scholarly journals A novel monoclonal antibody targeting coxsackie virus and adenovirus receptor inhibits tumor growth in vivo

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Manabu Kawada ◽  
Hiroyuki Inoue ◽  
Masunori Kajikawa ◽  
Masahito Sugiura ◽  
Shuichi Sakamoto ◽  
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Blood ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 136 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 35-35
Author(s):  
Alexa A Jordan ◽  
Joseph McIntosh ◽  
Yang Liu ◽  
Angela Leeming ◽  
William Lee ◽  
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Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is a rare but aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that represents 6% of all lymphomas in the United States. Recent therapies including anti-CD20 antibody rituximab, BTK inhibitors, and BCL-2 inhibitors alone or in combination have shown great anti-MCL efficacy. However, primary and acquired resistance to one or multiple therapies commonly occurs, resulting in poor clinical outcome. Therefore, resistance to such therapies is currently an unmet clinical challenge in MCL patients. Therapeutic strategies to overcome this resistance holds promise to significantly improve survival of refractory/relapsed MCL patients. Recent studies showed Fc gamma receptors (FcγRs) play important roles in enhancing the efficacy of antibody-based immunotherapy. In particular, FcgRIIB (CD32B), an inhibitory member of the FcγR family, is implicated in the immune cell desensitization and tumor cell resistance through the internalization of therapeutic antibodies such as rituximab. Based on our flow cytometry analysis, we demonstrated that FcgRIIB is highly expressed on the cell surface of MCL cell lines (n=10) and primary MCL patient samples (n=22). This indicates that FcgRIIB may play an important role in MCL malignancy and identifies FcgRIIB is a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of MCL. To address this, we tested the in vivo efficacy of BI-1206, a fully humanized monoclonal antibody targeting FcgRIIB, alone, or in combination with clinically approved or investigational drugs including rituximab, ibrutinib and venetoclax. In the first in vivo cohort, BI-1206, as a single agent, dramatically inhibited the tumor growth of ibrutinib-venetoclax dual-resistant PDX tumor models, suggesting that targeting FcgRIIB by BI-1206 alone has high anti-MCL activity in vivo. Next, we assessed whether BI-1206 can boost anti-MCL activity of antibody-based therapy such as rituximab in combination with ibrutinib or venetoclax using additional mice cohorts of cell line-derived xenograft and patient-derived xenograft models. BI-1206 significantly enhanced the in vivo efficacy of ibrutinib plus rituximab, and venetoclax plus rituximab, on tumor growth inhibition, including the JeKo-1 derived xenograft models, previously proven to be partially resistant to ibrutinib and venetoclax in vivo. This tumor-sensitizaton effect was further confirmed in the ibrutinib and venetoclax dual-resistant PDX models of MCL where BI-1206 was combined with venetoclax and rituximab. More detailed mechanistic studies are currently ongoing to reveal the mechanism of action of BI-1206-based combinations or as single therapy with the possibility that BI-1206 itself may have a cytotoxic anti-tumor direct activity in MCL. In conclusion, BI-1206 as single agent showed potent efficacy in overcoming ibrutnib-venetoclax dual resistance. Moveover, BI-1206 enhanced the in vivo efficacy of ibrutinib plus rituximab and venetoclax plus rituximab and overcomes resistance to these treatments resulting in enhanced anti-tumor effects. Disclosures Karlsson: BioInvent International AB: Current Employment. Mårtensson:BioInvent International AB: Current Employment, Current equity holder in publicly-traded company. Kovacek:BioInvent International AB: Current Employment, Current equity holder in publicly-traded company. Teige:BioInvent International AB: Current Employment, Current equity holder in publicly-traded company. Frendéus:BioInvent International AB: Current Employment, Current equity holder in publicly-traded company. Wang:Pulse Biosciences: Consultancy; Loxo Oncology: Consultancy, Research Funding; Kite Pharma: Consultancy, Other: Travel, accommodation, expenses, Research Funding; BioInvent: Research Funding; Juno: Consultancy, Research Funding; Beijing Medical Award Foundation: Honoraria; OncLive: Honoraria; Verastem: Research Funding; Molecular Templates: Research Funding; Dava Oncology: Honoraria; Guidepoint Global: Consultancy; Nobel Insights: Consultancy; Oncternal: Consultancy, Research Funding; InnoCare: Consultancy; Acerta Pharma: Research Funding; VelosBio: Research Funding; MoreHealth: Consultancy; Targeted Oncology: Honoraria; OMI: Honoraria, Other: Travel, accommodation, expenses; Celgene: Consultancy, Other: Travel, accommodation, expenses, Research Funding; AstraZeneca: Consultancy, Honoraria, Other: Travel, accommodation, expenses, Research Funding; Pharmacyclics: Consultancy, Honoraria, Other: Travel, accommodation, expenses, Research Funding; Janssen: Consultancy, Honoraria, Other: Travel, accommodation, expenses, Research Funding; Lu Daopei Medical Group: Honoraria.


