IP Library Granted Patent US 10,335,496
Granted Patent B2
US 10,335,496 · App. 16/027,967 · Granted Jul 2, 2019

ROR1 antibody immunoconjugates

Inventors: Brian Lannutti (Solana Beach, CA); Katti Jessen (San Diego, CA); Thanh-Trang Vo (San Diego, CA); Jeffry Dean Watkins (Encinitas, CA)
Assignee: VelosBio Inc.
A61K47/6849A61K38/05A61K39/3955A61K45/06A61K47/6803A61K47/6811A61K47/6871A61P35/00C07K16/2803A61K2039/505A61K2039/572C07K2317/24C07K2317/56C07K2317/565C07K2317/732C07K2317/734C07K2317/76C07K2317/92
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Patent No.
US 10,335,496
App. No.
16/027,967
Granted
Jul 2, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided herein are immunoconjugates comprising an anti-ROR1 antibody or an antigen-fragment fragment thereof and a drug moiety. These immunoconjugates are useful for treating ROR1 expressing cancers.

Claims (129)

1. An immunoconjugate comprising an antibody conjugated to a cytotoxic drug moiety, wherein the V H and V L of the antibody comprise the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 5 and 6, respectively, and the immunoconjugate is

ADC-A, having the structure

wherein Ab in the structure is the antibody.

2. The immunoconjugate of claim 1 , wherein the heavy chain and light chain of the antibody comprise the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 3 and 4, respectively.

3. The immunoconjugate of claim 2 , wherein the ratio of the cytotoxic drug moiety to the antibody is 1 to 7.

4. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the immunoconjugate of claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.

5. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 4 , further comprising an additional therapeutic agent selected from the group consisting of a Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor, a B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) inhibitor, a mammalian target of rapamycine (mTOR) inhibitor, and a phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor.

6. A method of treating a ROR1-expressing cancer in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of the immunoconjugate of claim 1 .

7. A method of making the immunoconjugate of claim 1 , comprising:

providing an antibody that specifically binds to human receptor tyrosine kinase like orphan receptor 1 (ROR1); and

conjugating monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE) to the antibody;

wherein the heavy chain of the antibody comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:5 and the light chain of the antibody comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:6.

8. An immunoconjugate comprising an antibody conjugated to a cytotoxic drug moiety wherein the V H and V L of the antibody comprise the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 5 and 6, respectively, and the immunoconjugate is ADC-E, having the structure

wherein Ab in the structure is the antibody.

9. The immunoconjugate of claim 8 , wherein the heavy chain and light chain of the antibody comprise the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 3 and 4, respectively.

10. The immunoconjugate of claim 8 , wherein the ratio of the cytoxic drug moiety to the antibody is 1 to 7.

11. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the immunoconjugate of claim 8 and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.

12. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 11 , further comprising an additional therapeutic agent selected from the group consisting of a Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor, a B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) inhibitor, a mammalian target of rapamycine (mTOR) inhibitor, and a phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor.

13. A method of treating a ROR 1 -expressing cancer in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of the immunoconjugate of claim 8 .

14. A method of making the immunoconjugate of claim 8 , comprising:

providing an antibody that specifically binds to human receptor tyrosine kinase like orphan receptor 1 (ROR1); and

conjugating monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE) to the antibody;

wherein the heavy chain of the antibody comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:5 and the light chain of the antibody comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:5.

15. An immunoconjugate comprising an antibody conjugated to a cytotoxic drug moiety, wherein the V H and V L of the antibody comprise the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 5 and 6, respectively, and the immunoconjugate is ADC-H, having the structure,

wherein Ab in the structure is the antibody.

16. The immunoconjugate of claim 15 , wherein the heavy chain and light chain of the antibody comprise the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 3 and 4, respectively.

17. The immunoconjugate of claim 16 , wherein the ratio of the cytotoxic drug moiety to the antibody is 1 to 7.

18. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the immunoconjugate of claim 15 and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.

19. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 18 , further comprising an additional therapeutic agent selected from the group consisting of a Bruton'tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor, a B-cell lymphoma 2(Bcl-2) inhibitor, mammalian target of rapamycine (mTOR) inhibitor, and a phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor.

20. A method of treating a ROR1-expressing cancer in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of the immunoconjugate of claim 15 .

21. A method of making the immunoconjugate of claim 15 , comprising:

providing an antibody that specifically binds to human receptor tyrosine kinase like orphan receptor 1 (ROR1); and

conjugating azonafide to the antibody;

wherein the heavy chain of the antibody comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:5 and the light chain of the antibody comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6.

22. An immunoconjugate comprising an antibody conjugated to a cytotoxic drug moiety, wherein the V H and V L of the antibody comprise the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 5 and 6, respectively, and the immunoconjugate is ADC-J, having the structure

wherein Ab in the structure is the antibody.

23. The immunoconjugate of claim 22 , wherein the heavy chain and light chain of the antibody comprise the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 3 and 4, respectively.

24. The immunoconjugate of claim 23 , wherein the ratio of the cytotoxic drug moiety to the antibody is 1 to 7.

25. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the immunoconjugate of claim 22 and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.

26. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 25 , further comprising an additional therapeutic agent selected from the group consisting of a Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor, a B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) inhibitor, a mammalian target of rapamycine (MTOR) inhibitor, and a phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor.

27. A method of treating a ROR1-expressing cancer in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of the immunoconjugate of claim 22 .

28. A method of making the immunoconjugate of claim 22 , comprising:

providing an antibody that specifically binds to human receptor tyrosine kinase like orphan receptor 1 (ROR1); and

conjugating Duocarmycin TM to the antibody;

wherein the heavy chain of the antibody comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:5 and the light chain of the antibody comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:6.

29. An immunoconjugate comprising an antibody conjugated to a cytotoxic drug moiety, wherein the V H and V L of the antibody comprise the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 5 and 6, respectively, and the immunoconjugate is ADC-K, having the structure

wherein Ab in the structure is the antibody.

30. The immunoconjugate of claim 29 , wherein the heavy chain and light chain of the antibody comprise the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 3 and 4, respectively.

31. The immunoconjugate of claim 30 , wherein the ratio of the cytotoxic drug moiety to the antibody is 1 to 7.

32. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the immunoconjugate of claim 29 and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.

33. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 32 , further comprising an additional therapeutic agent selected from the group consisting of a Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor, a B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) inhibitor, a mammalian target of rapamycine (mTOR) inhibitor, and a phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor.

34. A method of treating a ROR1-expressing cancer in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of the immunoconjugate of claim 29 .

35. A method of making the immunoconjugate of claim 29 , comprising:

providing an antibody that specifically binds to human receptor tyrosine kinase like orphan receptor 1 (ROR1); and

conjugating pyrrolobenzodiazepine (PBD) to the antibody;

wherein the heavy chain of the antibody comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:5 and the light chain of the antibody comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:6.

36. An immunoconjugate comprising an antibody conjugated to a cytotoxic drug moiety, wherein the V H and V L of the antibody comprise the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 5 and 6, respectively, and the immunoconjugate is ADC-L, having the structure

wherein Ab in the structure is the antibody.

37. The immunoconjugate of claim 36 , wherein the heavy chain and light chain of the antibody comprise the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 3 and 4, respectively.

38. The immunoconjugate of claim 37 , wherein the ratio of the cytotoxic drug moiety to the antibody is 1 to 7.

39. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the immunoconjugate of claim 36 and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.

40. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 39 , further comprising an additional therapeutic agent selected from the group consisting of a Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor, a B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) inhibitor, a mammalian target of rapamycine (mTOR) inhibitor, and a phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor.

41. A method of treating a ROR1-expressing cancer in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of the immunoconjugate of claim 36 .

