IP Library Patent Application 16610188
Patent Application
App. No. 16/610,188

STABLE FORMULATIONS OF ANTI-TIGIT ANTIBODIES ALONE AND IN COMBINATION WITH PROGRAMMED DEATH RECEPTOR 1 (PD-1) ANTIBODIES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF

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16/610,188
Abstract

The present invention relates to stable formulations of antibodies against T cell immunoreceptor with Ig and ITIM domains (TIGIT), optionally further containing an anti-human programmed death receptor 1 (PD-1) antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof. Also provided are methods of treating various cancers and chronic infections with the formulations of the invention.

Claims (55)

1 . A formulation comprising:

(i) about 10 mg/ml to about 200 mg/ml of an anti-TIGIT antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof,

(ii) about 5 mM to about 20 mM buffer;

(iii) about 6% to about 8% weight/volume (w/v) non-reducing sugar;

(iv) about 0.01% to about 0.10% (w/v) non-ionic surfactant; and

(v) about 1 mM to about 20 mM anti-oxidant.

2 . The formulation of claim 1 , wherein the anti-TIGIT antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof comprises three light chains CDRs comprising CDRL1 of SEQ ID NO: 111, CDRL2 of SEQ ID NO: 112, CDRL3 of SEQ ID NO: 113 and three heavy chain CDRs comprising CDRH1 of SEQ ID NO: 108, CDRH2 of SEQ ID NO: 154, and CDRH3 of SEQ ID NO: 110.

3 . The formulation of claim 1 , wherein the anti-TIGIT antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof comprises a heavy chain variable region comprising SEQ ID NO: 148 and a light chain variable region comprising SEQ ID NO: 152.

4 . The formulation of claim 3 , wherein the anti-TIGIT antibody comprises (i) a human heavy chain IgG1 constant domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:291 and a human kappa light chain constant domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:293; or (ii) a human heavy chain IgG4 constant domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:292 and a human kappa light chain constant domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:293.

5 . The formulation of claim 1 , wherein the formulation has a pH between 5.3 and 6.2.

6 . The formulation of claim 1 , wherein the buffer is a L-histidine buffer, the non-reducing sugar is sucrose, the non-ionic surfactant is polysorbate 80, and the anti-oxidant is L-methionine, the formulation comprising:

(i) about 10 mg/ml to about 200 mg/ml of an anti-TIGIT antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof;

(ii) about 5 mM to about 20 mM of a L-histidine buffer;

(iii) about 6% to about 8% (w/v) sucrose;

(iv) about 0.01% to about 0.10% (w/v) polysorbate 80; and

(v) about 1 mM to about 20 mM L-methionine.

7 . The formulation claim 1 ,

comprising about 8 mM to about 12 mM of L-histidine buffer; and/or

comprising about 5 mM to about 10 mM L-methionine; and/or

comprising polysorbate 80 at a weight ratio of about 0.02% w/v.

8 . (canceled)

9 . (canceled)

10 . The formulation of claim 1 , comprising about 10 mg/ml to about 100 mg/ml of the anti-TIGIT antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof, or wherein concentration of the anti-TIGIT antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof is about 10 mg/ml, 12.5 mg/ml, 25 mg/ml, 50 mg/ml, 75 mg/ml or 100 mg/ml.

11 . (canceled)

12 . The formulation of claim 1 comprising at least one of the following:

about 25 mg/mL of the anti-TIGIT antibody, 10 mM L-histidine buffer, about 7% w/v sucrose, about 0.02% polysorbate 80, and about 10 mM L-methionine; or

about 50 mg/mL of the anti-TIGIT antibody, 10 mM L-histidine buffer, about 7% w/v sucrose, about 0.02% polysorbate 80, and about 10 mM L-methionine; or

about 75 mg/mL of the anti-TIGIT antibody, 10 mM L-histidine buffer, about 7% w/v sucrose, about 0.02% polysorbate 80, and about 10 mM L-methionine; or

about 100 mg/mL of the anti-TIGIT antibody, 10 mM L-histidine buffer, about 7% w/v sucrose, about 0.02% polysorbate 80, and about 10 mM L-methionine; or

a pH of about 5.5-6.3: or

a pH of about 5.8-6.0: or

a chelator in the formulation.

13 . (canceled)

14 . (canceled)

15 . (canceled)

16 . (canceled)

17 . (canceled)

18 . The formulation of claim 1 , further comprising an anti-PD1 antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof.

19 . The formulation of claim 18 , wherein the anti-human PD-1 antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof comprises three light chain CDRs of SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2 and SEQ ID NO:3 and three heavy chain CDRs of SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:7 and SEQ ID NO:8.

20 . The formulation of any claim 18 , wherein the anti-human PD-1 antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof comprises a variable light region which comprises the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:4, and a variable heavy region which comprises the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:9.

21 . The formulation of claim 16 , wherein the formulation comprises an anti-human PD-1 antibody that is pembrolizumab.

22 . The formulation of claim 18 , wherein the ratio of the anti-PD1 antibody to the anti-TIGIT antibody is 1:1.

23 . The formulation of claim 18 , comprising about 20 mg/ml of the anti-PD1 antibody, about 20 mg/ml of the anti-TIGIT antibody, 10 mM L-histidine buffer, about 7% w/v sucrose, about 0.02% w/v polysorbate 80, and about 10 mM L-methionine.

24 . (canceled)

25 . The formulation of claim 12 , wherein the chelator is diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA).

26 . The formulation of claim 1 , wherein the formulation is contained in a glass vial or an injection device.

27 . The formulation of claim 1 that is a liquid formulation, that is frozen to at least below −70° C., or is a reconstituted solution from a lyophilized formulation.

28 . The formulation of claim 1 , wherein after 12 months at 5° C.:

(i) the % monomer of the anti-TIGIT antibody is ≥95% as determined by size exclusion chromatography;

(ii) the % heavy chain and light chain of the anti-TIGIT antibody is ≥90% as measured by reduced CE-SDS;

(iii) the % heavy chain and light chain of the anti-TIGIT antibody is ≥95% as measured reduced CE-SDS;

(iv) the % intact IgG of the anti-TIGIT antibody is ≥90% as measured by non-reduced CE-SDS; and/or

(v) % intact IgG of the anti-TIGIT antibody is ≥95% as measured by non-reduced CE-SDS.

29 . A method of treating cancer or chronic infection in a human patient in need thereof, the method comprising administering an effective amount of the formulation of claim 1 .

30 . (canceled)

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Aug 8, 2022
From: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
To: MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLC
Reel/Frame 061102/0145 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 1, 2019
From: DE, ARNAB; NARASIMHAN, CHAKRAVARTY NACHU
To: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
Reel/Frame 050889/0359 →