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US 12,521,446 · App. 19/064,273 · Granted Jan 13, 2026

Anti-CEACAM5 antibody drug conjugates

Inventors: Nicole Vincent Jordan (Needham, MA); Ruchira Dasgupta (Auburndale, MA); Lore Florin (Redwood City, CA); Derek Giuliana (Ashland, MA); Raphael Levy (Belmont, CA); Carrie J. Marshall (Walpole, MA); Thomas McDonagh (Charlestown, MA); Akbar Nayeem (Newtown, PA); Sayumi Yamazoe (Mountain View, CA); Hong Zhang (Belmont, MA)
Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
A61K47/6853A61K47/68037A61K47/6889A61P35/00
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Patent No.
US 12,521,446
App. No.
19/064,273
Granted
Jan 13, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided herein are antibody drug conjugates of the formula (I) comprising an anti-CEACAM5 antibodies, antigen binding portions thereof that is conjugated with a linker and exatecan. The disclosure also provides a method of treating cancer in a subject in need thereof comprising administering to the subject an antibody drug conjugate disclosed herein.

Claims (50)

1 . An antibody drug conjugate (ADC) having the formula (II):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, a stereoisomer or a solvate thereof, wherein:

indicates that the configuration of the double bond is E or Z;

o is an integer ranging from 10 to 30;

n ranges from 1 to 20; and

AB is an anti-CEACAM5 antibody or an antigen binding portion thereof, which specifically binds to a carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule-5 (CEACAM5), comprising:

(a) a heavy chain variable region (VH) which comprises complementarity determining region (CDR) 1, CDR2, and CDR3 regions comprising the amino acid sequences set forth in SEQ ID NOs: 14, 15, and 16, respectively, and (b) a light chain variable region (VL) which comprises CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 regions comprising the amino acid sequences set forth in SEQ ID NOs: 19, 20, and 21, respectively.

2 . The ADC of claim 1 , wherein the VH comprises the amino acid sequence set forth in SEO ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 38, SEQ ID NO: 49, SEQ ID NO: 51, SEQ ID NO: 67, SEQ ID NO: 69, SEQ ID NO: 71, SEQ ID NO: 73, SEQ ID NO: 75, SEQ ID NO: 77, SEQ ID NO: 79, SEQ ID NO: 81, SEQ ID NO: 83, SEQ ID NO: 85, SEQ ID NO: 87, SEQ ID NO: 89, SEQ ID NO: 91, or SEQ ID NO: 93.

3 . The ADC of claim 2 , wherein the VL comprises the amino acid sequence set forth in SEO ID NO: 22, SEQ ID NO: 43, SEQ ID NO: 50, SEQ ID NO: 52, SEQ ID NO: 68, SEQ ID NO: 70, SEQ ID NO: 72, SEQ ID NO: 74, SEQ ID NO: 76, SEQ ID NO: 78, SEQ ID NO: 80, SEQ ID NO: 82, SEQ ID NO: 84, SEQ ID NO: 86, SEQ ID NO: 88, SEQ ID NO: 90, SEQ ID NO: 92, or SEQ ID NO: 94.

4 . The ADC of claim 1 , wherein the VH and the VL comprise the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 17 and the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 22, respectively.

5 . The ADC of claim 1 , wherein the VH and the VL comprises:

(a) the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 38 and the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 43, respectively;

(b) the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 49 and the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 50, respectively;

(c) the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 51 and the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 52, respectively;

(d) the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 67 and the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 68, respectively;

(e) the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 69 and the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 70, respectively;

(f) the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 71 and the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 72, respectively;

(g) the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 73 and the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 74, respectively;

(h) the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 75 and the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 76, respectively;

(i) the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 77 and the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 78, respectively;

(j) the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 79 and the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 80, respectively;

(k) the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 81 and the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 82, respectively;

(l) the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 83 and the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 84, respectively;

(m) the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 85 and the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 86, respectively;

(n) the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 87 and the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 88, respectively;

(o) the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 89 and the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 90, respectively;

(p) the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 91 and the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 92, respectively; or

(q) the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 93 and the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 94, respectively.

