IP Library Granted Patent US 10,981,996
Granted Patent B1
US 10,981,996 · App. 16/926,306 · Granted Apr 20, 2021

Antibodies targeting a complex comprising non-classical HLA-I and neoantigen and their methods of use

Inventors: Jon Weidanz (Arlington, TX); Katherine Upchurch-Ange (Arlington, TX)
Assignee: ABEXXA BIOLOGICS, INC.
C07K16/2833A61K38/08C07K2317/31C07K2317/565
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Patent No.
US 10,981,996
App. No.
16/926,306
Granted
Apr 20, 2021
Kind
B1
Abstract

Provided herein are antibodies that selectively bind to complex comprising a non-classical HLA-I (e.g. HLA-E) and a neoantigen having variable heavy chain domains (VH), variable light chain domains (VL), and complementarity determining regions (CDRs) as disclosed herein, as well as methods and uses thereof.

Claims (16)

1. A monoclonal antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof that selectively binds to a complex comprising an HLA-E and a peptide comprising a sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 18 (VMAPRTLFL), comprising:

(i) a light chain CDR1 having an amino acid sequence set forth as SEQ ID NO: 1, a light chain CDR2 having an amino acid sequence set forth as SEQ ID NO: 2, a light chain CDR3 having an amino acid sequence set forth as SEQ ID NO: 3; and

(ii) a heavy chain CDR1 having an amino acid sequence set forth as SEQ ID NO: 4, a heavy chain CDR2 having an amino acid sequence set forth as SEQ ID NO: 5, and a heavy chain CDR3 having an amino acid sequence set forth as SEQ ID NO: 6.

2. The monoclonal antibody of claim 1 , wherein the monoclonal antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof not have a binding affinity to (i) the HLA-E alone; or (ii) the peptide alone.

3. A bispecific T cell engager antibody, comprising the monoclonal antibody of claim 1 or an antigen-binding fragment thereof.

4. A monoclonal antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof that selectively binds to a complex comprising an HLA-E and a peptide comprising a sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 18 (VMAPRTLFL), comprising:

(i) a light chain variable domain (VL) comprising an amino acid sequence set forth as SEQ ID NO: 7; and

(ii) a heavy chain variable domain (VH) comprising an amino acid sequence set forth as SEQ ID NO: 8.

5. The monoclonal antibody of claim 4 , wherein the monoclonal antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof does not have a binding affinity to (i) the HLA-E alone; or (ii) the peptide alone.

6. A bispecific T cell engager antibody, comprising the monoclonal antibody of claim 4 , or an antigen-binding fragment thereof.

7. A method of treating an HLA-E expressing cancer in an individual in need thereof, comprising administering to the individual an effective amount of a monoclonal antibody of claim 1 or an antigen-binding fragment thereof.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the cancer is breast cancer, kidney cancer, lung cancer, ovarian cancer, colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, choriocarcinoma, non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC), gastric cancer, cervical cancer, head and neck cancer, leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, multiple myeloma (MM), acute myeloid leukemia (AML), myelodysplastic syndrome, a B-cell malignancy, mantel cell lymphoma.

9. A method of treating an HLA-E expressing cancer in an individual in need thereof, comprising administering to the individual an effective amount of a monoclonal antibody of claim 4 or an antigen-binding fragment thereof.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the cancer is breast cancer, kidney cancer, lung cancer, ovarian cancer, colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, choriocarcinoma, non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC), gastric cancer, cervical cancer, head and neck cancer, leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, multiple myeloma (MM), acute myeloid leukemia (AML), myelodysplastic syndrome, a B-cell malignancy, mantel cell lymphoma.

11. The bispecific T cell engager of claim 3 , wherein the bispecific T cell engager antibody binds to CD3 on a T cell receptor.

12. The bispecific T cell engager of claim 6 , wherein the bispecific T cell engager antibody binds to CD3 on a T cell receptor.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 1, 2022
From: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
To: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Reel/Frame 061615/0332 →
MERGER Recorded Jan 6, 2022
From: ABEXXA BIOLOGICS, INC.
To: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Reel/Frame 058584/0680 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 28, 2020
From: WEIDANZ, JON; UPCHURCH-ANGE, KATHERINE
To: ABEXXA BIOLOGICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 053335/0664 →
Continuity (1)
Provisional Application 63032747 · Jun 1, 2020
Cited By (1)
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