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US 12,258,411 · App. 17/831,398 · Granted Mar 25, 2025

Anti-CCR8 antibodies and uses thereof

Inventors: Nathan William Pierce (Mountain View, CA); Agnieszka Kielczewska (Vancouver, CA); Wentao Chen (Thousand Oaks, CA); Olivier Nolan-Stevaux (Millbrae, CA); Darren L. Bates (Oak Park, CA); Lisa Winkel (Munich, DE); Christoph Dahlhoff (Geretsried, DE); Tobias Raum (Eurasburg, DE); Claudia Bluemel (Munich, DE); Jonas Karl-Josef Honer (Munich, DE)
Assignees: AMGEN INC.; AMGEN RESEARCH (MUNICH) GmbH
C07K16/2866A61K2039/505C07K2317/56C07K2317/76C07K2317/92
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Patent No.
US 12,258,411
App. No.
17/831,398
Granted
Mar 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides anti-CCR8 antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof, and methods of making and using said anti-CCR8 antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof.

Claims (96)

1. An antibody that binds to human C—C chemokine receptor type 8 (CCR8), the antibody comprising:

(a) a heavy chain complementarity-determining region (HCDR) 1 amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 839;

(b) an HCDR2 amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 840,

(c) an HCDR3 amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 841,

(d) a light chain complementarity-determining region (LCDR) 1 amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 842,

(e) an LCDR2 amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 843, and

(f) an LCDR3 amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 844.

2. The antibody of claim 1 , the antibody comprising:

a heavy chain variable region (HCVR) amino acid sequence of comprising SEQ ID NO: 1017, and

a light chain variable region (LCVR) comprising the amino acid sequence: DIVMTQSPDSLAVSLGERATINCKSSQSVLYSSNNXINYLAWYX 2 QKPGQX 3 PKLLIS WASTRESGVPDRFSGSGSGTDFTLTINSLQAEDVAVYYCQQYYSIPITFGGGTKVEIK R (SEQ ID NO: 1236),

wherein X 1 is R, X 2 is H or Q, and X 3 is S or P.

3. The antibody of claim 1 , the antibody comprising:

a HCVR amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1017, and

a LCVR amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1018.

4. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the antibody of claim 3 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

5. The antibody of claim 1 , the antibody comprising:

a heavy chain (HC) amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 1125, and

a light chain (LC) amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 1126.

6. The antibody of claim 1 , which is an afucosylated antibody.

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

8. A method of inhibiting further progression of cancer in a patient, comprising administering an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising the antibody of claim 1 to the patient,

wherein the cancer is non-small cell lung cancer, gastric cancer, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, triple-negative breast cancer, colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, or metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer.

9. The method of claim 8 , which further comprises administering an effective amount of a PD-1 antagonist antibody to the patient, wherein said PD-1 antagonist binds to PD-1 and decreases or blocks signal transduction resulting from the interaction of PD-1 and one or more of its ligands.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the cancer is non-small cell lung cancer.

11. An antibody that binds to human C—C chemokine receptor type 8 (CCR8), wherein said antibody is obtained by a process comprising cultivating a mammalian cell comprising a vector comprising:

a nucleic acid sequence encoding a heavy chain (HC) comprising an HCDR1 amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 839, an HCDR2 amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 840, and an HCDR3 amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 841, and

a nucleic acid sequence encoding a light chain (LC) comprising an LCDR1 amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 842, an LCDR2 amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 843, and an LCDR3 amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 844,

under conditions such that the antibody is expressed and recovering the expressed antibody.

12. The antibody of claim 11 , wherein said antibody is obtained by a process comprising cultivating a mammalian cell comprising a vector comprising:

a nucleic acid sequence encoding a HCVR amino acid sequence at least 90% identical to SEQ ID NO: 1017, and

a nucleic acid sequence encoding a LCVR amino acid sequence at least 90% identical to SEQ ID NO: 1018,

under conditions such that the antibody is expressed and recovering the expressed antibody.

13. The antibody of claim 11 , wherein said antibody is obtained by a process comprising cultivating a mammalian cell comprising a vector comprising:

a nucleic acid sequence encoding a HCVR amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 1017, and

a nucleic acid sequence encoding a LCVR amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 1018,

under conditions such that the antibody is expressed and recovering the expressed antibody.

14. The antibody of claim 11 , wherein said antibody is obtained by a process comprising cultivating a mammalian cell comprising a vector comprising:

a nucleic acid sequence encoding a HC amino acid sequence at least 90% identical to SEQ ID NO: 1125 or SEQ ID NO: 1237, and

a nucleic acid sequence encoding a LC amino acid sequence at least 90% identical to SEQ ID NO: 1126,

under conditions such that the antibody is expressed and recovering the expressed antibody.

