Binding molecules specific for her3 and uses thereof
AssigneeMedImmune, LLC
InventorsPartha S. Chowdhury, David Tice, Zhan Xiao, Philipp Steiner, Krista Kinneer, Marlon Rebelatto, Andrew Pierce
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Abstract
Provided herein are antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof that bind the extracellular domain of the HER3 receptor and inhibit various HER3 receptor related functions via ligand-dependent and/or ligand-independent mechanisms. Also provided are compositions with increased half-life, as well as compositions and methods for diagnosing and treating diseases associated with HER3 mediated signal transduction.
Claims104
A method of resensitizing a tumor or tumor cell in a subject to a HER targeted therapy, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof which specifically binds to an epitope within the extracellular domain of HER3, wherein
- (i) the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof binds to the same HER3 epitope as an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprising the heavy chain variable region (VH) and light chain variable region (VL) of CL16 or 2C2;
- or
- (ii) the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof competitively inhibits HER3 binding by an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprising the VH and VL of CL16 or 2C2;
- or
- (iii) the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof comprises
- (A) an antibody VL, wherein the VL comprises the amino acid sequence:
- [FW1]X1GSX2SNIGLNYVS[FW2]RNNQRPS[FW3]AAWDDX3X4X5GE
- X6[FW4]
- wherein [FW1], [FW2], [FW3] and [FW4] represent VL framework regions, and
- wherein
- (a) X1 represents amino acid residues Arginine (R) or Serine (S),
- (b) X2 represents amino acid residues Serine (S) or Leucine (L),
- (c) X3 represents amino acid residues Serine (S) or Glycine (G),
- (d) X4 represents amino acid residues Leucine (L) or Proline (P),
- (e) X5 represents amino acid residues Arginine (R), Isoleucine (I), Proline (P) or Serine (S), and
- (f) X6 represents amino acid residues Valine (V) or Alanine (A), and
- (B) an antibody VH, wherein the VH comprises the amino acid sequence:
- [FW5]YYYMQ[FW6]X7IGSSGGVTNYADSVKG[FW7]VGLGDAFDI
- [FW8]
- wherein [FW5], [FW6], [FW7] and [FW8] represent VH framework regions, and
- wherein X7 represents amino acid residues Tyrosine (Y), Isoleucine (I) or Valine (V).
A method of resensitizing a HER2 amplified tumor or tumor cell in a subject to a HER2 targeted therapy, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof which specifically binds to an epitope within the extracellular domain of HER3, wherein
- (i) the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof binds to the same HER3 epitope as an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprising the heavy chain variable region (VH) and light chain variable region (VL) of CL16 or 2C2;
- or
- (ii) the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof competitively inhibits HER3 binding by an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprising the VH and VL of CL16 or 2C2;
- or
- (iii) the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof comprises
- (A) an antibody VL, wherein the VL comprises the amino acid sequence:
- [FW1]X1GSX2SNIGLNYVS[FW2]RNNQRPS[FW3]AAWDDX3X4X5GE
- X6[FW4]
- wherein [FW1], [FW2], [FW3] and [FW4] represent VL framework regions, and
- wherein
- (a) X1 represents amino acid residues Arginine (R) or Serine (S),
- (b) X2 represents amino acid residues Serine (S) or Leucine (L),
- (c) X3 represents amino acid residues Serine (S) or Glycine (G),
- (d) X4 represents amino acid residues Leucine (L) or Proline (P),
- (e) X5 represents amino acid residues Arginine (R), Isoleucine (I), Proline (P) or Serine (S), and
- (f) X6 represents amino acid residues Valine (V) or Alanine (A), and
- (B) an antibody VH, wherein the VH comprises the amino acid sequence:
- [FW5]YYYMQ[FW6]X7IGSSGGVTNYADSVKG[FW7]VGLGDAFDI
- [FW8]
- wherein [FW5], [FW6], [FW7] and [FW8] represent VH framework regions, and
- wherein X7 represents amino acid residues Tyrosine (Y), Isoleucine (I) or Valine (V).
