Abstract
Synovial sarcoma is a soft tissue malignancy of the muscle tissue which primarily affects adolescents. While it is a rare disease, little advancement has been made in the treatment of this cancer. With an overall survival rate of roughly 40%, the need for new treatments for synovial sarcoma is evident. Oncostatin M Receptor (OSMR) is a type I cytokine receptor and is overexpressed in metastatic synovial sarcoma. OSMR does not have high expression in normal tissues, making it an ideal target for cancer therapy. We hypothesize that by using an anti-OSMR monoclonal antibody conjugated to a radioactive Cu67 isotope, synovial sarcoma can be targeted at both primary and metastatic locations through systemic therapy. Copper 67 is a gamma radiation emitting isotope which is tissue damaging and able to induce cell death in cancer cells. By conjugating the chelating molecule p-SCN-Bn-NOTA to an anti-OSMR antibody, Cu67 was able to be captured to the antibody. Capture efficiency of Cu67 was measured through TLC and found to be 64 % efficient. Binding studies through Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) found that the conjugation did not interfere with the binding affinity of the antibody. This data suggests that targeting OSMR through radio-immune therapy is a viable treatment and indicates further testing in animal models.
Citation Format: Sarah Luelling. Oncostatin M receptor as a therapeutic target of radio-immune therapy in metastatic synovial sarcoma [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research 2020; 2020 Apr 27-28 and Jun 22-24. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2020;80(16 Suppl):Abstract nr 529.
