Anti-interleukin-11 receptor subunit α (IL-11Rα) antibodies
Provided are antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof that bind to human interleukin-11 receptor subunit α (IL-11Rα) and related compositions, which may be used in any of a variety of therapeutic or diagnostic methods, including the treatment or diagnosis of cancers, inflammatory diseases, autoimmune diseases, and others.
1. An isolated antibody, or an antigen binding fragment thereof, which binds to interleukin-11 receptor subunit α(IL-11Rα), wherein the antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, comprises a heavy chain variable region (V H ) and a light chain variable region (V L ), wherein the V H comprises complementary determining region V H CDR1, V H CDR2, and V H CDR3 sequences and the V L comprises complementary determining region V L CDR1, V L CDR2, and V L CDR3 sequences, and wherein:
a. the V H CDR1, V H CDR2, and V H CDR3 sequences comprise SEQ ID NOs: 25-27, respectively, and the V L CDR1, V L CDR2, and V L CDR3 sequences comprise SEQ ID NOs: 28-30, respectively;
b. the V H CDR1, V H CDR2, and V H CDR3 sequences comprise SEQ ID NOs: 91-93, respectively, and the V L CDR1, V L CDR2, and V L CDR3 sequences comprise SEQ ID NOs: 94-96, respectively;
c. the V H CDR1, V H CDR2, and V H CDR3 sequences comprise SEQ ID NOs: 97-99, respectively, and the V L CDR1, V L CDR2, and V L CDR3 sequences comprise SEQ ID NOs: 100-102, respectively;
d. the V H CDR1, V H CDR2, and V H CDR3 sequences comprise SEQ ID NOs: 103-105, respectively, and the V L CDR1, V L CDR2, and V L CDR3 sequences comprise SEQ ID NOs: 106-108, respectively;
e. the V H CDR1, V H CDR2, and V H CDR3 sequences comprise SEQ ID NOs: 109-111, respectively, and the V L CDR1, V L CDR2, and V L CDR3 sequences comprise SEQ ID NOs: 112-114, respectively;
f. the V H CDR1, V H CDR2, and V H CDR3 sequences comprise SEQ ID NOs: 115-117, respectively, and the V L CDR1, V L CDR2, and V L CDR3 sequences comprise SEQ ID NOs: 118-120, respectively;
g. the V H CDR1, V H CDR2, and V H CDR3 sequences comprise SEQ ID NOs: 121-123, respectively, and the V L CDR1, V L CDR2, and V L CDR3 sequences comprise SEQ ID NOs: 124-126, respectively;
h. the V H CDR1, V H CDR2, and V H CDR3 sequences comprise SEQ ID NOs: 127-129, respectively, and the V L CDR1, V L CDR2, and V L CDR3 sequences comprise SEQ ID NOs: 130-132, respectively;
i. the V H CDR1, V H CDR2, and V H CDR3 sequences comprise SEQ ID NOs: 133-135, respectively, and the V L CDR1, V L CDR2, and V L CDR3 sequences comprise SEQ ID NOs: 136-138, respectively;
j. the V H CDR1, V H CDR2, and V H CDR3 sequences comprise SEQ ID NOs: 139-141, respectively, and the V L CDR1, V L CDR2, and V L CDR3 sequences comprise SEQ ID NOs: 142-144, respectively;
k. the V H CDR1, V H CDR2, and V H CDR3 sequences comprise SEQ ID NOs: 145-147, respectively, and the V L CDR1, V L CDR2, and V L CDR3 sequences comprise SEQ ID NOs: 148-150, respectively;
l. the V H CDR1, V H CDR2, and V H CDR3 sequences comprise SEQ ID NOs: 151-153, respectively, and the V L CDR1, V L CDR2, and V L CDR3 sequences comprise SEQ ID NOs: 154-156, respectively;
m. the V H CDR1, V H CDR2, and V H CDR3 sequences comprise SEQ ID NOs: 157-159, respectively, and the V L CDR1, V L CDR2, and V L CDR3 sequences comprise SEQ ID NOs: 160-162, respectively;
n. the V H CDR1, V H CDR2, and V H CDR3 sequences comprise SEQ ID NOs: 163-165, respectively, and the V L CDR1, V L CDR2, and V L CDR3 sequences comprise SEQ ID NOs: 166-168, respectively;
o. the V H CDR1, V H CDR2, and V H CDR3 sequences comprise SEQ ID NOs: 169-171, respectively, and the V L CDR1, V L CDR2, and V L CDR3 sequences comprise SEQ ID NOs: 172-174, respectively;
p. the V H CDR1, V H CDR2, and V H CDR3 sequences comprise SEQ ID NOs: 175-177, respectively, and the V L CDR1, V L CDR2, and V L CDR3 sequences comprise SEQ ID NOs: 178-180, respectively;
q. the V H CDR1, V H CDR2, and V H CDR3 sequences comprise SEQ ID NOs: 181-183, respectively, and the V L CDR1, V L CDR2, and V L CDR3 sequences comprise SEQ ID NOs: 184-186, respectively; or
r. the V H CDR1, V H CDR2, and V H CDR3 sequences comprise SEQ ID NOs: 187-189, respectively, and the V L CDR1, V L CDR2, and V L CDR3 sequences comprise SEQ ID NOs: 190-192, respectively.
2. The isolated antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, of claim 1 , which binds to a fibronectin domain III of human IL-11Rα, or to approximately residues 112-219 of SEQ ID NO: 257.