A method of resensitizing a tumor in a subject to trastuzumab, comprising administering to a subject diagnosed as having a cancer resistant to treatment with trastuzumab a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof which specifically binds to an epitope within the extracellular domain of HER3, wherein
- (i) the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof binds to the same HER3 epitope as an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprising the heavy chain variable region (VH) and light chain variable region (VL) of CL16 or 2C2;
- or
- (ii) the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof competitively inhibits HER3 binding by an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprising the VH and VL of CL16 or 2C2;
- or
- (iii) the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof comprises
- (A) an antibody VL, wherein the VL comprises the amino acid sequence:
- [FW1]X1GSX2SNIGLNYVS[FW2]RNNQRPS[FW3]AAWDDX3X4X5
- GEX6[FW4]
- wherein [FW1], [FW2], [FW3] and [FW4] represent VL framework regions, and
- wherein
- (a) X1 represents amino acid residues Arginine (R) or Serine (S),
- (b) X2 represents amino acid residues Serine (S) or Leucine (L),
- (c) X3 represents amino acid residues Serine (S) or Glycine (G),
- (d) X4 represents amino acid residues Leucine (L) or Proline (P),
- (e) X5 represents amino acid residues Arginine (R), Isoleucine (I), Proline (P) or Serine (S), and
- (f) X6 represents amino acid residues Valine (V) or Alanine (A), and
- (B) an antibody VH, wherein the VH comprises the amino acid sequence:
- [FW5]YYYMQ[FW6]X7IGSSGGVTNYADSVKG[FW7]VGLGDAFDI
- [FW8]
- wherein [FW5], [FW6], [FW7] and [FW8] represent VH framework regions, and
- wherein X7 represents amino acid residues Tyrosine (Y), Isoleucine (I) or Valine (V).
A method of resensitizing a tumor or tumor cell in a subject to an EGFR targeted therapy, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof of which specifically binds to an epitope within the extracellular domain of HER3, wherein
- (i) the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof binds to the same HER3 epitope as an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprising the heavy chain variable region (VH) and light chain variable region (VL) of CL16 or 2C2;
- or
- (ii) the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof competitively inhibits HER3 binding by an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprising the VH and VL of CL16 or 2C2;
- or
- (iii) the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof comprises
- (A) an antibody VL, wherein the VL comprises the amino acid sequence:
- [FW1]X1GSX2SNIGLNYVS[FW2]RNNQRPS[FW3]AAWDDX3X4X5
- GEX6[FW4]
- wherein [FW1], [FW2], [FW3] and [FW4] represent VL framework regions, and
- wherein
- (a) X1 represents amino acid residues Arginine (R) or Serine (S),
- (b) X2 represents amino acid residues Serine (S) or Leucine (L),
- (c) X3 represents amino acid residues Serine (S) or Glycine (G),
- (d) X4 represents amino acid residues Leucine (L) or Proline (P),
- (e) X5 represents amino acid residues Arginine (R), Isoleucine (I), Proline (P) or Serine (S), and
- (f) X6 represents amino acid residues Valine (V) or Alanine (A), and
- (B) an antibody VH, wherein the VH comprises the amino acid sequence:
- [FW5]YYYMQ[FW6]X7IGSSGGVTNYADSVKG[FW7]VGLGDAFDI
- [FW8]
- wherein [FW5], [FW6], [FW7] and [FW8] represent VH framework regions, and
- wherein X7 represents amino acid residues Tyrosine (Y), Isoleucine (I) or Valine (V).
