Nova Patents
NZ763572A

Trispecific proteins and methods of use

Abstract

Provided herein are B cell maturation agent (BCMA) targeting trispecific proteins comprising a domain binding to CD3, a half-life extension domain, and a domain binding to BCMA which comprises a VHH domain. In a particular embodiment, said VHH domain comprises the CDRs TNIFSISPYG (SEQ ID NO: 76), AIHGTSTLYADSVK (SEQ ID NO: 190), and VPWGDYHPGNVY (SEQ ID NO: 304). Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions thereof, as well as nucleic acids, recombinant expression vectors and host cells for making such BCMA targeting trispecific proteins. Also disclosed are methods of using the disclosed BCMA targeting trispecific proteins in the prevention, and/or treatment diseases, conditions and disorders.

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Term

12 yearsto projected expiry

Projected expiry 12 October 2038, counted from filing; an application has no term until it is granted.

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31 claims: 18 independent, 13 dependent

  1. 1
    A B cell maturation agent (BCMA) binding trispecific protein that comprises:(a) a first domain (A) which specifically binds to human CD3;(b) a second domain (B) which is a half-life extension domain;and (c) a third domain (C) which specifically binds to BCMA, wherein the domains are linked in the order H2N-(A)-(C)-(B)-COOH, HN-(B)(A)-(C)-COOH, H2N-(C)-(B)-(A)-COOH, H2N-(C)-(A)-(B)-COOH, H2N-(A)(B)-(C)-COOH, or H2N-(B)-(C)-(A)-COOH, wherein the domains are linked by linkers L1 and L2;wherein the third domain (C) comprises a VHH domain comprising complementarity determining regions CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3, and wherein: the amino acid sequence of CDR1 is as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 76, the amino acid sequence of CDR2 is as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 190, and the amino acid sequence of CDR3 is as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 304.
  2. 12
    The BCMA binding trispecific protein of any one of claims 1-11, wherein the third domain is a human VHH domain, a humanized VHH domain, an affinity matured VHH domain, or a combination thereof.
  3. 13
    The BCMA binding trispecific protein of any one of claims 1-12, wherein said protein has an elimination half-time of at least 12 hours, at least 20 hours, at least 25 hours, at least 30 hours, at least 35 hours, at least 40 hours, at least 45 hours, at least 50 hours, or at least 100 hours.
  4. 14
    The BCMA binding trispecific protein of any one of claims 1-13, wherein the third domain binds to a human BCMA protein comprising the sequence set forth as SEQ ID NO:468.
  5. 15
    The BCMA binding trispecific protein of any one of claims 1-13, wherein the third domain binds to an extracellular domain of BCMA.
  6. 16
    The BCMA binding trispecific protein of any one of claims 1-15, wherein linkers L1 and L2 are each independently selected from (GS)n (SEQ ID NO:472), (GGS)n (SEQ ID NO: 473), (GGGS)n (SEQ ID NO: 474), (GGSG)n (SEQ ID NO: 475), (GGSGG)n (SEQ ID NO: 476), (GGGGS)n (SEQ ID NO: 477), (GGGGG)n (SEQ ID NO: 478) or (GGG)n (SEQ ID NO: 479) wherein n is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10.
  7. 17
    The BCMA binding trispecific protein of any one of claims 1-16, wherein linkers L1 and L2 are each independently (GGGGS)4 (SEQ ID NO:480) or (GGGGS)3 (SEQ ID NO: 481). 154
  8. 18
    The BCMA binding trispecific protein of any one of claims 1-17, wherein the domains are linked in the order HN-(C)-(B)-(A)-COOH.
  9. 19
    The BCMA binding trispecific protein of any one of claims 1-18, wherein the protein is less than about 80 kDa.
  10. 20
    The BCMA binding trispecific protein of any one of claims 1-18, wherein the protein is about 50 to about 75 kDa.
  11. 21
    The BCMA binding trispecific protein of any one of claims 1-18, wherein the protein is less than about 60 kDa.
  12. 22
    The BCMA binding trispecific protein of any one of claims 1-21, wherein the protein has an elimination half-time of at least about 50 hours.
  13. 23
    The BCMA binding trispecific protein of any one of claims 1-22, wherein the protein has an elimination half-time of at least about 100 hours.
  14. 24
    The BCMA binding trispecific protein of any one of claims 1-23, wherein the protein has increased tissue penetration as compared to an IgG to the same BCMA.
  15. 25
    The BCMA binding trispecific protein of any one of claims 1-24, wherein the protein comprises a sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:520.
  16. 26
    A pharmaceutical composition comprising a BCMA binding trispecific protein according to any one of claims 1-25 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
  17. 27
    A process for the production of a BCMA binding trispecific protein according to any one of claims 1-25, said process comprising culturing a host transformed or transfected with a vector comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a BCMA binding trispecific protein according to any one of claims 1-25 under conditions allowing the expression of the BCMA binding trispecific protein and recovering and purifying the produced protein from the culture.
  18. 28
    Use of the BCMA binding trispecific protein of any one of claims 1-25 in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment or amelioration of a tumorous disease, an autoimmune disease or an infection disease associated with BCMA in a subject in need thereof.
Independent claims18