Blood ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 110 (11) ◽  
pp. 528-528 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Luqman ◽  
Ssucheng J. Hsu ◽  
Matthew Ericson ◽  
Sha Klabunde ◽  
Seema Kantak

Abstract HCD122 (formerly known as CHIR-12.12), is a fully human anti-CD40 monoclonal antibody (mAb) currently in Phase I clinical trials for treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and multiple myeloma (MM). An IgG1 antibody selected for its potency as an antagonist of the CD40 signaling pathway, HCD122 both inhibits CD40/CD40L-stimulated growth of lymphoma cells ex vivo, and mediates highly effective Antibody Dependent Cell-mediated Cytotoxicity (ADCC) in vitro. As a single agent, HCD122 exhibits potent anti-tumor activity in vivo, in preclinical models of MM, Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Burkitt’s lymphoma, mantle cell lymphoma and diffused large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Although several therapeutic antibodies approved for treatment of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma have clinical activity as single agents, combining these antibodies with standard-of-care chemotherapeutic regimens such as CHOP (cytoxan, vincristine, doxorubicin and prednisone) is proving optimal for both increasing response rates and extending survival, and antibodies currently in clinical development are likely to be used in combination therapies in the future. Therefore the studies reported here examine the effects of combining HCD122 with CHOP, the standard for treatment of high grade NHL, in in vitro and in vivo models of DLBCL. In the xenograft RL model of DLBCL, HCD122 administered intraperitoneally weekly at 1 mg/kg as a single agent, or in combination with CHOP (H-CHOP), and CHOP alone all significantly reduced tumor growth at day 25 when compared to treatment with huIgG1 control antibody (P<0.001). However, tumor growth delay (time to reach tumor size of 500 mm3) was significantly longer for H-CHOP (17.5 days), than for CHOP (8 days) or HCD122 (6 days) (p < 0.001). No toxicity was observed with the H-CHOP combination. Interestingly, at the end of the study (day 35), reduction in tumor growth was significantly greater in the treatment group that received H-CHOP than the groups that received either 10 mg/kg Rituxan plus CHOP (R-CHOP) (p < 0.05) or CHOP alone (p < 0.001). These data show that in this model, treatment with the combination H-CHOP results in greater anti-tumor efficacy than with either modality alone or R-CHOP. We have observed that in vitro, exposure to CD40 Ligand (CD40L) results in aggregation of DLBCL cells, and postulate that interfering with the ability of cancer cells to adhere and interact with each other and their microenvironment may potentiate the effect of chemotherapeutics. To elucidate the mechanism by which the combination of HCD122 and CHOP enhanced efficacy in vivo, we developed an in vitro system to examine the effects of HCD122 on the expression of adhesion molecules in the RL and SU-DHL-4 cell lines. In these studies, HCD122 inhibited CD40L-induced expression of CD54, CD86 and CD95 in both cell lines, as well as aggregation of SU-DHL-4 cells. The combined effect of each of the components of CHOP with HCD122 in three-dimensional spheroid cultures is currently under investigation. These data provide a therapeutic rationale for combination of HCD122 with CHOP in DLBCL clinical trials.


2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 3023-3023 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Awada ◽  
Christian D. Rolfo ◽  
Sylvie Rottey ◽  
Laure Ysebrant de Lendonck ◽  
Wilfried A. Schroyens ◽  
...  

2007 ◽  
Vol 114 (2) ◽  
pp. 94-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ning Yu ◽  
Wei Xu ◽  
Zhenggang Jiang ◽  
Qinghua Cao ◽  
Yiwei Chu ◽  
...  

2007 ◽  
Vol 44 (16) ◽  
pp. 3948-3949
Author(s):  
Baldwin C. Mak ◽  
Fortunata McConkey ◽  
Ningping Feng ◽  
Kevin O’Reilly ◽  
Daniel Rubinstein ◽  
...  

