EXTRACELLULAR DRUG CONJUGATES TARGETING CD20
Extracellular drug conjugates targeting nucleotide-metabolizing (ecto)-enzymes and the Na,K-ATPase and their use as therapeutics.
1 . An extracellular drug conjugate (EDC) comprising a targeting moiety portion that binds CD20, a drug portion that binds to a target on the surface of a cell, and a linker portion that covalently joins the targeting moiety portion to the drug portion.
2 . The EDC of claim 1 where the targeting moiety portion is an antibody that binds CD20.
3 . The EDC of claim 1 , wherein the drug portion comprises scillarenin or a scillarenin derivative.
4 . The EDC of claim 1 , wherein the drug portion comprises bufalin or a bufalin derivative.
5 . The EDC of claim 1 , wherein the linker portion comprises a functional group, and a polyethylene glycol spacer of 12 to 36 units.
6 . The EDC of claim 1 , wherein the linker portion comprises a nitrogen heteroatom within 10 atomic bonds of the drug portion.
7 . The EDC of claim 1 , wherein the target on the surface of the cell is an extracellular portion of an Na,K-ATPase.
8 . The EDC of claim 2 , wherein the antibody comprises rituximab.
9 . The EDC of claim 2 , wherein the antibody comprises a rituximab biosimilar.
10 . The EDC of claim 1 , wherein the targeting moiety comprises rituximab, the drug portion comprises scillarenin and an aminoglycoside covalently bound to the C3 oxygen substituent of scillarenin, and the linker portion comprises a polyethylene glycol spacer including 36 PEG units.
11 . The EDC of claim 1 , wherein the targeting moiety comprises rituximab, the drug portion comprises bufalin and a piperazine-carbamate moiety covalently bound to the C3 oxygen substituent of bufalin, and the linker portion comprises a polyethylene glycol spacer including 24 PEG units.
12 . An EDC of claim 1 , wherein the EDC is Rituximab-CEN10-131.
13 . An EDC of claim 1 , wherein the EDC is Rituximab-CEN-375.
14 . The EDC of claim 12 having an antibody loading of about 1 to about 10.
15 . The EDC of claim 14 , where in the antibody loading is about 4 to about 8.
16 . The EDC of claim 14 , wherein the antibody loading is about 4 to about 6.
17 .- 45 . (canceled)
46 . An extracellular drug conjugate (EDC) comprising a CD20-specific antibody covalently attached to an agent that modulates or inhibits Na,K-ATPase.