A method of reducing or inhibiting growth of a tumor or tumor cell in a subject, comprising administering to a subject identified as having, or suspected of having, cancer resistant to treatment with a HER targeted therapy a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof which specifically binds to an epitope within the extracellular domain of HER3, wherein
- (i) the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof binds to the same HER3 epitope as an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprising the heavy chain variable region (VH) and light chain variable region (VL) of CL16 or 2C2;
- or
- (ii) the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof competitively inhibits HER3 binding by an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprising the VH and VL of CL16 or 2C2;
- or
- (iii) the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof comprises
- (A) an antibody VL, wherein the VL comprises the amino acid sequence:
- [FW1]X1GSX2SNIGLNYVS[FW2]RNNQRPS[FW3]AAWDDX3X4X5
- GEX6[FW4]
- wherein [FW1], [FW2], [FW3] and [FW4] represent VL framework regions, and
- wherein
- (a) X1 represents amino acid residues Arginine (R) or Serine (S),
- (b) X2 represents amino acid residues Serine (S) or Leucine (L),
- (c) X3 represents amino acid residues Serine (S) or Glycine (G),
- (d) X4 represents amino acid residues Leucine (L) or Proline (P),
- (e) X5 represents amino acid residues Arginine (R), Isoleucine (I), Proline (P) or Serine (S), and
- (f) X6 represents amino acid residues Valine (V) or Alanine (A), and
- (B) an antibody VH, wherein the VH comprises the amino acid sequence:
- [FW5]YYYMQ[FW6]X7IGSSGGVTNYADSVKG[FW7]VGLGDAFDI
- [FW8]
- wherein [FW5], [FW6], [FW7] and [FW8] represent VH framework regions, and
- wherein X7 represents amino acid residues Tyrosine (Y), Isoleucine (I) or Valine (V).
A method of reducing or inhibiting growth of a HER2 amplified tumor or tumor cell in a subject, comprising administering to a subject identified as having, or suspected of having, cancer resistant to treatment with a HER2 targeted therapy a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof which specifically binds to an epitope within the extracellular domain of HER3, wherein
- (i) the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof binds to the same HER3 epitope as an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprising the heavy chain variable region (VH) and light chain variable region (VL) of CL16 or 2C2;
- or
- (ii) the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof competitively inhibits HER3 binding by an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprising the VH and VL of CL16 or 2C2;
- or
- (iii) the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof comprises
- (A) an antibody VL, wherein the VL comprises the amino acid sequence:
- [FW1]X1GSX2SNIGLNYVS[FW2]RNNQRPS[FW3]AAWDDX3X4X5
- GEX6[FW4]
- wherein [FW1], [FW2], [FW3] and [FW4] represent VL framework regions, and
- wherein
- (a) X1 represents amino acid residues Arginine (R) or Serine (S),
- (b) X2 represents amino acid residues Serine (S) or Leucine (L),
- (c) X3 represents amino acid residues Serine (S) or Glycine (G),
- (d) X4 represents amino acid residues Leucine (L) or Proline (P),
- (e) X5 represents amino acid residues Arginine (R), Isoleucine (I), Proline (P) or Serine (S), and
- (f) X6 represents amino acid residues Valine (V) or Alanine (A), and
- (B) an antibody VH, wherein the VH comprises the amino acid sequence:
- [FW5]YYYMQ[FW6]X7IGSSGGVTNYADSVKG[FW7]VGLGDAFDI
- [FW8]
- wherein [FW5], [FW6], [FW7] and [FW8] represent VH framework regions, and
- wherein X7 represents amino acid residues Tyrosine (Y), Isoleucine (I) or Valine (V).
