ANTI-FOLR1 IMMUNOCONJUGATE DOSING REGIMENS
Methods of administering immunoconjugates that bind to FOLR1 are provided. The methods comprise administering an anti-FOLR1 immunoconjugate to a person in need thereof, for example, a cancer patient, at a therapeutically effective dosing regimen that results in minimal adverse effects.
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133 . A method for treating a human patient having a folate receptor 1 (FOLR1)-expressing ovarian cancer or cancer of the peritoneum, the method comprising administering to the patient an immunoconjugate which binds to FOLR1 polypeptide,
wherein the immunoconjugate comprises an anti-FOLR1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof linked to N2′-deacetyl-N2′-(4-mercapto-4-methyl-1-oxopentyl) maytansine (DM4),
wherein the anti-FOLR1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment comprises the variable light chain (VL) complementarity determining region (CDR)-1, VL CDR-2, VL CDR-3, variable heavy chain (VH) CDR-1, VH CDR-2, and VH CDR-3 of SEQ ID NOs: 6-9, 11, and 12, respectively
wherein the immunoconjugate is administered at a dose of 6 milligrams (mg) per kilogram (kg) of adjusted ideal body weight (AIBW) of the patient, and
wherein AIBW is calculated by the following formula: AIBW=ideal body weight (IBW)+0.4 (actual weight in kg−IBW), wherein IBW (male)=0.9H−88 and IBW (female)=0.9H−92, wherein H=height in cm.
134 . The method of claim 133 , wherein the DM4 is linked to the anti-FOLR1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof by a N-succinimidyl 4-(2-pyridyldithio)2-sulfobutanoate (sulfo-SPDB) linker.
135 . The method of claim 134 , wherein the cancer is ovarian cancer and wherein AIBW is calculated by the following formula: AIBW=ideal body weight (IBW)+0.4 (actual weight in kg−IBW), wherein IBW=0.9H−92, wherein H=height in cm.
136 . The method of claim 135 , wherein the ovarian cancer is epithelial ovarian cancer.
137 . The method of claim 136 , wherein the ovarian cancer is platinum resistant, relapsed, or refractory.
138 . The method of claim 134 , wherein the cancer is cancer of the peritoneum.
139 . The method of claim 134 , wherein the administration of the immunoconjugate is intravenous.
140 . The method of claim 134 , wherein the administration of the immunoconjugate is parenteral.
141 . The method of claim 134 , wherein the immunoconjugate is administered once every three weeks.
142 . The method of claim 134 , wherein the immunoconjugate comprises 2-5 DM4.
143 . The method of claim 134 , wherein the immunoconjugate comprises 3-4 DM4.
144 . The method of claim 134 , wherein the anti-FOLR1 antibody comprises (i) a heavy chain comprising the same amino acid sequence as the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain encoded by the plasmid deposited with the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) as PTA-10772 and (ii) a light chain comprising the same amino acid sequence as the amino acid sequence of the light chain encoded by the plasmid deposited with the ATCC as PTA-10774.
145 . A method for treating a human patient having an FOLR1-expressing ovarian cancer comprising administering intravenously to the patient an immunoconjugate at a dose of 6 milligrams (mg) per kilogram (kg) of adjusted ideal body weight (AIBW) of the patient wherein the immunoconjugate comprises DM4 and an anti-FOLR1 antibody comprising (i) a heavy chain comprising the same amino acid sequence as the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain encoded by the plasmid deposited with the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) as PTA-10772 and (ii) a light chain comprising the same amino acid sequence as the amino acid sequence of the light chain encoded by the plasmid deposited with the ATCC as PTA-10774, and wherein the DM4 is linked to the antibody by sulfo-SPDB, and
wherein AIBW is calculated by the following formula: AIBW=ideal body weight (IBW)+0.4 (actual weight in kg−IBW), wherein IBW=0.9H−92, wherein H=height in cm.
146 . The method of claim 145 , wherein the immunoconjugate is administered once every three weeks.
147 . The method of claim 145 , wherein the immunoconjugate is administered once every four weeks.
148 . The method of claim 145 , wherein the immunoconjugate comprises 1-10 DM4.
149 . The method of claim 145 , wherein the immunoconjugate comprises 2-5 DM4.
150 . The method of claim 145 , wherein the immunoconjugate comprises 3-4 DM4.
151 . The method of claim 146 , wherein the immunoconjugate comprises 1-10 DM4.
152 . The method of claim 146 , wherein the immunoconjugate comprises 2-5 DM4.
153 . The method of claim 146 , wherein the immunoconjugate comprises 3-4 DM4.
154 . The method of claim 145 , wherein the ovarian cancer is epithelial ovarian cancer.
155 . The method of claim 146 , wherein the ovarian cancer is epithelial ovarian cancer.
156 . A method for treating a human patient having an FOLR1-expressing cancer of the peritoneum comprising administering intravenously to the patient an immunoconjugate at a dose of 6 milligrams (mg) per kilogram (kg) of adjusted ideal body weight (AIBW) of the patient wherein the immunoconjugate comprises DM4 and an anti-FOLR1 antibody comprising (i) a heavy chain comprising the same amino acid sequence as the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain encoded by the plasmid deposited with the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) as PTA-10772 and (ii) a light chain comprising the same amino acid sequence as the amino acid sequence of the light chain encoded by the plasmid deposited with the ATCC as PTA-10774, and wherein the DM4 is linked to the antibody by sulfo-SPDB, and
wherein AIBW is calculated by the following formula: AIBW=ideal body weight (IBW)+0.4 (actual weight in kg−IBW), wherein IBW (male)=0.9H−88 and IBW (female)=0.9H−92, wherein H=height in cm.
157 . The method of claim 156 , wherein the immunoconjugate is administered once every three weeks.
158 . The method of claim 156 , wherein the immunoconjugate comprises 2-5 DM4.
159 . The method of claim 156 , wherein the immunoconjugate comprises 3-4 DM4.
160 . The method of claim 157 , wherein the immunoconjugate comprises 2-5 DM4.
161 . The method of claim 157 , wherein the immunoconjugate comprises 3-4 DM4.
162 . The method of claim 134 , wherein the anti-FOLR1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprises a variable heavy chain domain comprising SEQ ID NO:3 and a variable light chain domain comprising SEQ ID NO:5.