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Nectin-4-targeted antibody-drug conjugate

11d
Urothelial Carcinoma of the Bladder with a Single Pancreatic Metastasis: A Case Report. (PubMed, Reports (MDPI))
The patient was referred for systemic therapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors and Enfortumab Vedotin...EUS-guided biopsy with immunohistochemistry is essential to distinguish secondary lesions from primary pancreatic tumors. Accurate diagnosis is crucial to guide systemic therapy, particularly with emerging immunotherapy and antibody-drug conjugates.
Journal
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GATA3 (GATA binding protein 3)
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Padcev (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv)
11d
Trial initiation date
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MK-3120
12d
Nectin-4 expression in vulvar squamous cell carcinoma. (PubMed, Virchows Arch)
One potential target for the ADC Enfortumab Vedotin (EV) is Nectin-4...Nectin-4 could be a potential target in the therapy of women with VSCC. Further (pre-)clinical data is needed to evaluate the use of EV in therapy of women with VSCC.
Journal • IO biomarker
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NECTIN4 (Nectin Cell Adhesion Molecule 4)
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Padcev (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv)
14d
KEYNOTE-869: A Study of Enfortumab Vedotin Alone or With Other Therapies for Treatment of Urothelial Cancer (clinicaltrials.gov)
P1/2, N=348, Terminated, Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc. | Trial completion date: Sep 2026 --> Feb 2026 | Active, not recruiting --> Terminated; Sponsor stopped the study after meeting enrollment targets and primary objectives, and after collecting sufficient data for planned regulatory filings. The decision was not due to safety concerns, futility, or any regulatory request.
Trial completion date • Trial termination
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Keytruda (pembrolizumab) • cisplatin • carboplatin • gemcitabine • Padcev (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv)
19d
Enfortumab Vedotin Schedule De-escalation in Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma (clinicaltrials.gov)
P2, N=60, Active, not recruiting, Fox Chase Cancer Center | Recruiting --> Active, not recruiting
Enrollment closed
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Keytruda (pembrolizumab) • Padcev (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv)
20d
LOXO-ENC-23001: A Study of LY4101174 in Participants With Recurrent, Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors (clinicaltrials.gov)
P1, N=490, Active, not recruiting, Eli Lilly and Company | Recruiting --> Active, not recruiting
Enrollment closed
21d
Prognostic and predictive factors of immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy in urinary bladder cancer. (PubMed, Pathol Oncol Res)
Over the past decade, multiple ICIs have demonstrated meaningful clinical activity, and their indications have expanded across treatment lines, including second-line therapy after platinum, first-line therapy for cisplatin-ineligible disease, avelumab maintenance following chemotherapy, and, more recently, combination strategies such as pembrolizumab plus enfortumab vedotin. In this review, we provide a comprehensive overview of currently established and emerging biomarkers of ICI response in UBC, including PD-L1 immunohistochemistry, serum inflammatory markers, tumor mutational burden, histology and molecular subtypes, gene expression patterns and microbiome features. We discuss their strengths, limitations, and potential translational relevance, highlighting ongoing challenges and future directions.
Review • Journal • Checkpoint inhibition • Tumor mutational burden • PD(L)-1 Biomarker • IO biomarker
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TMB (Tumor Mutational Burden)
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Keytruda (pembrolizumab) • Bavencio (avelumab) • Padcev (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv)
21d
New P2 trial
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Keytruda (pembrolizumab) • Padcev (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv)
1m
68Ga/177Lu-labeled nectin4-targeted covalent bicyclic peptide: a novel nectin-4-targeted radioligands for theranostic of urothelial carcinoma. (PubMed, J Nanobiotechnology)
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved Nectin-4-targeted drug, enfortumab vedotin, has demonstrated substantial efficacy in the treatment of UC...In treatment experiments, covalent 177Lu-FZ-NRs strongly inhibited tumor growth without obvious toxicity. In summary, our novel Nectin-4-targeted covalent bicyclic peptide radioligands provide new molecular imaging tools for the non-invasive assessment of Nectin-4 and establish a foundation for UC-targeted radiotherapy.
Journal
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NECTIN4 (Nectin Cell Adhesion Molecule 4)
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Padcev (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv)
1m
A Trial of SHR-A2102 With Adebrelimab in Locally Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma (clinicaltrials.gov)
P3, N=462, Recruiting, Suzhou Suncadia Biopharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. | Not yet recruiting --> Recruiting
Enrollment open
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PD-L1 (Programmed death ligand 1) • NECTIN4 (Nectin Cell Adhesion Molecule 4)
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PD-L1 expression
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cisplatin • carboplatin • gemcitabine • SHR-A2102 • AiRuiLi (adebrelimab)
1m
NECTIN4 Amplification Is a Frequent Event in Central Nervous System Metastases of Urothelial Carcinoma. (PubMed, Eur Urol Open Sci)
We found that tumor samples from patients with cancer of the urinary tract that had spread to the brain had higher expression of a gene called NECTIN4 (67%). Our findings suggest that treatments targeting NECTIN4, such as a drug called enfortumab vedotin with or without pembrolizumab, might benefit patients with brain metastases, especially if their tumors have high NECTIN4 levels.
Journal • PD(L)-1 Biomarker
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NECTIN4 (Nectin Cell Adhesion Molecule 4)
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Keytruda (pembrolizumab) • Padcev (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv)
1m
Integrated inference of cancer gene expression from cell-free plasma chromatin. (PubMed, bioRxiv)
Using plasma alone, APEX enables classification of prognostically relevant basal and classical pancreatic cancer subtypes and identifies plasma-inferred NECTIN4 expression as a biomarker of response to enfortumab vedotin in metastatic bladder cancer. Together, these findings establish APEX as a biopsy-free approach for profiling tumor transcriptional states and extend liquid biopsy beyond genomic alterations to clinically relevant gene expression programs.
Journal
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NECTIN4 (Nectin Cell Adhesion Molecule 4)
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Padcev (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv)