Sacituzumab govitecan

Sacituzumab govitecan (previously IMMU-132) is an antibody-drug conjugate being investigated as a treatment for cancers such as pancreatic cancers, small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) and triple-negative breast cancer.[1]

It is a conjugate of the humanized anti-Trop-2 monoclonal antibody (hRS7) with SN-38, the active metabolite of irinotecan.[2]

Clinical

A poster presentation reported some activity in a phase II trial for metastatic gastrointestinal cancers.[3] Activity has been seen in a phase II trial for metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC);[4] these results led to designation by the FDA as Breakthrough Therapy, an expedited investigational drug development pathway, in February 2016.[5]

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