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BLENREP belantamab mafodotin

BLENREP is a humanized IgG1 kappa anti-BCMA monoclonal antibody conjugated to a microtubule inhibitor, mcMMAF*

The target — BCMA

  • BCMA is a cell surface protein present on multiple myeloma cells and normal B lymphocytes

BLENREP's mechanism of action is a two-part process:

  1. Delivery of a cytotoxic agent (mcMMAF)
    • Upon binding BCMA on target cells, BLENREP is rapidly internalized and delivers mcMMAF
    • mcMMAF is a microtubule inhibitor that disrupts cellular function, leading to cell cycle arrest and apoptosis
  2. Immune system activation
    • The belantamab antibody enhances recruitment and activation of immune effector cells, which kill by:
      1. Antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC), and
      2. Phagocytosis of the cell
    • Apoptosis is accompanied by markers of immunogenic cell death, which may contribute to an adaptive immune response to the target cells
Diagram showing BLENREP binding BCMA on a myeloma cell, internalization and delivery of mcMMAF leading to cell death, plus immune-effector recruitment via ADCC and phagocytosis.
Adapted from the Product Monograph.

*Clinical significance has not been established.

mcMMAF: maleimidocaproyl monomethylauristatin F.

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Reference

  1. BLENREP Product Monograph. GSK, [Date placeholder].