Pyrrolobenzodiazepine-antibody conjugates
Conjugates of an antibody that binds to CD25 with PBD dimers.
1. A conjugate of formula ConjE:
wherein AB is an antibody that binds to CD25 and comprises a VH domain having the amino acid sequence according to SEQ ID NO:1 paired with a VL domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2; and wherein the drug loading of drugs (D) to antibody (AB) is an integer from 1 to about 8.
2. The conjugate according to claim 1 , wherein the antibody is an intact antibody.
3. The conjugate according to claim 1 , wherein the antibody is humanized, deimmunized, or resurfaced.
4. The conjugate according to claim 1 , wherein the drug loading of drugs (D) to antibody is 1, 2, 3, or 4.
5. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the conjugate of claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable diluent, carrier, or excipient.
6. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 5 , further comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a chemotherapeutic agent.
7. A method of treating cancer comprising administering to a patient the pharmaceutical composition of claim 5 .
8. The method of claim 7 wherein the patient is administered a chemotherapeutic agent, in combination with the conjugate.