IP Library Granted Patent US 12,337,199
Granted Patent B2
US 12,337,199 · App. 17/155,432 · Granted Jun 24, 2025

Stable antibody formulation

Inventors: Yuan Cao (White Plains, NY); Dingjiang Liu (Pleasantville, NY); Long Xu (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
A61K39/39591A61K39/42A61K47/22A61K47/26A61P31/12
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Patent No.
US 12,337,199
App. No.
17/155,432
Granted
Jun 24, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides stable pharmaceutical formulations comprising a human antibody that specifically binds to Ebola Virus (EBOV). In certain embodiments, the formulations contain, in addition to an anti-EBOV antibody, a buffer, an amino acid, a non-ionic surfactant, and a stabilizer. The pharmaceutical formulations of the present disclosure exhibit a substantial degree of antibody stability upon stress, for example, agitation during transport, and storage, for example, storage at temperatures greater than 40° C.

Claims (224)

1. A stable liquid pharmaceutical formulation comprising:

(a) sucrose at a concentration from 10%±2% to 20%±4% w/v;

(b) a buffer comprising histidine at a concentration from 5 mM±1 mM to 20 mM±4 mM;

(c) an organic cosolvent comprising polysorbate at a concentration from 0.01%±0.005% to 0.5%±0.25% w/v; and

(d) at least one antibody which binds specifically to Ebola virus (EBOV) and comprises three heavy chain complementarity determining regions (CDRs) (HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3) and three light chain CDRs (LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3) contained in a heavy chain variable region/light chain variable region (HCVR/LCVR) amino acid sequence pair selected from the group consisting of (i) SEQ ID NOs: 2/10, (ii) SEQ ID NOs: 20/28, and (iii) SEQ ID NOs: 38/46;

wherein the formulation comprises the following: (i), (ii), (iii), (i)+(ii), (i)+(iii), (ii)+(iii), or (i)+(ii)+(iii), at a total antibody concentration from 5 mg/mL±0.75 mg/mL to 250 mg/mL±37.5 mg/mL; and

wherein the formulation has a pH of 6.0±0.3; and

wherein the formulation maintains ADCC potency of at least about 90% in an ADCC bioassay and/or demonstrates that at least 90% of the antibody is the native species after storage at a temperature from about 40° C. to about 45° C. for no less than 20 days.

2. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 1 , wherein the total antibody concentration is 50 mg/mL±7.5 mg/mL.

3. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 1 , wherein the total antibody concentration is 100 mg/mL±15.0 mg/mL.

4. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 1 , wherein the polysorbate is polysorbate 80.

5. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 1 , comprising:

(a) from 10%±2% to 15%±3% w/v sucrose,

(b) from 5 mM±1 mM to 20 mM±4 mM histidine buffer,

(c) from 0.01%±0.005% to 0.5%±0.25% w/v polysorbate 80, and

(d) (i)+(ii)+(iii) in an amount of 50 mg/mL±7.5 mg/mL total antibody,

at pH 6.0±0.3.

6. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 1 , comprising:

(a) 10%±2% w/v sucrose,

(b) 10 mM±2 mM histidine buffer,

(c) 0.1%±0.05% w/v polysorbate 80, and

(d) 50 mg/mL±7.5 mg/mL total antibody,

at pH 6.0±0.3;

wherein the antibody comprises three heavy chain CDRs (HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3) and three light chain CDRs (LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3) contained in the HCVR/LCVR amino acid sequence pair of (i) SEQ ID NOs: 2/10.

7. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 1 , comprising:

(a) 10%±2% w/v sucrose,

(b) 10 mM±2 mM histidine buffer,

(c) 0.1%±0.05% w/v polysorbate 80, and

(d) 50 mg/mL±7.5 mg/mL total antibody,

at pH 6.0±0.3;

wherein the antibody comprises three heavy chain CDRs (HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3) and three light chain CDRs (LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3) contained in the HCVR/LCVR amino acid sequence pair of (ii) SEQ ID NOs: 20/28.

8. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 1 , comprising:

(a) 10%±2% w/v sucrose,

(b) 10 mM±2 mM histidine buffer,

(c) 0.1%±0.05% w/v polysorbate 80, and

(d) 50 mg/mL±7.5 mg/mL total antibody,

at pH 6.0±0.3;

wherein the antibody comprises three heavy chain CDRs (HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3) and three light chain CDRs (LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3) contained in the HCVR/LCVR amino acid sequence pair of (iii) SEQ ID NOs: 38/46.

9. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 1 , comprising:

(a) 10%±2% w/v sucrose,

(b) 10 mM±2 mM histidine buffer,

(c) 0.1%±0.05% w/v polysorbate 80, and

(d) 50 mg/mL±7.5 mg/mL total antibody,

at pH 6.0±0.3;

wherein a first antibody comprises three heavy chain CDRs (HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3) and three light chain CDRs (LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3) contained in the HCVR/LCVR amino acid sequence pair of (i) SEQ ID NOs: 2/10, and a second antibody comprises three heavy chain CDRs (HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3) and three light chain CDRs (LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3) contained in the HCVR/LCVR amino acid sequence pair of (ii) SEQ ID NOs: 20/28.

10. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 1 , comprising:

(a) 10%±2% w/v sucrose,

(b) 10 mM±2 mM histidine buffer,

(c) 0.1%±0.05% w/v polysorbate 80, and

(d) 50 mg/mL±7.5 mg/mL total antibody,

at pH 6.0±0.3;

wherein a first antibody comprises three heavy chain CDRs (HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3) and three light chain CDRs (LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3) contained in the HCVR/LCVR amino acid sequence pair of (i) SEQ ID NOs: 2/10, and a second antibody comprises three heavy chain CDRs (HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3) and three light chain CDRs (LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3) contained in the HCVR/LCVR amino acid sequence pair of (iii) SEQ ID NOs: 38/46.

11. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 1 comprising:

(a) 10%±2% w/v sucrose,

(b) 10 mM±2 mM histidine buffer,

(c) 0.1%±0.05% w/v polysorbate 80, and

(d) 50 mg/mL±7.5 mg/mL total antibody,

at pH 6.0±0.3;

wherein a first antibody comprises three heavy chain CDRs (HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3) and three light chain CDRs (LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3) contained in the HCVR/LCVR amino acid sequence pair of (ii) SEQ ID NOs: 20/28, and a second antibody comprises three heavy chain CDRs (HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3) and three light chain CDRs (LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3) contained in the HCVR/LCVR amino acid sequence pair of (iii) SEQ ID NOs: 38/46.

12. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 1 , comprising:

(a) 10%±2% w/v sucrose,

(b) 10 mM±2 mM histidine buffer,

(c) 0.1%±0.05% w/v polysorbate 80, and

(d) 50 mg/mL±7.5 mg/mL total antibody,

at pH 6.0±0.3;

wherein a first antibody comprises three heavy chain CDRs (HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3) and three light chain CDRs (LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3) contained in the HCVR/LCVR amino acid sequence pair of (i) SEQ ID NOs: 2/10, a second antibody comprises three heavy chain CDRs (HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3) and three light chain CDRs (LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3) contained in the HCVR/LCVR amino acid sequence pair of (ii) SEQ ID NOs: 20/28, and a third antibody comprises three heavy chain CDRs (HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3) and three light chain CDRs (LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3) contained in the HCVR/LCVR amino acid sequence pair of (iii) SEQ ID NOs: 38/46.

13. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 1 , comprising:

(a) from 10%±2% to 15%±3% w/v sucrose,

(b) from 5 mM±1 mM to 20 mM±4 mM histidine buffer,

(c) from 0.01%±0.005% to 0.5%±0.25% w/v polysorbate 80, and

(d) (i)+(ii)+(iii) in an amount of 100 mg/mL±15 mg/mL total antibody,

at pH 6.0±0.3.

14. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 1 , comprising:

(a) 10%±2% w/v sucrose,

(b) 10 mM±2 mM histidine buffer,

(c) 0.1%±0.05% w/v polysorbate 80, and

(d) 100 mg/mL±15 mg/mL total antibody,

at pH 6.0±0.3;

wherein the antibody comprises three heavy chain CDRs (HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3) and three light chain CDRs (LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3) contained in the HCVR/LCVR amino acid sequence pair of (i) SEQ ID NOs: 2/10.

15. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 1 , comprising:

(a) 10%±2% w/v sucrose,

(b) 10 mM±2 mM histidine buffer,

(c) 0.1%±0.05% w/v polysorbate 80, and

(d) 100 mg/mL±15 mg/mL total antibody,

at pH 6.0±0.3;

wherein the antibody comprises three heavy chain CDRs (HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3) and three light chain CDRs (LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3) contained in the HCVR/LCVR amino acid sequence pair of (ii) SEQ ID NOs: 20/28.

16. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 1 , comprising:

(a) 10%±2% w/v sucrose,

(b) 10 mM±2 mM histidine buffer,

(c) 0.1%±0.05% w/v polysorbate 80, and

(d) 100 mg/mL±15 mg/mL total antibody,

at pH 6.0±0.3;

wherein the antibody comprises three heavy chain CDRs (HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3) and three light chain CDRs (LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3) contained in the HCVR/LCVR amino acid sequence pair of (iii) SEQ ID NOs: 38/46.

17. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 1 , comprising:

(a) 10%±2% w/v sucrose,

(b) 10 mM±2 mM histidine buffer,

(c) 0.1%±0.05% w/v polysorbate 80, and

(d) 100 mg/mL±15 mg/mL total antibody,

at pH 6.0±0.3;

wherein a first antibody comprises three heavy chain CDRs (HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3) and three light chain CDRs (LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3) contained in the HCVR/LCVR amino acid sequence pair of (i) SEQ ID NOs: 2/10, and a second antibody comprises three heavy chain CDRs (HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3) and three light chain CDRs (LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3) contained in the HCVR/LCVR amino acid sequence pair of (ii) SEQ ID NOs: 20/28.

18. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 1 , comprising:

(a) 10%±2% w/v sucrose,

(b) 10 mM±2 mM histidine buffer,

(c) 0.1%±0.05% w/v polysorbate 80, and

(d) 100 mg/mL±15 mg/mL total antibody,

at pH 6.0±0.3;

wherein a first antibody comprises three heavy chain CDRs (HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3) and three light chain CDRs (LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3) contained in the HCVR/LCVR amino acid sequence pair of (i) SEQ ID NOs: 2/10 and a second antibody comprises three heavy chain CDRs (HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3) and three light chain CDRs (LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3) contained in the HCVR/LCVR amino acid sequence pair of (iii) SEQ ID NOs: 38/46.

19. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 1 , comprising:

(a) 10%±2% w/v sucrose,

(b) 10 mM±2 mM histidine buffer,

(c) 0.1%±0.05% w/v polysorbate 80, and

(d) 100 mg/mL±15 mg/mL total antibody,

at pH 6.0±0.3;

wherein a first antibody comprises three heavy chain CDRs (HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3) and three light chain CDRs (LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3) contained in the HCVR/LCVR amino acid sequence pair of (ii) SEQ ID NOs: 20/28, and a second antibody comprises three heavy chain CDRs (HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3) and three light chain CDRs (LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3) contained in the HCVR/LCVR amino acid sequence pair of (iii) SEQ ID NOs: 38/46.

20. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 1 , comprising:

(a) 10%±2% w/v sucrose,

(b) 10 mM±2 mM histidine buffer,

(c) 0.1%±0.05% w/v polysorbate 80, and

(d) 100 mg/mL±15 mg/mL total antibody,

at pH 6.0±0.3;

wherein a first antibody comprises three heavy chain CDRs (HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3) and three light chain CDRs (LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3) contained in the HCVR/LCVR amino acid sequence pair of (i) SEQ ID NOs: 2/10, a second antibody comprises three heavy chain CDRs (HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3) and three light chain CDRs (LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3) contained in the HCVR/LCVR amino acid sequence pair of (ii) SEQ ID NOs: 20/28, and a third antibody comprises three heavy chain CDRs (HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3) and three light chain CDRs (LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3) contained in the HCVR/LCVR amino acid sequence pair of (iii) SEQ ID NOs: 38/46.

21. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 1 comprising:

(a) a combination of three antibodies that bind specifically to EBOV, wherein the three antibodies comprise a heavy chain variable region/light chain variable region (HCVR/LCVR) amino acid sequence pair of (i) SEQ ID NOs: 2/10, (ii) SEQ ID NOs: 20/28, and (iii) SEQ ID NOs: 38/46, respectively, and wherein the total antibody concentration is 50 mg/mL±7.5 mg/mL,

(b) 10 mM±2 mM histidine buffer, pH 6.0±0.3,

(c) 0.1%±0.05% w/v polysorbate 80, and

(d) 10%±2% w/v sucrose; wherein:

(i) at least 96% of the antibody is the native species after 12 months at 5° C.;

(ii) at least 97% of the antibody is the native species after 120 minutes agitation; and

(iii) at least 97% of the antibody is the native species after 8 freeze thaw cycles.

22. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 1 comprising:

(a) a combination of three antibodies that bind specifically to EBOV, wherein the three antibodies comprise a heavy chain variable region/light chain variable region (HCVR/LCVR) amino acid sequence pair of (i) SEQ ID NOs: 2/10, (ii) SEQ ID NOs: 20/28, and (iii) SEQ ID NOs: 38/46, respectively, and wherein the total antibody concentration is 100 mg/mL±15 mg/mL,

(b) 10 mM±2 mM histidine buffer, pH 6.0±0.3,

(c) 0.1%±0.05% w/v polysorbate 80, and

(d) 10%±2% w/v sucrose; wherein:

(i) at least 96% of the antibody is the native species after 12 months at 5° C.;

(ii) at least 97% of the antibody is the native species after 120 minutes agitation; and

(iii) at least 97% of the antibody is the native species after 8 freeze thaw cycles.

23. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 1 , wherein the antibody comprises an HCDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 4, an HCDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 6, an HCDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 8, an LCDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 12, an LCDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 14, and an LCDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 16.

24. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 1 , wherein the antibody comprises an HCVR of SEQ ID NO: 2 and an LCVR of SEQ ID NO: 10.

25. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 1 , wherein the antibody comprises an HCDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 22, an HCDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 24, an HCDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 26, an LCDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 30, an LCDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 32, and an LCDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 34.

26. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 1 , wherein the antibody comprises an HCVR of SEQ ID NO: 20 and an LCVR of SEQ ID NO: 28.

27. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 1 , wherein the antibody comprises an HCDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 40, an HCDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 42, an HCDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 44, an LCDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 48, an LCDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 50, and an LCDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 52.

28. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 1 , wherein the antibody comprises an HCVR of SEQ ID NO: 38 and an LCVR of SEQ ID NO: 46.

29. A kit comprising the pharmaceutical formulation of claim 1 , a container, and instructions.

30. The kit of claim 29 , wherein the container is a glass vial.

31. The kit of claim 29 , wherein the container is a prefilled syringe.

32. The kit of claim 29 , wherein the container is an autoinjector.

33. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 1 , wherein the antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof of (i)+(ii)+(iii) are present in a ratio of 1:1:1.

34. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 1 , formulated for intravenous administration, intramuscular administration, subcutaneous administration, intraperitoneal administration, percutaneous administration, mucosal administration, nasal administration, pulmonary administration, or oral administration.

35. A stable liquid pharmaceutical formulation comprising:

(a) sucrose at a concentration of 10%±2% w/v;

(b) a buffer comprising histidine at a concentration less than 10 mM±2 mM;

(c) an organic cosolvent comprising polysorbate at a concentration less than 0.2%±0.1% w/v; and

(d) a first antibody comprising three heavy chain CDRs (HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3) and three light chain CDRs (LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3) contained in the HCVR/LCVR amino acid sequence pair of SEQ ID NOs: 2/10;

a second antibody comprising three heavy chain CDRs (HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3) and three light chain CDRs (LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3) contained in the HCVR/LCVR amino acid sequence pair of SEQ ID NOs: 20/28, and

a third antibody comprising three heavy chain CDRs (HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3) and three light chain CDRs (LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3) contained in the HCVR/LCVR amino acid sequence pair of SEQ ID NOs: 38/46,

wherein the concentration of each of the first antibody, the second antibody and the third antibody in the formulation is from 10 mg/ml±0.75 mg/mL to 40 mg/ml±7.5 mg/mL;

wherein the formulation has a pH of 6.0±0.3; and

wherein the formulation maintains ADCC potency of at least about 90% in an ADCC bioassay and/or demonstrates that at least 90% of the antibody is the native species after storage at a temperature from about 40° C. to about 45° C. for no less than 20 days.

36. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 35 , wherein the concentration of each of the first antibody, the second antibody and the third antibody is 16.67 mg/mL±1.25 mg/ml.

37. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 35 , wherein the concentration of each of the first antibody, the second antibody and the third antibody is 33.33 mg/mL±2.5 mg/ml.

38. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 35 , further comprising L-histidine monohydrochloride monohydrate at a concentration of no more than 25 mM±5 mM.

39. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 35 , wherein the first antibody comprises an HCDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 4, an HCDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 6, an HCDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 8, an LCDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 12, an LCDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 14, and an LCDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 16.

40. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 39 , wherein the first antibody comprises an HCVR of SEQ ID NO: 2 and an LCVR of SEQ ID NO: 10.

41. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 40 , wherein the first antibody comprises a heavy chain of SEQ ID NO: 17 and a light chain of SEQ ID NO: 18.

42. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 35 , wherein the second antibody comprises an HCDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 22, an HCDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 24, an HCDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 26, an LCDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 30, an LCDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 32, and an LCDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 34.

43. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 42 , wherein the second antibody comprises an HCVR of SEQ ID NO: 20 and an LCVR of SEQ ID NO: 28.

44. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 43 , wherein the second antibody comprises a heavy chain of SEQ ID NO: 35 and a light chain of SEQ ID NO: 36.

45. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 35 , wherein the third antibody comprises an HCDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 40, an HCDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 42, an HCDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 44, an LCDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 48, an LCDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 50, and an LCDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 52.

46. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 45 , wherein the third antibody comprises an HCVR of SEQ ID NO: 38 and an LCVR of SEQ ID NO: 46.

47. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 46 , wherein the third antibody comprises a heavy chain of SEQ ID NO: 53 and a light chain of SEQ ID NO: 54.

48. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 35 , wherein said formulation is contained in a container.

49. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 48 , wherein the container is a vial and the total volume of the pharmaceutical formulation contained in each vial is 14.5 mL±0.5 mL.

50. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 49 , wherein the pharmaceutical formulation contained in each vial comprises 0.74 mg/mL±0.05 mg/mL of L-histidine, 1.09 mg/mL±0.05 mg/mL of L-histidine monohydrochloride monohydrate, 1 mg/mL±0.05 mg/mL of polysorbate 80, 100 mg/mL±5 mg/mL of sucrose and water.

51. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 35 , formulated for intravenous administration.

52. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 35 , wherein the first antibody, the second antibody and the third antibody in the formulation are at a 1:1:1 ratio and the final dose of the three antibodies to be administered is 150 mg/kg±15 mg/kg of body weight.

53. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 51 , wherein the formulation is diluted in a PVC intravenous (IV) bag containing 0.9% Sodium Chloride, 5% Dextrose or Lactated Ringer's prior to the intravenous administration.

54. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 53 , wherein the final concentration of each of the first antibody, the second antibody and the third antibody after dilution is between about 2 mg/mL to about 30 mg/mL.

55. The pharmaceutical formulation of claim 53 , wherein the duration of the intravenous administration of the diluted formulation is between about 2 hours to about 4 hours.

56. A stable liquid pharmaceutical formulation at a volume of 14.5 mL comprising:

(a) 16.67 mg/mL of a first antibody comprising an HCDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 4, an HCDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 6, an HCDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 8, an LCDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 12, an LCDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 14, and an LCDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 16,

(b) 16.67 mg/mL of a second antibody comprising an HCDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 22, an HCDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 24, an HCDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 26, an LCDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 30, an LCDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 32, and an LCDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 34, and

(c) 16.67 mg/mL of a third antibody comprising an HCDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 40, an HCDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 42, an HCDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 44, an LCDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 48, an LCDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 50, and an LCDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 52,

(d) sucrose at a concentration of 10%±2% w/v,

(e) a buffer comprising histidine at a concentration less than 10 mM±2 mM,

(f) an organic cosolvent comprising polysorbate at a concentration less than 0.2%±0.1% w/v,

wherein the formulation maintains ADCC potency of at least about 90% in an ADCC bioassay and/or demonstrates that at least 90% of the antibody is the native species after storage at a temperature from about 40° C. to about 45° C. for no less than 20 days.

