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  • Title: Embryo-fetal developmental toxicity of figitumumab, an anti-insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-1R) monoclonal antibody, in cynomolgus monkeys.
    Author: Bowman CJ, Chmielewski G, Oneda S, Finco D, Boucher MA, Todd M.
    Journal: Birth Defects Res B Dev Reprod Toxicol; 2010 Aug; 89(4):326-38. PubMed ID: 20540090.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Insulin-like growth factor (IGF) signaling has been linked to tumor cell survival and tumorigenesis. The anti-IGF-1 receptor monoclonal antibody, figitumumab, has been developed as an anti-cancer therapeutic. As part of the safety evaluation, an embryo-fetal developmental toxicity study was conducted in the cynomolgus monkey. METHODS: Figitumumab was administered once weekly intravenously at a dose of 5, 15, or 100 mg/kg during the period of major organogenesis (gestation days [GD] 20-48) with scheduled cesarean section around GD100. Maternal endpoints included clinical observations, food consumption, body weights, hematology, placental weights, toxicokinetics, and immunogenicity. Fetal evaluations included viability; body weights; external, visceral, and skeletal examination (and measurements); drug exposure; and immunogenicity. RESULTS: There was a dose-dependent increase in embryo-fetal loss in the presence of decreased maternal food consumption and slight reduction in body weight. Figitumumab-related embryo-fetal developmental toxicity was observed as growth retardation exhibited by reduced fetal body weights at all doses with corresponding developmental delays in morphology. Treatment-related fetal structural malformations were also observed in the mid- and high-dose groups. CONCLUSIONS: Maternal figitumumab dosing only during the period of organogenesis was associated with pregnancy loss and fetal growth deficits; both considered consistent with inhibition of IGF signaling. Fetal malformations were also observed, and were considered secondary to altered placental function and/or reduced fetal growth; however, direct inhibition of IGF signaling in the conceptus cannot be ruled out. This appears to be the first report of treatment-related fetal anomalies with a monoclonal antibody when administered only during the period of major organogenesis.
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