Blood ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 126 (23) ◽  
pp. 1349-1349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tadakazu Akiyama ◽  
Shin-ichiro Takayanagi ◽  
Yoshimi Maekawa ◽  
Kohta Miyawaki ◽  
Fumiaki Jinnouchi ◽  
...  

Abstract Human interleukin-3 receptor alpha (IL-3Ra, CD123), which promotes the proliferation and differentiation of hematopoietic cells, is highly expressed in myeloid malignancies, including acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). We newly generated KHK2823, a non-fucosylated fully human IgG1 monoclonal antibody against human IL-3Ra, by utilizing the POTELLIGENT® technology. Here, we describe the in vitro and in vivo preclinical efficacy and safety of KHK2823, as well as its pharmacodynamic (PD) profile. At first, we explored that KHK2823 bound to various hematological malignant cells and leukemic stem cells. The cells from AML and MDS bone marrows were found to be bound by KHK2823. A significant part of bone marrow cells derived from B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) patients was also bound by KHK2823. KHK2823 bound to soluble human IL-3Ra protein with a sub-nanomolar dissociation constant (KD), and recognized CD34+ CD38+ (leukemic blast) and/or CD34+ CD38- (leukemic stem cell) cells in patients with AML/MDS, as well as AML cell lines, thereby obtaining a high antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxic activity without complement-dependent cytotoxicity. Interestingly, KHK2823 did not interfere with the binding of IL-3 to IL-3R. The lack of a receptor-ligand interaction may conserve the IL-3 signal, which plays an important role in normal hematopoiesis. In a tumor model xenografting the human AML cell line MOLM-13 on nude rats, KHK2823 significantly suppressed the tumor growth at doses of 0.1 and 1 mg/kg (Figure 1). The PD and toxicity profiles of KHK2823 were assessed in cynomolgus monkeys administered at doses ranging from 0.1 to 100 mg/kg by i.v. infusion, once weekly for 4 weeks. KHK2823 was generally well tolerated in monkeys, even at 100 mg/kg. The number of IL-3Ra-positive cells in the peripheral blood of cynomolgus monkeys decreased in all groups receiving KHK2823, which suggest KHK2823 could exert its depletion activity of IL-3Ra-positive cells in human (Figure 2). Currently, the safety and tolerability of KHK2823 is being investigated in patients with AML or MDS in a Phase 1 study (NCT02181699, https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02181699). This is the first non-randomized, open-label, dose escalation clinical study to investigate the safety, PK, immunogenicity and PD of repeated doses of KHK2823. In summary, KHK2823 was confirmed to bind to AML, MDS and B-ALL cells as the IL-3Ra in accordance with other publications. KHK2823 was also found to eliminate AML cells in vitro and also suppressed the AML tumor growth in the in vivo model. In addition, the number of IL-3Ra-positive cells in cynomolgus monkeys decreased following i.v. infusion of 0.1mg/kg KHK2823 with a tolerable safety profile, even at a dose of 100 mg/kg. Taken together, KHK2823 may therefore be a promising anti-IL-3Ra therapeutic drug for the treatment of AML. Figure 1. Antitumor activity of KHK2823 in a tumor xenograft nude rat model Figure 1. Antitumor activity of KHK2823 in a tumor xenograft nude rat model Figure 2. PD profile of KHK2823 in cynomolgus monkeys Figure 2. PD profile of KHK2823 in cynomolgus monkeys Disclosures Akiyama: Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.: Employment. Takayanagi:Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.: Employment. Maekawa:Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.: Employment. Shimabe:Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.: Employment. Nishikawa:Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.: Employment. Yamawaki:Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd: Employment. Iijima:Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd: Employment. Hiura:Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.: Employment. Takahashi:Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.: Employment. Akashi:Asahi Kasei: Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Chugai: Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Bristol-Myers Squibb: Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Novartis Pharma K.K.: Consultancy, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.: Consultancy, Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Celgene: Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Shionogi: Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Astellas: Research Funding, Speakers Bureau. Tawara:Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd: Employment.


2013 ◽  
Vol 333 (2) ◽  
pp. 194-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denis Cochonneau ◽  
Mickaël Terme ◽  
Alexis Michaud ◽  
Mylène Dorvillius ◽  
Nicolas Gautier ◽  
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