Otlertuzumab (TRU-016)

Mechanism of action

Anti-CD37 antibody. CD37 is a cell surface tetraspanin.

Preliminary data

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia

1. Phase I: Byrd JC, Pagel JM, Awan FT, Forero A, Flinn IW, Deauna-Limayo DP, Spurgeon SE, Andritsos LA, Gopal AK, Leonard JP, Eisenfeld AJ, Bannink JE, Stromatt SC, Furman RR. A phase 1 study evaluating the safety and tolerability of otlertuzumab, an anti-CD37 mono-specific ADAPTIR therapeutic protein in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Blood. 2014 Feb 27;123(9):1302-8. Epub 2013 Dec 31. PubMed
2. TRU-016: Robak T, Hellmann A, Kloczko J, Loscertales J, Lech-Maranda E, Pagel JM, Mato A, Byrd JC, Awan FT, Hebart H, Garcia-Marco JA, Hill BT, Hallek M, Eisenfeld AJ, Stromatt SC, Jaeger U. Randomized phase 2 study of otlertuzumab and bendamustine versus bendamustine in patients with relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. Br J Haematol. 2017 Feb;176(4):618-628. Epub 2016 Dec 15. link to original article link to PMC article PubMed

Other

1. Phase I: Gopal AK, Tarantolo SR, Bellam N, Green DJ, Griffin M, Feldman T, Mato AR, Eisenfeld AJ, Stromatt SC, Goy A. Phase 1b study of otlertuzumab (TRU-016), an anti-CD37 monospecific ADAPTIR™ therapeutic protein, in combination with rituximab and bendamustine in relapsed indolent lymphoma patients. Invest New Drugs. 2014 Dec;32(6):1213-25. Epub 2014 Jun 15. PubMed
2. Pagel JM, Spurgeon SE, Byrd JC, Awan FT, Flinn IW, Lanasa MC, Eisenfeld AJ, Stromatt SC, Gopal AK. Otlertuzumab (TRU-016), an anti-CD37 monospecific ADAPTIR(™) therapeutic protein, for relapsed or refractory NHL patients. Br J Haematol. 2015 Jan;168(1):38-45. Epub 2014 Aug 22. PubMed

Also known as

• Code name: TRU-016