Inherited from SPDB-DM4 class (anetumab 5.5 d, mirvetuximab 5–7 d, tusamitamab 6–8 d); Trneny Haematologica 2018 Ph2 does not tabulate explicit t½ in the open-access version
DM4 and S-methyl-DM4 (primary lysosomal catabolite lysine-Nε-SPDB-DM4)
Mechanistic subtype
Tubulin-maytansinoid
Stereochem / salt
-
Bystander
Yes
PAMPA rank
-
MW
780.4 Da
XLogP3
3.2
logD₇.₄
3
TPSA
157 Ų
pKa
10.3 pKa
Charge pH 7.4
0
H-bond donors
3
H-bond acceptors
11
IC50 (HCEC)
-
Formula
C39H56ClN3O10S
PubChem CID
46926355
ADCdb payload
PAY0GTSVM
Permeability (Papp)
Yes
Hydrophobicity · logD₇.₄
hydrophilic −2+3+4 lipophilic
Bioactivity note
DM4 is a tubulin-targeting maytansinoid: binds the vinca site on tubulin, inhibits microtubule polymerization, causing mitotic (G2/M) arrest. Sub-nanomolar antiproliferative potency typical of maytansinoids. ADCdb page does not list a specific numeric IC50 for this ADC/payload en
Weekly x4 then every 2 weeks (4 weekly + 4 biweekly)
1.6%
n=61 · STARLYTE
10-270 mg/m2 (MTD 160 mg/m2)
IV q3w, up to 6 cycles
43.6%
n=39 · Phase I q3w
270 mg/m2
41%
—
17%
—
6%
Per-cohort rates from the per-trial extraction, sorted by dose. Cross-trial comparison is subject to ascertainment / scale differences (see comparability above) — e.g. an early symptom-driven trial can read lower than a later systematic-exam trial at a higher dose.