IP Library Granted Patent US 10,912,831
Granted Patent B1
US 10,912,831 · App. 17/030,650 · Granted Feb 9, 2021

Anti-CTLA-4 antibodies and methods of use thereof

Inventors: Marc van Dijk (Bosch en Duin, NL); Cornelia Anne Mundt (Lörrach, DE); Gerd Ritter (New York, NY); David Schaer (Mamaroneck, NY); Jedd David Wolchok (New York, NY); Taha Merghoub (Jersey City, NJ); Nicholas Stuart Wilson (San Carlos, CA); David Adam Savitsky (Boxford, MA); Mark Arthur Findeis (Belmont, MA); Dennis John Underwood (Boston, MA); Jean-Marie Cuillerot (Somerville, MA); Igor Proscurshim (Carlisle, MA); Olga Shebanova (Somerville, MA)
Assignees: AGENUS INC.; LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH LTD; MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER
A61K39/39558A61P11/00A61P35/04C07K16/2818A61K2039/505A61K2039/507A61K2039/572C07K2317/21C07K2317/52C07K2317/55C07K2317/732C07K2317/76Y02A50/30
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Patent No.
US 10,912,831
App. No.
17/030,650
Granted
Feb 9, 2021
Kind
B1
Abstract

The instant disclosure provides antibodies that specifically bind to CTLA-4 (e.g., human CTLA-4) and antagonize CTLA-4 function. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising these antibodies, nucleic acids encoding these antibodies, expression vectors and host cells for making these antibodies, and methods of treating a subject using these antibodies.

Claims (26)

1. An isolated antibody that specifically binds to human CTLA-4 protein, comprising: a heavy chain variable region comprising the CDRH1, CDRH2 and CDRH3 amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 10, 12, and 14, respectively; and a light chain variable region comprising the CDRL1, CDRL2 and CDRL3 amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 15, 16, and 17, respectively.

2. The isolated antibody of claim 1 , wherein the heavy chain variable region comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8.

3. The isolated antibody of claim 1 , wherein the light chain variable region comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9.

4. The isolated antibody of claim 1 , wherein the antibody comprises a human IgG 1 heavy chain constant region comprising S239D/A330L/I332E mutations, numbered according to the EU numbering system.

5. The isolated antibody of claim 1 , wherein the antibody comprises a heavy chain constant region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 30.

6. The isolated antibody of claim 1 , wherein the antibody comprises a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 25.

7. The isolated antibody of claim 1 , wherein the antibody comprises a light chain constant region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 32.

8. The isolated antibody of claim 1 , wherein the antibody comprises a light chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 27.

9. An isolated antibody that specifically binds to human CTLA-4 protein, comprising: a heavy chain variable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8; and a light chain variable region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9.

10. The isolated antibody of claim 9 , wherein the antibody comprises a human IgG 1 heavy chain constant region comprising S239D/A330L/I332E mutations, numbered according to the EU numbering system.

11. The isolated antibody of claim 9 , wherein the antibody comprises a heavy chain constant region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 30.

12. The isolated antibody of claim 9 , wherein the antibody comprises a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 25.

13. The isolated antibody of claim 9 , wherein the antibody comprises a light chain constant region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 32.

14. The isolated antibody of claim 9 , wherein the antibody comprises a light chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 27.

15. An isolated antibody that specifically binds to human CTLA-4 protein, comprising: a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 25; and a light chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 27.

16. The isolated antibody of claim 15 , wherein the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain consists of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 25.

17. The isolated antibody of claim 15 , wherein the amino acid sequence of the light chain consists of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 27.

18. The isolated antibody of claim 15 , wherein the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain consists of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 25, and the amino acid sequence of the light chain consists of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 27.

19. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the antibody of claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or excipient.

20. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the antibody of claim 4 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or excipient.

21. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the antibody of claim 9 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or excipient.

22. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the antibody of claim 10 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or excipient.

23. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the antibody of claim 15 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or excipient.

24. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the antibody of claim 16 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or excipient.

25. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the antibody of claim 17 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or excipient.

26. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the antibody of claim 18 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or excipient.

Assignments (6)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 31, 2025
From: AGENUS, INC.
To: LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 070680/0634 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2020
From: VAN DIJK, MARC; MUNDT, CORNELIA ANNE
To: AGENUS SWITZERLAND INC.
Reel/Frame 054648/0588 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2020
From: AGENUS SWITZERLAND INC.
To: AGENUS INC.
Reel/Frame 054648/0627 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2020
From: WILSON, NICHOLAS STUART; SAVITSKY, DAVID ADAM; FINDEIS, MARK ARTHUR; UNDERWOOD, DENNIS JOHN; CUILLEROT, JEAN-MARIE; PROSCURSHIM, IGOR; SHEBANOVA, OLGA
To: AGENUS INC.
Reel/Frame 054648/0728 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2020
From: SCHAER, DAVID; WOLCHOK, JEDD DAVID; MERGHOUB, TAHA
To: MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER
Reel/Frame 054648/0832 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2020
From: RITTER, GERD
To: LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH LTD
Reel/Frame 054648/0885 →
Continuity (2)
Division 15834290 · Dec 7, 2017
Provisional Application 62431272 · Dec 7, 2016
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