A method of reducing or inhibiting growth of a tumor resistant to trastuzumab in a subject, comprising administering to a subject diagnosed as having a cancer resistant to treatment with trastuzumab a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof which specifically binds to an epitope within the extracellular domain of HER3, wherein
- (i) the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof binds to the same HER3 epitope as an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprising the heavy chain variable region (VH) and light chain variable region (VL) of CL16 or 2C2;
- or
- (ii) the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof competitively inhibits HER3 binding by an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprising the VH and VL of CL16 or 2C2;
- or
- (iii) the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof comprises
- (A) an antibody VL, wherein the VL comprises the amino acid sequence:
- [FW1]X1GSX2SNIGLNYVS[FW2]RNNQRPS[FW3]AAWDDX3X4X5
- GEX6[FW4]
- wherein [FW1], [FW2], [FW3] and [FW4] represent VL framework regions, and
- wherein
- (a) X1 represents amino acid residues Arginine (R) or Serine (S),
- (b) X2 represents amino acid residues Serine (S) or Leucine (L),
- (c) X3 represents amino acid residues Serine (S) or Glycine (G),
- (d) X4 represents amino acid residues Leucine (L) or Proline (P),
- (e) X5 represents amino acid residues Arginine (R), Isoleucine (I), Proline (P) or Serine (S), and
- (f) X6 represents amino acid residues Valine (V) or Alanine (A), and
- (B) an antibody VH, wherein the VH comprises the amino acid sequence:
- [FW5]YYYMQ[FW6]X7IGSSGGVTNYADSVKG[FW7]VGLGDAFDI
- [FW8]
- wherein [FW5], [FW6], [FW7] and [FW8] represent VH framework regions, and
- wherein X7 represents amino acid residues Tyrosine (Y), Isoleucine (I) or Valine (V).
A method of reducing or inhibiting growth of a tumor or tumor cell in a subject, comprising administering to a subject identified as having, or suspected of having, cancer resistant to treatment with an EGFR targeted therapy a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof which specifically binds to an epitope within the extracellular domain of HER3, wherein
- (i) the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof binds to the same HER3 epitope as an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprising the heavy chain variable region (VH) and light chain variable region (VL) of CL16 or 2C2;
- or
- (ii) the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof competitively inhibits HER3 binding by an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprising the VH and VL of CL16 or 2C2;
- or
- (iii) the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof comprises
- (A) an antibody VL, wherein the VL comprises the amino acid sequence:
- [FW1]X1GSX2SNIGLNYVS[FW2]RNNQRPS[FW3]AAWDDX3X4X5
- GEX6[FW4]
- wherein [FW1], [FW2], [FW3] and [FW4] represent VL framework regions, and
- wherein
- (a) X1 represents amino acid residues Arginine (R) or Serine (S),
- (b) X2 represents amino acid residues Serine (S) or Leucine (L),
- (c) X3 represents amino acid residues Serine (S) or Glycine (G),
- (d) X4 represents amino acid residues Leucine (L) or Proline (P),
- (e) X5 represents amino acid residues Arginine (R), Isoleucine (I), Proline (P) or Serine (S), and
- (f) X6 represents amino acid residues Valine (V) or Alanine (A), and
- (B) an antibody VH, wherein the VH comprises the amino acid sequence:
- [FW5]YYYMQ[FW6]X7IGSSGGVTNYADSVKG[FW7]VGLGDAFDI
- [FW8]
- wherein [FW5], [FW6], [FW7] and [FW8] represent VH framework regions, and
- wherein X7 represents amino acid residues Tyrosine (Y), Isoleucine (I) or Valine (V).
