Anti-galectin-9 antibody and uses thereof
AssigneeHifibio (Hk) Limited
InventorsGermain MARGALL DUCOS, Rachel PACHERIE, Nicola Arturo Aldo BELTRAMINELLI, Francisco ADRIAN, Liang SCHWEIZER, Muriel DAVID, Yun-Yueh LU
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Abstract
The invention provides humanized monoclonal antibodies against Gal9, and method of using the antibodies to treat cancer, including combination therapy with antagonists of the PD-1/PD-L1 immune checkpoint.
Claims32
An isolated monoclonal antibody, or an antigen-binding fragment thereof, wherein, said monoclonal antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is specific for Galectin-9, and wherein said monoclonal antibody comprises:
- (1a) a heavy chain variable region (HCVR), comprising a HCVR CDR1 sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 2, a HCVR CDR2 sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 4, and a HCVR CDR3 sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 6;
- and,
- (1b) a light chain variable region (LCVR), comprising a LCVR CDR1 sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 10, a LCVR CDR2 sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 12, and a LCVR CDR3 sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 14;
- or
- (2a) a heavy chain variable region (HCVR), comprising a HCVR CDR1 sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 18, a HCVR CDR2 sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 20, and a HCVR CDR3 sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 22;
- and,
- (2b) a light chain variable region (LCVR), comprising a LCVR CDR1 sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 26, a LCVR CDR2 sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 28, and a LCVR CDR3 sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 30;
- or
- (3a) a heavy chain variable region (HCVR), comprising a HCVR CDR1 sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 34, a HCVR CDR2 sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 36, and a HCVR CDR3 sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 38;
- and,
- (3b) a light chain variable region (LCVR), comprising a LCVR CDR1 sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 42, a LCVR CDR2 sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 44, and a LCVR CDR3 sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 46;
- or
- (4a) a heavy chain variable region (HCVR), comprising a HCVR CDR1 sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 50, a HCVR CDR2 sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 52, and a HCVR CDR3 sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 54;
- and,
- (4b) a light chain variable region (LCVR), comprising a LCVR CDR1 sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 58, a LCVR CDR2 sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 60, and a LCVR CDR3 sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 62;
- or
- (5a) a heavy chain variable region (HCVR), comprising a HCVR CDR1 sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 66, a HCVR CDR2 sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 68, and a HCVR CDR3 sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 70;
- and,
- (5b) a light chain variable region (LCVR), comprising a LCVR CDR1 sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 74, a LCVR CDR2 sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 76, and a LCVR CDR3 sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 78;
- or
- (6a) a heavy chain variable region (HCVR), comprising a HCVR CDR1 sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 82, a HCVR CDR2 sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 84, and a HCVR CDR3 sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 86;
- and,
- (6b) a light chain variable region (LCVR), comprising a LCVR CDR1 sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 90, a LCVR CDR2 sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 92, and a LCVR CDR3 sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 94;
- or
- (7a) a heavy chain variable region (HCVR), comprising a HCVR CDR1 sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 98, a HCVR CDR2 sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 100, and a HCVR CDR3 sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 102;
- and,
- (7b) a light chain variable region (LCVR), comprising a LCVR CDR1 sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 106, a LCVR CDR2 sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 108, and a LCVR CDR3 sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 110;
- or
- (8a) a heavy chain variable region (HCVR), comprising a HCVR CDR1 sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 114, a HCVR CDR2 sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 116, and a HCVR CDR3 sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 118;
- and,
- (8b) a light chain variable region (LCVR), comprising a LCVR CDR1 sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 122, a LCVR CDR2 sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 124, and a LCVR CDR3 sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 128.
An antibody, or an antigen-binding portion thereof, directed against or specific for Galectin-9, for use in the treatment of cancer, wherein said antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof rescues effector T cell proliferation, and/or enhances effector T cell activity, and optionally wherein the effector T cell is a Th1 cell.
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