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Zanidatamab zovodotin (ZW49)

Discontinued
ZW49; ZW-49; ZW 49; zanidatamab zovodotin
Sponsor
Zymeworks; BeiGene
Indication
HER2+ solid tumors (gastric, breast, biliary, colorectal)
Target family
Receptor tyrosine kinase
RP2D dose
2.5 mg/kg
Q3WRP2D
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Multi-organ toxicity

Fingerprint & organ drill-down

Also reported
0%severity100%
0
Assessed · clear
true 0%
No data
never assessed
6 adverse-event terms

Ocular

Any-grade
45%
G3+
3%
RP2D
sagittal schematic · Reversible

Tissues shaded by reported adverse-event rate.

Cornea
AE
45%
Express.
46.2%
Limbus
AE
-
Express.
61.99%
Conjunctiva
AE
-
Express.
61.13%
Lens
AE
-
Express.
-
Retina / RPE
AE
-
Express.
5.48%
7.5 nTPM
Off-target signature

45% corneal toxicity, yet the HER2 target is detected in only 46.2% of central cornea - toxicity is not explained by target expression.

Dominant tissue
Cornea
Surface subtype
Corneal (off-target)
Reversibility
Reversible
Reported ocular events
Keratitis (incl. punctate keratitis)49%
G3+ 3%n=67
Punctate keratitis (standalone AESI PT, distinct from keratitis)4%
Vision blurred-
G3+ 1.5%n=67
Visual impairment1%
Dry eye-
G3+ 0%n=67
Ophthalmic events (composite Grade >=2 AESI; keratitis + punctate keratitis + vision blurred + dry eye + visual impairment)-
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Construct

Molecular anatomy

Antibody
IgG1
Humanized
Linker
Cleavable
2
DAR
Payload
Tubulin inhibitor (microtubule polymerization inhibitor)
Linker structureC24H39N5O10
CC(C)[C@H](NC(=O)CCOCCOCCOCCN1C(=O)C=CC1=O)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCCNC(N)=O)C(=O)O
Payload structureC37H64N6O8S
CC[C@H](C)[C@@H]([C@@H](CC(=O)N1CCC[C@H]1[C@@H]([C@@H](C)C(=O)NS(=O)(=O)C2=CC=C(C=C2)N)OC)OC)N(C)C(=O)[C@H](C(C)C)NC(=O)[C@H](C(C)C)N(C)C
03
Antibody

Antibody & Fc engineering

Antibody
zanidatamab (ZW25)
Isotype
IgG1
Origin
Humanized
Fc modifications
Azymetric heterodimeric Fc
Glycoengineering
Standard
Effector silencing
None
FcγR binding
Retained
C1q binding
Retained
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Linker & conjugation

Linker chemistry

Linker profile
Linker
Mc-PEG3-Val-Cit (ZymeLink)
Class
Cleavable
Cleavage
Cleavable
Attachment
Cysteine (interchain)
Conjugation
Random interchain Cys (maleimide)
Symmetry
Symmetric
DAR (mean)
2
DAR homogeneity
Heterogeneous
Plasma t½
-
Cleavage trigger
Cathepsin B (Val-Cit)
Release control
Conditional
Hydrophilicity mask
Discrete-PEG-spacer
Formula
C24H39N5O10
Linker MW
557.601 Da
Linker TPSA
215.69 Ų
Linker xLogP
-1.49
ADCdb linker
LIN0KNQWV
In-vitro stability
-
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Payload