A method of managing or treating cancer in a subject, comprising administering to a subject diagnosed as having, or suspected of having, a cancer resistant to treatment with a HER targeted therapy a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof which specifically binds to an epitope within the extracellular domain of HER3, wherein
- (i) the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof binds to the same HER3 epitope as an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprising the heavy chain variable region (VH) and light chain variable region (VL) of CL16 or 2C2;
- or
- (ii) the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof competitively inhibits HER3 binding by an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprising the VH and VL of CL16 or 2C2;
- or
- (iii) the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof comprises
- (A) an antibody VL, wherein the VL comprises the amino acid sequence:
- [FW1]X1GSX2SNIGLNYVS[FW2]RNNQRPS[FW3]AAWDDX3X4X5G
- EX6[FW4]
- wherein [FW1], [FW2], [FW3] and [FW4] represent VL framework regions, and
- wherein
- (a) X1 represents amino acid residues Arginine (R) or Serine (S),
- (b) X2 represents amino acid residues Serine (S) or Leucine (L),
- (c) X3 represents amino acid residues Serine (S) or Glycine (G),
- (d) X4 represents amino acid residues Leucine (L) or Proline (P),
- (e) X5 represents amino acid residues Arginine (R), Isoleucine (I), Proline (P) or Serine (S), and
- (f) X6 represents amino acid residues Valine (V) or Alanine (A), and
- (B) an antibody VH, wherein the VH comprises the amino acid sequence:
- [FW5]YYYMQ[FW6]X7IGSSGGVTNYADSVKG[FW7]VGLGDAFD
- I[FW8]
- wherein [FW5], [FW6], [FW7] and [FW8] represent VH framework regions, and
- wherein X7 represents amino acid residues Tyrosine (Y), Isoleucine (I) or Valine (V).
A method of managing or treating cancer in a subject, comprising the steps of:
- (a) identifying a subject with a tumor expressing HER3 and is resistant to treatment with a HER targeted therapy;
- and
- (b) administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof which specifically binds to an epitope within the extracellular domain of HER3, wherein
- (i) the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof binds to the same HER3 epitope as an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprising the heavy chain variable region (VH) and light chain variable region (VL) of CL16 or 2C2;
- or
- (ii) the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof competitively inhibits HER3 binding by an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprising the VH and VL of CL16 or 2C2;
- or
- (iii) the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof comprises
- (A) an antibody VL, wherein the VL comprises the amino acid sequence:
- [FW1]X1GSX2SNIGLNYVS[FW2]RNNQRPS[FW3]AAWDDX3X4X5GE
- X6[FW4]
- wherein [FW1], [FW2], [FW3] and [FW4] represent VL framework regions, and
- wherein
- (a) X1 represents amino acid residues Arginine (R) or Serine (S),
- (b) X2 represents amino acid residues Serine (S) or Leucine (L),
- (c) X3 represents amino acid residues Serine (S) or Glycine (G),
- (d) X4 represents amino acid residues Leucine (L) or Proline (P),
- (e) X5 represents amino acid residues Arginine (R), Isoleucine (I), Proline (P) or Serine (S), and
- (f) X6 represents amino acid residues Valine (V) or Alanine (A), and
- (B) an antibody VH, wherein the VH comprises the amino acid sequence:
- [FW5]YYYMQ[FW6]X7IGSSGGVTNYADSVKG[FW7]VGLGDAFD
- I[FW8]
- wherein [FW5], [FW6], [FW7] and [FW8] represent VH framework regions, and
- wherein X7 represents amino acid residues Tyrosine (Y), Isoleucine (I) or Valine (V).
A method of managing or treating cancer in a subject, comprising administering to a subject diagnosed as having, or suspected of having, a cancer resistant to treatment with a HER2 targeted therapy a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof which specifically binds to an epitope within the extracellular domain of HER3, wherein
- (i) the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof binds to the same HER3 epitope as an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprising the heavy chain variable region (VH) and light chain variable region (VL) of CL16 or 2C2;
- or
- (ii) the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof competitively inhibits HER3 binding by an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprising the VH and VL of CL16 or 2C2;
- or
- (iii) the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof comprises
- (A) an antibody VL, wherein the VL comprises the amino acid sequence:
- [FW1]X1GSX2SNIGLNYVS[FW2]RNNQRPS[FW3]AAWDDX3X4X5GE
- X6[FW4]
- wherein [FW1], [FW2], [FW3] and [FW4] represent VL framework regions, and
- wherein
- (a) X1 represents amino acid residues Arginine (R) or Serine (S),
- (b) X2 represents amino acid residues Serine (S) or Leucine (L),
- (c) X3 represents amino acid residues Serine (S) or Glycine (G),
- (d) X4 represents amino acid residues Leucine (L) or Proline (P),
- (e) X5 represents amino acid residues Arginine (R), Isoleucine (I), Proline (P) or Serine (S), and
- (f) X6 represents amino acid residues Valine (V) or Alanine (A), and
- (B) an antibody VH, wherein the VH comprises the amino acid sequence:
- [FW5]YYYMQ[FW6]X7IGSSGGVTNYADSVKG[FW7]VGLGDAFD
- I[FW8]
- wherein [FW5], [FW6], [FW7] and [FW8] represent VH framework regions, and
- wherein X7 represents amino acid residues Tyrosine (Y), Isoleucine (I) or Valine (V).
