
pmid: 31643053
Preparation of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) with a highly homogeneous drug loading in general requires site-selective conjugation of a cytotoxic payload. Typically, functionality utilized for attachment of the payload is achieved through engineering of suitable chemical handles or by enzymatic modification of the antibody. Relatively few methods to produce ADCs with homogeneous drug loading via endogenous amino acid conjugation have been developed. Herein we describe a robust method for the conjugation of antibodies using a cysteine rebridging approach to produce ADCs with highly homogeneous drug-to-antibody ratios (DAR) at the native interchain disulfides, called ThioBridge®. The process described relies upon an elegant cascade of addition-elimination reactions carried out under mild aqueous conditions that can be readily applied to wild-type antibodies without the need for prior modification via recombinant or enzymatic means. Using this method, conversions to a conserved DAR ADC are typically in the range of 70-95% and overall process yields of >70% are readily achieved.
Chromatography, Immunoconjugates, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized, Structure-Activity Relationship, Drug Development, Humans, Cysteine, Disulfides, Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions
Chromatography, Immunoconjugates, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized, Structure-Activity Relationship, Drug Development, Humans, Cysteine, Disulfides, Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions
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