Chimeric Anti-Glypican 1 Antibodies Exert Antitumor Activities in Xenograft Models of Lung and Pancreatic Cancers

Glypican-1 (GPC1) has emerged as a critical mediator of malignant tumor progression. GPC1 plays essential roles in regulating various signaling pathways involved in tumor cell proliferation, invasiveness, and tumorigenesis. Overexpression of GPC1 in tumors mediates oncogenic transformation, epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition, metastatic dissemination, and therapeutic resistance. Accordingly, GPC1-targeted therapeutic strategies have been investigated in clinical and preclinical studies. However, the clinical efficacy has been limited. We previously developed an anti-GPC1 monoclonal antibody (mAb), G1Mab-28 (mouse IgG1, κ), which exhibits high affinity and specificity for GPC1. In the present study, we generated recombinant isotype-converted G1Mab-28, including G1Mab-28-mG2a (mouse IgG2a) and G1Mab-28-hG1 (human IgG1). Both mAbs recognized GPC1-expressing human tumor cell lines, including lung squamous cell carcinoma PC10 and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma PK-45H, by flow cytometry. Moreover, both mAbs exerted antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity and complement-dependent cytotoxicity against those cell lines. In mouse xenograft models, treatment with the mAbs resulted in potent antitumor efficacy against PC10 and PK-45H tumors. Collectively, these findings support the therapeutic potential of G1Mab-28 for the treatment of GPC1-positive tumors.