42. A method of making the immunoconjugate of claim 36 , comprising:

providing an antibody that specifically binds to human receptor tyrosine kinase like orphan receptor 1 (ROR1); and conjugating monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE) to the antibody;

wherein the heavy chain of the antibody comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:5 and the light chain of the antibody comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:6.

43. An immunoconjugate comprising an antibody conjugated to a cytotoxic drug moiety, wherein the V H and V L of the antibody comprise the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 5 and 6, respectively, and the immunoconjugate is ADC-M, having the structure

wherein Ab in the structure is the antibody.

44. The immunoconjugate of claim 43 , wherein the heavy chain and light chain of the antibody comprise the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 3 and 4, respectively.

45. The immunoconjugate of claim 44 , wherein the ratio of the cytotoxic drug moiety to the antibody is 1 to 7.

46. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the immunoconjugate of claim 43 and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.

47. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 46 , further comprising an additional therapeutic agent selected from the group consisting of a Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor, a B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) inhibitor, a mammalian target of rapamycine (mTOR) inhibitor, and a phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor.

48. A method of treating a ROR1-expressing cancer in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of the immunoconjugate of claim 43 .

49. A method of making the immunoconjugate of claim 43 , comprising:

providing an antibody that specifically binds to human receptor tyrosine kinase like orphan receptor 1 (ROR1); and

conjugating monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE) to the antibody;

wherein the heavy chain of the antibody comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:5 and the light chain of the antibody comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:6.

50. An immunoconjugate comprising an antibody conjugated to a cytotoxic drug moiety, wherein the V H and V L of the antibody comprise the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 5 and 6, respectively, and the immunoconjugate is ADC-N, having the structure

wherein Ab in the structure is the antibody.

51. The immunoconjugate of claim 50 , wherein the heavy chain and light chain of the antibody comprise the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 3 and 4, respectively.

52. The immunoconjugate of claim 51 , wherein the ratio of the cytotoxic drug moiety to the antibody is 1 to 7.

53. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the immunoconjugate of claim 50 and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.

54. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 53 , further comprising an additional therapeutic agent selected from the group consisting of a Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor, a B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) inhibitor, a mammalian target of rapamycine (mTOR) inhibitor, and a phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor.

55. A method of treating a ROR1-expressing cancer in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of the immunoconjugate of claim 50 .

56. A method of making the immunoconjugate of claim 50 , comprising:

providing an antibody that specifically binds to human receptor tyrosine kinase like orphan receptor 1 (ROR1); and conjugating PNU-159682 to the antibody;

wherein the heavy chain of the antibody comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:5 and the light chain of the antibody comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:6.

57. An immunoconjugate comprising an antibody conjugated to a cytotoxic drug moiety, wherein the V H and V L of the antibody comprise the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 5 and 6, respectively, and the immunoconjugate is ADC-O, having the structure

wherein Ab in the structure is the antibody.

58. The immunoconjugate of claim 57 , wherein the heavy chain and light chain of the antibody comprise the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 3 and 4, respectively.

59. The immunoconjugate of claim 58 , wherein the ratio of the cytotoxic drug moiety to the antibody is 1 to 7.

60. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the immunoconjugate of claim 57 and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.

61. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 60 , further comprising an additional therapeutic agent selected from the group consisting of a Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor, a B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) inhibitor, a mammalian target of rapamycine (mTOR) inhibitor, and a phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor.

62. A method of treating a ROR1-expressing cancer in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of the immunoconjugate of claim 57 .

63. A method of making the immunoconjugate of claim 57 , comprising:

providing an antibody that specifically binds to human receptor tyrosine kinase like orphan receptor 1 (ROR1); and

conjugating PNU-159682 to the antibody;

wherein the heavy chain of the antibody comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:5 and the light chain of the antibody comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:6.

