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Driven by our dedication to improving outcomes in difficult-to-treat cancers, we are leading the development and commercialization of next-generation antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) with highly potent and targeted pyrrolobenzodiazepine (PBD) dimer technology.


Our Science

Advancing antibody drug conjugates with a novel class of PBD dimers


Our Pipeline

A robust pipeline of investigational ADCs for the treatment of hematological cancers and solid tumors


Our Trials

Take a closer look at the LOTIS study designs


Recent Data

Explore the latest research from our scientists

Limited duration loncastuximab with rituximab induces high complete response rate in high-risk relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma – A phase 2 study

ASH, 2023
Independent Ivestigator-Initiated Trial

Early and Sustained Circulating Tumor DNA Response Dynamics after Loncastuximab Tesirine for Relapsed/Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

ASH, 2023

Loncastuximab Tesirine Demonstrated Substantial Single-agent Efficacy and Manageable Safety Profile in Heavily Pretreated Chinese Patients with Relapsed or Refractory (R/R) Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL)

ASH, 2023

A Global Study of Novel Agents in Paediatric and Adolescent Relapsed and Refractory B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
(Glo-BNHL)

ASH, 2023
Independent

A Phase II Study of Loncastuximab Tesirine As Consolidation Strategy in Patients with LBCL in PR at Day 30 after CAR T-Cell Therapy.

ASH, 2023
Independent Ivestigator-Initiated Trial

Targeted DNA Damage Boost with Loncastuximab Tesirine in Combination with PARP Inhibitors in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma.

ASH

Hematopoietic Stem Cells Expressing Engineered CD45 Enable a Near Universal Targeted Therapy for Hematologic Diseases

ASH, 2023

Clinical Quantitative Systems Pharmacology Framework Describing Loncastuximab Tesirine Distribution & to Explore Patient Outcomes from the LOTIS-2 Clinical Trial in Patients With B-Cell Lymphomas

ACCP, Sept 10-12 2023

Updated Results of the Safety Run-In of the Phase 3 LOTIS-5 Trial: Novel Combination of Loncastuximab Tesirine With Rituximab (Lonca-R) Versus Immunochemotherapy in Patients With R/R DLBCL

SOHO, 2023

LOTIS-5, an Ongoing Phase 3 Randomized Study of Loncastuximab Tesirine with Rituximab (Lonca-R) Versus Immunochemotherapy in Patients with R/R DLBCL

ICML, 2023
TIP Update

Long-Term Responses with Loncastuximab Tesirine: Updated Results From LOTIS-2, the Pivotal Phase 2 Study In Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

EHA, 2023

Phase 1b open-label study of loncastuximab tesirine in combination with other anticancer agents in patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (LOTIS-7)

ASCO, 2023

Preclinical development of ADCT-211, a novel pyrrolobenzodiazepine dimer-based antibody-drug conjugate targeting solid tumors expressing IL13RA2

AACR, 2023

Preclinical development of ADCT-212, a PSMA-targeted antibody-drug conjugate employing the pyrrolobenzodiazepine dimer SG2000 for PSMA-expressing cancers

AACR, 2023

A phase 1/2 randomized study of imvotamab monotherapy and in combination with loncastuximab tesirine in relapsed/refractory non-Hodgkin lymphomas

AACR, 2023
Independent

Discovery of plasma protein biomarkers associated with overall survival in R/R DLBCL patients treated with loncastuximab tesirine

AACR, 2023

CD19 Expression by IHC Alone Is Not a Predictor of Response to Loncastuximab Tesirine: Results from the LOTIS-2 Clinical Trial and Quantitative Systems Pharmacology Modeling

ASH, 2022

A Phase 2, Open-Label Study of Loncastuximab Tesirine in Combination with Rituximab (Lonca-R) in Previously Untreated Unfit/Frail Patients with Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) (LOTIS-9)

ASH, 2022

Real-World Effectiveness and Economic Impact Associated with Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy Among Older Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma in US

ASH, 2022

Real-World Outcomes in Relapsed/Refractory DLBCL Patients Who Received Polatuzumab Vedotin PLUS Bendamustine and Rituximab or Tafasitamab Plus Lenalidomide By Line of Therapy

ASH, 2022

Identification of Predictive Biomarkers for Response of R/R DLBCL Patients Treated with Loncastuximab Tesirine Using Low Pass Whole-Genome Sequencing (WGS)

ASH, 2022

Exploratory Analysis of Factors Influencing Efficacy and Safety of Camidanlumab Tesirine: Data from the Open-Label, Multicenter, Phase 2 Study of Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma (R/R cHL)

