IP Library Granted Patent US 8,232,372
Granted Patent B2
US 8,232,372 · App. 12/515,915 · Granted Jul 31, 2012

Engineered anti-TSLP antibody

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Patent No.
US 8,232,372
App. No.
12/515,915
Granted
Jul 31, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to binding compounds that specifically bind to human TSLP, as well as uses thereof, e.g., in the treatment of inflammatory disorders.

Claims (21)

1. A binding compound that specifically binds human and cyno TSLP, wherein the binding compound comprises:

the three CDR sequences set forth in SEQ ID NOs: 1, 2 and 3; and

the three CDR sequences set forth in SEQ ID NOs: 4, 5 and 6.

2. The binding compound of claim 1 comprising:

a heavy chain variable region comprising residues 1-116 of SEQ ID NO: 10 or a variant thereof; and

a light chain variable region comprising residues 1-108 of SEQ ID NO: 12, or a variant thereof,

wherein the variant comprises up to 20 conservatively modified amino acid residues.

3. The binding compound of claim 1 , comprising:

a heavy chain variable region comprising residues 1-116 of SEQ ID NO: 10; and

a light chain variable region comprising residues 1-108 of SEQ ID NO: 12.

4. The binding compound of claim 2 , further comprising:

a human heavy chain constant region or a variant thereof, wherein the variant comprises up to 20 conservatively modified amino acid substitutions; or

a human light chain constant region or a variant thereof, wherein the variant comprises up to 20 conservatively modified amino acid substitutions.

5. The binding compound of claim 4 , wherein the human heavy chain constant region comprises a γ4 or γ1 human heavy chain constant region or a variant thereof, wherein the variant comprises up to 20 conservatively modified amino acid substitutions.

6. The binding compound of claim 1 , wherein the binding compound is a humanized antibody or a TSLP-binding fragment thereof.

7. The binding compound of claim 1 , wherein the binding compound is a TSLP-binding antibody fragment selected from the group consisting of Fab, Fab′, Fab′-SH, Fv, scFv, F(ab′) 2 , and a diabody.

8. A composition comprising the binding compound of claim 1 in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent.

9. An isolated monoclonal antibody or a TSLP-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds to the epitope on human TSLP that is bound by the antibody produced by the hybridoma deposited as PTA-7951, wherein the antibody that specifically binds to the epitope on human TSLP is not the antibody produced by the hybridoma deposited as PTA-7951.

10. An isolated monoclonal antibody or a TSLP-binding fragment thereof that competitively inhibits binding by the antibody produced by the hybridoma deposited as PTA-7951 to human TSLP, wherein the antibody that competitively inhibits binding is not the antibody produced by the hybridoma deposited as PTA-7951.

11. The binding compound of claim 1 , wherein the binding compound blocks TSLP-mediated activity.

12. The binding compound of claim 1 , wherein said binding compound is able to block the binding of TSLP to TSLPR in a cross-blocking assay.

Assignments (3)
MERGER Recorded Aug 8, 2022
From: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
To: MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLC
Reel/Frame 061102/0145 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 30, 2012
From: SCHERING CORPORATION
To: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
Reel/Frame 028884/0151 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 19, 2009
From: PRESTA, LEONARD G.; MALEFYT, RENE DE WAAL
To: SCHERING CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 023116/0122 →