Eribulin ADC Conjugates Using C34 Linkers for Higher Stability

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current ADCs using Eribulin as a payload lack stability and specificity, particularly when the linker is introduced at the amino group of C35, and there is a lack of research on using the hydroxyl group at C34 for targeted delivery to tumor cells.

Innovation Solution

Design and synthesis of ADC molecules with Eribulin or its derivatives, incorporating linkers that connect to the hydroxyl group at C34, forming stable ligand-drug conjugates with improved targeting and delivery to tumor cells.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a linker is introduced at the amino group of C35 in Eribulin, then the ADC can be constructed, but the stability and specificity of the ADC are insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveADC stabilityVSAvoidlinker connection feasibility
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the connection parameter from the amino group at C35 to the hydroxyl group at C34, and further modifies it to a carbonyl group at C34 through oxidation. This parameter change resolves the stability issue while maintaining manufacturability, as the carbonyl group provides better chemical stability for ADC construction.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies local quality modification by specifically modifying the hydroxyl group at C34 to a carbonyl group, while keeping the rest of the Eribulin structure intact. This localized modification improves the overall ADC stability without affecting the microtubule inhibition activity of the Eribulin core structure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Object-affected harmful factors

If Eribulin is used as a payload in ADC, then anti-tumor activity can be achieved, but the targeting specificity to tumor cells is insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveanti-tumor activityVSAvoidtargeting specificity
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a linker as an intermediary component between the Eribulin payload and the targeting antibody. The linker connects to the carbonyl group at C34 of Eribulin, forming a stable ADC structure that maintains the microtubule inhibition activity while enabling specific delivery to tumor cells through the antibody component.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Adaptability or versatility

If the hydroxyl group at C34 is used for linker connection, then new ADC structures can be formed, but the stability is not sufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveADC structure designVSAvoidconjugate stability
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The patent transforms the hydroxyl group at C34 into a carbonyl group through oxidation, changing the chemical parameter from -OH to C=O. This parameter change significantly improves the stability of the ADC conjugate while still allowing linker attachment, thus resolving the contradiction between versatility and stability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentEP4653016A1Conjugate of eribulin drug
Publication Date: 2025.11.26 SYSTIMMUNE INC
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AI summary

A conjugate of the Eribulin drug or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, and a preparation method therefor and the use thereof; a linker-drug conjugate or an isomer, mesomer, racemate, or enantiomer thereof, or a mixture thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, and a preparation method therefor and the use thereof; a cytotoxin or an isomer, mesomer, racemate, or an enantiomer thereof, or a mixture thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, and a preparation method therefor and the use thereof.