Binding molecules for BCMA and CD3

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9598500-B2
Application number	US-201214358520-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 15, 2012
Priority date	Nov 15, 2011
Publication date	Mar 21, 2017
Grant date	Mar 21, 2017

Abstract

The present invention relates to a binding molecule comprising a first and a second binding domain, wherein the first binding domain is capable of binding to epitope clusters of BCMA, and the second binding domain is capable of binding to the T cell CD3 receptor complex. Moreover, the invention provides a nucleic acid sequence encoding the binding molecule, a vector comprising said nucleic acid sequence and a host cell transformed or transfected with said vector. Furthermore, the invention provides a process for the production of the binding molecule of the invention, a medical use of said binding molecule and a kit comprising said binding molecule.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A nucleic acid encoding a binding molecule which is at least bispecific comprising a first and a second binding domain, wherein
(a) the first binding domain is capable of binding to epitope cluster 3 and to epitope cluster 4 of B cell maturation antigen (BCMA); and
(b) the second binding domain is capable of binding to the T cell CD3 receptor complex; and

wherein epitope cluster 3 of BCMA corresponds to amino acid residues 24 to 41 of the sequence as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 1002, and epitope cluster 4 of BCMA corresponds to amino acid residues 42 to 54 of the sequence as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 1002, and wherein the first binding domain comprises a VH region comprising CDR-H1, CDR-H2 and CDR-H3 and a VL region comprising CDR-L1, CDR-L2 and CDR-L3 selected from the group consisting of:
(a) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 231, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 232, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 233, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 234, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 235 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 236;
(b) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 241, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 242, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 243, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 244, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 245 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 246;
(c) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 251, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 252, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 253, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 254, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 255 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 256;
(d) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 261, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 262, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 263, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 264, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 265 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 266;
(e) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 271, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 272, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 273, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 274, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 275 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 276;
(f) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 281, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 282, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 283, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 284, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 285 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 286;
(g) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 291, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 292, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 293, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 294, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 295 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 296;
(h) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 301, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 302, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 303, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 304, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 305 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 306;
(i) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 391, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 392, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 393, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 394, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 395 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 396;
(k) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 401, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 402, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 403, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 404, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 405 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 406;
(l) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 411, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 412, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 413, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 414, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 415 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 416;
(m) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 421, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 422, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 423, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 424, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 425 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 426;
(n) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 431, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 432, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 433, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 434, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 435 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 436;
(o) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 441, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 442, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 443, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 444, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO:445 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 446;
(p) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 451, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 452, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 453, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 454, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 455 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 456;
(q) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 461, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 462, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 463, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 464, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 465 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 466;
(r) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 471, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 472, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 473, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 474, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 475 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 476;
(s) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 481, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 482, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 483, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 484, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 485 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 486;
(t) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 491, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 492, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 493, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 494, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 495 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 496; and
(u) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 501, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 502, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 503, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 504, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 505 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 506.

2. A vector comprising the nucleic acid as defined in claim 1 .

3. A host cell transformed or transfected with the nucleic acid as defined in claim 1 .

4. A process for the production of a binding molecule which is at least bispecific comprising a first and a second binding domain, wherein
(a) the first binding domain is capable of binding to epitope cluster 3 and to epitope cluster 4 of BCMA; and
(b) the second binding domain is capable of binding to the T cell CD3 receptor complex; and
wherein epitope cluster 3 of BCMA corresponds to amino acid residues 24 to 41 of the sequence as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 1002, and epitope cluster 4 of BCMA corresponds to amino acid residues 42 to 54 of the sequence as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 1002, said process comprising culturing the host cell as defined in claim 3 under conditions allowing the expression of the binding molecule and recovering the produced binding molecule from the culture.

5. The nucleic acid of claim 1 , wherein the first binding domain is not capable of binding to the chimeric extracellular domain of BCMA as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 1015.

6. The nucleic acid of claim 1 , wherein the first binding domain is further capable of binding to macaque BCMA.

7. The nucleic acid of claim 1 , wherein the second binding domain is capable of binding to CD3 epsilon.

8. The nucleic acid of claim 1 , wherein the second binding domain is capable of binding to human CD3 and to macaque CD3.

9. The nucleic acid of claim 1 , wherein the first and/or the second binding domain are from an antibody.

10. The nucleic acid of claim 9 , wherein the first and/or the second binding domain is selected from the group consisting of (scFv) 2 , (single domain mAb) 2 , scFv-single domain mAb, diabodies and oligomers thereof.

11. The nucleic acid of claim 1 , wherein the first binding domain comprises a VH region selected from the group consisting of VH regions as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 237, SEQ ID NO: 247, SEQ ID NO: 257, SEQ ID NO: 267, SEQ ID NO: 277, SEQ ID NO: 287, SEQ ID NO: 297, SEQ ID NO: 307, SEQ ID NO: 397, SEQ ID NO: 407, SEQ ID NO: 417, SEQ ID NO: 427, SEQ ID NO: 437, SEQ ID NO: 447, SEQ ID NO: 457, SEQ ID NO: 467, SEQ ID

Assignees

• Amgen Res Munich Gmbh
• Boehringer Ingelheim Int
• Amgen Inc

Inventors

• Kufer Peter
• Raum Tobias
• Hoffmann Patrick
• Kischel Roman
• Lutterbuese Ralf
• Rau Doris
• Adam Paul
• Borges Eric
• Hebeis Barbara
• Hipp Susanne

Classifications

• A61P37/06

  Immunosuppressants, e.g. drugs for graft rejection · CPC title

• A61P7/00

  Drugs for disorders of the blood or the extracellular fluid · CPC title

• A61P43/00

  Drugs for specific purposes, not provided for in groups A61P1/00-A61P41/00 · CPC title

• A61P35/04

  specific for metastasis · CPC title

• A61P37/02

  Immunomodulators · CPC title