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US 11,753,459 · App. 17/858,724 · Granted Sep 12, 2023

Anti-VEGF protein compositions and methods for producing the same

Inventors: Shunhai Wang (Scarsdale, NY); Ning Li (New Canaan, CT); Hunter Chen (New York, NY); Amardeep Singh Bhupender Bhalla (Montvale, NJ); Shawn M. Lawrence (Nyack, NY); Amy S. Johnson (Briarcliff Manor, NY); Meghan E. Casey (Ringwood, NJ); Jaimie Grapel (Waldwick, NJ)
Assignee: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
C07K14/71A61K38/1866C07K1/113C07K1/16C07K1/18C07K1/22C07K1/36C07K16/22C07K16/283C12N5/0018C12N5/0031C12N15/66C12P21/02C12P21/06G01N30/80C07K2317/622C07K2319/30C07K2319/33C12N2800/10G01N2030/027
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Patent No.
US 11,753,459
App. No.
17/858,724
Granted
Sep 12, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure pertains to compositions comprising anti-VEGF proteins.

Claims (36)

1. An oxo-aflibercept composition produced in a cell culture media comprising a chemically defined media (CDM), wherein one or more amino acid residues of aflibercept is oxidized and

wherein said one or more amino acid residues is histidine and/or tryptophan, and

wherein said oxo-aflibercept has a glycosylation profile based on molar percentage selected from the group consisting of about 40% to about 50% total fucosylated glycans, about 30% to about 55% total sialylated glycans, about 2% to about 15% mannose-5, and about 60% to about 79% galactosylated glycans.

2. The oxo-aflibercept composition of claim 1 , wherein said oxo-aflibercept has about 40% to about 50% total fucosylated glycans.

3. The oxo-aflibercept composition of claim 1 , wherein said oxo-aflibercept has about 30% to about 55% total sialylated glycans.

4. The oxo-aflibercept composition of claim 1 , wherein said oxo-aflibercept has about 2% to about 15% mannose-5.

5. The oxo-aflibercept composition of claim 1 , wherein said oxo-aflibercept has about 60% to about 79% galactosylated glycans.

6. The oxo-aflibercept composition of claim 1 , wherein said oxo-aflibercept is glycosylated at one or more Asparagines as follows: G0-GlcNAc glycosylation; G1-GlcNAc glycosylation; G1S-GlcNAc glycosylation; G0 glycosylation; G1 glycosylation; G1S glycosylation; G2 glycosylation; G2S glycosylation; G2S2 glycosylation; G0F glycosylation; G2F2S glycosylation; G2F2S2 glycosylation; G1F glycosylation; G1FS glycosylation; G2F glycosylation; G2FS glycosylation; G2FS2 glycosylation; G3FS glycosylation; G3FS3 glycosylation; G0-2GlcNAc glycosylation; Man4 glycosylation; Man4_A1G1 glycosylation; Man4_A1G1S1 glycosylation; Man5 glycosylation; Man5_A1G1 glycosylation; Man5_A1G1S1 glycosylation; Man6 glycosylation; Man6_G0+Phosphate glycosylation; Man6+Phosphate glycosylation; and/or Man7 glycosylation.

7. A culture media composition comprising chemically defined media (CDM) and oxo-aflibercept, wherein one or more amino acid residues of aflibercept is oxidized and

wherein said one or more amino acid residues is histidine and/or tryptophan, and

wherein said oxo-aflibercept has a glycosylation profile based on molar percentage selected from the group consisting of about 40% to about 50% total fucosylated glycans, about 30% to about 55% total sialylated glycans, about 2% to about 15% mannose-5, and about 60% to about 79% galactosylated glycans.

8. The oxo-aflibercept composition of claim 7 , wherein said oxo-aflibercept has about 40% to about 50% total fucosylated glycans.

9. The oxo-aflibercept composition of claim 7 , wherein said oxo-aflibercept has about 30% to about 55% total sialylated glycans.

10. The oxo-aflibercept composition of claim 7 , wherein said oxo-aflibercept has about 2% to about 15% mannose-5.

11. The oxo-aflibercept composition of claim 7 , wherein said oxo-aflibercept has about 60% to about 79% galactosylated glycans.

12. The oxo-aflibercept composition of claim 7 , wherein said oxo-aflibercept is glycosylated at one or more Asparagines as follows: G0-GlcNAc glycosylation; G1-GlcNAc glycosylation; G1S-GlcNAc glycosylation; G0 glycosylation; G1 glycosylation; G1S glycosylation; G2 glycosylation; G2S glycosylation; G2S2 glycosylation; G0F glycosylation; G2F2S glycosylation; G2F2S2 glycosylation; G1F glycosylation; G1FS glycosylation; G2F glycosylation; G2FS glycosylation; G2FS2 glycosylation; G3FS glycosylation; G3FS3 glycosylation; G0-2GlcNAc glycosylation; Man4 glycosylation; Man4_A1G1 glycosylation; Man4_A1G1S1 glycosylation; Man5 glycosylation; Man5_A1G1 glycosylation; Man5_A1G1S1 glycosylation; Man6 glycosylation; Man6_G0+Phosphate glycosylation; Man6+Phosphate glycosylation; and/or Man7 glycosylation.