64. An immunoconjugate comprising an antibody conjugated to a cytotoxic drug moiety, wherein the V H and V L of the antibody comprise the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 5 and 6, respectively, and the immunoconjugate is ADC-P, having the structure

wherein Ab in the structure is the antibody.

65. The immunoconjugate of claim 64 , wherein the heavy chain and light chain of the antibody comprise the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 3 and 4, respectively.

66. The immunoconjugate of claim 65 , wherein the ratio of the cytotoxic drug moiety to the antibody is 1 to 7.

67. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the immunoconjugate of claim 64 and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.

68. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 67 , further comprising an additional therapeutic agent selected from the group consisting of a Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor, a B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) inhibitor, a mammalian target of rapamycine (mTOR) inhibitor, and a phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor.

69. A method of treating a ROR1-expressing cancer in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of the immunoconjugate of claim 64 .

70. A method of making the immunoconjugate of claim 64 , comprising:

providing an antibody that specifically binds to human receptor tyrosine kinase like orphan receptor 1 (ROR1); and conjugating PNU-159682 to the antibody; wherein the heavy chain of the antibody comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:5 and the light chain of the antibody comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:6.

71. An immunoconjugate comprising an antibody conjugated to a cytotoxic drug moiety, wherein the V H and V L of the antibody comprise the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 5 and 6, respectively, and the immunoconjugate is ADC-Q, having the structure

wherein Ab in the structure is the antibody.

72. The immunoconjugate of claim 71 , wherein the heavy chain and light chain of the antibody comprise the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 3 and 4, respectively.

73. The immunoconjugate of claim 72 , wherein the ratio of the cytotoxic drug moiety to the antibody is 1 to 7.

74. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the immunoconjugate of claim 71 and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.

75. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 74 , further comprising an additional therapeutic agent selected from the group consisting of a Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor, a B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) inhibitor, a mammalian target of rapamycine (mTOR) inhibitor, and a phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor.

76. A method of treating a ROR1-expressing cancer in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of the immunoconjugate of claim 71 .

77. A method of making the immunoconjugate of claim 71 , comprising:

providing an antibody that specifically binds to human receptor tyrosine kinase like orphan receptor 1 (ROR1); and

conjugating monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE) to the antibody;

wherein the heavy chain of the antibody comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:5 and the light chain of the antibody comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:6.

78. An immunoconjugate comprising an antibody conjugated to a cytotoxic drug moiety, wherein the V H and V L of the antibody comprise the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 5 and 6, respectively, and the immunoconjugate is ADC-R, having the structure

wherein Ab in the structure is the antibody.

79. The immunoconjugate of claim 78 , wherein the heavy chain and light chain of the antibody comprise the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 3 and 4, respectively.

80. The immunoconjugate of claim 79 , wherein the ratio of the cytotoxic drug moiety to the antibody is 1 to 7.

81. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the immunoconjugate of claim 78 and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.

82. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 81 , further comprising an additional therapeutic agent selected from the group consisting of a Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor, a B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) inhibitor, a mammalian target of rapamycine (mTOR) inhibitor, and a phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor.

83. A method of treating a ROR1-expressing cancer in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of the immunoconjugate of claim 78 .

84. A method of making the immunoconjugate of claim 78 , comprising:

providing an antibody that specifically binds to human receptor tyrosine kinase like orphan receptor 1 (ROR1); and

conjugating PNU-159682 to the antibody;

wherein the heavy chain of the antibody comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:5 and the light chain of the antibody comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:6.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 6, 2018
From: LANNUTTI, BRIAN; JESSEN, KATTI; VO, THANH-TRANG; WATKINS, JEFFRY DEAN
To: VELOSBIO INC.
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Continuity (5)
Continuation 16016238 · Jun 22, 2018
Provisional Application 62524382 · Jun 23, 2017
Provisional Application 62524386 · Jun 23, 2017
Provisional Application 62524388 · Jun 23, 2017
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