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anti-B7-H3 antibody-drug conjugate BAT8009

An antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) composed of a humanized monoclonal antibody directed against the immunoregulatory protein B7-homologue 3 (B7-H3, CD276) linked to the camptothecin analog exatecan, with potential antineoplastic activity. Upon administration of anti-B7-H3 ADC BAT8009, the anti-B7-H3 antibody moiety targets and binds to B7-H3-expressing tumor cells. Upon binding, internalization and linker cleavage, exatecan is released. Exatecan inhibits DNA topoisomerase I activity, thereby inhibiting DNA replication and resulting in cell cycle arrest and tumor cell apoptosis. This inhibits the proliferation of B7-H3-expressing tumor cells. B7-H3, a type I transmembrane protein and a member of the B7 co-stimulatory protein superfamily, is overexpressed on certain tumor cell types and on various immune cells. It is a negative regulator of T-cell activation and its overexpression plays a key role in tumor cell invasion and metastasis.
Synonym:anti-B7-H3 ADC BAT8009
anti-B7-H3/exatecan ADC BAT8009
anti-B7-H3/exatecan antibody-drug conjugate BAT8009
Code name:BAT 8009
BAT-8009
BAT8009
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