Unbiased Combinatorial Screening Identifies a Bispecific IgG1 that Potently Inhibits HER3 Signaling via HER2-Guided Ligand Blockade

Cecile A W Geuijen, Camilla De Nardis, David Maussang, Eric Rovers, Tristan Gallenne, Linda J A Hendriks, Therese Visser, Roy Nijhuis, Ton Logtenberg, John de Kruif, Piet Gros, Mark Throsby

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    Abstract

    HER2-driven cancers require phosphatidylinositide-3 kinase (PI3K)/Akt signaling through HER3 to promote tumor growth and survival. The therapeutic benefit of HER2-targeting agents, which depend on PI3K/Akt inhibition, can be overcome by hyperactivation of the heregulin (HRG)/HER3 pathway. Here we describe an unbiased phenotypic combinatorial screening approach to identify a bispecific immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1) antibody against HER2 and HER3. In tumor models resistant to HER2-targeting agents, the bispecific IgG1 potently inhibits the HRG/HER3 pathway and downstream PI3K/Akt signaling via a "dock & block" mechanism. This bispecific IgG1 is a potentially effective therapy for breast cancer and other tumors with hyperactivated HRG/HER3 signaling.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)922-936.e10
    JournalCancer Cell
    Volume33
    Issue number5
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2018

    Keywords

    • PB4188
    • bispecific antibody
    • HER2
    • HER3
    • heregulin
    • NRG1
    • cancer
    • MCLA-128
    • zenocutuzumab
    • Pl3K/Akt

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