S. Sahoo, M. Mir, Vm Sarode, Yisheng V. Fang, Y. Peng, K. Gwin, H. Hwang
{"title":"Abstract P3-03-16: Intraoperative evaluation of sentinel lymph nodes after neoadjuvant systemic therapy in breast cancer","authors":"S. Sahoo, M. Mir, Vm Sarode, Yisheng V. Fang, Y. Peng, K. Gwin, H. Hwang","doi":"10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs18-p3-03-16","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs18-p3-03-16","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20307,"journal":{"name":"Poster Session Abstracts","volume":"206 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78123391","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
K. Tozuka, S. Nagai, H. Matsumoto, Y. Hayashi, Kazuyuki Kubo, M. Tsuboi, A. Sato, K. Takai, X. Wang, Y. Yamada, Kenichi Inoue
{"title":"Abstract P5-12-17: Prognostic and predictive value of serum level of vascular endothelial growth factor-A in metastatic breast cancer patients treated with bevacizumab plus paclitaxel","authors":"K. Tozuka, S. Nagai, H. Matsumoto, Y. Hayashi, Kazuyuki Kubo, M. Tsuboi, A. Sato, K. Takai, X. Wang, Y. Yamada, Kenichi Inoue","doi":"10.1158/1538-7445.SABCS18-P5-12-17","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.SABCS18-P5-12-17","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20307,"journal":{"name":"Poster Session Abstracts","volume":"542 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78167333","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Lala, T. Haque, H. Feinman, J. Wu, Y. Wang, A. Dwyer, Thu H. Truong, C. Lange
{"title":"Abstract P6-20-13: The pure progesterone receptor (PR) antagonist onapristone enhances the anti-proliferative effects of CDK4/6 inhibitors in preclinical in-vitro breast cancer models","authors":"D. Lala, T. Haque, H. Feinman, J. Wu, Y. Wang, A. Dwyer, Thu H. Truong, C. Lange","doi":"10.1158/1538-7445.SABCS18-P6-20-13","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.SABCS18-P6-20-13","url":null,"abstract":"Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer related death in women. Around 5–10% of cases are metastatic at diagnosis, and close to 30% of patients with early stage disease will relapse with metastatic disease. Anti-estrogen therapy is an important treatment modality for hormone receptor-positive (HR+) metastatic breast cancer (mBCa) as mono- or combination (e.g. with CDK4/6 inhibitors) first-line (1L) therapy. Unfortunately, despite the high rate of clinical benefit in 1L therapy, disease progression still generally occurs and there remains a need for an efficacious 2L therapy. Although anti-estrogens continue to play a role in 2L treatment there is a critical need for targeting additional mechanisms in combination with anti-estrogens. Progesterone is a major mitogen in the adult human mammary epithelium and, in addition to ER, is a key driver of breast cancer cell proliferation. Thus, blocking both ER and PR would likely be an effective approach for inhibition of all hormone driven breast cancer cell proliferation. Onapristone is a unique PR full antagonist that is efficacious as an antitumor agent in multiple preclinical breast cancer models and exhibits additive/synergistic effects with antiestrogens. Here, we examine the effects of onapristone in in-vitro model systems in combination with CDK4/6 inhibitors. Methods: T47D cells were treated with various concentrations of onapristone or palbociclib in media containing 10%FBS.10 days after treatment cell viability was determined using Cell Titer Glo. Cells were also treated with increasing concentrations of palbociclib in the absence or presence of onapristone and analysed for cell proliferation after 10 days and for gene expression after 3 days of treatment.The effects of onapristone were also tested in soft agar anchorage-independent growth assays as well as 3D tumorsphere assays using ER+/PR+ MCF7 and BT474 cells -/+ onapristone for 21-28 days. Formed colonies or spheres were analyzed morphologically using cell stain and by quantifying the total number and size of colonies or spheres formed. Results:Onapristone inhibited T47D cell proliferation in a concentration-dependent manner. Additionally, it sensitized the cells to inhibition by CDK4/6 inhibitors in the preclinical in-vitro models. Onapristone also had a marked effect on downstream target genes in the cell-based models providing a mechanistic basis for the anti-proliferative effects. Onapristone also blocked progesterone-induced breast cancer cell survival in either soft agar or 3D tumorsphere assays with effects comparable to that of anti-estrogen (fulvestrant). Conclusions: Onapristone inhibits T47D proliferation and key target genes involved in cell proliferation. Additionally, onapristone enhances the anti-proliferative effects of palbociclib in-vitro. Previous studies have provided a clear rationale for combining onapristone and anti-estrogens in the clinic for the treatment of breast","PeriodicalId":20307,"journal":{"name":"Poster Session Abstracts","volume":"91 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79154029","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Y. Moon, N. Park, J. Hur, K. Pandey, Y.