In vitro, ADCT-701 demonstrated potent cytotoxicity in a panel of human cancer cell lines of different origin and levels of DLK-1...In vivo, ADCT-701 showed potent anti-tumor activity in the DLK1-expressing neuroblastoma-derived SK-N-FI xenograft in which a single dose of ADCT-701 at 0.5 or 1 mg/kg showed dose-dependent anti-tumor activity...In conclusion, ADCT-701 demonstrated potent and specific in vitro and in vivo anti-tumor activity in DLK-1-expressing cancer-derived models and it was stable and well tolerated in the rat, warranting further development of this ADC into the clinic.