Figure adapted from Martinez-Marti et al. ESMO 2021 oral presentation (LBA42).
CD73, or ecto-5’-nucleotidase, is a cell surface enzyme expressed on tumor cells, endothelial cells, lymphoid cells, and myeloid cells, including antigen-presenting cells.1 It catalyzes the conversion of extracellular AMP to the nucleoside adenosine.1,2
Overexpression of CD73 and elevated extracellular levels of adenosine in the microenvironments of many solid tumors are known to exert potent immunosuppressive effects by binding of adenosine to adenosine receptors on antigen-presenting cells and lymphocytes, including T cells.1,2 This is known to suppress many aspects of antitumor immunity.
Oleclumab is an investigational human IgG1λ monoclonal antibody that selectively binds to and inhibits the ectonucleotidase activity of CD73. Results from preclinical studies suggest that oleclumab may help to overcome adenosine-mediated immunosuppression in a number of solid tumor model systems. The molecule is currently being clinically evaluated in solid tumor malignancies.
Figure adapted from Martinez-Marti et al. ESMO 2021 oral presentation (LBA42).
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first line
adenosine diphosphate
anaplastic lymphoma kinase
adenosine monophosphate
adenosine triphosphate
blinded independent central review
concurrent chemoradiation therapy
cluster of differentiation 73
duration of response
epidermal growth factor receptor
folinic acid (leucovorin), fluorouracil (5-FU), oxaliplatin
immunoglobulin G1
intravenous
metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer
microsatellite stable colorectal cancer
non-small cell lung cancer
overall or objective response rate
overall survival
P2X purinoceptor 7
P2Y purinoceptor 2
programmed cell death ligand-1
platinum doublet chemotherapy
progression-free survival
time to second progression or death
every * weeks
every 4 weeks
randomization
Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors
time to first subsequent therapy
time to death or distant metastases