Antibodies that bind il-4 and/or il-13 and their uses
AssigneeSanofi
InventorsErcole RAO, Vincent MIKOL, Danxi LI, Jochen KRUIP, Matthew DAVISON
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Abstract
The present invention relates to novel humanized anti-IL-4 and IL-13 antibodies and fragments thereof and novel bispecific antibodies and fragments thereof that specifically bind to IL-4 and IL-13. The invention also includes uses of the antibodies to treat or prevent IL-4 and/or IL-13 mediated diseases or disorders, including allergic asthma and dermatitis.
Claims4
1-49. (canceled)
A method of treating an IL-4 and/or IL-13 mediated disease in a mammal comprising the step of administering to the mammal a therapeutically effective amount of a bispecific antibody or bispecific antibody fragment thereof that specifically binds to IL-13 and IL-4,
- wherein the bispecific antibody or bispecific antibody fragment thereof comprises a first pair of polypeptides and a second pair of polypeptides;
- wherein the first pair of polypeptides comprise an outer (N-terminal) variable light chain domain linked to an inner (C-terminal) variable light chain domain which is linked to a constant light chain domain (CL), and the second pair of polypeptides comprise an outer (N-terminal) variable heavy chain domain linked to an inner (C-terminal) variable heavy chain domain which is linked to a constant heavy chain domain (CH1);
- and
- wherein:
- (a) the outer (N-terminal) variable light chain domain and outer (N-terminal) variable heavy chain domain form an outer (N-terminal) antigen-binding site that specifically binds IL-13, and the inner (C-terminal) variable light chain domain and the inner (C-terminal) variable heavy chain domain form an inner (C-terminal) antigen-binding site that specifically binds IL-4, or
- (b) the outer (N-terminal) variable light chain domain and outer (N-terminal) variable heavy chain domain form an outer (N-terminal) antigen-binding site that specifically binds IL-4, and the inner (C-terminal) variable light chain domain and the inner (C-terminal) variable heavy chain domain form an inner (C-terminal) antigen-binding site that specifically binds IL-13;
- and wherein the bispecific antibody or bispecific antibody fragment thereof binds the same epitope or epitopes on IL-13 and/or IL-4 as:
- (i) an anti-IL-13 antibody or antibody fragment thereof that comprises a variable light chain domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 1 and a variable heavy chain domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 2;
- (ii) an anti-IL-13 antibody or antibody fragment thereof that comprises the amino acid sequences of RASESVDSYGQSYMH (SEQ ID NO:
- 8), LASNLES (SEQ ID NO:
- 9), QQNAEDSRT (SEQ ID NO:
- 10), GFSLTDSSIN (SEQ ID NO:
- 11), DGRID (SEQ ID NO:
- 12), and DGYFPYAMDF (SEQ ID NO:
- 13);
- (iii) an anti-IL-4 antibody or antibody fragment thereof that comprises a variable light chain domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 3, and a variable heavy chain domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 4;
- (iv) an anti-IL-4 antibody or antibody fragment thereof that comprises a variable light chain domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 3 and a variable heavy chain domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 5;
- (v) an anti-IL-4 antibody or antibody fragment thereof that comprises the amino acid sequences of HASQNIDVWLS (SEQ ID NO:
- 14), KASNLHTG (SEQ ID NO:
- 15), QQAHSYPFT (SEQ ID NO:
- 16 GYSFTSYWIH (SEQ ID NO:
- 17 IDPSDGETR (SEQ ID NO:
- 18) and LKEYGNYDSFYFDV SE ID NO:
- 19);
- (vi) an anti-IL-4 antibody or antibody fragment thereof that comprises the amino acid sequences of HASQNIDVWLS (SEQ ID NO:
- 14), KASNLHTG (SEQ ID NO:
- 15), QQAHSYPFT (SEQ ID NO:
- 16 GYSFTSYWIH (SEQ ID NO:
- 20), IDASDGETR (SEQ ID NO:
- 21), and LKEYGNYDSFYFDV SE ID NO:
- 22);
- (vii) an anti-IL-13 antibody or antibody fragment thereof that comprises a variable light chain domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 1 and a variable heavy chain domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 2, and an anti-IL-4 antibody or antibody fragment thereof that comprises a variable light chain domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 3 and a variable heavy chain domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 4:
- (viii) an anti-IL-13 antibody or antibody fragment thereof that comprises a variable light chain domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 1 and a variable heavy chain domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SE ID NO:
- 2 and an anti-IL-4 antibody or antibody fragment thereof that comprises a variable light chain domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 3 and a variable heavy chain domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 5;
- (ix) an anti-IL-13 antibody or antibody fragment thereof that comprises the amino acid sequences of RASESVDSYGQSYMH (SEQ ID NO:
- 8), LASNLES (SEQ ID NO:
- 9), QQNAEDSRT (SEQ ID NO:
- 10), GFSLTDSSIN (SEQ ID NO:
- 11), DGRID (SEQ ID NO:
- 12), and DGYFPYAMDF (SEQ ID NO:
- 13), and an anti-IL-4 antibody or antibody fragment thereof that comprises the amino acid sequences of HASQNIDVWLS (SEQ ID NO:
- 14), KASNLHTG (SEQ ID NO:
- 15), QQAHSYPFT (SEQ ID NO:
- 16), GYSFTSYWIH (SEQ ID NO:
- 17), IDPSDGETR (SEQ ID NO:
- 18), and LKEYGNYDSFYFDV (SEQ ID NO:
- 19);
- or
- (x) an anti-IL-13 antibody or antibody fragment thereof that comprises the amino acid sequences of RASESVDSYGQSYMH (SEQ ID NO:
- 8), LASNLES (SEQ ID NO:
- 9), QQNAEDSRT (SEQ ID NO:
- 10), GFSLTDSSIN (SEQ ID NO:
- 11), DGRID (SEQ ID NO:
- 12), and DGYFPYAMDF (SEQ ID NO:
- 13), and an anti-IL-4 antibody or antibody fragment thereof that comprises the amino acid sequences of HASQNIDVWLS SEQ ID NO:
- 14), KASNLHTG (SEQ ID NO:
- 15), QQAHSYPFT (SEQ ID NO:
- 16 GYSFTSYWIH (SEQ ID NO:
- 20), IDASDGETR (SEQ ID NO:
- 21), and LKEYGNYDSFYFDV (SEQ ID NO:
- 22).
A method of suppressing a TH-2 mediated response in a mammal comprising the step of administering to the mammal a therapeutically effective amount of a bispecific antibody or bispecific antibody fragment thereof that specifically binds to IL-13 and IL-4,
- wherein the bispecific antibody or bispecific antibody fragment thereof comprises a first pair of polypeptides and a second pair of polypeptides;
- wherein the first pair of polypeptides comprise an outer (N-terminal) variable light chain domain linked to an inner (C-terminal) variable light chain domain which is linked to a constant light chain domain (CL), and the second pair of polypeptides comprise an outer (N-terminal) variable heavy chain domain linked to an inner (C-terminal) variable heavy chain domain which is linked to a constant heavy chain domain (CH1);
- and
- wherein:
- (a) the outer (N-terminal) variable light chain domain and outer (N-terminal) variable heavy chain domain form an outer (N-terminal) antigen-binding site that specifically binds IL-13, and the inner (C-terminal) variable light chain domain and the inner (C-terminal) variable heavy chain domain form an inner (C-terminal) antigen-binding site that specifically binds IL-4, or
- (b) the outer (N-terminal) variable light chain domain and outer (N-terminal) variable heavy chain domain form an outer (N-terminal) antigen-binding site that specifically binds IL-4, and the inner (C-terminal) variable light chain domain and the inner (C-terminal) variable heavy chain domain form an inner (C-terminal) antigen-binding site that specifically binds IL-13;
