We generated an Fc-muted anti-PD-L1x4-1BB BsAb, HK010, with a distinguished structural interaction with PD-L1 and 4-1BB that exhibits a synergistic antitumor effect by blocking the PD-1/PD-L1 signaling pathway and stimulating the 4-1BB signaling pathway simultaneously. It is strictly dependent on the PD-L1 receptor with no systemic toxicity, which may offer a new option for cancer immunotherapy.
These data demonstrate that HK010, an anti-PD-L1×CD137 bispecific antibody, may exert a strong localized anti-tumor therapeutic efficacy with a low risk of liver toxicity through tumor-directed T-cell activation and checkpoint blockade in tumors.