Data published on ANG4043, anti-HER2 monoclonal antibody for treatment of brain metastases

(The Yates Network) Data published in Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, entitled 'ANG4043, a Novel Brain-penetrant Peptide-mAb Conjugate, is Efficacious against HER2-positive Intracranial Tumors in Mice,' demonstrates that ANG4043, a peptide-monoclonal antibody conjugate, entered the brain at therapeutic concentrations, resulting in significantly prolonged survival in mice. The antibody is directed against HER2, which is the protein targeted by Herceptin. The data published shows that this technology to cross the blood brain barrier is applicable to biologics such as mAbs.
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