IP Library Patent Application 13729816
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App. No. 13/729,816

Human Anti-OPGL Neutralizing Antibodies As Selective OPGL Pathway Inhibitors

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13/729,816
Abstract

Monoclonal antibodies and hybridomas producing them that interact with osteoprotegerin ligand (OPGL) are provided. Methods of treating osteopenic disorders by administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of antibodies to OPGL are also provided. Methods of detecting the amount of OPGL in a sample using antibodies to OPGL are further provided.

Claims (67)

1 - 4 . (canceled)

5 . A method of inhibiting bone resorption induced by cancer that has metastasized to bone, comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a pharmaceutically effective amount of an isolated human antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds human osteoprotegerin ligand (OPGL) and comprises a heavy chain variable region and a light chain variable region, wherein the heavy chain variable region comprises any of SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 14, SEQ ID NO: 22, or SEQ ID NO: 26.

6 . A method of inhibiting bone resorption induced by cancer that has metastasized to bone, comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a pharmaceutically effective amount of an isolated human antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds human OPGL and comprises a heavy chain variable region and a light chain variable region, wherein the heavy chain variable region comprises either SEQ ID NO: 10 or SEQ ID NO: 18.

7 . A method of inhibiting bone resorption induced by cancer that has metastasized to bone, comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a pharmaceutically effective amount of an isolated human antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds human OPGL and comprises a heavy chain variable region and a light chain variable region, wherein the light chain variable region comprises any of SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 16, SEQ ID NO: 24, or SEQ ID NO: 28.

8 . A method of inhibiting bone resorption induced by cancer that has metastasized to bone, comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a pharmaceutically effective amount of an isolated human antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds human OPGL and comprises a heavy chain variable region and a light chain variable region, wherein the light chain variable region comprises either SEQ ID NO: 12 or SEQ ID NO: 20.

9 . A method of inhibiting bone resorption induced by cancer that has metastasized to bone, comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a pharmaceutically effective amount of an isolated human antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds human OPGL and comprises a heavy chain and a light chain, wherein the heavy chain comprises any of SEQ ID NO: 30, SEQ ID NO: 38, SEQ ID NO: 46, or SEQ ID NO: 50.

10 . A method of inhibiting bone resorption induced by cancer that has metastasized to bone, comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a pharmaceutically effective amount of an isolated human antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds human OPGL and comprises a heavy chain and a light chain, wherein the heavy chain comprises either SEQ ID NO: 34 or SEQ ID NO: 42.

11 . A method of inhibiting bone resorption induced by cancer that has metastasized to bone, comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a pharmaceutically effective amount of an isolated human antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds human OPGL and comprises a heavy chain and a light chain, wherein the light chain comprises any of SEQ ID NO: 32, SEQ ID NO: 40, SEQ ID NO: 48, or SEQ ID NO: 52.

12 . The method of any of claim 5 , 7 , 9 , or 11 , wherein the human antibody or antigen-binding fragment specifically binds the D-E loop region of human OPGL.

13 . A method of inhibiting bone resorption induced by cancer that has metastasized to bone, comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a pharmaceutically effective amount of an isolated human antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds human OPGL and comprises a heavy chain and a light chain, wherein the light chain comprises either of SEQ ID NO: 36 or SEQ ID NO: 44.

14 . The method of any of claim 6 , 8 , 10 , or 13 , wherein the human antibody or antigen-binding fragment specifically binds to:

(a) a region of human OPGL that is outside the D-E loop region; or

(b) both a region of human OPGL that is outside the D-E loop region and all or a portion of the D-E loop region.

15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the antibody or antigen-binding fragment binding to both a region of human OPGL that is outside the D-E loop region and all or a portion of the D-E loop region, is consecutive or simultaneous.

