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SUBMITTER: VanWyngarden MJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10670432 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

VanWyngarden Michael J MJ Walker Zachary J ZJ Su Yang Y Perez de Acha Olivia O Stevens Brett M BM Forsberg Peter A PA Mark Tomer M TM Matsui William W Liu Bin B Sherbenou Daniel W DW
Cancers 20231109 22
An antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) targeting CD46 conjugated to monomethyl auristatin has a potent anti-myeloma effect in cell lines in vitro and in vivo, and patient samples treated ex vivo. Here, we tested if CD46-ADC may have the potential to target MM-initiating cells (MM-ICs). CD46 expression was measured on primary MM cells with a stem-like phenotype. A patient-derived xenograft (PDX) model was implemented utilizing implanted fetal bone fragments to provide a humanized microenvironment. Engr ...[more]