Trastuzumab deruxtecan (DS-8201a), a HER2-targeting antibody–drug conjugate with topoisomerase I inhibitor payload, shows antitumor activity in uterine and ovarian carcinosarcoma with HER2/neu expression
Mauricio D, Bellone S, Mutlu L, McNamara B, Manavella D, Demirkiran C, Verzosa M, Buza N, Hui P, Hartwich T, Harold J, Yang-Hartwich Y, Zipponi M, Altwerger G, Ratner E, Huang G, Clark M, Andikyan V, Azodi M, Schwartz P, Santin A. Trastuzumab deruxtecan (DS-8201a), a HER2-targeting antibody–drug conjugate with topoisomerase I inhibitor payload, shows antitumor activity in uterine and ovarian carcinosarcoma with HER2/neu expression. Gynecologic Oncology 2023, 170: 38-45. PMID: 36610380, PMCID: PMC10445234, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2022.12.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedCarcinosarcomaCell Line, TumorFemaleHumansImmunoconjugatesIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceMiceOvarian NeoplasmsReceptor, ErbB-2Topoisomerase I InhibitorsTrastuzumabConceptsHER2/neu expressionDS-8201aAntibody-drug conjugatesNeu expressionCS cell linesTrastuzumab deruxtecanOvarian carcinosarcomaTopoisomerase I inhibitor payloadCell linesAggressive gynecologic malignancyLimited therapeutic optionsEffective antibody-drug conjugatesCarcinosarcoma cell lineGynecologic malignanciesTherapeutic optionsIsotype controlSarcomatous elementsXenograft modelBystander killingFlow cytometryTumor cellsCarcinosarcomaAntitumor activityVivo studiesVivo activity