15. The antibody of claim 11 , wherein said antibody is obtained by a process comprising cultivating a mammalian cell comprising a vector comprising:

a nucleic acid sequence encoding a HC amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 1125 or SEQ ID NO: 1237, and

nucleic acid sequence encoding a LC amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 1126,

under conditions such that the antibody is expressed and recovering the expressed antibody.

16. An antibody that binds to human C—C chemokine receptor type 8 (CCR8), wherein said antibody is obtained by a process comprising cultivating a mammalian cell comprising: a vector comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding an HCR1 amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 839, an HCR2 amino acid sequence comprising

SEQ ID NO: 840, and an HCDR3 amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 841, and a vector comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding an LCDR1 amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 842, an LCDR2 amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 843, and an LCDR3 amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 844, under conditions such that the antibody is expressed and recovering the expressed antibody.

17. A single chain variable fragment (scFv), Fab, or single chain Fab (scFab) that binds to human C—C chemokine receptor type 8 (CCR8), wherein said scFv, Fab, or scFab comprises:

(a) an HCDR1 amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 839;

(b) an HCDR2 amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 840,

(c) an HCDR3 amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 841,

(d) an LCDR1 amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 842,

(e) an LCDR2 amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 843, and

(f) an LCDR3 amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 844.

18. The scFv, Fab, or scFab of claim 17 , the scFv, Fab, or scFab comprising:

a heavy chain variable region (HCVR) amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 1017, and

a light chain variable region (LCVR) comprising the amino acid sequence: DIVMTQSPDSLAVSLGERATINCKSSQSVLYSSNNXINYLAWYX 2 QKPGQX 3 P KLLISWASTRESGVPDRFSGSGSGTDFTLTINSLQAEDVAVYYCQQYYSIPITF GGGTKVEIKR (SEQ ID NO: 1236),

wherein X 1 is R, X 2 is H or Q, and X 3 is S or P.

19. The scFv, Fab, or scFab of claim 17 , the scFv, Fab, or scFab comprising:

a LCVR comprising the amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 1018, and

a HCVR amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 1017.

20. An antibody that binds to human C—C chemokine receptor type 8 (CCR8), the antibody comprising:

a heavy chain (HC) amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 1237, and

a light chain (LC) amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 1126.

21. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the antibody of claim 20 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

22. An antibody that binds to human C—C chemokine receptor type 8 (CCR8), the antibody comprising:

(a) an HCDR1 amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 839;

(b) an HCDR2 amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 840,

(c) an HCDR3 amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 841,

(d) an LCDR1 amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 950,

(e) an LCDR2 amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 843, and

(f) an LCDR3 amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 844.

23. The antibody of claim 22 , wherein said antibody comprises:

an HCVR amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1017, and

an LCVR amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 353.

24. The antibody of claim 22 , comprising:

a HC amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 1125 or SEQ ID NO: 1237, and

a LC amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 355.

25. The antibody of claim 22 , comprising:

a HC amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 1237, and

a LC amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 355.

26. The antibody of claim 22 , comprising:

a HC amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 1125, and

a LC amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 355.

27. An antibody that binds to human C—C chemokine receptor type 8 (CCR8), the antibody comprising:

(a) a heavy chain complementarity-determining region (HCDR) 1 amino acid sequence consisting of SEQ ID NO: 839;

(b) an HCDR2 amino acid sequence consisting of SEQ ID NO: 840,

(c) an HCDR3 amino acid sequence consisting of SEQ ID NO: 841,

(d) a light chain complementarity-determining region (LCDR) 1 amino acid sequence consisting of SEQ ID NO: 842,

(e) an LCDR2 amino acid sequence consisting of SEQ ID NO: 843, and

(f) an LCDR3 amino acid sequence consisting of SEQ ID NO: 844.

28. The antibody of claim 27 , the antibody comprising:

a heavy chain (HC) amino acid sequence consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1237, and

a light chain (LC) amino acid sequence consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1126.

29. The antibody of claim 27 , the antibody comprising:

a HCVR amino acid sequence consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1017, and

a LCVR amino acid sequence consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1018.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 6, 2022
From: WINKEL, LISA; DAHLHOFF, CHRISTOPH; RAUM, TOBIAS; BLUEMEL, CLAUDIA; HONER, JONAS KARL-JOSEF
To: AMGEN RESEARCH (MUNICH) GMBH
Reel/Frame 060113/0072 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 6, 2022
From: PIERCE, NATHAN WILLIAM; KIELCZEWSKA, AGNIESZKA; CHEN, WENTAO; NOLAN-STEVAUX, OLIVIER; BATES, DARREN L.
To: AMGEN INC.
Reel/Frame 060115/0310 →
Continuity (3)
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