3. The isolated antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, of claim 1 , comprising an IgA (including subclasses IgA1 and IgA2), IgD, IgE, IgG (including subclasses IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, and IgG4), or IgM Fc domain, optionally a human Fc domain, a hybrid and/or variant thereof.
4. The isolated antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, of claim 1 , comprising a human IgG1 or IgG4 Fc domain, optionally wherein the human IgG4 Fc domain comprises SEQ ID NO: 258 or 259.
5. The isolated antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, of claim 1 , which is a monoclonal antibody.
6. The isolated antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, of claim 1 , which is a humanized antibody, optionally wherein the antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, is a humanized monoclonal antibody that comprises a human IgG4 Fc domain with an S228P mutation (EU numbering).
7. The isolated antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, of claim 1 , which is selected from an Fv fragment, a single chain Fv (scFv) polypeptide, an adnectin, an anticalin, an aptamer, an avimer, a camelid antibody, a designed ankyrin repeat protein (DARPin), a minibody, a nanobody, and a unibody.
8. The isolated antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, of claim 1 , wherein:
a. the VH comprises a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 201, or a sequence comprising at least 80% sequence identity thereto; and the VL comprises a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 202, or a sequence comprising at least 80% sequence identity thereto;
b. the VH comprises a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 223, or a sequence comprising at least 80% sequence identity thereto; and the VL comprises a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 224, or a sequence comprising at least 80% sequence identity thereto;
c. the VH comprises a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 225, or a sequence comprising at least 80% sequence identity thereto; and the VL comprises a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 226, or a sequence comprising at least 80% sequence identity thereto;
d. the VH comprises a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 227, or a sequence comprising at least 80% sequence identity thereto; and the VL comprises a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 228, or a sequence comprising at least 80% sequence identity thereto;
e. the VH comprises a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 229, or a sequence comprising at least 80% sequence identity thereto; and the VL comprises a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 230, or a sequence comprising at least 80% sequence identity thereto;
f. the VH comprises a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 231, or a sequence comprising at least 80% sequence identity thereto; and the VL comprises a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 232, or a sequence comprising at least 80% sequence identity thereto;
g. the VH comprises a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 233, or a sequence comprising at least 80% sequence identity thereto; and the VL comprises a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 234, or a sequence comprising at least 80% sequence identity thereto;
h. the VH comprises a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 235, or a sequence comprising at least 80% sequence identity thereto; and the VL comprises a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 236, or a sequence comprising at least 80% sequence identity thereto;
i. the VH comprises a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 237, or a sequence comprising at least 80% sequence identity thereto; and the VL comprises a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 238, or a sequence comprising at least 80% sequence identity thereto;
j. the VH comprises a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 239, or a sequence comprising at least 80% sequence identity thereto; and the VL comprises a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 240, or a sequence comprising at least 80% sequence identity thereto;
k. the VH comprises a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 241, or a sequence comprising at least 80% sequence identity thereto; and the VL comprises a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 242, or a sequence comprising at least 80% sequence identity thereto;
l. the VH comprises a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 243, or a sequence comprising at least 80% sequence identity thereto; and the VL comprises a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 244, or a sequence comprising at least 80% sequence identity thereto;
m. the VH comprises a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 245, or a sequence comprising at least 80% sequence identity thereto; and the VL comprises a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 246, or a sequence comprising at least 80% sequence identity thereto;
n. the VH comprises a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 247, or a sequence comprising at least 80% sequence identity thereto; and the VL comprises a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 248, or a sequence comprising at least 80% sequence identity thereto;
o. the VH comprises a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 249, or a sequence comprising at least 80% sequence identity thereto; and the VL comprises a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 250, or a sequence comprising at least 80% sequence identity thereto;
p. the VH comprises a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 251, or a sequence comprising at least 80% sequence identity thereto; and the VL comprises a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 252, or a sequence comprising at least 80% sequence identity thereto;
q. the VH comprises a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 253, or a sequence comprising at least 80% sequence identity thereto; and the VL comprises a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 254, or a sequence comprising at least 80% sequence identity thereto; or
r. the VH comprises a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 255, or a sequence comprising at least 80% sequence identity thereto; and the VL comprises a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 256, or a sequence comprising at least 80% sequence identity thereto.
9. The isolated antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, of claim 8 , which binds to a fibronectin domain III of human IL-11Rα, or to approximately residues 112-219 of SEQ ID NO: 257.
10. The isolated antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, of claim 8 , comprising an IgA (including subclasses IgA1 and IgA2), IgD, IgE, IgG (including subclasses IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, and IgG4), or IgM Fc domain, optionally a human Fc domain, a hybrid and/or variant thereof.
11. The isolated antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, of claim 8 , comprising a human IgG1 or IgG4 Fc domain, optionally wherein the human IgG4 Fc domain comprises SEQ ID NO: 258 or 259.
12. The isolated antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, of claim 8 , which is a monoclonal antibody.
13. The isolated antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, of claim 8 , which is a humanized antibody, optionally wherein the antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, is a humanized monoclonal antibody that comprises a human IgG4 Fc domain with an S228P mutation (EU numbering).
14. The isolated antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, of claim 8 , which is selected from an Fv fragment, a single chain Fv (scFv) polypeptide, an adnectin, an anticalin, an aptamer, an avimer, a camelid antibody, a designed ankyrin repeat protein (DARPin), a minibody, a nanobody, and a unibody.
15. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and the isolated antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, of claim 1 .
16. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and the isolated antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, of claim 8 .