16 . A method of inhibiting bone resorption induced by cancer that has metastasized to bone, comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a pharmaceutically effective amount of an isolated human antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, that specifically binds human OPGL, wherein the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprises:

(a) a heavy chain variable region comprising SEQ ID NO: 6 and a light chain variable region comprising SEQ ID NO: 8, or wherein the antigen-binding fragment thereof comprises CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 6 and CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 8;

(b) a heavy chain variable region comprising SEQ ID NO: 14 and a light chain variable region comprising SEQ ID NO: 16, or wherein antigen-binding fragment thereof comprises CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 14 and CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 16;

(c) a heavy chain variable region comprising SEQ ID NO: 22 and a light chain variable region comprising SEQ ID NO: 24, or wherein the antigen-binding fragment thereof comprises CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 22 and CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 24; or

(d) a heavy chain variable region comprising SEQ ID NO: 26 and a light chain variable region comprising SEQ ID NO: 28, or wherein the antigen-binding fragment thereof comprises CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 26 and CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 28.

17 . A method of inhibiting bone resorption induced by cancer that has metastasized to bone, comprising administering to a in need thereof patient a pharmaceutically effective amount of an isolated human antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, that specifically binds human OPGL, wherein the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprises:

(a) a heavy chain comprising SEQ ID NO: 30 and a light chain comprising SEQ ID NO: 32, or wherein the antigen-binding fragment thereof comprises CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 6 and CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 8;

(b) a heavy chain comprising SEQ ID NO: 38 and a light chain comprising SEQ ID NO: 40, or wherein the antigen-binding fragment thereof comprises CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 14 and CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 16;

(c) a heavy chain comprising SEQ ID NO: 46 and a light chain comprising SEQ ID NO: 48, or wherein the antigen-binding fragment thereof comprises CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 22 and CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 24; or

(d) a heavy chain comprising SEQ ID NO: 50 and a light chain comprising SEQ ID NO: 52, or wherein the antigen-binding fragment thereof comprises CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 26 and CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 28.

18 . A method of inhibiting bone resorption induced by cancer that has metastasized to bone, comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a pharmaceutically effective amount of an isolated human antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, that specifically binds human OPGL, wherein the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprises:

(a) a heavy chain variable region comprising SEQ ID NO: 10 and a light chain variable region comprising SEQ ID NO: 12, or wherein the antigen-binding fragment thereof comprises CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 10 and CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 12; or

(b) a heavy chain variable region comprising SEQ ID NO: 18 and a light chain variable region comprising SEQ ID NO: 20, or wherein the antigen-binding fragment thereof comprises CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 18 and CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 20.

19 . A method of inhibiting bone resorption induced by cancer that has metastasized to bone, comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a pharmaceutically effective amount of an isolated human antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, that specifically binds human OPGL, wherein the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprises:

(a) a heavy chain comprising SEQ ID NO: 34 and a light chain comprising SEQ ID NO: 36, or wherein the antigen-binding fragment thereof comprises CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 10 and CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 12; or

(b) a heavy chain comprising SEQ ID NO: 42 and a light chain comprising SEQ ID NO: 44, or wherein the antigen-binding fragment thereof comprises CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 18 and CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 20.

20 . A method of inhibiting bone resorption induced by cancer that has metastasized to bone, comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a pharmaceutically effective amount of an isolated human antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, that specifically binds human OPGL, wherein the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprises:

(a) CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 6, and CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 8;

(b) CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 14, and CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 16;

(c) CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 22, and CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 24; or

(d) CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 26, and CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 28.

21 . The method of any of claim 16 , 17 or 20 , wherein the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof specifically binds the D-E loop region of human osteoprotegerin ligand (OPGL).

22 . A method of inhibiting bone resorption induced by cancer that has metastasized to bone, comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a pharmaceutically effective amount of an isolated human antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds human OPGL, wherein the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprises:

(a) CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 10, and CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 12; or

(b) CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 18, and CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 20.

23 . The method of any of claim 18 , 19 or 22 wherein the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, specifically binds to:

(a) a region of human OPGL that is outside the D-E loop region; or

(b) both a region of human OPGL that is outside the D-E loop region and all or a portion of the D-E loop region.

