Monoclonal antibodies targeting PCDH7 inhibit tumor growth and enhance immune responses in-mutant non–small cell lung cancer

Source: PubMed Central Open Access, NCBI / U.S. National Library of Medicine

We identified an important oncogenic role for protocadherin 7 (PCDH7), a cell surface protein frequently overexpressed in lung adenocarcinoma and associated with poor clinical outcome.depletion reduces tumor burden and prolongs survival in;mice. These findings nominate this cell surface protein as an actionable therapeutic target and highlight the therapeutic potential of PCDH7 inhibition for non–small cell lung cancer. We report the development and characterization of high-affinity anti-PCDH7 monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) that inhibit downstream mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway activation and suppress tumor growth in multiple mutant–driven models. A lead mAb (mAb7) sensitized tumors to the US Food and Drug Administration–approved MAPK kinase inhibitor trametinib and the KRASinhibitor adagrasib. A humanized mAb7-IgG1 (Hu-mAb7) exhibited antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity and Fc-mediated immune effector killing of tumor cells in vivo. Moreover, a murinized antibody (Ms-mAb7) improved antitumor immunity in asyngeneic tumor model by enhancing infiltration and activation of cytotoxic immune cells. These findings provide an important advance in the clinical development of PCDH7-targeting antibodies for lung cancer treatment. Antibody targeting of PCDH7 inhibits tumor growth, enhances-targeted therapy response, and directs tumor immunosurveillance. teaser