Al-Ola A Abdallah: How Does MK-4002 Combine BCMA, CD3, and Albumin Binding?
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Al-Ola A Abdallah: How Does MK-4002 Combine BCMA, CD3, and Albumin Binding?

Al-Ola A Abdallah, Associate Professor at the University of Kansas Medical Center, shared on X:

“BCMA targeting, redesigned: meet MK – 4002.

Pleased to share our first – in – human phase 1 study of MK-4002 (HPN217) in relapsed refractory multiple myeloma, published in The Lancet Haematology.

Here are the key findings. Myeloma What makes it trispecific? MK – 4002 binds:

  • BCMA on plasma cells
  • CD3 on T cells
  • Albumin to extend half-life

The third binding domain supports drug exposure, this construct targets one myeloma antigen.”

Al-Ola A Abdallah: How Does MK-4002 Combine BCMA, CD3, and Albumin Binding?

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