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US 12,528,861 · App. 17/759,059 · Granted Jan 20, 2026

Anti-human-IL-1-βantibodies, encoding nucleic acids thereof and methods of using thereof to treat inflammatory diseases and cancer

Inventors: Wendy Loza Hobbs (San Diego, CA); Andrew Dixon Skora (Solana Beach, CA)
Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
C07K16/245A61K2039/505C07K2317/21C07K2317/565C07K2317/74C07K2317/76C07K2317/77C07K2317/92
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Patent No.
US 12,528,861
App. No.
17/759,059
Granted
Jan 20, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides human engineered IL-1 beta antibodies, cells and vectors comprising DNA encoding the same, and methods for producing the antibodies. In addition, the present disclosure provides the use of the human engineered IL-1 beta antibodies for the treatment of inflammatory diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer.

Claims (40)

1 . An antibody that binds human IL-1β protein comprising a heavy chain variable region (VH) and a light chain variable region (VL), wherein the VH comprises heavy chain complementarity determining regions (HCDR) HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3, and the VL comprises light chain complementarity determining regions (LCDR) LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3, wherein

(SEQ ID NO:7)

the HCDR1 comprises AASGFTFSDHYMS,

(SEQ ID NO:8)

the HCDR2 comprises YISSSGSTIYYADSVKG,

(SEQ ID NO:9)

the HCDR3 comprises AREADSSGYYYVGVDV,

(SEQ ID NO:11)

the LCDR1 comprises RASQSISSYLN,

(SEQ ID NO:12)

the LCDR2 comprises YGASSDQS, and

(SEQ ID NO:13)

the LCDR3 comprises QQGYYFPPT.

2 . The antibody of claim 1 , wherein the VH comprises SEQ ID NO:6 and the VL comprises SEQ ID NO:10.

3 . The antibody of claim 1 , wherein the VH comprises SEQ ID NO: 17 and the VL comprises SEQ ID NO:10.

4 . The antibody of claim 1 , wherein the VH comprises SEQ ID NO: 18 and the VL comprises SEQ ID NO: 10.

5 . The antibody of claim 1 , wherein the antibody comprises a heavy chain (HC) comprising SEQ ID NO:2 and a light chain (LC) comprising SEQ ID NO:4.

6 . The antibody of claim 1 , wherein the antibody comprises a heavy chain (HC) comprising SEQ ID NO:15 and a light chain (LC) comprising SEQ ID NO:4.

7 . The antibody of claim 1 , wherein the antibody comprises a heavy chain (HC) comprising SEQ ID NO:16 and a light chain (LC) comprising SEQ ID NO:4.

8 . The antibody of claim 1 , wherein the antibody comprises a heavy chain (HC) comprising amino acids 2-449 of SEQ ID NO:2, and a light chain (LC) comprising SEQ ID NO: 4.

9 . The antibody of claim 1 , wherein the antibody comprises a HC consisting of SEQ ID NO:2 and an LC consisting of SEQ ID NO:4.

10 . The antibody of claim 1 , wherein the antibody has a human IgG1 or IgG4 isotype.

11 . The antibody of claim 10 , wherein the antibody has a human IgG4 isotype.

12 . A pharmaceutical composition comprising the antibody of claim 1 , and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, diluent or carrier.

13 . A nucleic acid comprising a sequence encoding SEQ ID NO:2 or 4.

14 . A composition comprising

(a) a vector comprising a first nucleic acid sequence encoding SEQ ID NO:2 and a second nucleic acid sequence encoding SEQ ID NO:4; or

(b) a first vector comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding SEQ ID NO:2 and a second vector comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding SEQ ID NO:4.

15 . A cell comprising

(a) a vector comprising a first nucleic acid sequence encoding SEQ ID NO:2 and a second nucleic acid sequence encoding SEQ ID NO:4; or

(b) a first vector comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding SEQ ID NO:2 and a second vector comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding SEQ ID NO:4.

16 . The cell of claim 15 , wherein the cell is a mammalian cell.

17 . A process of producing an antibody comprising culturing the cell of claim 15 under conditions such that the antibody is expressed and recovering the expressed antibody from the culture medium.

18 . An antibody produced by culturing the cell of claim 15 under conditions such that the antibody is expressed and recovering the expressed antibody from the culture medium.

19 . A method of treating inflammatory disease related to human IL-1b in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of the antibody of claim 1 .

20 . The method of claim 19 wherein the inflammatory disease is Muckle Wells Syndrome (MWS), cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome (CAPS), neonatal-onset multisystem inflammatory syndrome (NOMIS), rheumatoid arthritis, systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis (soJIA), gout arthritis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, familial cold auto-inflammatory syndrome (FCAS), or age-related macular degeneration.

21 . A method of treating cardiovascular disease in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of the antibody of claim 1 .

22 . The method of claim 21 wherein the cardiovascular disease is angina, myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, heart failure, or arrythmia.

23 . A method of treating cancer in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of the antibody of claim 1 .

24 . The method of claim 23 wherein the cancer is non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), metastatic prostate cancer, low-risk myeloidoplastic leukemia, intermediate-risk myeloidoplastic leukemia, or localized kidney cancer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 19, 2022
From: HOBBS, WENDY LOZA; SKORA, ANDREW DIXON
To: ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
Reel/Frame 060548/0477 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62963327 · Jan 20, 2020
Related Publication 20230057665A1 · Feb 23, 2023
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