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Granted Patent B2
US 11,718,658 · App. 16/807,742 · Granted Aug 8, 2023

T cell receptors that bind to mixed lineage leukemia (MLL)-specific phosphopeptides and methods of use thereof

Inventors: Marc van Dijk (Bosch en Duin, NL); Ekaterina Vladimirovna Breous-Nystrom (Basel, CH); Alessandra Franchino (Basel, CH); Sébastien Lalevée (Saint Louis, FR); Arthur Andrew Hurwitz (Bedford, MA); Mark Adrian Exley (Chestnut Hill, MA); Benjamin Jacob Wolf (Boston, MA)
Assignee: MiNK Therapeutics, Inc.
C07K14/7051C12N15/63A61K38/00A61K45/06C07K2317/565
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Patent No.
US 11,718,658
App. No.
16/807,742
Granted
Aug 8, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are TCRs (e.g., TCRs that bind to MLL, e.g., TCRs that bind to an MLL phosphopeptide, e.g., TCRs that bind to an MLL phosphopeptide/MHC complex), cells and pharmaceutical compositions comprising these TCRs, nucleic acids encoding these TCRs, expression vectors and host cells for making these TCRs, and methods of treating a subject using these TCRs.

Claims (44)

1. An isolated T cell receptor (TCR) comprising:

(a) a CDR1α comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11, a CDR2α comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16, a CDR3α comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 21, a CDR1β comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 26, a CDR2β comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 31, and a CDR3β comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 36;

(b) a CDR1α comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 12, a CDR2α comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 17, a CDR3α comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 22, a CDR1β comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 27, a CDR2β comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 32, and a CDR3β comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 37;

(c) a CDR1α comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13, a CDR2α comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 18, a CDR3α comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 23, a CDR1β comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 28, a CDR2β comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 33, and a CDR3β comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 38;

(d) a CDR1α comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13, a CDR2α comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 109, a CDR3α comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 23, a CDR1β comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 28, a CDR2β comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 33, and a CDR3β comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 38; or

(e) a CDR1α comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14, a CDR2α comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19, a CDR3α comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 24, a CDR1β comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 29, a CDR2β comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 34, and a CDR3β comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 39.

2. The isolated TCR of claim 1 , wherein

the TCR is a human TCR.

3. An engineered cell presenting the TCR of claim 1 on the cell surface.

4. The engineered cell of claim 3 , wherein the cell is a T cell, a CD8+ T cell, a CD4+ T cell, a natural killer T (NKT) cell, or a natural killer (NK) cell.

5. The engineered cell of claim 3 , wherein the cell is an invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cell, or a mucosal-associated invariant T (MAiT) cell.

6. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the TCR of claim 1 , and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

7. The isolated TCR of claim 1 , wherein the TCR comprises:

(a) an α chain variable region (Vα) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, and a β chain variable region (Vβ) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2;

(b) an α chain variable region (Vα) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 86, and a β chain variable region (Vβ) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 87;

(c) an α chain variable region (Vα) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3, and a β chain variable region (Vβ) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4;

(d) an α chain variable region (Vα) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 88, and a β chain variable region (Vβ) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 89;

(e) an α chain variable region (Vα) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, and a β chain variable region (Vβ) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6;

(f) an α chain variable region (Vα) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 106, and a β chain variable region (Vβ) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 107;

(g) an α chain variable region (Vα) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7, and a β chain variable region (Vβ) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8; or

(h) an α chain variable region (Vα) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7, and a β chain variable region (Vβ) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 108.

8. The isolated TCR of claim 1 , wherein the TCR comprises:

(a) an α chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 249, and a β chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 250;

(b) an α chain comprising the amino acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 58, 236, 259, 260, 272, 261, or 249, and a β chain comprising the amino acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 59, 237, 262, 263, 264, 273, 60, and 250;

(c) an α chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 251, and a β chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 252;

(d) an α chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 61, and a β chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NOs: 62 or 63;

(e) an α chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 64, and a β chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NOs: 65 or 66;

(f) an α chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 255, and a β chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 256; or

(g) an α chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 67, and a β chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NOs: 68 or 69.

9. The isolated TCR of claim 1 , wherein the TCR comprises a CDR1α comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11, a CDR2α comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16, a CDR3α comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 21, a CDR1β comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 26, a CDR2β comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 31, and a CDR3β comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 36.

10. The isolated TCR of claim 1 , wherein the TCR comprises an α chain variable region (Vα) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 86, and a β chain variable region (Vβ) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 87.

11. The isolated TCR of claim 1 , wherein the TCR comprises an α chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 58, and a β chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 58.

12. The isolated TCR of claim 1 , wherein the TCR is a full-length TCR, a soluble TCR, or a single-chain TCR.

13. An isolated T cell receptor (TCR) comprising: a complementarity determining region (CDR)1α comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15, a CDR2α comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 20, a CDR3α comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 25, a CDR1β comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 30, a CDR2β comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 35, and a CDR3β comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 40.

14. The isolated TCR of claim 13 , wherein the TCR comprises an α chain variable region (Vα) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9, and a β chain variable region (Vβ) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10.

15. The isolated TCR of claim 13 , wherein the TCR comprises:

(a) an α chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 257, and a β chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 258; or

(b) an α chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 70, and a β chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NOs: 71 or 72.

16. The isolated TCR of claim 13 , wherein the TCR is a human TCR.

17. The isolated TCR of claim 13 , wherein the TCR is a full-length TCR, a soluble TCR, or a single-chain TCR.

18. An engineered cell presenting the TCR of claim 13 on the cell surface.

19. The engineered cell of claim 13 , wherein the cell is a T cell, a CD8+ T cell, a CD4+ T cell, a natural killer T (NKT) cell, or a natural killer (NK) cell.

20. The engineered cell of claim 13 , wherein the cell is an invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cell, or a mucosal-associated invariant T (MAiT) cell.

21. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the TCR of claim 13 , and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2023
From: VAN DIJK, MARC; BREOUS-NYSTROM, EKATERINA; FRANCHINO, ALESSANDRA; LALEVEE, SEBASTIEN
To: AGENUS SWITZERLAND INC.
Reel/Frame 063620/0754 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2023
From: HURWITZ, ARTHUR ANDREW; EXLEY, MARK ADRIAN; WOLF, BENJAMIN JACOB
To: AGENUS INC.
Reel/Frame 063620/0892 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2023
From: AGENUS SWITZERLAND INC.
To: AGENUS INC.
Reel/Frame 063620/0960 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 15, 2023
From: AGENUS INC.
To: MINK THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 062712/0635 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation PCTUS2018049397 · Sep 4, 2018
Provisional Application 62553957 · Sep 4, 2017
Related Publication 20200308246A1 · Oct 1, 2020
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