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SUBMITTER: van den Bent M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5686264 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
van den Bent Martin M Gan Hui K HK Lassman Andrew B AB Kumthekar Priya P Merrell Ryan R Butowski Nicholas N Lwin Zarnie Z Mikkelsen Tom T Nabors Louis B LB Papadopoulos Kyriakos P KP Penas-Prado Marta M Simes John J Wheeler Helen H Walbert Tobias T Scott Andrew M AM Gomez Erica E Lee Ho-Jin HJ Roberts-Rapp Lisa L Xiong Hao H Bain Earle E Ansell Peter J PJ Holen Kyle D KD Maag David D Reardon David A DA
Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology 20171026 6
<h4>Purpose</h4>Patients with recurrent glioblastoma (rGBM) have a poor prognosis. Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene amplification is present in ~ 50% of glioblastomas (GBMs). Depatuxizumab mafodotin (depatux-m), formerly ABT-414, is an antibody-drug conjugate that preferentially binds cells with EGFR amplification, is internalized and releases a potent antimicrotubule agent, monomethyl auristatin F (MMAF). Here we report the safety, pharmacokinetics, and efficacy of depatux-m monothe ...[more]