6 . The ADC of claim 1 , wherein o is 22, 23, 24, 25, or 26.

7 . The ADC of claim 1 , wherein n ranges from 6 to 8.

8 . An antibody drug conjugate (ADC) having the formula (II):

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, a stereoisomer, or a solvate thereof, wherein indicates that the configuration of the double bond is E or Z; n is 8; o is an integer of 24; and AB is an anti-CEACAM5 antibody or antigen binding portion thereof comprising a heavy chain variable region (VH) and a light chain variable region (VL) which comprise the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 38 and the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 43, respectively.

9 . The ADC of claim 1 , wherein the anti-CEACAM5 antibody comprises a heavy chain and a light chain comprising the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 45 and the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 46, respectively.

10 . The ADC of claim 1 , wherein the anti-CEACAM5 antibody comprises an IgG1 constant region, an IgG2 constant region, an IgG3 constant region, an IgG4 constant region, or a variant thereof.

11 . A pharmaceutical composition comprising the ADC of claim 1 , and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

12 . A kit comprising the ADC of claim 1 , and instructions for use.

13 . A method of producing the ADC of claim 1 comprising conjugating a thiol-containing compound of AB-(SH) n with Compound A:

wherein AB is the anti-CEACAM5 antibody or antigen binding portion thereof, and n ranges from 1 to 20.

14 . A method of treating a cancer that expresses CEACAM5 in a subject in need thereof comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of the ADC of claim 1 .

15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the cancer comprises colorectal cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer including non-small cell lung cancer, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, bladder cancer, uterine/cervical cancer, prostate cancer, testicular cancer, esophageal cancer, gastric cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, colon cancer, kidney cancer, head and neck cancer, stomach cancer, germ cell cancer, bone cancer, liver cancer, thyroid cancer, skin cancer, neoplasm of the central nervous system, lymphoma, leukemia, myeloma, sarcoma, or myelodysplastic syndromes.

16 . An antibody drug conjugate (ADC) having the formula (II):

wherein indicates that the configuration of the double bond is E or Z; n is 8; o is 24; AB is an anti-CEACAM5 antibody comprising a heavy chain and a light chain which comprises the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 45 and the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 46, respectively.

17 . The ADC of claim 8 , wherein the anti-CEACAM5 antibody consists of two heavy chains and two light chains wherein each heavy chain comprises the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 45 and wherein each light chain comprises the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 46, respectively.

18 . A pharmaceutical composition comprising the ADC of claim 16 , and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

19 . A method of producing the ADC of claim 16 comprising conjugating a thiol-containing compound of AB-(SH) n with Compound A′:

wherein AB is the anti-CEACAM5 antibody or antigen binding portion thereof, and n is 8.

20 . A method of treating a cancer that expresses CEACAM5 in a subject in need thereof comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of the ADC of claim 16 .

21 . The method of claim 20 , wherein the cancer comprises: colorectal cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, bladder cancer, uterine/cervical cancer, prostate cancer, testicular cancer, esophageal cancer, gastric cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, colon cancer, kidney cancer, head and neck cancer, stomach cancer, germ cell cancer, bone cancer, liver cancer, thyroid cancer, skin cancer, neoplasm of the central nervous system, lymphoma, leukemia, myeloma, sarcoma, and or myelodysplastic syndromes.

22 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the cancer is colorectal cancer.

23 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the lung cancer is non-small cell lung cancer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 18, 2025
From: JORDAN, NICOLE VINCENT; DASGUPTA, RUCHIRA; FLORIN, LORE; GIULIANA, DEREK; LEVY, RAPHAEL; MARSHALL, CARRIE J.; MCDONAGH, THOMAS; NAYEEM, AKBAR; YAMAZOE, SAYUMI; ZHANG, HONG
To: BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY
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Continuity (3)
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