- and wherein the bispecific antibody or bispecific antibody fragment thereof binds the same epitope or epitopes on IL-13 and/or IL-4 as:
- (i) an anti-IL-13 antibody or antibody fragment thereof that comprises a variable light chain domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 1 and a variable heavy chain domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 2;
- (ii) an anti-IL-13 antibody or antibody fragment thereof that comprises the amino acid sequences of RASESVDSYGQSYMH (SEQ ID NO:
- 8), LASNLES (SEQ ID NO:
- 9), QQNAEDSRT (SEQ ID NO:
- 10), GFSLTDSSIN (SEQ ID NO:
- 11), DGRID (SEQ ID NO:
- 12), and DGYFPYAMDF (SEQ ID NO:
- 13);
- (iii) an anti-IL-4 antibody or antibody fragment thereof that comprises a variable light chain domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 3, and a variable heavy chain domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 4;
- (iv) an anti-IL-4 antibody or antibody fragment thereof that comprises a variable light chain domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 3 and a variable heavy chain domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 5;
- (v) an anti-IL-4 antibody or antibody fragment thereof that comprises the amino acid sequences of HASQNIDVWLS (SEQ ID NO:
- 14), KASNLHTG (SEQ ID NO:
- 15), QQAHSYPFT (SEQ ID NO:
- 16 GYSFTSYWIH (SEQ ID NO:
- 17), IDPSDGETR (SEQ ID NO:
- 18) and LKEYGNYDSFYFDV SE ID NO:
- 19);
- (vi) an anti-IL-4 antibody or antibody fragment thereof that comprises the amino acid sequences of HASQNIDVWLS (SEQ ID NO:
- 14), KASNLHTG (SEQ ID NO:
- 15), QQAHSYPFT (SEQ ID NO:
- 16 GYSFTSYWIH (SEQ ID NO:
- 20), IDASDGETR (SEQ ID NO:
- 21), and LKEYGNYDSFYFDV SE ID NO:
- 22);
- (vii) an anti-IL-13 antibody or antibody fragment thereof that comprises a variable light chain domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 1 and a variable heavy chain domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 2 and an anti-IL-4 antibody or antibody fragment thereof that comprises a variable light chain domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 3 and a variable heavy chain domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 4;
- (viii) an anti-IL-13 antibody or antibody fragment thereof that comprises a variable light chain domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 1 and a variable heavy chain domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 2 and an anti-IL-4 antibody or antibody fragment thereof that comprises a variable light chain domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 3 and a variable heavy chain domain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 5;
- (ix) an anti-IL-13 antibody or antibody fragment thereof that comprises the amino acid sequences of RASESVDSYGQSYMH (SEQ ID NO:
- 8), LASNLES (SEQ ID NO:
- 9), QQNAEDSRT (SEQ ID NO:
- 10), GFSLTDSSIN (SEQ ID NO:
- 11), DGRID (SEQ ID NO:
- 12), and DGYFPYAMDF (SEQ ID NO:
- 13), and an anti-IL-4 antibody or antibody fragment thereof that comprises the amino acid sequences of HASQNIDVWLS SEQ ID NO:
- 14), KASNLHTG (SEQ ID NO:
- 15), QQAHSYPFT (SEQ ID NO:
- 16), GYSFTSYWIH (SEQ ID NO:
- 17), IDPSDGETR (SEQ ID NO:
- 18), and LKEYGNYDSFYFDV (SEQ ID NO:
- 19);
- or
- (x) an anti-IL-13 antibody or antibody fragment thereof that comprises the amino acid sequences of RASESVDSYGQSYMH (SEQ ID NO:
- 8), LASNLES (SEQ ID NO:
- 9), QQNAEDSRT (SEQ ID NO:
- 10), GFSLTDSSIN (SEQ ID NO:
- 11), DGRID (SEQ ID NO:
- 12), and DGYFPYAMDF (SEQ ID NO:
- 13), and an anti-IL-4 antibody or antibody fragment thereof that comprises the amino acid sequences of HASQNIDVWLS (SEQ ID NO:
- 14), KASNLHTG (SEQ ID NO:
- 15), QQAHSYPFT (SEQ ID NO:
- 16), GYSFTSYWIH (SEQ ID NO:
- 20), IDASDGETR (SEQ ID NO:
- 21), and LKEYGNYDSFYFDV (SEQ ID NO:
- 22).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.