Human myeloma xenografts (L363, OPM2) in immunodeficient mice treated with elotuzumab (HuLuc63)
“The anti-tumor activities of MuLuc63 and HuLuc63 were studied in xenograft mouse models with tumors grown from the human multiple myeloma cell lines L363 and OPM2.”
✓ VerifiedFDA pharmacology/toxicology review, p. 35Source ↗
Why that model
Human tumour xenografts used; SLAMF7-mediated NK-cell stimulation is not possible with mouse NK cells
“Remarkably that this is true for mouse studies with human xenografts, indicating that the SLAMF7-mediated stimulation of NK-cell activity (not possible with mouse NK-cells) is not essential for the full activity of elotuzumab.”
EMA: antitumour activity clearly shown in vitro and in vivo, with tumour eradication in mice
“The antitumour activity of elotuzumab has been clearly shown in vitro and in vivo. In vivo elotuzumab induced eradication of tumours in a number of mice, indicating its usefulness in this respect.”