IP Library Granted Patent US 8,119,133
Granted Patent B2
US 8,119,133 · App. 12/526,544 · Granted Feb 21, 2012

Engineered anti-IL-23R antibodies

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Patent No.
US 8,119,133
App. No.
12/526,544
Granted
Feb 21, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

Antibodies to human IL-23R are provided, as well as uses thereof, e.g. in treatment of inflammatory, autoimmune, and proliferative disorders.

Claims (32)

1. A binding compound that binds to human IL-23R comprising:

a) an antibody light chain variable domain, or antigen binding fragment thereof, comprising CDRL1, CDRL2 and CDRL3, wherein:

CDRL1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 29 or 52;

CDRL2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 34; and

CDRL3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 39; and

b) an antibody heavy chain variable domain, or antigen binding fragment thereof, comprising CDRH1, CDRH2 and CDRH3, wherein:

CDRH1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14;

CDRH2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19; and

CDRH3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 24.

2. The binding compound of claim 1 , further comprising:

a) human germline light chain framework sequences in the antibody light chain variable domain; and

b) human germline heavy chain framework sequences in the antibody heavy chain variable domain.

3. The binding compound of claim 1 , further comprising a γ1 human heavy chain constant region or a variant thereof covalently linked to the antibody heavy chain variable domain, wherein the constant region variant comprises up to 20 conservative amino acid substitutions.

4. The binding compound of claim 1 , further comprising a γ4 human heavy chain constant region or a variant thereof covalently linked to the antibody heavy chain variable domain, wherein the constant region variant comprises up to 20 conservative amino acid substitutions.

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

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

7. A binding compound that binds to human IL-23R, comprising:

a) an antibody light chain variable domain comprising a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 48, 49 and 53; and

b) an antibody heavy chain variable domain comprising a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 45, 46 and 47.

8. The binding compound of claim 7 wherein:

a) the light chain variable domain comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 53, and

b) the heavy chain variable domain comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 47.

9. The binding compound of claim 8 comprising:

a) an antibody light chain comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 54; and

b) an antibody heavy chain comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 50.

10. A binding compound that binds to human IL-23R, comprising:

a) an antibody light chain variable domain consisting essentially of a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 48, 49 and 53; and

b) an antibody heavy chain variable domain consisting essentially of a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 45, 46 and 47.

11. An antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, that binds to the same epitope as a binding compound comprising:

a) an antibody light chain comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 54; and

b) an antibody heavy chain comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 50.

12. An antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, that binds to the same epitope of human IL-23R as the antibody produced by the hybridoma deposited with ATCC under accession number PTA-7801.

Assignments (2)
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 Apr 20, 2010
From: PRESTA, LEONARD G.
To: SCHERING CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 024257/0565 →