Current clinical data on ADCs in NSCLC

TargetDrugTrial, phaseOutcomes
cHER2Trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd)DESTINY-Lung01 [36, 37] (6.4 mg/kg)
N = 91
Phase 2
ORR 54.9%
DOR 10.6 mo
mPFS 8.2 mo
mOS 18.6 mo
DCR 92%
DESTINY-Lung02 [38] (5.4 mg/kg vs. 6.4 mg/kg)
N = 101 vs. 50
Phase 2
5.4 mg/kg vs. 6.4 mg/kg:
ORR 53.8% vs. 42.9%
DOR NE vs. 5.9 mo
DCR 90.4% vs. 92.9%
Ado-trastuzumab emtansine (TDM1)JapicCTI-194620 [39]
N = 22, HER2 exon-20 mutation
Phase 2
ORR 38.1%
DOR 3.5 mo
mPFS 2.8 mo
mOS 8.1 mo
DCR 52.4%
NCT02289833 [40] (IHC 2+ vs. 3+)
N = 29 vs. 20
Phase 2
IHC 2+ vs. 3+:
ORR NE vs. 20%
mPFS 2.6 mo vs. 2.7 mo
mOS 12.2 mo vs. 15.3 mo
Zanidatamab zovodotin (ZW49)NCT03821233 [41]
Phase 1
Reported for multiple cancer types
ORR 28%
DCR 72%
HER3Patritzumab deruxtecan (HER3-DXd)NCT03260491 [42, 43] (EGFR-WT vs. EGFRm)
N = 47 vs. 57
Phase 1
EGFR-WT vs. EGFRm: ORR N/A vs. 39%
DOR 5.7 mo vs. 6.4 mo
DCR 28% vs. 72%
mPFS 5.4 mo vs. 8.2 mo
HERTHENA-Lung01 [44]
N = 225, EGFRm
Phase 2
ORR 29.8%
DOR 6.4 mo
mPFS 5.5 mo
mOS 11.9 mo
Trop-2Datopotamab deruxtecan (Dato-DXd)TROPION-PanTumor01 [45]
N = 210
Phase 1
ORR 26%
DOR 10.5 mo
mPFS 6.9 mo
mOS 11.4 mo
TROPION-Lung02 [46] (Dato-DXd plus pembrolizumab doublet vs. Dato-DXd plus pembro plus Pt-CT)
N = 20 vs. 42
Phase 1B
pembrolizumab vs. pembrolizumab plus CT: ORR 60% vs. 55%
DCR 85% vs. 85%
TROPION-Lung01 [47] (Dato-DXd vs. docetaxel)
N = 299 vs. 305
Phase 3
Dato-DXd vs. docetaxel:
ORR 26.4% vs. 12.8%
DOR 7.1 mo vs. 5.6 mo
mPFS 4.4 mo vs. 3.7 mo
mOS 12.4 mo vs. 11 mo
TROPION-Lung05 [48]
N = 137, actionable mutations
Phase 2
ORR 35.8%
DOR 7 mo
mOS 15.2 mo
DCR 78.8%
Sacituzumab govitecan (SG)TROPiCS-03 [49]
N = 54
Phase 1/2
ORR 16.7%
DOR 6.0 mo
mPFS 4.4 mo
mOS 7.3 mo
Sacituzumab tirumotecan SKB264NCT04152499 [50]
N = 43
Phase 2
EGFRm vs. EGFR-WT:
ORR 60.0% vs. 26.3%
mDOR 8.7 mo vs. 9.6 mo
mPFS 11.5 mo vs. 5.3 mo
mOS 22.7 mo vs. 14.1 mo
c-MetTelisotuzumab vedotin (Teliso-V)LUMINOSITY [51]
N = 136
Phase 2
NSQ vs. SQ:
ORR 36.5% vs. 11.1%
DOR 6.9 mo vs. 4.4 mo
ABBV-400NCT05029882 [52]
N = 57
Phase 1
ORR 43.8%
CEACAM5Tusamitamab ravtansineNCT02187848 [53] (high expressor ≥ 50% vs. moderate 1–50%)
N = 64 vs. 28, NSQ
Phase 1/2
High expressor: ORR 20.3%
Moderate: ORR 7.1%
B7-H3DS-7300NCT04145622 [54]
N = 5, SQ
Phase 1/2
40% response
DCR 80%

CEACAM5: cell adhesion molecule 5; HER2: human epidermal growth factor receptor 2; ADCs: antibody-drug conjugates; ORR: overall response rate; DOR: duration of response; mPFS: median progression-free survival; mOS: median overall survival; DCR: disease control rate; IHC: immunohistochemistry; EGFRm: EGFR-mutated; EGFR-WT: EGFR wild type; CT: chemotherapy; NSCLC: non-small cell lung cancer; NSQ: non-squamous; SQ: squamous; Trop-2: trophoblast cell-surface antigen 2; NE: not estimable