ASH, 2022

CD25, Soluble CD25, and CCL17 As Potential Predictors of Clinical Response to Camidanlumab Tesirine in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma

ASH, 2022

Development of Anti-CD45 Antibody Drug Conjugates As Targeted Conditioning Agents for Transplantation/Gene Therapy with Potent Anti-Leukemic Properties

ASH, 2022

ADCT-602, a CD22 Targeting Antibody Drug Conjugate Bound to PBD Toxin in Adult Patients with Relapsed or Refractory B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Phase 1 Trial

ASH, 2022
Independent

A Phase 1b Open-Label Study of Loncastuximab Tesirine in Combination with Other Anticancer Agents in Patients with Relapsed or Refractory (R/R) B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (LOTIS-7)

ASH, 2022
Online Publication Only



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Our Company

Driven by our dedication to improving outcomes in difficult-to-treat cancers, we are leading the development and commercialization of next-generation antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) with highly potent and targeted pyrrolobenzodiazepine (PBD) dimer technology.

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Our Science

Advancing antibody drug conjugates with a novel class of PBD dimersADC Therapeutics’ proprietary ADCs are highly targeted drug constructs that combine monoclonal antibodies specific to surface tumor targets with a novel class of highly potent PBD-dimer toxins.PBD dimers do not distort the DNA structure, which makes them invisible to repair mechanisms and allows the cross-links to persist within the DNA.
Unlike earlier generation PBD chemistry, ADC Therapeutics’ proprietary PBD dimers are not a substrate for multi-drug resistance proteins—even in hard-to-treat tumors.
Our PBD-dimer technology: A novel approach to hematologic cancers and solid tumors

  • 1The antibody drug conjugate (ADC) binds to a specific tumor cell surface antigen and is internalized1,2
  • 2The potent pyrrolobenzodiazepine (PBD) dimer toxin is released inside the cell, where it then creates a covalent cross-link between the strands of the DNA double helix2,3
  • 3Because these cross-links do not distort the DNA structure, it is hypothesized that they remain invisible to repair mechanisms and can covertly persist to interrupt cell division and cause tumor cell death1-3

Watch an MOA video about our first approved ADC, loncastuximab tesirine-lpyl (2:32)

Our Pipeline

A robust pipeline of investigational ADCs for the treatment of hematological cancers and solid tumorsADCT has multiple PBD-based ADCs in ongoing clinical trials and numerous preclinical ADCs in development.Some of the agents represented in this pipeline chart are investigational. Efficacy and safety have not yet been established.

* LOTIS-6 trial currently on hold

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LONCASTUXIMAB TESIRINE-lpyl

Loncastuximab tesirine-lpyl is an ADC composed of a humanized monoclonal antibody that binds to human CD19 and is conjugated through a linker to a PBD–dimer toxin. CD19 is a clinically validated target for the treatment of B-cell malignancies.

adct-602

ADCT-602 is an ADC composed of a monoclonal antibody that binds to CD22 conjugated to a PBD-dimer toxin. CD22 is highly expressed on most malignant B-cells, including expression in more than 90% of patients with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). ADCT-602 is being evaluated in a phase I/II clinical trial in patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell ALL.

adct-601

ADCT-601 is an ADC composed of a humanized monoclonal antibody that binds to human AXL (licensed from BerGenBio), conjugated using Glycoconnect™ technology (licensed from Synaffix BV) to a linker with a PBD-dimer toxin. AXL is highly overexpressed in many solid tumors and hematological malignancies. ADCT-601 is being evaluated in a phase 1 clinical trial in patients with selected advanced solid tumors.
adct-901

ADCT-901 is an ADC composed of a humanized monoclonal antibody (3A4) directed against human KAAG1 and conjugated through a cathepsin-cleavable linker to SG3199, a PBD–dimer cytotoxin. KAAG1 has high expression in tumors with high unmet medical need, while its expression on healthy tissue is very restricted. ADCT-901 is being developed for the treatment of advanced solid tumors with high unmet medical needs, including platinum resistant ovarian cancer and triple negative breast cancer.

