IP Library Granted Patent US 12,448,450
Granted Patent B2
US 12,448,450 · App. 17/624,795 · Granted Oct 21, 2025

Method for treating tumor using anti-CTLA4 single-domain antibodies

Inventors: Ting Xu (Suzhou, CN); Kangping Guo (Suzhou, CN); Xiaoxiao Wang (Suzhou, CN); Pilin Wang (Suzhou, CN); Yuhao Jin (Suzhou, CN); Qian Li (Suzhou, CN)
Assignee: JIANGSU ALPHAMAB BIOPHARMACEUTICALS CO., LTD.
C07K16/2818A61P35/00C07K2317/52C07K2317/567
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Patent No.
US 12,448,450
App. No.
17/624,795
Granted
Oct 21, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are a method for treating a tumor using a CTLA4-binding protein and a use thereof, wherein the CTLA4-binding protein specifically binds to CTLA4 and does not compete with a ligand of CTLA4 for binding to CTLA4. The CTLA4-binding protein described in the present application can effectively inhibit tumor growth.

Claims (24)

1. A method of treating a tumor, wherein the method comprises administering a CTLA4-binding protein to a subject in need thereof,

wherein the CTLA4-binding protein comprises an antibody Fc domain and an antibody heavy chain variable region, and the antibody heavy chain variable region is directly or indirectly fused with the antibody Fc domain; and

wherein the heavy chain variable region comprises an amino acid sequence as set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 8 and 17-20, and the antibody Fc domain is of human IgG1 isotype subtype.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the CTLA4-binding protein binds to human CTLA4 and monkey CTLA4.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the CTLA4-binding protein binds to or recognizes:

a) one or more amino acids in the ABEDC″ chain, A′B loop, C″D loop, DE loop and/or EF loop of human CTLA4;

b) one or more amino acids in the C′ chain, C″D loop and/or DE loop of human CTLA4; or

c) a) and b).

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the CTLA4-binding protein recognizes or binds to a conformational epitope in human CTLA4 comprising one or more of the following amino acid residues: V46, T47, E48, V49, D64, D65, I67, G83, L84, D88 and Y92.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the CTLA4-binding protein recognizes or binds to a conformational epitope in human CTLA4 comprising the following amino acid residues: E48, V49, D65, L84, D88 and Y92.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the CTLA4-binding protein does not compete for binding to CTLA4 with a molecule that recognizes or binds to:

a) one or more of the following amino acid residues in human CTLA4: K95, E97, M99, Y104, L106 and I108;

b) one or more amino acids in the F chain, FG loop and/or G chain of CTLA4; or

c) a) and b).

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the CTLA4-binding protein is a single-domain antibody or an antigen binding fragment thereof.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the CTLA4-binding protein comprises an amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 9.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the tumor is:

a) a solid tumor;

b) colon cancer; or

c) melanoma.

10. A method of treating a tumor, wherein the method comprises administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising the CTLA4-binding protein according to claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier to a subject in need thereof, wherein the tumor is:

a) a solid tumor;

b) colon cancer; or

c) melanoma.

Priority Claims (1)
WO PCT/CN2019/094751 · Jul 4, 2019 · international
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