An ultra-high-affinity small organic ligand of fibroblast activation protein for tumor-targeting applications

…, A Zana, S Dakhel Plaza, L Nadal… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
We describe the development of OncoFAP, an ultra-high-affinity ligand of fibroblast activation
protein (FAP) for targeting applications with pan-tumoral potential. OncoFAP binds to …

[PDF][PDF] Selective tumor targeting enabled by picomolar fibroblast activation protein inhibitors isolated from a DNA-encoded affinity maturation library

…, R De Luca, A Galbiati, C Comacchio, L Nadal… - Chem, 2023 - cell.com
The availability of ultra-high-affinity small organic ligands, which are specific to accessible
cancer antigens, is crucially important to enable efficient and selective tumor targeting …

[HTML][HTML] Generation and in vivo validation of an IL-12 fusion protein based on a novel anti-human FAP monoclonal antibody

L Nadal, F Peissert, A Elsayed, T Weiss… - … for ImmunoTherapy of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background In this study, we describe the generation of a fully human monoclonal antibody (named
‘7NP2’) targeting human fibroblast activation protein (FAP), an antigen expressed in …

Fibroblast activation protein triggers release of drug payload from non-internalizing small molecule drug conjugates in solid tumors

…, J Millul, T Sturm, R Stucchi, A Elsayed, L Nadal… - Clinical Cancer …, 2022 - AACR
Purpose: Small molecule drug conjugates (SMDC) are modular anticancer prodrugs that
include a tumor-targeting small organic ligand, a cleavable linker, and a potent cytotoxic agent. …

The immunocytokine L19-TNF eradicates sarcomas in combination with chemotherapy agents or with immune check-point inhibitors

R Corbellari, L Nadal, A Villa, D Neri… - Anti-cancer …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
… Corbellari, Riccardo a,,b,,* ; Nadal, Lisa a,,b,,* ; Villa, Alessandra b ; Neri, Dario c ; De Luca,
Roberto … * Riccardo Corbellari and Lisa Nadal contributed equally to the writing of this article. …

Novel human monoclonal antibodies specific to the alternatively spliced domain D of Tenascin C efficiently target tumors in vivo

L Nadal, R Corbellari, A Villa, T Weiss, M Weller, D Neri… - MAbs, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Antibody-based delivery of bioactive molecules represents a promising strategy for the
improvement of cancer immunotherapy. Here, we describe the generation and characterization of …

[HTML][HTML] An Engineered IFNγ-Antibody Fusion Protein with Improved Tumor-Homing Properties

C Di Nitto, E Gilardoni, J Mock, L Nadal, T Weiss… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Interferon-gamma (IFNγ) is one of the central cytokines produced by the innate and
adaptive immune systems. IFNγ directly favors tumor growth control by enhancing the …

Selection of a PD‐1 blocking antibody from a novel fully human phage display library

…, T Ongaro, A Villa, A Elsayed, L Nadal… - Protein …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Programmed cell death protein 1 (PD‐1) is an immunoregulatory target which is recognized
by different monoclonal antibodies, approved for the therapy of multiple types of cancer. …

1093 A novel IL12-based immunocytokine targeting fibroblast activation protein (FAP) for the treatment of cancer

L Nadal, F Peissert, A Elsayed, T Weiss, T Look… - 2022 - jitc.bmj.com
Background Fibroblast Activation Protein (FAP) has been described as the “next billion-dollar
nuclear theranostics target” 1 , since more than 28 different tumor types have successfully …

Isolation and validation of novel monoclonal antibodies targeting the tumor microenvironment for the selective delivery of cytokines payloads

L Nadal - 2021 - iris.unitn.it
Cancer immunotherapy has revolutionized the field of oncology by giving the possibility to
ligands (eg, antibodies) to selectively target tumor antigens and accumulate at the site of the …