靶向Nectin-4的肿瘤分子影像技术研究进展

Research progress in tumor molecular imaging technologies targeting Nectin-4

  • 摘要: Nectin细胞黏附分子4(Nectin-4)是一种钙离子非依赖性的免疫球蛋白样细胞黏附分子,其在成人正常组织中的表达水平较低,但在多种恶性实体肿瘤(如肺癌、乳腺癌、尿路上皮癌、膀胱癌、胃癌和胰腺癌)中呈过表达,其可促进肿瘤细胞增殖、远处转移、血管生成、细胞-细胞及细胞-基质粘附、治疗后局部及远处复发以及DNA错配修复,导致不良预后。分子影像技术作为一种强大的工具,可在活体水平通过影像技术直接表征和量化探针与靶点结合后的分子代谢变化,已成为研究Nectin-4的关键技术,在靶点特异性诊断、肿瘤分期和疗效监测中发挥着重要作用。基于单克隆抗体、抗体-药物偶联物、纳米抗体-药物偶联物及双环肽的多种靶向Nectin-4的分子探针已在多种实体肿瘤中开展了临床前及临床研究。笔者综述了靶向Nectin-4的肿瘤分子影像技术的相关研究的最新进展。

     

    Abstract: Nectin cell adhesion molecule 4 (Nectin-4) is a calcium-independent immunoglobulin-like cell adhesion molecule that is expressed at low levels in normal adult tissues but is overexpressed in multiple solid malignancies, including lung cancer, breast cancer, urothelial carcinoma, bladder cancer, gastric cancer, and pancreatic cancer. It promotes tumor cell proliferation, distant metastasis, angiogenesis, cell-cell and cell-matrix adhesion, post-treatment local and distant recurrence, and DNA mismatch repair, thereby contributing to poor prognosis. As a powerful tool, molecular imaging technology enables the direct characterization and quantification of molecular metabolic changes upon probe-target binding in vivo. It has become a key approach for investigating Nectin-4, playing an important role in target-specific diagnosis, tumor staging, and therapeutic response monitoring. Various Nectin-4-targeted molecular probes based on monoclonal antibodies, antibody-drug conjugates, nanobody-drug conjugates, and bicyclic peptides have been evaluated in preclinical and clinical studies across multiple solid tumors. The authors summarize the latest advances in tumor molecular imaging technologies targeting Nectin-4.

     

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