57. The stable liquid pharmaceutical formulation of claim 56 , wherein

the first antibody comprises an HCVR of SEQ ID NO: 2 and an LCVR of SEQ ID NO: 10,

the second antibody comprises an HCVR of SEQ ID NO: 20 and an LCVR of SEQ ID NO: 28,

and the third antibody comprises an HCVR of SEQ ID NO: 38 and an LCVR of SEQ ID NO: 46.

58. The stable liquid pharmaceutical formulation of claim 56 , wherein the first antibody comprises a heavy chain of SEQ ID NO: 17 and a light chain of SEQ ID NO: 18,

the second antibody comprises a heavy chain of SEQ ID NO: 35 and a light chain of SEQ ID NO: 36; and

the third antibody comprises a heavy chain of SEQ ID NO: 53 and a light chain of SEQ ID NO: 54.

59. The stable liquid pharmaceutical formulation of claim 56 comprising:

0.74 mg/mL of L-histidine,

1.09 mg/mL of L-histidine monohydrochloride monohydrate,

1 mg/mL of polysorbate 80,

100 mg/mL of sucrose, and

water;

wherein the formulation has a pH of 6.0.

60. A stable liquid pharmaceutical formulation at a volume of 14.5 mL comprising:

(a) 33.33 mg/mL of a first antibody comprising an HCDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 4, an HCDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 6, an HCDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 8, an LCDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 12, an LCDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 14, and an LCDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 16,

(b) 33.33 mg/mL of a second antibody comprising an HCDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 22, an HCDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 24, an HCDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 26, an LCDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 30, an LCDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 32, and an LCDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 34, and

(c) 33.33 mg/mL of a third antibody comprising an HCDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 40, an HCDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 42, an HCDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 44, an LCDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 48, an LCDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 50, and an LCDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 52,

(d) sucrose at a concentration of 10%±2% w/v,

(e) a buffer comprising histidine at a concentration less than 10 mM±2 mM,

(f) an organic cosolvent comprising polysorbate at a concentration less than 0.2%±0.1% w/v,

wherein the formulation maintains ADCC potency of at least about 90% in an ADCC bioassay and/or demonstrates that at least 90% of the antibody is the native species after storage at a temperature from about 40° C. to about 45° C. for no less than 20 days.

61. The stable liquid pharmaceutical formulation of claim 60 , wherein

the first antibody comprises an HCVR of SEQ ID NO: 2 and an LCVR of SEQ ID NO: 10;

the second antibody comprises an HCVR of SEQ ID NO: 20 and an LCVR of SEQ ID NO: 28,

and the third antibody comprises an HCVR of SEQ ID NO: 38 and an LCVR of SEQ ID NO: 46.

62. The stable liquid pharmaceutical formulation of claim 60 , wherein

the first antibody comprises a heavy chain of SEQ ID NO: 17 and a light chain of SEQ ID NO: 18;

the second antibody comprises a heavy chain of SEQ ID NO: 35 and a light chain of SEQ ID NO: 36; and

the third antibody comprises a heavy chain of SEQ ID NO: 53 and a light chain of SEQ ID NO: 54.

63. The stable liquid pharmaceutical formulation of claim 60 , comprising:

0.74 mg/mL of L-histidine,

1.09 mg/mL of L-histidine monohydrochloride monohydrate,

1 mg/mL of polysorbate 80,

100 mg/mL of sucrose, and

water;

wherein the formulation has a pH of 6.0.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 16, 2022
From: CAO, YUAN; LIU, DINGJIANG; XU, LONG
To: REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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Provisional Application 62965786 · Jan 24, 2020
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