Our findings characterize CD276 as promising target and preclinically document the therapeutic potential of CC-3 for BC treatment, providing a strong rationale for evaluation of CC-3 in BC patients in a clinical trial for which the recruitment has recently started.
Finally, CC-3 induced potent target cell lysis in a target cell restricted manner. Based on these results, a clinical trial evaluating CC-3 in soft tissue sarcoma is currently in preparation.
Clinical trial results will be published in peer-reviewed journals. Trial registration numbers: ClinicalTrials.cov Registry (NCT05999396) and EU ClinicalTrials Registry (EU trial number 2022-503084-15-00).
Comprehensive in vitro characterization revealed that targeting the membrane-proximal epitope Q179 of the B7-H3 molecule allowed for a 100-fold reduction of CD3 affinity in our lead compound CC-3 with preserved superior tumor cell killing, efficient T cell activation, proliferation and memory formation, whereas undesired cytokine release was reduced...The trial will consist of a dose escalation part with an accelerated and a standard titration phase to determine the maximum tolerated dose followed by a dose expansion part to define the recommended phase II dose and collect first signs of efficacy. Together, we report on the straight forward development of a novel optimized bsAb from bench to first clinical evaluation that holds promise to improve treatment of CRC patients.