Drug Detail

Information about DS-6157a

Generic Name
IND	DS-6157a
Brand Name (US)
Manufacturer	Daichi Sanyo
Drug Type
Delivery	Intravenous
Approval Status	Phase 1
Indications
Overall Strategy	GIST cell based
Strategy	Interfere with DNA replication
Drug Category	TOPO-1 inhibitor

About DS-6157
DS-6157 is a potential first-in-class GPR20 targeting ADC and the fifth DXd ADC in the oncology pipeline of Daiichi Sankyo to enter clinical development. ADCs are targeted cancer medicines that deliver cytotoxic chemotherapy (“payload”) to cancer cells via a linker attached to a monoclonal antibody that binds to a specific target expressed on cancer cells. Designed utilizing Daiichi Sankyo’s proprietary DXd ADC technology, DS-6157 is comprised of a humanized anti-GPR20 monoclonal antibody, which is attached to a novel topoisomerase I inhibitor payload by a tetrapeptide-based linker.

Preclinical studies have shown that DS-6157 specifically binds to GPR20 on the surface of individual tumor cells. It is proposed that DS-6157 is then brought inside the cancer cell where lysosomal enzymes break down the tetrapeptide-based linker and release the DXd payload.

DS-6157 is an investigational agent that has not been approved for any indication in any country. Safety and efficacy have not been established.