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Characterization of in vivo biotransformations for trastuzumab emtansine by high-resolution accurate-mass mass spectrometry.


ABSTRACT: Trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) is an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) designed for the treatment of HER2-positive cancers. T-DM1 is composed of the humanized monoclonal antibody trastuzumab connected to a maytansine derivative cytotoxic drug, via a nonreducible thioether linker at random lysine residues, and therefore has a very complex molecular structure. It was anticipated that T-DM1 undergoes biotransformations in circulation. However, there was limited knowledge on these structural changes due to bioanalytical challenges. Here, we have investigated the in vivo biotransformations of T-DM1 using a high-resolution accurate-mass (HR/AM) mass spectrometry approach. Three types of biotransformations were characterized for T-DM1 in circulation in tumor-bearing mice, including cysteine or glutathione adduct formation via maleimide exchange, loss of maytansinol via ester hydrolysis, as well as addition of H2O via linker-drug hydrolysis. These results provide new insights into in vivo catabolism of T-DM1.

SUBMITTER: He J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6204834 | biostudies-other | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Characterization of in vivo biotransformations for trastuzumab emtansine by high-resolution accurate-mass mass spectrometry.

He Jintang J   Yu Shang-Fan SF   Yee Sharon S   Kaur Surinder S   Xu Keyang K  

mAbs 20180726 7


Trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) is an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) designed for the treatment of HER2-positive cancers. T-DM1 is composed of the humanized monoclonal antibody trastuzumab connected to a maytansine derivative cytotoxic drug, via a nonreducible thioether linker at random lysine residues, and therefore has a very complex molecular structure. It was anticipated that T-DM1 undergoes biotransformations in circulation. However, there was limited knowledge on these structural changes due  ...[more]

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