Payload & physicochemistry

Payload profile
Payload
ZD02044
Class
Auristatin
Mechanism
Tubulin inhibitor (microtubule polymerization inhibitor)
Released catabolite
ZD02044 (free N-acyl sulfonamide auristatin)
Mechanistic subtype
Tubulin-auristatin
Stereochem / salt
-
Bystander
-
PAMPA rank
-
MW
753 Da
XLogP3
2.7
logD₇.₄
-
TPSA
181 Ų
pKa
-
Charge pH 7.4
0
H-bond donors
3
H-bond acceptors
10
IC50 (HCEC)
-
Formula
C37H64N6O8S
PubChem CID
118203543
ADCdb payload
PAY0FSIWQ
Bioactivity note
Payload ZD02044 is a potent microtubule (tubulin) inhibitor of the auristatin class; ADCdb annotates the payload target as 'Microtubule (MT)'. No numeric IC50 for ZD02044 nor ADC binding/efficacy values were reported on the ADCdb ADC/payload pages or PubChem record.
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Dosing & regimen

Dosing

RP2D dose
2.5 mg/kg
Schedule
Q3W
Route
IV
Fractionated
No
n at RP2D
31
Dose basis
TBW
Trial phase
Phase 1
Dose-OAE available
No
Tox summary basis
RP2D
07
Ocular & expression

Ocular profile & eye-tissue target expression

Target profile
OAE any-grade
45 %
OAE grade 3+
3 %
OAE data status
reported
Severity (weighted)
15.6
Keratopathy
45 %
Conjunctival
-
Dry eye
6 %
Blurred vision
3 %
Dominant tissue
Cornea
Surface subtype
Corneal (off-target)
Grading scale
CTCAE v5
Reversibility
Reversible
Target expression in eye tissues (HCA detection · HPA bulk)
Cornea (central)
46.2 %
Cornea (limbal)
61.99 %
Conjunctiva
61.13 %
RPE
5.48 %
Retina (HPA)
7.5 nTPM
Cross-trial comparability
Ascertainment: Partial / unspecified monitoringScale: CTCAE v5Denominator: RP2D
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Identity & registry

