The present invention relates to
antibody conjugates which are particularly suitable for targeting CEA-expressing cells, in particular
tumor cells. An
antibody conjugate according to the present invention has the structure (1): AB-[(L6) b-{Z-L-D} x] y (1) wherein AB is an
antibody capable of targeting a tumor expressing CEA; l is a joint connecting Z to D; z is a linking group; l6 is-GlcNAc (Fuc) w-(G) j-S-(L7) w-wherein G is a
monosaccharide, j is an integer in the range of 0 to 10, S is a
sugar or a
sugar derivative, GlcNAc is N-
acetylglucosamine, and Fuc is
fucose, w is 0 or 1, w'is 0, 1 or 2, and L7 is-N (H) C (O) CH2-,-N (H) C (O) CF2-or-CH2-; d is selected from the group consisting of an
anthracycline, a
camptothecin, a tubulysin, an endiyne, an amanitine, a duocarmycin, a
maytansinoid, an aurestatin,
eribulin, a BCL-XL inhibitor, a
miscanthus hemiphyllum, a KSP inhibitor, a TLR
agonist, an indolo-
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dimer (PBD), and analogs or prodrugs thereof; b is 0 or 1; x is 1 or 2; and y is 1, 2, 3 or 4. The invention further relates to a method for preparing said
antibody conjugate of structure (1) and to the use of said
antibody conjugate of structure (1).