Antibody-displaying extracellular vesicles for targeted cancer therapy

Antibody-displaying extracellular vesicles for targeted cancer therapy

20 May 2024 | Oscar P. B. Wiklander, Doste R. Mamand, Dara K. Mohammad, Wenyi Zheng, Rim Jawad Wiklander, Taras Sych, Antje M. Zickler, Xiuming Liang, Heena Sharma, Andrea Lavado, Jeremy Bost, Samantha Roudi, Giulia Corso, Angus J. Lennard, Manuchehr Abedi-Valugerdi, Imre Mäger, Evren Alici, Erdinc Sezgin, Joel Z. Nordin, Dhanu Gupta, André Görtgens, Samir EL Andaloussi
The article presents a novel approach to targeted cancer therapy using extracellular vesicles (EVs) decorated with antibody-binding moieties specific for the fragment crystallizable (Fc) domain. The authors engineered EVs to be capable of binding to different types of immunoglobulin G antibodies, allowing them to target various tissues of interest. Through optimization, they demonstrated that these Fc-EVs can be targeted to cancer cells expressing human epidermal growth receptor 2 (HER2) or programmed-death ligand 1 (PD-L1), leading to reduced tumor burden and improved survival in mice with subcutaneous melanoma tumors. The Fc-EVs were also loaded with the chemotherapeutic drug doxorubicin, showing enhanced cytotoxicity. The technology is versatile and can be adapted to display other Fc-fused proteins, bispecific antibodies, and antibody-drug conjugates, making it a promising tool for targeted cancer therapy.The article presents a novel approach to targeted cancer therapy using extracellular vesicles (EVs) decorated with antibody-binding moieties specific for the fragment crystallizable (Fc) domain. The authors engineered EVs to be capable of binding to different types of immunoglobulin G antibodies, allowing them to target various tissues of interest. Through optimization, they demonstrated that these Fc-EVs can be targeted to cancer cells expressing human epidermal growth receptor 2 (HER2) or programmed-death ligand 1 (PD-L1), leading to reduced tumor burden and improved survival in mice with subcutaneous melanoma tumors. The Fc-EVs were also loaded with the chemotherapeutic drug doxorubicin, showing enhanced cytotoxicity. The technology is versatile and can be adapted to display other Fc-fused proteins, bispecific antibodies, and antibody-drug conjugates, making it a promising tool for targeted cancer therapy.
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