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Type: Journal article
Title: Apomab, a fully human agonistic antibody to DR5, exhibits potent antitumor activity against primary and metastatic breast cancer
Author: Zinonos, I.
Labrinidis, A.
Lee, M.
Liapis, V.
Hay, S.
Ponomarev, V.
Diamond, P.
Zannettino, A.
Findlay, D.
Evdokiou, A.
Citation: Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, 2009; 8(10):2969-2980
Publisher: Amer Assoc Cancer Research
Issue Date: 2009
ISSN: 1535-7163
1538-8514
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Irene Zinonos, Agatha Labrinidis, Michelle Lee, Vasilios Liapis, Shelley Hay, Vladimir Ponomarev, Peter Diamond, Andrew C.W. Zannettino, David M. Findlay, and Andreas Evdokiou
Abstract: Apomab, a fully human agonistic DR5 monoclonal antibody, triggers apoptosis through activation of the extrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway. In this study, we assessed the cytotoxic effect of Apomab in vitro and evaluated its antitumor activity in murine models of breast cancer development and progression. MDA-MB-231-TXSA breast cancer cells were transplanted into the mammary fat pad or directly into the tibial marrow cavity of nude mice. Apomab was administered early, postcancer cell transplantation, or after tumors progressed to an advanced stage. Tumor burden was monitored progressively using bioluminescence imaging, and the development of breast cancer–induced osteolysis was measured using microcomputed tomography. In vitro, Apomab treatment induced apoptosis in a panel of breast cancer cell lines but was without effect on normal human primary osteoblasts, fibroblasts, or mammary epithelial cells. In vivo, Apomab exerted remarkable tumor suppressive activity leading to complete regression of well-advanced mammary tumors. All animals transplanted with breast cancer cells directly into their tibiae developed large osteolytic lesions that eroded the cortical bone. In contrast, treatment with Apomab following an early treatment protocol inhibited both intraosseous and extraosseous tumor growth and prevented breast cancer–induced osteolysis. In the delayed treatment protocol, Apomab treatment resulted in the complete regression of advanced tibial tumors with progressive restoration of both trabecular and cortical bone leading to full resolution of osteolytic lesions. Apomab represents a potent immunotherapeutic agent with strong activity against the development and progression of breast cancer and should be evaluated in patients with primary and metastatic disease. [Mol Cancer Ther 2009;8 (10):2969–80]
Keywords: Cell Line, Tumor
Animals
Humans
Mice
Breast Neoplasms
Neoplasm Metastasis
Osteolysis
Antineoplastic Agents
Antibodies, Monoclonal
Tumor Burden
Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
Apoptosis
Cell Proliferation
Female
Receptors, Death Domain
DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-09-0745
Published version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1535-7163.mct-09-0745
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