-L. Cho, S.K. Kim, Sa Lee, Gw Son, Jm Jo, H. An
{"title":"Abstract P4-06-23: Feasibility of sygeneic mice models of breast cancer for research of immune checkpoint blockades","authors":"Y. Moon, N. Park, J. Hur, K. Pandey, Y.-L. Cho, S.K. Kim, Sa Lee, Gw Son, Jm Jo, H. An","doi":"10.1158/1538-7445.SABCS18-P4-06-23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.SABCS18-P4-06-23","url":null,"abstract":"Background: With the increasing success of immune checkpoint blockades for cancer treatment, we increasingly need well-characterized preclinical models. Syngeneic mice models (with a fully competent immune system) have advantages that they are easily established and cost less, though they do not reflect genetic complexity of human tumors. We evaluated feasibility of syngeneic mice models of breast cancer by analyzing efficacy of immune checkpoint blockade and dynamic change of tumor immune microenvironment. Methods: We used syngeneic mice model of JC, 4T1, and EMT6 cells, which are all murine triple negative breast cancer in BALB/c mice. At the time when subcutaneous tumors reach at 50˜100mm^3, each mice models were divided into 2 groups for treatment versus no-treatment control. In the treatment group, mice version of anti-PD-1 antibody was intraperitoneally injected (q 3 days, x 6). Anti-tumor efficacy was monitored by measuring tumor volume. 9Tumor response9 was defined as a case with tumor volume less than that of control group by a standard error at a determined time point. Immune microenvironment was evaluated by measuring serum cytokines (IL-2, IL-6, IL-10, IFNγ, and TNFα) with legendplex and immune cells (CD3, CD4, CD8, CD56, and FOXP3) of peripheral blood with FACS before injection of PD-1 blockade, after 1st injection, and when euthanized. Tumor-infiltrating immune cells were evaluated with FACS, when euthanized. Results: The tumor response rate to PD-1 blockade was highest in the 4T1 model (54.5%, 6/11) compared to JC model (40%, 4/10) or EMT6 model (36.4%, 4/11). Bleeding 3 times and tumor obtainment when euthanized in each mouse were feasible for profiling of cytokines and immune cells. Although before treatment with PD-1 blockade, CD3+T cells in peripheral blood were slightly lower in 4T1 model (18.3±8.1%) than JC model (24.6±4.7%) or EMT6 model (27.9±6.3%), after injection of one dose of PD-1 blockade, CD3+T cells increased 1.5 times in 4T1 model (18.3% to 27.3%), whereas those CD3+T cells decreased slightly in JC model and EMT6 model. Dynamic changes were not observed in other subsets of peripheral immune cells in all 3 models. Serum TNFα (with statistical significance) and IFNγ (with borderline significance) were higher in responders than in non-responders or no-treatment control. Conclusions: Syngeneic mice models of breast cancer were feasible to investigate immune checkpoint blockades and monitor dynamic change of immune microenvironment. In this regard, such models may be used to evaluate immune checkpoint blockade-based combination therapy as well. Citation Format: Moon YW, Park N, Hur J, Pandey K, Cho YB, Kim SK, Lee SA, Son GW, Jo JM, An H-J. Feasibility of sygeneic mice models of breast cancer for research of immune checkpoint blockades [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2018 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2018 Dec 4-8; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2019;79(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P4-06-23.","PeriodicalId":20307,"journal":{"name":"Poster Session Abstracts","volume":"65 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79247349","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Liu, K. Peng, M. Federspiel, S. Russell, B. Brunton, Yumei Zhou, N. Packiriswamy, J. Hubbard, C. Loprinzi, P. Peethambaram, K. Ruddy, J. Allred, E. Galanis, S. Okuno
