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Table 1 Antibody-drug conjugates in clinical trials for lymphoma

From: Antibody-drug conjugates for the treatment of lymphoma: clinical advances and latest progress

ADC

Target

Linker

Payload

Indication

Result

Trial

ADCs approved for lymphoma

Brentuximab vedotin

CD30

Val-Cit

MMAE

R/R HL

ORR 75%, CR 34%

phase II [48]

R/R HL

ORR 54.4%, median PFS 8.2 months

phase III [49]

R/R HL

ORR 75%, CR 42%

phase I [51]

Post-ASCT consolidation for HL

Median PFS 42.9 months, 5-year PFS 59%

phase III [52]

Post-ASCT consolidation for HL

18-month PFS 95%, 18-month OS 98%

phase II [53]

Salvage therapy for R/R HL

2-year OS 95%, 2-year PFS 74%

phase II [54]

Salvage therapy for R/R HL

ORR 84%, CR 79%

phase II [55]

Salvage therapy for R/R HL

ORR 85%, CR 67%, 2-year PFS 78%

phase I/II [56]

Untreated HL

ORR 86%, CR 73%, 5-year PFS 82%

phase III [58]

Untreated HL

ORR 61%, CR 48%

phase II [59]

R/R ALCL and R/R MF

ORR4 56.3%, CR 16%, median PFS 17.2 months

phase III [60]

R/R CTCL and R/R PTCL

ORR 38%, CR 17%

phase II [61]

Untreated PTCL

ORR 83%, CR 68%, 5-year PFS 51%

phase III [63]

Untreated ALCL

2-year EFS 79%, 2-year OS 97%

phase II [64]

R/R PMBCL and R/R mediastinal GZL

PMBCL: ORR 73%, CR 37%

Mediastinal GZL: ORR 70%, CR 50%

phase I/II [67]

Untreated PMBCL, DLBCL, and GZL

ORR 100%, CR 86%, 2-year PFS 85%,

phase I/II [68]

Polatuzumb vedotin

CD79b

Val-Cit

MMAE

R/R DLBCL and R/R FL

FL: ORR 70%, CR 45%;

DLBCL: ORR 54%, CR 21%

phase II [71]

R/R DLBCL

ORR 45%, CR 40%, median OS 12.4 months,

phase II [25]

R/R DLBCL

ORR 65%, CR 31%, median DOR 5.8 months

phase I/II [72]

R/R FL

ORR 76%, CR 65%

phase I/II [73]

Untreated DLBCL

ORR 89%, CR 77%

phase I/II [74]

Loncastuximab tesirine

CD19

Val-Ala

PBD dimer

R/R NHL

ORR 46%, CR 27%, median DOR 5.4 months

phase I [76]

R/R DLBCL

ORR 48%, CR 24%, median DOR 10.3 months

phase II [78]

ADCs explored in clinical settings

Coltuximab ravtansine

CD19

SPDB

DM4

R/R DLBCL

ORR 44%, CR 15%

phase II [79]

R/R DLBCL

ORR 31%

phase II [81]

SGN-CD19A

CD19

MC

MMAF

R/R B-NHL

ORR 33%, CR22%, median DOR 40 weeks

phase I [82]

MT-3724

CD20

/

SLTA

R/R DLBCL

ORR 30%, CR 10%

phase I [100]

Inotuzumab ozogamicin 

CD22

Acid-labile

Calicheamicin 

R/R NHL

FL: ORR 87%, 2-year PFS 68%

DLBCL: ORR 74%, 2-year PFS 42%

phase III [88]

R/R NHL

ORR 41%, 18-month OS 35%

phase III [89]

R/R NHL

ORR 53%, CR 20%

phase I [90]

R/R B-NHL

ORR 84%, CR 24%

phase I [91]

R/R indolent B-NHL

ORR 67%, CR 31%, median PFS 12.7 months

phase II [92]

Pinatuzumab vedotin

CD22

Protease-cleavable

MMAE

R/R DLBCL and R/R indolent NHL

DLBCL: ORR 36%,

Indolent NHL: ORR 50%

phase I [96]

R/R DLBCL and R/R FL

DLBCL: ORR 60%, CR 26%;

FL: ORR 62%, CR 5%

phase II [71]

TRPH-222

CD22

Non-cleavable

Maytansinoid

R/R NHL

ORR 27.2%, CR 22.7%

phase I [97]

R/R HL

ORR 69%, CR 44%, median DOR 7.7 months, median PFS 6.7 months

phase I [109]

IMGN529

CD37

SMCC

DM1

R/R B-NHL

ORR 13%

phase I [113]

AGS67E

CD37

Val-Cit

MMAE

R/R NHL

ORR 22%, CR 14%

phase I [116]

STRO-001

CD74

Non-cleavable

Maytansinoid

Advanced B cell malignancies

ORR 25%, CR 6.3%

phase I [125]

Iladatuzumab vedotin

CD79b

Protease-cleavable

MMAE

R/R B-NHL

ORR 85%; DLBCL: ORR 60%, CR 43%

phase I [128]

VLS-101

ROR1

UC-961

MMAE

R/R NHL

MCL: ORR 47%, CR 20%;

DLBCL: ORR 80%, CR 40%

phase I [131]

  1. ADC, antibody-drug conjugate; ASCT, autologous stem cell transplantation; ALCL, anaplastic large cell lymphoma; CTCL, cutaneous T cell lymphoma; HL, Hodgkin lymphoma; NHL, non-Hodgkin lymphoma; R/R, relapsed or refractory; CR, complete  response; DLBCL, diffuse large B cell lymphoma; DOR, duration of response; FL, follicular lymphoma; MCL, mantle cell lymphoma; GZL, gray zone lymphoma; CLL, chronic lymphocytic leukemia; PTCL, peripheral T cell lymphoma; MF, mycosis fungoides; ORR, overall response rate; OS, overall survival; PFS, progression-free survival; EFS, event-free survival; ORR4, ORR lasting at least 4 months