13. The oxo-aflibercept composition of claim 7 , wherein the N-glycosylation of the F(ab′) 2 portion of said oxo-aflibercept at Asn36 is between 98.3% and 99.4%.

14. The oxo-aflibercept composition of claim 7 , wherein the N-glycosylation of the F(ab′) 2 portion of said oxo-aflibercept at Asn68 is between 51.9% and 64.9%.

15. The oxo-aflibercept composition of claim 7 , wherein the N-glycosylation of the F(ab′) 2 portion of said oxo-aflibercept at Asn123 is between 98.4% and 99.9%.

16. The oxo-aflibercept composition of claim 7 , wherein the N-glycosylation of the F(ab′) 2 portion of said oxo-aflibercept at Asn196 is between 55.1% and 98.6%.

17. A composition comprising oxo-aflibercept, wherein one or more amino acid residues of aflibercept is oxidized and

wherein said one or more amino acid residues is histidine and/or tryptophan, and

wherein said oxo-aflibercept has a glycosylation profile based on molar percentage selected from the group consisting of about 40% to about 52.4% total fucosylated glycans, about 30% to about 59.2% total sialylated glycans, about 5.2% to about 15% mannose-5, and about 60% to about 80.6% galactosylated glycans.

18. The oxo-aflibercept composition of claim 17 , wherein said oxo-aflibercept has about 40% to about 50% total fucosylated glycans.

19. The oxo-aflibercept composition of claim 17 , wherein said oxo-aflibercept has about 30% to about 55% total sialylated glycans.

20. The oxo-aflibercept composition of claim 17 , wherein said oxo-aflibercept has about 2% to about 15% mannose-5.

21. The oxo-aflibercept composition of claim 17 , wherein said oxo-aflibercept has about 60% to about 79% galactosylated glycans.

22. The oxo-aflibercept composition of claim 17 , wherein said oxo-aflibercept has about 51.4% to about 52.4% total fucosylated glycans.

23. The oxo-aflibercept composition of claim 17 , wherein said oxo-aflibercept has about 58.2% to about 59.2% total sialylated glycans.

24. The oxo-aflibercept composition of claim 17 , wherein said oxo-aflibercept has about 5.19% to about 5.24% mannose-5.

25. The oxo-aflibercept composition of claim 17 , wherein said oxo-aflibercept has about 79.6% to about 80.6% galactosylated glycans.

26. The oxo-aflibercept composition of claim 17 , wherein said oxo-aflibercept is glycosylated at one or more Asparagines as follows: G0-GlcNAc glycosylation; G1-GlcNAc glycosylation; G1S-GlcNAc glycosylation; G0 glycosylation; G1 glycosylation; G1S glycosylation; G2 glycosylation; G2S glycosylation; G2S2 glycosylation; G0F glycosylation; G2F2S glycosylation; G2F2S2 glycosylation; G1F glycosylation; G1FS glycosylation; G2F glycosylation; G2FS glycosylation; G2FS2 glycosylation; G3FS glycosylation; G3FS3 glycosylation; G0-2GlcNAc glycosylation; Man4 glycosylation; Man4_A1G1 glycosylation; Man4_A1G1S1 glycosylation; Man5 glycosylation; Man5_A1G1 glycosylation; Man5_A1G1S1 glycosylation; Man6 glycosylation; Man6_G0+Phosphate glycosylation; Man6+Phosphate glycosylation; and/or Man7 glycosylation.

27. The oxo-aflibercept composition of claim 13 , wherein the N-glycosylation of F(ab′) 2 portion of said oxo-aflibercept at SEQ ID NO. 100 is between 98.3% and 99.4%.

28. The oxo-aflibercept composition of claim 14 , wherein the N-glycosylation of F(ab′) 2 portion of said oxo-aflibercept at SEQ ID NO. 101 is between 51.9% and 64.9%.

29. The oxo-aflibercept composition of claim 15 , wherein the N-glycosylation of F(ab′) 2 portion of said oxo-aflibercept at SEQ ID NO. 102 is between 98.4% and 99.9%.

30. The oxo-aflibercept composition of claim 16 , wherein the N-glycosylation of F(ab′) 2 portion of said oxo-aflibercept at SEQ ID NO. 103 is between 55.1% and 98.6%.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 8, 2023
From: WANG, SHUNHAI; LI, NING; CHEN, HUNTER; BHUPENDER BHALLA, AMARDEEP SINGH; LAWRENCE, SHAWN M.; JOHNSON, AMY S.; CASEY, MEGHAN E.; GRAPEL, JAIMIE
To: REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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Continuity (6)
Continuation 17575425 · Jan 13, 2022
Division 17460578 · Aug 30, 2021
Continuation 16996293 · Aug 18, 2020
Provisional Application 63065012 · Aug 13, 2020
Provisional Application 62944635 · Dec 6, 2019
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