{"title":"Abstract P6-21-03: Phase I trial of intratumoral (IT) administration of a NIS-expressing derivative manufactured from a genetically engineered strain of measles virus (MV)","authors":"M. Liu, K. Peng, M. Federspiel, S. Russell, B. Brunton, Yumei Zhou, N. Packiriswamy, J. Hubbard, C. Loprinzi, P. Peethambaram, K. Ruddy, J. Allred, E. Galanis, S. Okuno","doi":"10.1158/1538-7445.SABCS18-P6-21-03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.SABCS18-P6-21-03","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The live attenuated non-pathogenic Edmonston MV vaccine strain has advantages as an oncolytic platform given its tumor specificity, potent bystander effect, and ability to be engineered and retargeted. MV-NIS expresses the human thyroidal sodium-iodide symporter (NIS) and is selectively oncolytic, entering tumor cells through CD46 (overexpressed on many cancers, including breast cancer of all subtypes) and Nectin-4. NIS expression in MV-NIS infected cells permits noninvasive monitoring of virus spread by SPECT-CT imaging of Tc-99m pertechnetate or I-123 uptake. Methods: NCT01846091 is a standard 3+3 phase I trial of a single IT administration of MV-NIS in pts with recurrent/metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) or metastatic breast cancer (MBC). Primary objectives are (a) safety and tolerability and (b) maximally tolerated single dose. The secondary clinical objective is to preliminarily assess antitumor efficacy at and away from the MV injection site. Key eligibility criteria were: absence of standard therapy with life prolonging intent; at least one lesion >1 cm amenable to percutaneous injection; and no impending visceral crisis. MV-NIS was administered on D1 with mandatory SPECT-CT at baseline (BL) and on D3D repeat SPECT-CT on D15D mandatory tumor biopsies on D3D optional tumor biopsies on D8D assessments for viremia and viral shedding at BL and on D3,D8,D15,D21; and standard imaging for restaging at BL,D21,W6,W12. Results: Accrual completed with 12 evaluable pts (6 SCCHN and 6 MBC) at 3 dose levels (10 8 , 3x10 8 , 10 9 TCID 50 ). The MBC group included 5 HR+/HER2- pts and 1 pt with mixed HR+/HER2- and HR+/HER2+ disease. 5 pts had evidence of disease progression prior to study participation. No dose limiting toxicities were observed among the MBC pts; AEs possibly related to MV-NIS in this group were gr2 fatigue, gr1 flu-like illness, gr2 lymphopenia (all n=1). No SCCHN responses were observed. Best response for the MBC pts was: stable disease (SD) >6 wks, n=4; clinical response, n=1; progression, n=1. One MBC pt with SD for 12 wks had positive SPECT/CT imaging at and away from the injection site on D3D she received additional doses at W9W 2018 Dec 4-8; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2019;79(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P6-21-03.","PeriodicalId":20307,"journal":{"name":"Poster Session Abstracts","volume":"108 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81810400","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
B. Downs, L. Cope, M. Fackler, Soonweng Cho, A. Wolff, M. Regan, S. Sukumar, C. Umbricht
{"title":"Abstract P5-12-04: A new method of data analysis to derive DNA methylation signatures that stratify risk of recurrence in triple negative breast cancer","authors":"B. Downs, L. Cope, M. Fackler, Soonweng Cho, A. Wolff, M. Regan, S. Sukumar, C. Umbricht","doi":"10.1158/1538-7445.SABCS18-P5-12-04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.SABCS18-P5-12-04","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) accounts for 10-17% of all breast cancer and is more likely to be of higher histological grade, poorly differentiated, associated with a higher recurrence rate and with decreased overall survival. The clinical course of a TNBC patient remains difficult to predict, as tumors with homogenous morphological characteristics may vary in response to therapy and have divergent outcomes. Therefore, additional analytical methods are needed to better classify TNBC. Our goal is to refine the analysis of methylome datasets to derive reliable molecular signatures that can distinguish TNBC patients with good outcomes who may benefit from less aggressive treatment, from those with poor outcomes who would be candidates for more aggressive treatments. Methods: Our laboratory has conducted and reported, in this meeting, results from analysis of 450k methylation array data on a discovery set of 53 high-risk TNBC cases and 62 low-risk