Abstract PS1-08-23: Emiltatug Ledadotin (Emi-Le): A B7-H4-Directed Dolasynthen Antibody-Drug Conjugate (ADC) Being Investigated in Phase 1 Dose Expansion in Patients with Triple Negative Breast Cancer who Received at Least One Prior Topoisomarase-1 I
Abstract Background: Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for women worldwide, with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) considered one of the most aggressive sub-types and accounting for ∼15-20% of all cases. Unfortunately, there remains an unmet medical need for effective and well-tolerated treatments for advanced/metastatic TNBC, particularly for patients who have received a prior standard-of-care topoisomerase-1 inhibitor (topo-1) ADC. In heavily pretreated patients, standard-of-care single-agent chemotherapy has limited efficacy, with response rates of ∼5%, median PFS ∼7 weeks, median OS ∼6.7 months. Emiltatug ledadotin (Emi-Le; XMT-1660) is a B7-H4-directed Dolasynthen ADC designed with a precise, target-optimized drug-to-antibody ratio (DAR 6) and a proprietary auristatin F-HPA microtubule inhibitor payload with controlled bystander effect. The FDA has granted Emi-Le two Fast Track designations for the treatment of adult patients with certain breast cancers, including patients with advanced or metastatic TNBC and patients with advanced or metastatic HER-2 low / HER-2 negative breast cancer who have previously been treated with topo-1 ADCs. As of March 8, 2025 data cutoff, treatment was generally well tolerated in the dose escalation portion of the ongoing Phase 1 trial. In patients with TNBC dosed with 38.1-67.4 mg/m2 per cycle, the most common TRAEs were transient AST increase (43%, G3 18%), fatigue (32%, G3 0%), typically asymptomatic proteinuria (30%, G3 7%), and nausea (27%, G3 2%). In patients with B7-H4 high TNBC dosed with 38.1-67.4 mg/m2 per cycle dose range, all of whom were heavily pretreated and had received at least one prior topo-1 ADC, interim clinical data demonstrated: 23% (3/13) confirmed response rate overall; 29% (2/7) in patients with ≤4 prior lines in locally advanced/metastatic setting; a preliminary median PFS of 16 weeks (6.1, NR) and a median OS not yet reached in patients with ≤4 prior lines in the locally advanced/metastatic setting. Method: Based on these encouraging clinical activity and tolerability data, the expansion portion (EXP) of the Phase 1 trial has been initiated and is actively enrolling patients with TNBC who have received 1-4 prior lines of systemic therapy in the advanced/metastatic setting, including at least one topo-1 ADC. EXP has a Simon 2-stage design and will evaluate two dosing regimens: 67.4 mg/m2 Q4W or 80 mg/m2 Q4W with a 44.5 mg/m2 loading dose on days 1 and 8 of the first 4-week cycle. Patients are being evaluated for B7-H4 expression by IHC and are stratified into B7-H4 TPS “high” and B7-H4 TPS “low” cohorts. NCT05377996 Citation Format: N. Abuhadra, A. Giordano, K. M. Kalinsky, H. Han, N. P. McAndrew, A. I. Spira, K. C. Kelley, J. A. O'Shaughnessy, D. Starks, N. Chan, R. Parajuli, G. M. Wulf, A. Chaudhry, J. S. Wang, F. Meric-Bernstam, A. Tiersten, A. M. Weise, D. L. Richardson, P. A. Robinson, L. A. Huppert, C. Rogalski, N. Zizlsperger, A. Reske, E. P. Hamilton. Emiltatug Ledadotin (Emi-Le): A B7-H4-Directed Dolasynthen Antibody-Drug Conjugate (ADC) Being Investigated in Phase 1 Dose Expansion in Patients with Triple Negative Breast Cancer who Received at Least One Prior Topoisomarase-1 Inhibitor ADC [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2025; 2025 Dec 9-12; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Clin Cancer Res 2026;32(4 Suppl):Abstract nr PS1-08-23.
Authors
- Nour Abuhadra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2704-3855)
- Caroline Rogalski
- David Starks
- Amy Tiersten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4054-9140)
- Adi Reske
- Nora Zizlsperger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3351-6794)
- Nymph Chan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3367-0083)
- Ritesh Parajuli
- E. P. Hamilton
- H. S. Han
- N. P. McAndrew
- A. M. Weise
- K. M. Kalinsky
- F. Meric-Bernstam
- J. A. O'Shaughnessy
- G. M. Wulf
- K. C. Kelley
- P. A. Robinson
- A. I. Spira
- J. S. Wang
- A. Giordano
- L. A. Huppert
- A. Chaudhry
- D. L. Richardson
Institutions
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US)
- Mount Sinai Hospital (US)
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (US)
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
- Emory University (US)
- Henry Ford Health System (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- University of California, Irvine (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- Oklahoma City University (US)
- Avera Health (US)
- Emory University Hospital (US)
- UCLA Medical Center (US)
- Baylor University Medical Center (US)
- Moffitt Cancer Center (US)
- NYU Langone Health (US)
- VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System (US)
- Mount Sinai Medical Center (US)
- University of California, Irvine Medical Center (US)
- Sarah Cannon (US)
- Cancer Care Northwest (US)
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (US)
- Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute (US)
- Virginia Cancer Specialists (US)
- Northwestern Medicine (US)
- Mersana Therapeutics (United States) (US)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Cancer Research
- Published
- 2026-02-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1158/1557-3265.sabcs25-ps1-08-23
- Primary Topic
- HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
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