The present invention concerns
antibody-conjugates which are especially suitable for the targeting of PTK7-expressing cells, in particular tumour cells. The
antibody-conjugates according to the invention have structure (1):Herein, AB is an
antibody capable of targeting PTK7-expressing tumours; L is a
linker that links Z to D; Z is a connecting group; L6 is -GlcNAc(Fuc)w-(G)j-S-(L7)w′-, wherein G is a
monosaccharide, j is an integer in the range of 0-10, 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 anthracyclines, camptothecins, tubulysins, enediynes, amanitins, duocarmycins, maytansinoids, auristatins, eribulins, BCL-XL inhibitors, hemiasterlins, KSP inhibitors,
TLR agonists, indolinobenzodiazepine dimers or
pyrrolobenzodiazepine dimers (PBDs), and analogues or prodrugs thereof; b is 0 or 1; x is 1 or 2; and y is 1, 2, 3 or 4. The invention further concerns a method for preparing the antibody-conjugates of structure (1) and application of the antibody-conjugates of structure (1).