NZ807887A - Antibodies to feline mcdonough sarcoma (fms)-like tyrosine kinase 3 receptor ligand (flt3l) and uses thereof for treating autoimmune and inflammatory diseases - Google Patents

Antibodies to feline mcdonough sarcoma (fms)-like tyrosine kinase 3 receptor ligand (flt3l) and uses thereof for treating autoimmune and inflammatory diseases

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NZ807887A
NZ807887A NZ807887A NZ80788719A NZ807887A NZ 807887 A NZ807887 A NZ 807887A NZ 807887 A NZ807887 A NZ 807887A NZ 80788719 A NZ80788719 A NZ 80788719A NZ 807887 A NZ807887 A NZ 807887A
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antigen
binding fragment
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Yan Chen
Rachel Ettinger
Anna Hansen
Peter Pavlik
Xiaodong Xiao
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Viela Bio Inc
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Abstract

Provided herein are anti-FLT3L antibodies and methods of using the antibodies to treat autoimmune and other inflammatory diseases.

Claims (29)

What is claimed is:
1. An antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds to FLT3L, comprising a set of Complementarity-Determining Regions (CDRs): HCDR1, HCDR2, HCDR3, LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 wherein the HCDR1, HCDR2, HCDR3, LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3 comprise the amino acid sequences of: (a) SEQ ID NOs: 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, and 34, respectively; or (b) SEQ ID NOs: 29, 30, 31, 35, 33, and 34, respectively; or (c) SEQ ID Nos: 29, 36, 37, 32, 33, and 38, respectively.
2. The antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof of claim 1, comprising a heavy chain variable region (VH) and light chain variable region (VL), wherein each VH and VL comprises three CDRs and four framework regions (FWs), arranged from amino-terminus to carboxyterminus in the following order: FW1, CDR1, FW2, CDR2, FW3, CDR3, and FW4, wherein the VH and VL regions have and amino acid sequence having at least 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence identity to: (a) SEQ ID NO: 1 and SEQ ID NO: 2, respectively; or (b) SEQ ID NO: 3 and SEQ ID NO: 4, respectively; or (c) SEQ ID NO: 5 and SEQ ID NO: 6, respectively; preferably, wherein the CDRs of the VH (HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3) and the CDRs of the VL (LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3) consist of the amino acid sequences of: (a’) SEQ ID NOs: 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, and 34, respectively; or (b’) SEQ ID NOs: 29, 30, 31, 35, 33, and 34, respectively; or (c’) SEQ ID Nos: 29, 36, 37, 32, 33, and 38, respectively.
3. The antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof of claim 2, wherein the VH and VL comprise the amino acid sequence of: (a) SEQ ID NO: 1 and SEQ ID NO: 2, respectively; or (b) SEQ ID NO: 3 and SEQ ID NO: 4, respectively; or (c) SEQ ID NO: 5 and SEQ ID NO: 6, respectively; preferably comprising: (a’) a heavy chain region having an amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 61 and a light chain region having an amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 62; or 76 (b’) a heavy chain region having an amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 65 and a light chain region having an amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 66; or (c’) a heavy chain region having an amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 69 and a light chain region having an amino acid sequence comprising SEQ ID NO: 70.
4. The antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof inhibits FLT3L-mediated activation of membrane bound FLT3 on human stem cells, hematopoietic cell precursors, dendritic cells, activated T and B cells, monocytes, or microglia; preferably wherein the antibody or antigenbinding fragment thereof does not specifically bind to at least one of human stem cell factor (huSCF) and human colony stimulating factor (huCSF1); more preferably, wherein the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof does not specifically bind to either huSCF or huCSF1.
5. The antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof according to any one of the preceding claims, which is a monoclonal antibody, a recombinant antibody, a human antibody, a humanized antibody, or a chimeric antibody.
6. The antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the antibody or antigen-binding fragment further comprises a heavy chain immunoglobulin constant domain selected from the group consisting of: (a) an IgA constant domain; (b) an IgD constant domain; (c) an IgE constant domain; (d) an IgG1 constant domain; (e) an IgG2 constant domain; (f) an IgG3 constant domain; (g) an IgG4 constant domain; and (h) an IgM constant domain; preferably, wherein the antibody or antigen-binding fragment comprises an IgG1 constant domain. 77
7. The antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the antibody or antigen-binding fragment further comprises a light chain immunoglobulin constant domain selected from the group consisting of: (a) an Ig kappa constant domain; and (b) an Ig lambda constant domain.
