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  • Title: The in vitro and in vivo anti-tumour activity of N-AcMEL-(Fab')2 conjugates.
    Author: Smyth MJ, Pietersz GA, McKenzie IF.
    Journal: Br J Cancer; 1987 Jan; 55(1):7-11. PubMed ID: 3814478.
    Abstract:
    To increase the accessibility of drug-antibody complexes to tumours and to decrease non-specific binding via Fc receptors N-acetyl-melphalan (N-AcMEL) was conjugated to F(ab')2 fragments. These fragments were synthesised by pepsin degradation of IgG MoAb. Up to 20 molecules of N-AcMEL could be successfully coupled to each F(ab')2 fragment (compared with 25 molecules/intact IgG) with retention of both drug and antibody activity. The N-AcMEL-F(ab')2 conjugates demonstrated specific cytotoxicity in vitro however despite the absence of non specific Fc receptor binding and greater permeability when using F(ab')2 fragments, the N-AcMEL-F(ab')2 and N-AcMEL-IgG conjugates had similar anti-tumour activity in vivo. Conjugates made with whole IgG and F(ab')2 were equally effective in eradicating subcutaneous solid tumours in mice when injected intravenously. The lower immunogenicity of F(ab')2 fragments compared with whole IgG and the similar cytotoxicity of their conjugates, suggests that the F(ab')2 conjugate has greater clinical utility.
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