IP Library Granted Patent US 12,358,980
Granted Patent B2
US 12,358,980 · App. 17/815,749 · Granted Jul 15, 2025

Compositions and methods for anti-PACAP antibodies

Inventors: Anthony Gerard Doyle (Drummoyne, AU); Adam Clarke (Riverstone, AU); Danyal Butt (St. Leonards, AU); David Laine (Gladesville, AU); Hugh MacRae (Newtown, AU); Jenny Vo (Melrose Park, AU); Julia Rozenfeld (Gordon, AU); Sachin Surade (Waitara, AU)
Assignee: CEPHALON LLC
C07K16/26A61K39/00C07K2317/24C07K2317/565C07K2317/567C07K2317/92
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Patent No.
US 12,358,980
App. No.
17/815,749
Granted
Jul 15, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to anti-PACAP antibodies, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such antibodies, and methods of producing and using such antibodies.

Claims (36)

1. An anti-pituitary adenylate-cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) antibody, wherein said antibody comprises heavy chain variable region (VH)-CDR1, VH-CDR2, and VH-CDR3 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NOs: 9, 2, and 3, respectively; and light chain variable region (VL)-CDR1, VL-CDR2, and VL-CDR3 sequence set forth in SEQ ID NOs: 10, 5, and 6, respectively.

2. The antibody of claim 1 , comprising the heavy chain and light chain framework region (FR) sequences derived from human gene IGHV1-69*01 and IGKV4-1*01, respectively, and functional variants thereof.

3. The antibody of claim 1 , comprising heavy chain framework region (VHFR)-1, VHFR-2, VHFR-3, and VHFR-4 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NOs: 29-32, respectively; and light chain framework region (VLFR)-1, VLFR-2, VLFR-3, and VLFR-4 sequences set forth in SEQ ID NOs: 33-36, respectively.

4. The antibody of claim 1 , comprising a VH sequence that is about 90%, about 95%, or about 99% identical to a sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs: 11 and 12, and a VL sequence that is about 90%, about 95%, or about 99% identical to a sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs: 20 and 21.

5. The antibody of claim 1 , comprising a VH sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs: 11 and 12 and a VL sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs: 20 and 21.

6. The antibody of claim 1 , comprising a VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11 or SEQ ID NO: 12, wherein the VH sequence has Glutamine (Q) instead of Glutamic Acid (E) at residue 1 of SEQ ID NO: 11 or 12.

7. The antibody of claim 1 , comprising a heavy chain constant region sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 37-51 or 76 and a light chain constant region sequence selected from SEQ ID NOs: 23 and 24.

8. The antibody of claim 1 , wherein the antibody is human, of humanized.

9. The antibody of claim 1 , wherein the antibody has low or no immunogenicity profile.

10. The antibody of claim 1 , wherein the antibody has a humanness score greater than or equal to about 89%.

11. The antibody of claim 1 , wherein the antibody has a KD lower than or equal to about 5×10 −11 molar (M) as measured by SPR at 37° C.

12. The antibody of claim 1 , wherein the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof has a KD lower than or equal to about 3×10 −11 molar (M) as measured by SPR at 37° C.

13. The antibody of claim 1 , comprising a full length heavy chain sequence and a full length light chain sequence that is about 90%, about 95%, or about 99% identical to the sequences selected from the group consisting of:

a) SEQ ID NOs: 70 and 71, respectively;

b) SEQ ID NOs: 74 and 71, respectively;

c) SEQ ID NOs: 75 and 71, respectively;

d) SEQ ID NOs: 72 and 73, respectively;

e) SEQ ID NOs: 70 and 73, respectively; and

f) SEQ ID NOs: 72 and 71, respectively.

14. The antibody of claim 1 , comprising a full length heavy chain sequence and a full length light chain sequence selected from the group consisting of:

a) SEQ ID NOs: 70 and 71, respectively;

b) SEQ ID NOs: 74 and 71, respectively;

c) SEQ ID NOs: 75 and 71, respectively;

d) SEQ ID NOs: 72 and 73, respectively;

e) SEQ ID NOs: 70 and 73, respectively; and

f) SEQ ID NOs: 72 and 71, respectively.

15. The antibody of claim 1 , wherein the heavy chain sequence has Glutamine (Q) instead of Glutamic Acid (E) at residue 1 of SEQ ID NOs: 70 72, 74, and 75.

16. The antibody of claim 1 , wherein the antibody is an antagonist of PACAP.

17. The antibody of claim 1 , wherein the antibody specifically binds to PACAP.

18. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the antibody of claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

19. A method of treating a condition in an individual, comprising administering to the individual a therapeutically effective amount of the pharmaceutical composition of claim 18 , wherein the condition is headache.

20. An anti-PACAP antibody, wherein said antibody comprises VH-CDR1, VH-CDR2, and VH-CDR3 sequences and VL-CDR1, VL-CDR2, and VL-CDR3 sequences selected from the group consisting of:

a) SEQ ID NOs: 1, 2, and 3 and SEQ ID NO: 4, 5, and 6, respectively;

b) SEQ ID NOs: 7, 2, and 3 and SEQ ID NO: 8, 5, and 6, respectively;

c) SEQ ID NOs: 1, 2, and 3 and SEQ ID NO: 8, 5, and 6, respectively; and

d) SEQ ID NOs: 7, 2, and 3 and SEQ ID NO: 4, 5, and 6, respectively.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 9, 2024
From: DOYLE, ANTHONY GERARD; CLARKE, ADAM; BUTT, DANYAL; LAINE, DAVID; MACRAE, HUGH; VO, JENNY; ROZENFELD, JULIA; SURADE, SACHIN
To: TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD.
Reel/Frame 069523/0503 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 9, 2024
From: SURADE, SACHIN
To: IONTAS LTD
Reel/Frame 069523/0515 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 9, 2024
From: IONTAS LTD
To: TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD.
Reel/Frame 069523/0517 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 9, 2024
From: TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD.
To: CEPHALON, INC.
Reel/Frame 069523/0520 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 9, 2024
From: CEPHALON, INC.
To: CEPHALON LLC
Reel/Frame 069547/0097 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63226875 · Jul 29, 2021
Related Publication 20230212281A1 · Jul 6, 2023
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