It is a fully human IgG1 monoclonal antibody directed against the human insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-1R) with potential antineoplastic activity. Cixutumumab selectively binds to membrane-bound IGF-1R, thereby preventing the binding of the ligand IGF-1 and subsequent activation of PI3K/AKT signaling pathway. Downregulation of the PI3K/AKT survival pathway may result in the induction of cancer cell apoptosis and may decrease cancer cellular proliferation. IGF-1R, a receptor tyrosine kinase of the insulin receptor superfamily overexpressed by many cancer cell types, stimulates cell proliferation, enables oncogenic transformation, and suppresses apoptosis; IGF-1R signaling has been implicated in tumorigenesis and metastasis.[3]
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^Clinical trial number NCT00986674 for "Carboplatin and Paclitaxel Combined With Cetuximab and/or IMC-A12 in Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer" at ClinicalTrials.gov
^Clinical trial number NCT01055314 for "Temozolomide, Cixutumumab, and Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Metastatic Rhabdomyosarcoma" at ClinicalTrials.gov
^Clinical trial number NCT01120236 for "Bicalutamide and Goserelin or Leuprolide Acetate With or Without Cixutumumab in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Metastatic Prostate Cancer" at ClinicalTrials.gov
^Clinical trial number NCT00617708 for "S0727 Gemcitabine Hydrochloride and Erlotinib Hydrochloride With or Without Monoclonal Antibody Therapy in Treating Patients With Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer That Cannot Be Removed By Surgery" at ClinicalTrials.gov
^Clinical trial number NCT01142388 for "Paclitaxel With or Without Cixutumumab as Second-Line Therapy in Treating Patients With Metastatic Esophageal Cancer or Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer" at ClinicalTrials.gov
^Clinical trial number NCT01016015 for "Temsirolimus and Cixutumumab in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced, Metastatic, or Recurrent Soft Tissue Sarcoma or Bone Sarcoma" at ClinicalTrials.gov
^Clinical trial number NCT01614795 for "Cixutumumab and Temsirolimus in Treating Younger Patients With Recurrent or Refractory Sarcoma" at ClinicalTrials.gov
^Clinical trial number NCT00831844 for "Cixutumumab in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Solid Tumors" at ClinicalTrials.gov
^Clinical trial number NCT01413191 for "Cixutumumab in Treating Patients With Metastatic Melanoma of the Eye" at ClinicalTrials.gov
^Clinical trial number NCT00906373 for "A Study of IMC-A12 in Combination With Sorafenib in Patients With Advanced Cancer of the Liver" at ClinicalTrials.gov
^Clinical trial number NCT00728949 for "A Study for Safety and Effectiveness of IMC-A12 by Itself or Combined With Antiestrogens to Treat Breast Cancer" at ClinicalTrials.gov