A method of managing or treating cancer in a subject, comprising the steps of:
- (a) identifying a subject with a HER2 amplified tumor which expresses HER3 and is resistant to treatment with a HER2 targeted therapy;
- and
- (b) administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof which specifically binds to an epitope within the extracellular domain of HER3, wherein
- (i) the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof binds to the same HER3 epitope as an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprising the heavy chain variable region (VH) and light chain variable region (VL) of CL16 or 2C2;
- or
- (ii) the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof competitively inhibits HER3 binding by an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprising the VH and VL of CL16 or 2C2;
- or
- (iii) the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof comprises
- (A) an antibody VL, wherein the VL comprises the amino acid sequence:
- [FW1]X1GSX2SNIGLNYVS[FW2]RNNQRPS[FW3]AAWDDX3X4X5GE
- X6[FW4]
- wherein [FW1], [FW2], [FW3] and [FW4] represent VL framework regions, and
- wherein
- (a) X1 represents amino acid residues Arginine (R) or Serine (S),
- (b) X2 represents amino acid residues Serine (S) or Leucine (L),
- (c) X3 represents amino acid residues Serine (S) or Glycine (G),
- (d) X4 represents amino acid residues Leucine (L) or Proline (P),
- (e) X5 represents amino acid residues Arginine (R), Isoleucine (I), Proline (P) or Serine (S), and
- (f) X6 represents amino acid residues Valine (V) or Alanine (A), and
- (B) an antibody VH, wherein the VH comprises the amino acid sequence:
- [FW5]YYYMQ[FW6]X7IGSSGGVTNYADSVKG[FW7]VGLGDAFD
- I[FW8]
- wherein [FW5], [FW6], [FW7] and [FW8] represent VH framework regions, and
- wherein X7 represents amino acid residues Tyrosine (Y), Isoleucine (I) or Valine (V).
A method of managing or treating cancer in a subject, comprising administering to a subject diagnosed as having, or suspected of having, a cancer resistant to treatment with trastuzumab a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof which specifically binds to an epitope within the extracellular domain of HER3, wherein
- (i) the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof binds to the same HER3 epitope as an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprising the heavy chain variable region (VH) and light chain variable region (VL) of CL16 or 2C2;
- or
- (ii) the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof competitively inhibits HER3 binding by an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprising the VH and VL of CL16 or 2C2;
- or
- (iii) the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof comprises
- (A) an antibody VL, wherein the VL comprises the amino acid sequence:
- [FW1]X1GSX2SNIGLNYVS[FW2]RNNQRPS[FW3]AAWDDX3X4X5GE
- X6[FW4]
- wherein [FW1], [FW2], [FW3] and [FW4] represent VL framework regions, and
- wherein
- (a) X1 represents amino acid residues Arginine (R) or Serine (S),
- (b) X2 represents amino acid residues Serine (S) or Leucine (L),
- (c) X3 represents amino acid residues Serine (S) or Glycine (G),
- (d) X4 represents amino acid residues Leucine (L) or Proline (P),
- (e) X5 represents amino acid residues Arginine (R), Isoleucine (I), Proline (P) or Serine (S), and
- (f) X6 represents amino acid residues Valine (V) or Alanine (A), and
- (B) an antibody VH, wherein the VH comprises the amino acid sequence:
- [FW5]YYYMQ[FW6]X7IGSSGGVTNYADSVKG[FW7]VGLGDAFD
- I[FW8]
- wherein [FW5], [FW6], [FW7] and [FW8] represent VH framework regions, and
- wherein X7 represents amino acid residues Tyrosine (Y), Isoleucine (I) or Valine (V).
