accumulation in this compartment. Based on the expression pattern in normal and malignant pancreatic tissues, efficacy against established tumours and limited and reversible bone marrow toxicity, we propose that CEACAM6 should be considered for an ADC-based therapy approach against pancreatic adenocarcinomas and possibly other CEACAM6-positive neoplasms.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1096-9896
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
2009 Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
218
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
380-90
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19334050-Adenocarcinoma, pubmed-meshheading:19334050-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:19334050-Antibodies, Monoclonal, pubmed-meshheading:19334050-Antigens, CD, pubmed-meshheading:19334050-Cell Adhesion Molecules, pubmed-meshheading:19334050-Drug Evaluation, Preclinical, pubmed-meshheading:19334050-Feasibility Studies, pubmed-meshheading:19334050-Female, pubmed-meshheading:19334050-GPI-Linked Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:19334050-Hematopoietic Stem Cells, pubmed-meshheading:19334050-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19334050-Immunoconjugates, pubmed-meshheading:19334050-Macaca fascicularis, pubmed-meshheading:19334050-Male, pubmed-meshheading:19334050-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:19334050-Mice, Nude, pubmed-meshheading:19334050-Neoplasm Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:19334050-Neutrophil Activation, pubmed-meshheading:19334050-Pancreatic Neoplasms
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Preclinical evaluation of carcinoembryonic cell adhesion molecule (CEACAM) 6 as potential therapy target for pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USA. lauras@gene.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article