Glucocorticoid-induced tumor necrosis factor receptor (gitr) antibodies and methods of use thereof
AssigneeDana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
InventorsWayne A. MARASCO, Chen XU, De-Kuan CHANG
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Abstract
The present invention comprises human monoclonal antibodies that bind to GITR (also known as glucocorticoid-induced tumor necrosis factor receptor). Binding of the invented antibody to GITR inhibits binding of its ligand, GITR-L, and can be used to treat cancer.
Claims27
An isolated humanized monoclonal antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that binds to the human-glucocorticoid-induced tumor necrosis factor receptor (GITR) comprising:
- a. a variable heavy chain region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 2, and a variable light chain region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 4;
- b. a variable heavy chain region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 6, and a variable light chain region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 8;
- c. a variable heavy chain region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 10, and a variable light chain region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 12;
- d. a variable heavy chain region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 14, and a variable light chain region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 16;
- e. a variable heavy chain region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 18, and a variable light chain region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 20;
- f. a variable heavy chain region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 22, and a variable light chain region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 24;
- g. a variable heavy chain region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 26, and a variable light chain region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 28;
- h. a variable heavy chain region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 30, and a variable light chain region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 32;
- i. a variable heavy chain region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 34, and a variable light chain region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 36;
- j. a variable heavy chain region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 38, and a variable light chain region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 40;
- or
- k. a variable heavy chain region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 42, and a variable light chain region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 44.
An isolated humanized monoclonal antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof wherein the antibody or antigen-binding fragment comprises:
- (a) a variable heavy chain complementarity determining region 1, 2, or 3 (VH-CDR) comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO. 45, 46 or 47, respectively;
- and, a variable light chain complementarity determining region 1, 2 or 3 (VL-CDR) comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO. 48, 49, or 50;
- (b) a variable heavy chain complementarity determining region 1, 2, or 3 (VH-CDR) comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO. 51, 52, or 53, respectively;
- and, a variable light chain complementarity determining region 1, 2 or 3 (VL-CDR) comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO. 54, 55, or 56;
- (c) a variable heavy chain complementarity determining region 1, 2, or 3 (VH-CDR) comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO. 57, 58, or 59, respectively;
- and, a variable light chain complementarity determining region 1, 2 or 3 (VL-CDR) comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO. 60, 61, or 62;
- (d) a variable heavy chain complementarity determining region 1, 2, or 3 (VH-CDR) comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO. 63, 64, or 65, respectively;
- and, a variable light chain complementarity determining region 1, 2 or 3 (VL-CDR) comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO. 66, 67, or 68;
- (e) a variable heavy chain complementarity determining region 1, 2, or 3 (VH-CDR) comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO. 69, 70, or 71, respectively;
- and, a variable light chain complementarity determining region 1, 2 or 3 (VL-CDR) comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO. 72, 73, or 74;
- (f) a variable heavy chain complementarity determining region 1, 2, or 3 (VH-CDR) comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO. 75, 76, or 77, respectively;
- and, a variable light chain complementarity determining region 1, 2 or 3 (VL-CDR) comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO. 78, 79, or 80;
- (g) a variable heavy chain complementarity determining region 1, 2, or 3 (VH-CDR) comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO. 81, 82, or 83, respectively;
- and, a variable light chain complementarity determining region 1, 2 or 3 (VL-CDR) comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO. 84, 85, or 86;
- (h) a variable heavy chain complementarity determining region 1, 2, or 3 (VH-CDR) comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO. 87, 88, or 89, respectively;
- and, a variable light chain complementarity determining region 1, 2 or 3 (VL-CDR) comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO. 90, 91, or 92;
- (i) a variable heavy chain complementarity determining region 1, 2, or 3 (VH-CDR) comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO. 93, 94, or 95, respectively;
- and, a variable light chain complementarity determining region 1, 2 or 3 (VL-CDR) comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO. 96, 97, or 98;
- (j) a variable heavy chain complementarity determining region 1, 2, or 3 (VH-CDR) comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO. 99, 100, or 101, respectively;
- and, a variable light chain complementarity determining region 1, 2 or 3 (VL-CDR) comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO. 102, 103, or 104;
- or
- (k) a variable heavy chain complementarity determining region 1, 2, or 3 (VH-CDR) comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO. 105, 106, or 107, respectively;
- and, a variable light chain complementarity determining region 1, 2 or 3 (VL-CDR) comprising the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO. 108, 109, or 110
- wherein said antibody or antibody binding fragment binds human-glucocorticoid-induced tumor necrosis factor receptor (GITR)
A nucleic acid comprising the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43.
A nucleic acid encoding the polypeptide of SEQ ID NO:
- 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44.
A polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.