controls treated by locoregional therapy alone, as well as 5 normal breast tissue samples. High-risk cases were defined as patients that relapsed within 0.5 to 6.5 years from the time of diagnosis, while low-risk controls had no relapse and >4 year recurrence-free intervals (RFI). In this work, we devised and applied a novel methylation biomarker discovery program named Hypermethylated Outlier Detector (HOD) that emphasizes the selection of highly methylated markers in cases compared to controls, to find a high-risk signature in the TNBC discovery set. The methylation signature identified by HOD was interrogated in a test set of 50 TNBCs (with 16 recurrences) that did not receive chemotherapy, and in a second test set of 131 TNBCs (with 33 recurrences) that did receive chemotherapy. Results: HOD identified 39 hypermethylated markers (beta >0.20) that could accurately distinguish between the high-risk cases and the low-risk controls in the discovery set of TNBCs (n=115) treated with locoregional therapy alone. In the test set of TNBC (n=50) with no chemotherapy the 39 markers distinguished high from low risk individuals (likelihood ratio test P=0.049). In a second test set of TNBC (n=131) that received chemotherapy the 39 hypermethylated markers again distinguished high from low risk individuals (likelihood ratio test P=0.0043). Conclusions: We have presented evidence that a methylation signature identified by HOD can be used to identify TNBC patients that have a high-risk of relapse regardless of receiving chemotherapy. This methylation signature could potentially be used to inform physician decisions on therapeutic strategies for TNBC patients. This could ultimately lead to less aggressive treatment given to patients possessing a methylation profile consistent with a better prognosis. Conversely, patients with hypermethylation in the 39 markers will likely benefit from a more aggressive course of treatment. Citation Format: Downs BM, Cope LM, Fackler MJ, Cho S, Wolff AC, Regan MM, Sukuma","PeriodicalId":20307,"journal":{"name":"Poster Session Abstracts","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84215025","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Erika J. Crosby, W. Gwin, Serena Chang, H. Maecker, Veronica Lubkov, J. Snyder, G. Broadwater, T. Hyslop, T. Osada, A. Hobeika, Z. Hartman, M. Morse, H. Lyerly
{"title":"Abstract P2-09-16: CD8 T cells induced by novel alphaviral vector predict improved progression free survival in advanced HER2+ breast cancer patients","authors":"Erika J. Crosby, W. Gwin, Serena Chang, H. Maecker, Veronica Lubkov, J. Snyder, G. Broadwater, T. Hyslop, T. Osada, A. Hobeika, Z. Hartman, M. Morse, H. Lyerly","doi":"10.1158/1538-7445.SABCS18-P2-09-16","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.SABCS18-P2-09-16","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Immune-based therapy for metastatic breast cancer has had limited success. Strategies to augment adaptive immunity include vaccines targeting genomic amplifications like Human Epidermal Growth Factor Type 2 (HER2), an established driver of malignancy. Using a novel alphaviral vector, we constructed a vaccine encoding a portion of HER2 (VRP-HER2). Methods: In preclinical studies, mice were immunized before or after implantation of hHER2+ tumor cells and HER2-specific immune responses and anti-tumor function were assessed. We then translated this vaccine into a phase I clinical trial in which subjects with advanced HER2-overexpressing breast cancers received VRP-HER2 every 2 weeks for a total of three doses (cohort 1). In cohort 2, subjects received the same dose of VRP-HER2 along with a standard HER2 targeted therapy. Results: VRP-HER2 induced HER2-specific T cell and antibody responses while controlling tumor growth in murine models. Vaccination with VRP-HER2 was well tolerated in both patient cohorts. PFS was modest, while median OS was 50.2 months in cohort 1 and 32.7 months in cohort 2. In cohort 2, there is one partial response and two patients with continued stable disease. Vaccine induced anti-HER2 antibodies and T cells were identified. Increased perforin expression by memory CD8 T cells post vaccination significantly correlated with improved PFS. Conclusions: VRP-HER2 led to an increase in perforin expressing HER2-specific memory CD8 T cells in preclinical and clinical studies, and had profound antitumor effects in murine models. The generation of HER2-specific memory CD8 T cells was significantly correlated