24 . The method claim 23 , wherein binding to both a region of human OPGL that is outside the D-E loop region and all or a portion of the D-E loop region is consecutive or simultaneous.

25 . The method of any of claim 16 - 20 or 22 , wherein the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is a single-chain antibody.

26 . The method of claim 25 wherein antibody or antigen-binding fragment is a single-chain Fv antibody.

27 . The method of any of claim 16 - 20 or 22 , wherein the antigen-binding fragment thereof is a Fab antibody fragment.

28 . The method of any of claim 16 - 20 or 22 , wherein the antigen-binding fragment thereof is a Fab′ antibody fragment.

29 . The method of any of claim 16 - 20 or 22 , wherein the antigen-binding fragment thereof is a (Fab′) 2 antibody fragment.

30 . The method of any of claim 16 - 20 or 22 , wherein the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof inhibits binding of OPGL to an osteoclast differentiation and activation receptor (ODAR).

31 . The method of any of claim 16 - 20 or 22 , wherein the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is administered as a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

32 . A method of inhibiting bone resorption induced by cancer that has metastasized to bone, comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a pharmaceutically effective amount of an isolated human antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds human OPGL, and comprises:

(a) a heavy chain variable region comprising SEQ ID NO: 6, and a light chain variable region comprising SEQ ID NO: 8;

(b) a heavy chain variable region comprising SEQ ID NO: 14, and a light chain variable region comprising SEQ ID NO: 16;

(c) a heavy chain variable region comprising SEQ ID NO: 22, and a light chain variable region comprising SEQ ID NO: 24; or

(d) a heavy chain variable region comprising SEQ ID NO: 26, and a light chain variable region comprising SEQ ID NO: 28.

33 . A method of inhibiting bone resorption induced by cancer that has metastasized to bone, comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a pharmaceutically effective amount of an isolated human antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds human OPGL and comprises:

(a) a heavy chain variable region comprising SEQ ID NO: 10, and a light chain variable region comprising SEQ ID NO: 12; or

(b) a heavy chain variable region comprising SEQ ID NO: 18, and a light chain variable region comprising SEQ ID NO: 20.

34 . A method of inhibiting bone resorption induced by cancer that has metastasized to bone, comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a pharmaceutically effective amount of an isolated human antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds human osteoprotegerin ligand OPGL and comprises:

(a) a heavy chain comprising SEQ ID NO: 30, and a light chain comprising SEQ ID NO: 32;

(b) a heavy chain comprising SEQ ID NO: 34, and a light chain comprising SEQ ID NO: 36; or

(c) a heavy chain comprising SEQ ID NO: 38, and a light chain comprising SEQ ID NO: 40.

35 . A method of inhibiting bone resorption induced by cancer that has metastasized to bone, comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a pharmaceutically effective amount of an isolated human antibody that specifically binds human OPGL and comprises:

(a) a heavy chain comprising SEQ ID NO: 42, and a light chain comprising SEQ ID NO: 44;

(b) a heavy chain comprising SEQ ID NO: 46, and a light chain comprising SEQ ID NO: 48; or

(c) a heavy chain comprising SEQ ID NO: 50, and a light chain comprising SEQ ID NO: 52.

36 . The method of any one of claim 5 - 11 , 13 , 16 - 20 , 22 , or 32 - 35 wherein the cancer is selected from breast cancer, prostate cancer and multiple myeloma.

Assignments (3)
MERGER Recorded Sep 23, 2014
From: MEDAREX, INC.
To: MEDAREX, L.L.C.
Reel/Frame 033796/0759 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 27, 2014
From: BOYLE, WILLIAM J.; MEDLOCK, EUGENE; SULLIVAN, JOHN K.; ELLIOTT, ROBIN L.; MARTIN, FRANK; HUANG, HAICHUN
To: AMGEN INC.
Reel/Frame 033622/0935 →
ASSIGNMENT OF EQUAL, UNDIVIDED INTEREST Recorded Aug 27, 2014
From: AMGEN INC.
To: MEDAREX, INC.
Reel/Frame 033645/0457 →