Identifiers, registry & notes

ADC id
zanidatamab-zovodotin
Approval status
Discontinued
Approval year
-
UniProt
P04626
ADCdb ADC
DRG0FWYLZ
ADCdb antibody
ANI0UHCNZ
ADCdb target
PATR0CXRBX
Primary source
Oh DY et al., Phase 1 ZW49 (ZWI-ZW49-101), AACR-NCI-EORTC 2023 poster B130 (NCT03821233); Jhaveri/ESMO 2022 460MO
Aliases & development codes
ZW49; ZW-49; ZW 49; zanidatamab zovodotin
Notes
Zanidatamab zovodotin (ZW49): biparatopic HER2 ADC = zanidatamab/ZW25 (humanized IgG1, Azymetric heterodimer binding HER2 ECD2 + ECD4) + ZymeLink Mc-PEG3-Val-Cit cleavable linker (random interchain Cys/maleimide, DAR 2) + proprietary N-acyl sulfonamide auristatin payload ZD02044 (tubulin inhibitor). Sponsors Zymeworks/BeiGene; NCT03821233 (ZWI-ZW49-101). PROGRAM DISCONTINUED (Phase 1 terminated); NO peer-reviewed full publication exists - all clinical data are conference-level (AACR-NCI-EORTC 2023 poster B130, the most detailed/final cut, data cutoff 10 Jul 2023, n=67; ESMO 2022 oral abstract 460MO, earlier cut n=76). Hence all clinical/toxicity cells are tier D. OCULAR (dominant, dose-limiting toxicity): corneal keratitis is the single most common TRAE. RP2D = 2.5 mg/kg Q3W (n=31): combined keratitis/punctate keratitis 45% any-grade (14/31), 3% Gr>=3 (1/31). Pooled DE+DX (n=67): 49% any-grade (33/67; 11 max G1, 22 max G>=2), 3% Gr>=3 (2/67). Grade>=2 ophthalmic AESI breakdown (pooled): keratitis 28%, punctate keratitis 4%, vision blurred 4%, dry eye 4%, visual impairment 1% (composite Gr>=2 ophthalmic events 37% pooled / 39% at RP2D). The single DLT at RP2D was a Grade 2 keratitis lasting >14 days (resolved to <=G1); other DLTs (1.5 mg/kg QW) included keratitis and a Grade 3 blurred-vision DLT (1.25 mg/kg QW). Keratitis is reversible (improved/resolved with dose reduction/delay + steroid and lubricating eye drops). MANDATORY ocular prophylaxis implemented: prednisolone + tetrahydrozoline/naphazoline (or equivalent) eye drops + cooling eye masks during infusion. 20/67 (30%) had dose reductions (14 [21%] for ophthalmic events: keratitis 17%, dry eye 3%, blurred vision 3%); 8/67 (13%) discontinued for TRAEs (mostly keratitis). ocular_surface_subtype = Corneal (off-target). OAE_ANY_PCT decision: used the RP2D (2.5 mg/kg Q3W) cohort value of 45% per instruction ('max across ocular PTs at RP2D'), consistent with the RP2D-cohort convention used for existing rows (e.g., disitamab-vedotin). Alternative documented cuts: 49% (AACR 2023 pooled DE+DX n=67); 42% (ESMO 2022 pooled n=76); ~44% appears in an interim abstract. ae_dry_eye_pct (6%) and ae_blurred_vision_pct (3%) are RP2D Grade>=2 AESI values; any-grade for those PTs was not separately tabulated, so they may understate any-grade. OTHER ORGAN SYSTEMS: Diarrhoea 24% pooled / 29% at RP2D (GI; nausea/vomiting below the >=20% threshold). IRR 19% pooled (Gr>=3 4%, incl. 1 Grade 4 IRR) / 16% at RP2D. One Grade 4 neutrophil count decreased (the only documented heme event). Alopecia 25% (skin off-target; not a tracked target-organ system). DOCUMENTED ZERO ILD/non-infectious pulmonary toxicity and 0 treatment-related deaths. Hepatic, hematologic (any-grade), and peripheral-neuropathy rates are NOT tabulated (poster reports only TRAEs >=20% plus Gr>=3 in >=3 pts), so those master per-organ columns must be left BLANK (not 0). CTCAE v5.0; overall Gr>=3 TRAE rate 21% (14/67). PAYLOAD PHYSCHEM (ZD02044): NOT a standard payload, so values were DERIVED. The released free auristatin ZD02044 = C37H64N6O8S, MW ~753, computed from the MT-VC-ZD02044 linker-payload (CAS 1800462-96-7, C61H101N11O17S, MW 1292.58; Chemsrc/MedChemExpress SMILES) minus the Mc-PEG3-Val-Cit linker (ADCdb LIN0KNQWV, C24H39N5O10) + H2O; RDKit gave TPSA 180.7 and Crippen MolLogP 2.72 (vs RDKit MolLogP 3.87 / PubChem XLogP3 4.1 for MMAE), i.e. less hydrophobic than MMAE - corroborating Liu et al. (XB002) Mol Cancer Ther 2025 PMC11791478 ('zovodotin less hydrophobic than vedotin'). Net charge ~0 (zwitterion: +1 N,N-dimethyl tertiary amine, -1 acyl sulfonamide pKa~4-5). payload_logd_7_4, payload_pka, and payload_bystander left blank (no public data; structure predicts limited bystander vs MMAE). hydrophobicity_masking_strategy = Discrete-PEG-spacer (the discrete PEG3 in Mc-PEG3-Val-Cit). DATA-QUALITY NOTE: the ADCdb linker DISPLAY SMILES for LIN0KNQWV encodes a guanidine/arginine side chain ('CCCNC(N)=N'), but the linker is Val-CITRULLINE; ADCdb's own computed formula (C24H39N5O10, 5 N), MW (557.601), TPSA (215.69) and XLogP (-1.49) all match the correct citrulline (urea) structure exactly (RDKit-verified). The reported linker_smiles here is corrected to citrulline ('CCCNC(N)=O'); the numeric ADCdb values are retained as-is (correct). Derived columns (dna_damage subtype, stability conditional/unconditional, FcgammaR/C1q, severity, HCA/HPA) intentionally left for downstream derivation per instructions.