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Our Trials

Take a closer look at the LOTIS study designs

Recent Data

Explore the latest research from our scientists

Limited duration loncastuximab with rituximab induces high complete response rate in high-risk relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma – A phase 2 studyASH, 2023
Independent Ivestigator-Initiated Trial

View Abstract
Early and Sustained Circulating Tumor DNA Response Dynamics after Loncastuximab Tesirine for Relapsed/Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell LymphomaASH, 2023
View Abstract
Loncastuximab Tesirine Demonstrated Substantial Single-agent Efficacy and Manageable Safety Profile in Heavily Pretreated Chinese Patients with Relapsed or Refractory (R/R) Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL)ASH, 2023
View Abstract
A Global Study of Novel Agents in Paediatric and Adolescent Relapsed and Refractory B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (Glo-BNHL)ASH, 2023
Independent

View Abstract
A Phase II Study of Loncastuximab Tesirine As Consolidation Strategy in Patients with LBCL in PR at Day 30 after CAR T-Cell Therapy.ASH, 2023
Independent Ivestigator-Initiated Trial

View Abstract
Targeted DNA Damage Boost with Loncastuximab Tesirine in Combination with PARP Inhibitors in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma.ASH
View Abstract
Hematopoietic Stem Cells Expressing Engineered CD45 Enable a Near Universal Targeted Therapy for Hematologic DiseasesASH, 2023
View Abstract
Clinical Quantitative Systems Pharmacology Framework Describing Loncastuximab Tesirine Distribution & to Explore Patient Outcomes from the LOTIS-2 Clinical Trial in Patients With B-Cell LymphomasACCP, Sept 10-12 2023View Abstract
Updated Results of the Safety Run-In of the Phase 3 LOTIS-5 Trial: Novel Combination of Loncastuximab Tesirine With Rituximab (Lonca-R) Versus Immunochemotherapy in Patients With R/R DLBCLSOHO, 2023View Abstract
LOTIS-5, an Ongoing Phase 3 Randomized Study of Loncastuximab Tesirine with Rituximab (Lonca-R) Versus Immunochemotherapy in Patients with R/R DLBCLICML, 2023
TIP Update
View Abstract
Long-Term Responses with Loncastuximab Tesirine: Updated Results From LOTIS-2, the Pivotal Phase 2 Study In Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell LymphomaEHA, 2023View Abstract
Phase 1b open-label study of loncastuximab tesirine in combination with other anticancer agents in patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (LOTIS-7)ASCO, 2023View Abstract
Preclinical development of ADCT-211, a novel pyrrolobenzodiazepine dimer-based antibody-drug conjugate targeting solid tumors expressing IL13RA2AACR, 2023View Abstract
Preclinical development of ADCT-212, a PSMA-targeted antibody-drug conjugate employing the pyrrolobenzodiazepine dimer SG2000 for PSMA-expressing cancersAACR, 2023View Abstract
A phase 1/2 randomized study of imvotamab monotherapy and in combination with loncastuximab tesirine in relapsed/refractory non-Hodgkin lymphomasAACR, 2023
Independent
View Abstract
Discovery of plasma protein biomarkers associated with overall survival in R/R DLBCL patients treated with loncastuximab tesirineAACR, 2023View Abstract
CD19 Expression by IHC Alone Is Not a Predictor of Response to Loncastuximab Tesirine: Results from the LOTIS-2 Clinical Trial and Quantitative Systems Pharmacology ModelingASH, 2022View Abstract
A Phase 2, Open-Label Study of Loncastuximab Tesirine in Combination with Rituximab (Lonca-R) in Previously Untreated Unfit/Frail Patients with Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) (LOTIS-9)ASH, 2022View Abstract
Real-World Effectiveness and Economic Impact Associated with Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy Among Older Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma in USASH, 2022View Abstract
Real-World Outcomes in Relapsed/Refractory DLBCL Patients Who Received Polatuzumab Vedotin PLUS Bendamustine and Rituximab or Tafasitamab Plus Lenalidomide By Line of TherapyASH, 2022View Abstract
Identification of Predictive Biomarkers for Response of R/R DLBCL Patients Treated with Loncastuximab Tesirine Using Low Pass Whole-Genome Sequencing (WGS)ASH, 2022View Abstract
Exploratory Analysis of Factors Influencing Efficacy and Safety of Camidanlumab Tesirine: Data from the Open-Label, Multicenter, Phase 2 Study of Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma (R/R cHL)ASH, 2022View Abstract
CD25, Soluble CD25, and CCL17 As Potential Predictors of Clinical Response to Camidanlumab Tesirine in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Classical Hodgkin LymphomaASH, 2022View Abstract
Development of Anti-CD45 Antibody Drug Conjugates As Targeted Conditioning Agents for Transplantation/Gene Therapy with Potent Anti-Leukemic PropertiesASH, 2022View Abstract
ADCT-602, a CD22 Targeting Antibody Drug Conjugate Bound to PBD Toxin in Adult Patients with Relapsed or Refractory B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Phase 1 TrialASH, 2022
Independent
View Abstract
A Phase 1b Open-Label Study of Loncastuximab Tesirine in Combination with Other Anticancer Agents in Patients with Relapsed or Refractory (R/R) B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (LOTIS-7)ASH, 2022
Online Publication Only
View Abstract