Antigen binding molecules that bind EGFR, vectors encoding same, and uses thereof

a technology of egfr and binding molecules, applied in the field of antigen binding molecules, can solve the problems of poor prognosis of patients, induction of immune responses, and correlation or association of overexpression of egfr, and achieve the effect of enhancing the affinity and effector function of fc receptors and enhancing the efficacy of these abms

Active Publication Date: 2008-11-20
ROCHE GLYCART AG
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[0020]Recognizing the tremendous therapeutic potential of antigen binding molecules (ABMs) that have the binding specificity of the rat ICR62 antibody (e.g., bind the same epitope) and that have been glycoengineered to enhance Fc receptor binding affinity and effector function, the present inventors developed a method for producing such ABMs. Inter alia, this method involves producing recombinant, chimeric antibodies or chimeric fragments thereof. The efficacy of these ABMs is further enhanced by engineering the glycosylation profile of the antibody Fc region.
[0053]In a further aspect, the invention is directed to a host cell that produces an ABM that exhibits increased Fc receptor binding affinity and / or increased effector function as a result of the modification of its oligosaccharides. In one embodiment, the increased binding affinity is to an Fc receptor, particularly, the FcγRIIIA receptor. The effector function contemplated herein may be selected from the group that includes, but is not limited to, increased Fc-mediated cellular cytotoxicity; increased binding to NK cells; increased binding to macrophages; increased binding to polymorphonuclear cells; increased binding to monocytes; increased direct signaling inducing apoptosis; increased dendritic cell maturation; and increased T cell priming.
[0060]In a further aspect, the invention is directed to a recombinant, chimeric antibody or a fragment thereof, that exhibits increased Fc receptor binding affinity and / or increased effector function as a result of the modification of its oligosaccharides. In one embodiment, the increased binding affinity is to an Fc activating receptor. In a further embodiment, the Fc receptor is Fcγ activating receptor, particularly, the FcγRIIIA receptor. The effector function contemplated herein may be selected from the group that includes, but is not limited to, increased Fc-mediated cellular cytotoxicity; increased binding to NK cells; increased binding to macrophages; increased binding to polymorphonuclear cells; increased binding to monocytes; increased direct signaling inducing apoptosis; increased dendritic cell maturation; and increased T cell priming.

Problems solved by technology

In many of these conditions, the overexpression of EGFR correlates or is associated with poor prognosis of the patients.
A potential problem with the use of murine antibodies in therapeutic treatments is that non-human monoclonal antibodies can be recognized by the human host as a foreign protein; therefore, repeated injections of such foreign antibodies can lead to the induction of immune responses leading to harmful hypersensitivity reactions.
Furthermore, non-human monoclonal antibodies (e.g., murine monoclonal antibodies) typically lack human effector functionality, i.e., they are unable to, inter alia, mediate complement dependent lysis or lyse human target cells through antibody dependent cellular toxicity or Fc-receptor mediated phagocytosis.
Bacteria very rarely glycosylate proteins, and like other types of common hosts, such as yeasts, filamentous fungi, insect and plant cells, yield glycosylation patterns associated with rapid clearance from the blood stream, undesirable immune interactions, and in some specific cases, reduced biological activity.

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[0288]High Homology Acceptor Approach

[0289]The high homology antibody acceptor framework search was performed by aligning the rat ICR62 protein sequence to a collection of human germ-line sequences and choosing that human sequence that showed the highest sequence identity, while conserving all canonical residues on a functional level. Here, the sequence 1-e from the VH1 family within the VBase database was chosen as the heavy chain framework acceptor sequence, and the A30 sequence from the VK1 family of the VBase database was chosen to be the framework acceptor for the light chain. On these two acceptor frameworks the three complementarity determining regions (CDRs) and / or specificity-determining residues of those CDRs of the rat ICR62 heavy and light variable domains were grafted. Since the framework 4 region is not part of the variable region of the germ line gene, the alignment for that position was performed individually. The JH6 region was chosen for the he...

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[0315]Comparison of the binding to human EGF-receptor of antibody variants I-HHA, I-HHB, I-HHC, I-HLA, I-HLB, I-HLC, I-HLA1, I-HLA2, I-HLA3, I-HLA4, I-HLA5, I-HLA6, I-HLA7, I-HLA8, I-HLA-9, I-HHD, I-HHE, I-HHF, and I-HHG, either complexed with the chimeric ICR62 light chain or with the humanized ICR62 light chains (1-KA, I-KB, or I-KC) and the parental, chimeric antibody ch-ICR62 shows that all antibodies have within one log unit similar EC50 values. Only the I-HHA has strongly diminished binding activity (see FIG. 2). FIG. 1 shows the functional activity of the individual chimeric ICR62 (ch-ICR62) polypeptide chains when combined with the humanized constructs I-HHC and I-KB, respectively. In this experiment, either the light chain, the heavy chain or both chains simultaneously of the ch-ICR62 were replaced by the above mentioned humanized constructs. This shows that the VH / VL interface formation seems to work as well in the rodent antibody as well as in the hu...

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Preliminary Toxicity Study by Intravenous (Bolus) Administration to Cynomolgus Monkeys

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[0338]Glyco-Engineered Anti-EGFR Assay

[0339]This Bioanalytical Analysis describes the measurement of anti-EGFR in samples originating from cynomolgus monkeys following intravenous (bolus) administration of anti-EGFR (recombinant, glycoengineered anti-EGFR antibody produced from transfected mammalian cells in culture with antibody expression vectors harboring the heavy chain I-HHB and the light chain I-KC genes as described above, and purified as described above) as described in the protocol set forth herein below. A total of 78 monkey serum samples were stored frozen at about −20° C. until use.

[0340]The Bioanalytical methods used for the determination of anti-EGFR used an ELISA method to measure serum concentrations of anti-EGFR. Acceptance criteria were set at ±20% (±25% low QC) for precision and inaccuracy.

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Abstract

The present invention relates to antigen binding molecules (ABMs). In particular embodiments, the present invention relates to recombinant monoclonal antibodies, including chimeric, primatized or humanized antibodies specific for human EGFR. In addition, the present invention relates to nucleic acid molecules encoding such ABMs, and vectors and host cells comprising such nucleic acid molecules. The invention further relates to methods for producing the ABMs of the invention, and to methods of using these ABMs in treatment of disease. In addition, the present invention relates to ABMs with modified glycosylation having improved therapeutic properties, including antibodies with increased Fc receptor binding and increased effector function.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 836,371, filed Aug. 9, 2006, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to antigen binding molecules (ABMs). In particular embodiments, the present invention relates to recombinant monoclonal antibodies, including chimeric, primatized or humanized antibodies specific for human epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). In addition, the present invention relates to nucleic acid molecules encoding such ABMs, and vectors and host cells comprising such nucleic acid molecules. The invention further relates to methods for producing the ABMs of the invention, and to methods of using these ABMs in treatment of disease. In addition, the present invention relates to ABMs with modified glycosylation having improved therapeutic properties, including antibodies wit...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): C07K16/00C12N15/13C12P21/00A61K39/395C12N1/00C12N15/63A61P35/00
CPCC07K16/2863C07K2317/24C07K2317/565C07K16/464C07K2317/72C07K2317/732C07K2317/567A61P35/00A61P43/00C07K16/28A61K39/395C12N15/11C12N15/63
Inventor UMANA, PABLOMOSSNER, EKKEHARD
Owner ROCHE GLYCART AG
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