8. The antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the antigen binding protein comprises a human IgG1 heavy chain constant domain and a human lambda light chain constant domain; preferably wherein the IgG1 constant domain comprises one or more amino acid substitutions selected from the group consisting of L234F, L235E and P331S, numbered according to the EU numbering index of Kabat.
9. An isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof according to any one of the preceding claims; preferably wherein the nucleic acid molecule is operably linked to a control sequence.
10. A vector comprising the nucleic acid molecule according to claim 9.
11. A host cell transformed with the nucleic acid of molecule of claim 9 or the vector of claim 10.
12. The host cell of claim 11, wherein the host cell is a mammalian host cell.
13. A hybridoma producing the antibody or antigen-binding fragment of any one of claims 1-8.
14. An isolated host cell producing the antibody or antigen-binding fragment of any one of claims 1-8.
15. A method of making the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof according to any one of claims 1-8, comprising (a) culturing a host cell expressing said antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof; and (b) isolating said antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof from said cultured host cell. 78
16. A pharmaceutical composition comprising an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof according to any one of claims 1-8, and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient; preferably wherein said pharmaceutical composition is for use as a medicament.
17. A method for treating nephritis, comprising: administering to a subject in need thereof a pharmaceutically effective amount of the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof according to any one of claims 1-8.
18. A method for treating primary Sjögren’s Syndrome, comprising: administering to a subject in need thereof a pharmaceutically effective amount of the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof according to any one of claims 1-8.
19. A method for treating myositis, comprising: administering to a subject in need thereof a pharmaceutically effective amount of the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof according to any one of claims 1-8.
20. A method for treating systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), comprising: administering to a subject in need thereof a pharmaceutically effective amount of the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof according to any one of claims 1-8; preferably wherein the subject has increased serum levels FLT3L, as measured by frequency of FLT3Lexpressing CD4+ T cells, compared to a healthy subject.
21. A method for diagnosing systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in a subject, comprising: a. measuring serum levels of FLT3L; or b. measuring frequency of FLT3L-expressing CD4+ T cells, wherein increased serum levels of FLT3L or increased frequency of FLT3L-expressing CD4+ T cells in the subject compared to a healthy donor indicates that the subject has SLE; preferably wherein the CD4+ T cells are effector memory cells (TEM). 79
22. A method of neutralizing membrane bound FLT3L in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising administering to the subject a pharmaceutically effective amount of an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof according to any one of claims 1-8.
23. The method of claim 22, wherein the FLT3L is reversibly neutralized.
24. A method of reducing populations of circulating classical dendritic cells (cDCs) and plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising administering to the subject a pharmaceutically effective amount of an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof according to any one of claims 1-8.
25. The method of claim 24, wherein the populations of cDCs and pDCs are reversibly reduced such that the populations of cDC and pDC are capable of returning to pre-administration levels.
26. A method of reducing FLT3L expression on CD4+ T cells, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a pharmaceutically effective amount of an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof according to any one of claims 1-8.
27 A method of reducing the percentage of CD4+ T cells expressing FLT3L, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a pharmaceutically effective amount of an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof according to any one of claims 1-8.
28. A method of reducing ERK signaling in a lymphoblast, comprising contacting the lymphoblast with an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof according to any one of claims 1-8.
29. A method of reducing MEK
NZ807887A 2019-02-13 Antibodies to feline mcdonough sarcoma (fms)-like tyrosine kinase 3 receptor ligand (flt3l) and uses thereof for treating autoimmune and inflammatory diseases NZ807887A (en)

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