IP Library Granted Patent US 11,325,981
Granted Patent B2
US 11,325,981 · App. 16/011,048 · Granted May 10, 2022

Bispecific antigen-binding constructs targeting Her2

Inventors: Nina E. Weisser (Delta, CA); Gordon Yiu Kon Ng (Vancouver, CA); Grant Raymond Wickman (Vancouver, CA); Surjit Bhimarao Dixit (Richmond, CA); Eric Escobar-Cabrera (Vancouver, CA); Mario Sanches (Vancouver, CA)
Assignee: Zymeworks Inc.
C07K16/32A61K39/39558A61K45/06A61K47/6803A61K47/6851A61K47/6855A61K47/6869C07K16/3015C07K16/3069G01N33/57492A61K2039/505C07K2317/24C07K2317/31C07K2317/35C07K2317/41C07K2317/52C07K2317/524C07K2317/526C07K2317/55C07K2317/622C07K2317/73C07K2317/732C07K2317/77C07K2317/92C07K2317/94
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Patent No.
US 11,325,981
App. No.
16/011,048
Granted
May 10, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided herein are biparatopic antigen-binding constructs that specifically bind HER2. The biparatopic antigen-binding constructs comprise one antigen-binding moiety that binds to ECD2 of HER2, a second antigen-binding moiety that binds to ECD4 of HER2, and an Fc. At least one of the antigen-binding moieties is an scFv. The biparatopic antigen-binding constructs can be used in the treatment of cancer.

Claims (21)

1. An isolated antigen binding construct comprising

a first antigen-binding polypeptide construct which specifically binds a HER2 (human epidermal growth factor receptor 2) ECD2 (extracellular domain 2) antigen on a HER2-expressing cell, wherein the first antigen binding polypeptide construct comprises a first heavy chain variable region (VH1) and a first light chain variable region (VL1), wherein the VH1 comprises a CDR1 comprising the sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:348, a CDR2 comprising the sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:335, and a CDR3 comprising the sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:336, and the VL1 comprises a CDR1 comprising the sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:340, a CDR2 comprising the sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:338, and a CDR3 comprising the sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:347,

wherein the first antigen-binding polypeptide construct comprises a first heavy chain H1 comprising the VH1 and a first light chain L1 comprising the VL1, and the first H1 comprises the sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:97 and the first L1 comprises the sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:69.

2. The isolated construct of claim 1 , wherein the first antigen binding polypeptide construct is a Fab.

3. The isolated construct of claim 1 , wherein the first H1 consists of the sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:97 and the first L1 consists of the sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:69.

4. The isolated construct of claim 1 , further comprising a second antigen binding polypeptide construct operably linked to the first antigen binding polypeptide construct, wherein the second antigen binding polypeptide construct comprises a second heavy chain variable domain (VH2) and a second light chain variable domain (VL2).

5. The isolated construct of claim 4 , wherein the VH2 comprises a CDR1 comprising the sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:343, a CDR2 comprising the sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:341, and a CDR3 comprising the sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:342, and the VL2 comprises a CDR1 comprising the sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:346, a CDR2 comprising the sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:344, and a CDR3 comprising the sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:345.

6. The isolated construct of claim 4 , wherein the first antigen polypeptide construct is a Fab and the second antigen polypeptide construct is an scFv.

7. The isolated construct of claim 5 , wherein the first antigen polypeptide construct is a Fab and the second antigen polypeptide construct is an scFv.

8. The isolated construct of claim 5 , wherein the first antigen binding polypeptide construct is a Fab and the VH1 comprises the sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:99 and the VL1 comprises the sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:71.

9. The isolated construct of claim 5 , wherein the first antigen binding polypeptide construct is a Fab and the VH1 comprises the sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:99 and the VL1 comprises the sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:71; and the second antigen binding polypeptide construct is an scFv and the VH2 comprises the sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:297 and the VL2 comprises the sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:305.

10. The isolated construct of claim 5 , wherein the first antigen binding polypeptide construct comprises a first heavy chain (H1) comprising the VH1 and a first light chain (L1) comprising the VL1, and the H1 consists of the sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:97 and the L1 consists of the sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:69; and the second antigen binding polypeptide construct consists of the sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:295.

11. The isolated construct of claim 1 , further comprising a heterodimeric Fc comprising a first Fc polypeptide and a second Fc polypeptide, the first Fc polypeptide comprising a first CH3 sequence and the second Fc polypeptide comprising a second CH3 sequence, wherein the first Fc polypeptide is operably linked to the first antigen-binding polypeptide construct.

12. The isolated construct of claim 11 , wherein the heterodimeric Fc is a human IgG1 Fc, the first Fc polypeptide is operably linked to the first antigen binding polypeptide construct with an IgG1 hinge region linker, the first CH3 sequence comprises T350V_L351Y_F405A_Y407V in the first Fc polypeptide, and the second CH3 sequence comprises T350V_T366L_K392L_T394W according to EU numbering compared to a wild-type homodimeric human IgG1 Fc.

13. The isolated construct of claim 5 , further comprising a heterodimeric Fc comprising a first Fc polypeptide and a second Fc polypeptide, the first Fc polypeptide comprising a first CH3 sequence and the second Fc polypeptide comprising a second CH3 sequence, wherein the first Fc polypeptide is operably linked to the first antigen-binding polypeptide construct and the second Fc polypeptide is operably linked to the second antigen-binding polypeptide construct.

14. The isolated construct of claim 13 , wherein the heterodimeric Fc is a human IgG1 Fc, the first Fc polypeptide is operably linked to the first antigen binding polypeptide construct with an IgG1 hinge region linker, the first CH3 sequence comprises T350V_L351Y_F405A_Y407V modifications in the first Fc polypeptide, and the second CH3 sequence comprises T350V_T366L_K392L_T394W modifications according to EU numbering compared to a wild-type homodimeric human IgG1 Fc.

15. The isolated construct of claim 13 , wherein the heterodimeric Fc is a human IgG1 Fc, the first Fc polypeptide is operably linked to the first antigen binding polypeptide construct with an IgG1 hinge region linker, the first CH3 sequence comprises T350V_L351Y_F405A_Y407V modifications in the first Fc polypeptide, the second Fc polypeptide is operably linked to the second antigen binding polypeptide construct with an IgG1 hinge region linker, and the second CH3 sequence comprises T350V_T366L_K392L_T394W modifications according to EU numbering compared to a wild-type homodimeric human IgG1 Fc.

16. The isolated construct of claim 11 , wherein the heterodimeric Fc comprises one or more CH2 modifications.

17. The isolated construct of claim 1 , wherein the isolated construct is glycosylated.

18. The isolated construct of claim 1 , wherein the isolated construct is conjugated to a drug.

19. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the isolated construct of claim 1 and a pharmaceutical carrier.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 12, 2022
From: ZYMEWORKS INC.
To: ZYMEWORKS BC INC.
Reel/Frame 062116/0071 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 23, 2020
From: WEISSER, NINA E.; NG, GORDON YIU KON; WICKMAN, GRANT RAYMOND; DIXIT, SURJIT BHIMARAO; ESCOBAR-CABRERA, ERIC; SANCHES, MARIO
To: ZYMEWORKS INC.
Reel/Frame 052480/0589 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation 15863464 · Jan 5, 2018
Division 15036176
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