A method of managing or treating cancer in a subject, comprising administering to a subject identified as having a cancer resistant to treatment with pertuzumab or the combination of pertuzumab and trastuzumab a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof which specifically binds to an epitope within the extracellular domain of HER3, wherein
- (i) the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof binds to the same HER3 epitope as an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprising the heavy chain variable region (VH) and light chain variable region (VL) of CL16 or 2C2;
- or
- (ii) the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof competitively inhibits HER3 binding by an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprising the VH and VL of CL16 or 2C2;
- or
- (iii) the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof comprises
- (A) an antibody VL, wherein the VL comprises the amino acid sequence:
- [FW1]X1GSX2SNIGLNYVS[FW2]RNNQRPS[FW3]AAWDDX3X4X5GE
- X6[FW4]
- wherein [FW1], [FW2], [FW3] and [FW4] represent VL framework regions, and
- wherein
- (a) X1 represents amino acid residues Arginine (R) or Serine (S),
- (b) X2 represents amino acid residues Serine (S) or Leucine (L),
- (c) X3 represents amino acid residues Serine (S) or Glycine (G),
- (d) X4 represents amino acid residues Leucine (L) or Proline (P),
- (e) X5 represents amino acid residues Arginine (R), Isoleucine (I), Proline (P) or Serine (S), and
- (f) X6 represents amino acid residues Valine (V) or Alanine (A), and
- (B) an antibody VH, wherein the VH comprises the amino acid sequence:
- [FW5]YYYMQ[FW6]X7IGSSGGVTNYADSVKG[FW7]VGLGDAFD
- I[FW8]
- wherein [FW5], [FW6], [FW7] and [FW8] represent VH framework regions, and
- wherein X7 represents amino acid residues Tyrosine (Y), Isoleucine (I) or Valine (V).
A method of managing or treating cancer in a subject, comprising the steps of:
- (a) identifying a subject with a HER2/HER3-positive cancer that is resistant to treatment with trastuzumab;
- and
- (b) administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof which specifically binds to an epitope within the extracellular domain of HER3, wherein
- (i) the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof binds to the same HER3 epitope as an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprising the heavy chain variable region (VH) and light chain variable region (VL) of CL16 or 2C2;
- or
- (ii) the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof competitively inhibits HER3 binding by an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprising the VH and VL of CL16 or 2C2;
- or
- (iii) the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof comprises
- (A) an antibody VL, wherein the VL comprises the amino acid sequence:
- [FW1]X1GSX2SNIGLNYVS[FW2]RNNQRPS[FW3]AAWDDX3X4X5GE
- X6[FW4]
- wherein [FW1], [FW2], [FW3] and [FW4] represent VL framework regions, and
- wherein
- (a) X1 represents amino acid residues Arginine (R) or Serine (S),
- (b) X2 represents amino acid residues Serine (S) or Leucine (L),
- (c) X3 represents amino acid residues Serine (S) or Glycine (G),
- (d) X4 represents amino acid residues Leucine (L) or Proline (P),
- (e) X5 represents amino acid residues Arginine (R), Isoleucine (I), Proline (P) or Serine (S), and
- (f) X6 represents amino acid residues Valine (V) or Alanine (A), and
- (B) an antibody VH, wherein the VH comprises the amino acid sequence:
- [FW5]YYYMQ[FW6]X7IGSSGGVTNYADSVKG[FW7]VGLGDAFD
- I[FW8]
- wherein [FW5], [FW6], [FW7] and [FW8] represent VH framework regions, and
- wherein X7 represents amino acid residues Tyrosine (Y), Isoleucine (I) or Valine (V).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.