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Nectin-4-targeted antibody-drug conjugate

1d
New P2 trial
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Idafang (ivonescimab)
2d
Enfortumab Vedotin for the Treatment of Patients With Metastatic or Unresectable Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Penis (clinicaltrials.gov)
P2, N=28, Recruiting, Mayo Clinic | Trial completion date: Nov 2026 --> Jun 2028 | Trial primary completion date: Nov 2026 --> Jun 2028
Trial completion date • Trial primary completion date
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Padcev (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv)
2d
[68Ga]Ga-NECT-224 PET/CT Shows Increasing Nectin-4 Expression in Progressive Urothelial Carcinoma Under ADC-Therapy With Enfortumab-Vedotin. (PubMed, Clin Nucl Med)
A 64-year-old man with metachronous metastatic urothelial carcinoma originating from the right renal pelvis underwent nectin-4-targeted [68Ga]Ga-NECT-224 PET/CT prior to initiation of nectin-4-targeted antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) therapy with enfortumab-vedotin (PADCEV), in combination with pembrolizumab. Subsequent [68Ga]Ga-NECT-224 PET/CT restaging revealed multiple new lesions with intense nectin-4 expression. This case illustrates the potential of [68Ga]Ga-NECT-224 PET/CT to visualize heterogeneous nectin-4 expression, its potential in therapy guidance, and highlights the need for theranostic strategies in patients retaining target expression despite cytotoxic therapy resistance.
Journal • PD(L)-1 Biomarker
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NECTIN4 (Nectin Cell Adhesion Molecule 4)
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Keytruda (pembrolizumab) • Padcev (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv)
5d
New trial
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Keytruda (pembrolizumab) • Padcev (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv)
20d
Clinical Feasibility of Platinum-Based Chemotherapy Followed by Avelumab Maintenance after Enfortumab Vedotin plus Pembrolizumab in Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma: A case series. (PubMed, Chemotherapy)
PBC is often considered as a subsequent treatment after EVP therapy, except in patients with FGFR gene alterations. PBC followed by avelumab maintenance therapy may represent a feasible subsequent treatment option for selected patients with mUC who achieve disease control after EVP therapy.
Journal • PD(L)-1 Biomarker
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FGFR (Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor)
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Keytruda (pembrolizumab) • Bavencio (avelumab) • Padcev (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv)
20d
Endocytic evasion confers resistance to antibody-drug conjugates therapy in cancer. (PubMed, Cancer Cell)
Enfortumab vedotin (NECTIN4-ADC), a NECTIN4-targeting antibody-drug conjugate, has shown substantial efficacy in urothelial carcinoma, yet primary and acquired resistance remain major barriers to durable benefit...Pharmacologic inhibition of AKR1C1 restores ADC uptake, increases payload delivery, and enhances therapeutic sensitivity in preclinical models. Together, these findings define a clinically relevant target-high but uptake-defective resistance state and establish altered membrane trafficking as a therapeutic target for overcoming ADC therapy failure in cancer.
Journal • PD(L)-1 Biomarker • IO biomarker
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NECTIN4 (Nectin Cell Adhesion Molecule 4) • AKR1C1 (Aldo-Keto Reductase Family 1 Member C1) • AP2M1 (Adaptor Related Protein Complex 2 Subunit Mu 1) • WWP2 (WW Domain Containing E3 Ubiquitin Protein Ligase 2)
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Padcev (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv)
24d
Favorable pathological response with enfortumab vedotin plus toripalimab as neoadjuvant therapy for HER2-negative muscle-invasive bladder cancer: a case report. (PubMed, J Cancer Res Clin Oncol)
In this carefully selected elderly MIBC patient, neoadjuvant enfortumab vedotin combined with toripalimab was well tolerated and associated with marked tumor regression and a favorable pathological response on post-treatment TURBT. Bladder preservation was attempted, illustrating the feasibility of this regimen and generating a hypothesis for future investigation.
Journal
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HER-2 (Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2)
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HER-2 negative
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Loqtorzi (toripalimab-tpzi) • Padcev (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv)
24d
Nectin4-targeted molecular imaging for precise endoscopic diagnosis and image-guided surgery in bladder cancer. (PubMed, Cell Rep Med)
By conjugating indocyanine green (ICG) to enfortumab vedotin, we develop NECTIN4-ICG, a BC-specific fluorescence imaging probe...NECTIN4-ICG also enables fluorescence-guided TURBT, enhancing real-time visualization, margin assessment, and carcinoma in situ detection with a favorable safety profile. This clinical trial is registered under ChiCTR2200067094 and ChiCTR2400092677.
Journal
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NECTIN4 (Nectin Cell Adhesion Molecule 4)
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Padcev (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv)
26d
New P2 trial
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HER-2 (Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2)
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HER-2 negative
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Idafang (ivonescimab)
29d
New P1/2 trial
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Keytruda (pembrolizumab) • cisplatin • gemcitabine • 5-fluorouracil • Padcev (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) • mitomycin