with increased PFS in patients. Subsequent studies will seek to enhance T cell activity by combination with anti-PD-1/PD-L1 antibodies. Citation Format: Crosby EJ, Gwin WR, Chang S, Maecker HT, Lubkov V, Snyder JC, Broadwater G, Hyslop T, Osada T, Hobeika AC, Hartman ZC, Morse MA, Lyerly HK. CD8 T cells induced by novel alphaviral vector predict improved progression free survival in advanced HER2+ breast cancer patients [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2018 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2018 Dec 4-8; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2019;79(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P2-09-16.","PeriodicalId":20307,"journal":{"name":"Poster Session Abstracts","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84386815","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Gampenrieder, R. Angela, G. Rinnerthaler, H. Hackl, M. Steiner, Walter Pulverer, A. Weinhaeusel, E. Klinglmayr, T. Karl, S. Ilic, C. Hufnagl, C. Hauser-kronberger, A. Egle, R. Greil
{"title":"Abstract P3-10-07: A 3-gene DNA methylation signature fails to predict response to bevacizumab in metastatic breast cancer patients treated within the TANIA phase III trial","authors":"S. Gampenrieder, R. Angela, G. Rinnerthaler, H. Hackl, M. Steiner, Walter Pulverer, A. Weinhaeusel, E. Klinglmayr, T. Karl, S. Ilic, C. Hufnagl, C. Hauser-kronberger, A. Egle, R. Greil","doi":"10.1158/1538-7445.SABCS18-P3-10-07","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.SABCS18-P3-10-07","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20307,"journal":{"name":"Poster Session Abstracts","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84894587","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
W. Tang, X. Huang, Z. Ou, H. Yan, J. Gan, Q. Dong, B. Tan, Y. Yang, Y. Guo, S. Li, B. Thomas, J-C. Yu
{"title":"Abstract P6-20-16: BAT8003, a potent anti-Trop-2 antibody-drug conjugate, for the treatment of triple negative breast cancer","authors":"W. Tang, X. Huang, Z. Ou, H. Yan, J. Gan, Q. Dong, B. Tan, Y. Yang, Y. Guo, S. Li, B. Thomas, J-C. Yu","doi":"10.1158/1538-7445.SABCS18-P6-20-16","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.SABCS18-P6-20-16","url":null,"abstract":"Trophoblast cell surface antigen 2 (Trop-2) is overexpressed on many epithelial carcinomas, yet is expressed at much lower level on normal tissue. Overexpression of Trop-2 has been correlated with poor prognosis in several solid tumors. These two characteristics make Trop-2 a potential drug target. An antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) targeting Trop-2, IMMU-132, has recently been demonstrated to be effective in treating triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) and gastric cancer patients. Here we present a Trop-2 ADC, BAT8003, which contains an uncleavable linker and a maytansine derivative as the payload. An A114C mutation on antibody heavy chain was introduced to BAT8003 for site-specific conjugation, in order to generate a more homogeneous product for a better pharmacokinetics profile. BAT8003 is also completely devoid of fucose modification, to allow for enhanced ADCC effect. We show that BAT8003 is effectively internalized upon binding to Trop-2, and inhibits proliferation of Trop2-overexpressed tumor cells with IC50s of ˜1 nM. In a TNBC (MDA-MB-468 cell) mouse xenograft model, BAT8003 strongly inhibits tumor growth at a dose level as low as 5 mg/kg. BAT8003 also demonstrates potent activity in another TNBC (MX-1 cell) mouse tumor model, in which it shows the same inhibition activity as the naked antibody conjugated heterogeneously with almost two fold payload (DAR 3.5), suggesting the effect caused by site-specific conjugation. We are currently developing BAT8003 for clinical evaluation in TNBC and other cancer indications. Citation Format: Tang W, Huang X, Ou Z, Yan H, Gan J, Dong Q, Tan B, Yang Y, Guo Y, Li S, Thomas B, Yu J-C. BAT8003, a potent anti-Trop-2 antibody-drug conjugate, for the treatment of triple negative breast cancer [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2018 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2018 Dec 4-8; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2019;79(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P6-20-16.","PeriodicalId":20307,"journal":{"name":"Poster Session Abstracts","volume":"417 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84909571","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}