The present invention provides novel N-substituted hydrazine bifunctional compounds, novel N-substituted hydrazone derivatives of a cytotoxic reagent incorporating the bifunctional compounds, novel conjugates containing at least one cytotoxic reagent molecule reacted with the bifunctional compound and bound to a molecule reactive with a target cell population, methods for their production, and pharmaceutical compositions and methods for delivering cytotoxic reagents to a target population of cells. The hydrazone bonds of the conjugates of the invention permit the release of free cytotoxic reagent from the conjugates in the acidic external or internal environment of the target cells. The bifunctional compounds, derivatives, conjugates and methods of the invention are useful in antibody-or ligand-mediated drug delivery systems for the preferential killing of a target cell population to treat diseases such as cancers, infections and autoimmune disorders.
本发明提供了新型 N-取代
肼双官能团化合物、含有双官能团化合物的细胞毒性试剂的新型 N-取代腙衍
生物、含有至少一个与双官能团化合物反应并与靶细胞群反应分子结合的细胞毒性试剂分子的新型共轭物、其生产方法以及向靶细胞群递送细胞毒性试剂的药物组合物和方法。本发明共轭物的腙键允许在靶细胞的酸性外部或内部环境中从共轭物中释放游离细胞毒性试剂。本发明的双功能化合物、衍
生物、共轭物和方法可用于
抗体或
配体介导的给药系统,优先杀死靶细胞群,治疗癌症、感染和自身免疫性疾病等疾病。