General Information of This Peptide-drug Conjugate (PDC)
PDC ID
PDC_00133
PDC Name
DOX-ApoA-1 mimic peptide
PDC Status
Investigative
Indication
In total 1 Indication(s)
Breast cancer
Structure
Peptide Name
ApoA-1 mimic peptide
 Peptide Info 
Drug Name
Doxorubicin
 Drug Info 
Therapeutic Target
DNA topoisomerase 2-alpha (TOP2A)
 Target Info 
Linker Name
3-Disulfanylpropanoic Acid
 Linker Info 
Formula
C149H194N26O43S2
#Ro5 Violations (Lipinski): 4 Molecular Weight 3101.464
Lipid-water partition coefficient (xlogp) -0.979
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count (hbonddonor) 36
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count (hbondacc) 44
Rotatable Bond Count (rotbonds) 96
Full List of Activity Data of This Peptide-drug Conjugate
Discovered Using Cell Line-derived Xenograft Model
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Experiment 1 Reporting the Activity Data of This PDC [1]
Indication Breast cancer
Efficacy Data Tumor Growth Inhibition value (TGI)
83%
Administration Time 15 days
MOA of PDC
Herein, we report a dual-functional sHDL (DP-sHDL) that is co-assembled from DOX-ApoA1 mimetic peptide conjugate, PSB-603 (an A2BR inhibitor), phospholipid and cholesterol oleate (CO) through a microfluidic-based methodology. We expect that DP-sHDL could accumulate in tumor, where they can target cancerous cells, CAF and tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs). The DOX would induce the ICD of cancer cells and promote DC maturation and T lymphocyte infiltration and activity. PSB-603 is expected to block the A2BR, which would down-regulate CD73 and thus ADO, leading to a decrease in the intratumoral densities of several immunosuppressive cells. By simultaneously activating anti-tumor immunity and relieving immunosuppressive microenvironment, DP-sHDL may inhibit TNBC tumor growth and prolong the survival of animals, which could be further improved when used in combination with an immune checkpoint inhibitor.

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Description
Given the potent effects of DP-sHDL in boosting anti-tumor immunity and relieving immunosuppressive microenvironment, its efficacy in treating TNBC model mice was evaluated. Through a 3-dose regime, DP-sHDL inhibited the growth of tumors by 84% and significantly reduced tumor burden. In contrast, DOX was less effective and caused a progressive decline in body weight. Further biochemical assays revealed that the levels of AST, CREA, CK and LDH in DOX-treated mice were significantly higher than those receiving PBS. Accordingly, inflammatory cell infiltration, cell necrosis and local swelling were observed in the heart, liver and kidneys, respectively, in the DOX-injection group. With the same regime, no visible damage was monitored in the major organs in DP-sHDL group. Based on these findings, the long-term efficacy of D-sHDL, P-sHDL and DP-sHDL were further evaluated. DP-sHDL retarded the tumor growth, and prolonged the median survival time (MST) from 18 days (PBS-treated mice) to 35 days, without body weight loss. These results proved that DP-sHDL could reduce the toxicity of DOX and effectively inhibit tumor growth.

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In Vivo Model Female BALB/c mice murine 4T1 breast cancer cells xenograft tumor models.
In Vitro Model Breast cancer Murine 4T1 breast cancer cell Homo sapiens
References
Ref 1 Adenosine-modulating synthetic high-density lipoprotein for chemoimmunotherapy of triple-negative breast cancer. J Control Release. 2024 Mar;367:637-648. doi: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2024.01.064. Epub 2024 Feb 8.