CD19-Targeting Humanized Antibody Specificity and Durability

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current therapies targeting CD19 for B cell malignancies, such as ADC and CAR-T cell therapy, while effective, may face limitations in specificity and durability, and there is a need for more versatile and effective tools for diagnosis and treatment.

Innovation Solution

Development of a CD19-targeting humanized antibody with specific CDR regions and a multispecific antibody or chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) that can be used in various forms, including antibody conjugates and engineered immune cells, to enhance targeting and therapeutic efficacy.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If ADC and CAR-T cell therapy are used to target CD19, then therapeutic effects are improved, but limitations in specificity and durability occur

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetherapeutic effectsVSAvoidspecificity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by designing a humanized antibody with specifically engineered CDR regions (CDR-L1, CDR-L2, CDR-L3, CDR-H1, CDR-H2, CDR-H3) that are optimized to recognize and bind to the CD19 antigen with high precision. The humanized framework regions are selectively designed to minimize immunogenicity while maintaining binding specificity, thereby improving both therapeutic effects and specificity simultaneously

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The patent employs parameter changes by modifying the antibody structure from murine to humanized format, changing the amino acid sequences in framework regions while preserving CDR regions. This structural parameter modification reduces immunogenicity and improves durability, while the optimized CDR sequences enhance binding specificity to CD19

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Reliability

If ADC and CAR-T cell therapy are used to target CD19, then therapeutic effects are improved, but durability is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetherapeutic effectsVSAvoiddurability
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDuration of action of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies parameter changes by transitioning from murine to humanized antibody sequences, modifying framework region amino acids to reduce immunogenicity. This allows for prolonged circulation and sustained therapeutic effect, improving durability while maintaining the potent anti-tumor activity against CD19-expressing B cell malignancies

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Measurement precision

If humanized antibody with specific CDR regions is developed, then specificity is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovespecificityVSAvoidantibody structure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies segmentation by dividing the antibody into distinct functional regions: framework regions (for structural stability and reduced immunogenicity) and CDR regions (for antigen binding specificity). This modular design allows independent optimization of each region, achieving high specificity without excessive overall complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The humanized antibody framework is designed to be universally applicable while maintaining specificity through CDR regions. The framework regions provide structural support and reduced immunogenicity that can be combined with various CDR sequences, creating a versatile platform for targeting different antigens while maintaining manageable complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS20240018236A1CD19-targeting humanized antibody and use thereof
Publication Date: 2024.01.18 BIOHENG THERAPEUTICS LTD
  • US20240018236A1 patent drawing

AI summary

The present invention provides a CD19-targeting humanized antibody, and a multispecific antibody, chimeric receptor, antibody conjugate, pharmaceutical composition, and kit comprising the CD19-targeting humanized antibody, and a use thereof in the diagnosis/treatment/prevention of diseases associated with CD19 expression.