A compound represented by formula (1):

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wherein AA represents a particular amino acid residue or a C.sub.1-6 alkyl ester thereof, and when there is a plurality of AAs, each AA may be the same as or different from each other and AAs are bonded to each other via an amide bond; an N-terminal nitrogen atom of (AA).sub.m forms an amide bond together with carbonyl (a); Q represents an unsubstituted phenyl group, or a group represented by formula (Q-1), formula (Qa-2), formula (Qa-3), formula (Qa-4), formula (Qa-5), formula (Qa-6) or formula (Qa-7); R.sup.1a and R.sup.1b each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a C.sub.1-6 alkyl group; and m represents an integer of 1 to 10,
or a salt thereof.

A compound represented by formula (1-1):

##STR00001##

wherein b represents an integer of 1 to 5; and Z is a group represented by formula (Z-1), formula (Z-2), formula (Z-3), formula (Za-1), formula (Za-2), formula (Za-3), formula (Za-4) or formula (Za-5),
or a salt thereof.

The invention relates to novel methods for synthesizing amanitin derivatives having a hydroxy group attached to the central tryptophan moiety. The invention furthermore relates to novel amanitin derivatives having a hydroxy group attached to position 4, 5 or 7 of the central tryptophan moiety, novel conjugates of such amanitin derivatives, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such conjugates.

The invention relates generally to antibodies, activatable antibodies, multispecific antibodies, and multispecific activatable antibodies that specifically bind to at least CD3, as well as to methods of making and using these antibodies, activatable antibodies, multispecific antibodies, and/or multispecific activatable antibodies in a variety of therapeutic, diagnostic and prophylactic indications.

The invention provides compositions and methods useful for the depletion of cells, such as CD45+, CD135+, CD34+, CD90+, and/or CD110+ cells, and for the treatment of various hematopoietic diseases, metabolic disorders, cancers, and autoimmune diseases, among others. Described herein are antibodies, antigen-binding fragments, ligands, and conjugates thereof that can be applied to effect the treatment of these conditions, for instance, by depleting a population of CD45+, CD135+, CD34+, CD90+, or CD110+ cells in a patient, such as a human. The compositions and methods described herein can be used to treat a disorder directly, for instance, by depleting a population of CD45+, CD135+, CD34+, CD90+, or CD110+ cancer cells or autoimmune cells. The compositions and methods described herein can also be used to prepare a patient for hematopoietic stem cell transplant therapy and to improve the engraftment of hematopoietic stem cell transplants by selectively depleting endogenous hematopoietic stem cells prior to the transplant procedure.

Provided herein are antibody conjugates with binding specificity for CD74 and compositions comprising the antibody conjugates, including pharmaceutical compositions, methods of producing the conjugates, and methods of using the conjugates and compositions for therapy.

The present description relates to a conjugated anti-interleukin-5 receptor -subunit (IL-5R) compound comprising cholic acid (ChAc) or a variant thereof, the ChAc conjugated to a non-cell penetrating peptide comprising a nuclear localization sequence (NLS) conjugated to an anti-interleukin-5 receptor -subunit (IL-5R) compound and further conjugated to chemotherapeutic agent and/or a radionuclide.

A conjugation of a cytotoxic drug to a cell-binding molecule with a bis-linker (dual-linker) as shown in Formula (I). Bis-linkage methods of making a conjugate of a cytotoxic drug/molecule to a cell-binding agent in a specific manner are also described, as well as application of the conjugates for the treatment of a cancer, or an autoimmune disease, or an infectious disease.

##STR00001## wherein is an optional bond; X, Y, Z.sub.1, and Z.sub.2 are a functional group; m.sub.1 and n are a integer; L.sub.1 and L.sub.2 are a linker.

The invention provides methods of preventing and treating graft-versus-host-disease and autoimmune diseases, such as those arising from transplant therapy, by selective depletion of hematopoietic cells through the use of antibody-drug conjugates and ligand-drug conjugates that specifically bind CD137. The compositions and methods described herein can be used to treat a variety of pathologies, including stem cell disorders and other blood conditions.

Provided herein are methods of treating a patient having a cancer that exhibits (i) a hemizygous loss of the TP53 gene; (ii) a hemizygous loss of the POLR2A gene; and/or (iii) a decreased level of expression of a POLR2A gene product relative to a reference (i.e., control) expression level. The methods comprise administering a therapeutically effective amount of a POLR2A inhibitor (e.g., a nucleic acid that inhibits the expression of a POLR2A protein, an amatoxin, alpha-amanitin, or alpha-amanitin conjugated to a cell targeting moiety, such as an EpCAM antibody) to a patient having or determined to have (i) a hemizygous loss of the TP53 gene; (ii) a hemizygous loss of the POLR2A gene; and/or (iii) a decreased level of expression of a POLR2A gene product relative to a reference (i.e., control) level.