WO2015186823A1 - Folr1標的薬および葉酸代謝拮抗剤によるがん患者のための治療方法並びに医薬 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a cancer using a human FOLR1 target drug that binds to FOLR1 and has antitumor activity, characterized by increasing expression of folate receptor ⁇ (hereinafter referred to as FOLR1) with an antifolate inhibitor. Relates to a method of treatment.
- the present invention also relates to a method for enhancing the therapeutic effect of a human FOLR1 target drug, characterized by increasing the expression of FOLR1 by simultaneously or sequentially administering an antifolate.
- the present invention relates to a cancer drug containing a human FOLR1 target drug, characterized by increasing the expression of FOLR1 with an antifolate, and FOLR1 by simultaneously or sequentially administering an antifolate antifolate.
- the present invention relates to a cancer drug containing a human FOLR1 target drug for increasing the expression of.
- FOLR1 is a GPI-anchored membrane protein having high affinity for folic acid and has an important function for cell growth and survival (Non-patent Document 1). In normal tissues, FOLR1 is expressed locally in the kidney, lung, intestine and the like (Non-patent Document 2). The expression site is on the luminal side.
- FOLR1 expression in cancer tissue is not limited to the luminal side, but is ovarian cancer (Non-patent document 2, Non-patent document 3, Non-patent document 4), kidney cancer (non-patent document 2), lung cancer (non-patent document). 2, non-patent document 3), breast cancer (non-patent document 2), mesothelioma (non-patent document 4) and the like are highly expressed in many cancer types. Particularly in ovarian cancer, it has been reported that the expression level of FOLR1 affects malignancy, progression, and prognosis (Non-patent Documents 5 and 6). Furthermore, it is also known that soluble FOLR1 contained in the serum of ovarian cancer patients is significantly increased compared to healthy individuals (Non-patent Document 7).
- human FOLR1 target drug examples include an antibody obtained by humanizing LK26 (Patent Documents 1 and 2), an anti-human FOLR1 antibody MORAb-003 (farletuzumab), a folate-toxin conjugate EC-145, and the like. These are being developed for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), ovarian cancer, and the like. On the other hand, pemetrexed is used as a therapeutic agent for mesothelioma and NSCLC. It is also being developed for ovarian cancer.
- NSCLC non-small cell lung cancer
- pemetrexed is used as a therapeutic agent for mesothelioma and NSCLC. It is also being developed for ovarian cancer.
- Non-patent Document 8 platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer
- Non-patent Document 9 platinum-resistant ovarian cancer
- Folic acid-toxin conjugate EC-145 is used in combination with doxil (R) (liposomal doxorubicin) for ovarian cancer and docetaxel for NSCLC when limited to patients with sufficiently high expression of FOLR1 and significant folic acid uptake activity Thus, it has been reported that the respective effects were exhibited (Non-Patent Document 11 and Non-Patent Document 12).
- doxil liposomal doxorubicin
- FOLR1 targeted drugs As therapeutic drugs for ovarian cancer, but FOLR1 must be sufficiently expressed in cancer cells in order to exert the efficacy of human FOLR1 targeted drugs as antitumor drugs. It is considered important. That is, there is a need for a method for increasing the expression of FOLR1 in cancer cells and further improving the antitumor effect of human FOLR1 target drugs.
- the present invention provides a method for improving the antitumor effect of a human FOLR1 target drug by increasing the expression of FOLR1 in cancer cells with a folic acid antimetabolite.
- a human FOLR1 target drug by increasing the expression of FOLR1 in cancer cells with a folic acid antimetabolite.
- an antifolate antimetabolite is administered simultaneously or sequentially to increase the expression of FOLR1 and the human FOLR1 target.
- the present invention relates to (1) to (18).
- FOLR1 target drug is administered simultaneously or sequentially.
- the cancer is a cancer expressing FOLR1.
- the human FOLR1 target drug is any one selected from FOLR1 inhibitors, anti-human FOLR1 antibodies, and anti-human FOLR1 antibody fragments.
- the FOLR1 inhibitor is a folic acid derivative.
- the human FOLR1 target drug is any one selected from a FOLR1 inhibitor, an anti-human FOLR1 antibody, and an anti-human FOLR1 antibody fragment.
- the FOLR1 inhibitor is a folic acid derivative.
- the anti-human FOLR1 antibody and the antibody fragment are an antibody that binds to an epitope contained in the amino acid sequence at positions 55 to 62 in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and the antibody fragment .
- the human FOLR1 target drug is any one selected from a FOLR1 inhibitor, an anti-human FOLR1 antibody, and an anti-human FOLR1 antibody fragment.
- the FOLR1 inhibitor is a folic acid derivative.
- FIG. 1 (A) to 1 (D) show NSCLC cell lines [NCI-H1437 [FIG. 1 (A)], NCI-H2228 [FIG. 1 (B)], NCI-H522 [FIG. 1 (C)], And FOLR1 expression level after pemetrexed addition culture in NCI-H838 [Fig. 1 (D)].
- shaft shows the FOLR1 expression level relative value which made 100 the conditions culture
- 2 (A) to 2 (D) show ovarian cancer cell lines [IGR-OV1 [FIG.
- shaft shows the FOLR1 expression level relative value which made the conditions culture
- the horizontal axis shows the culture conditions, and shows the pemetrexed concentration (0, 10, 1000 nmol / L) of the culture medium (NC) or the low folate medium.
- 3 (A) and 3 (B) show ADCC activity against MCAS using PBMCs derived from healthy donor 1 [FIG. 3 (A)] and donor 2 [FIG. 3 (B)], respectively.
- Black circles, white circles, black triangles, and white triangles represent ADCC activity of HuRA15-7 CTACcc antibody against MCAS cultured in the presence of 20 nmol / L pemetrexed, ADCC activity of HuRA15-7 CTAcc antibody against MCAS cultured in the absence of pemetrexed, 20 shows ADCC activity of MORAb-003 antibody against MCAS cultured in the presence of 20 nmol / L pemetrexed, and ADCC activity of MORAb-003 antibody against MCAS cultured in the absence of pemetrexed.
- the vertical axis represents ADCC activity (%), and the horizontal axis represents antibody concentration (ng / mL).
- An asterisk (*) indicates a significant value (P ⁇ 0.05) for each antibody concentration with a black circle for a white circle and two asterisks (**) for a black triangle with respect to a white triangle.
- 1-way ANOVA-Dunnett test was used.
- 4 (A) to 4 (D) show the combined test results of pemetrexed and anti-human FOLR1 antibody for the SCID mouse ovarian cancer cell line MCAS subcutaneous transplantation model.
- the vertical axes in FIGS. 4A to 4D indicate the tumor volume (mm 3 ), V / V0, T / C, and body weight (g), respectively.
- FIGS. 5 (A) to 5 (C) show endometrial cancer cell lines [MES-SA [FIG. 5 (A)], HEC-1-A [FIG. 5 (B)], and HEC-1-B [ FIG. 5 (C)]] shows the expression level of FOLR1 after pemetrexed addition culture.
- shaft shows the FOLR1 expression level relative value which made the conditions culture
- the horizontal axis shows the culture conditions, and shows the pemetrexed concentration (0, 10, 1000 nmol / L) of the culture medium (NC) or the low folate medium.
- FIG. 6 (A) and FIG. 6 (B) show the HuRA15-7CTAcc antibody [FIG. 6 (A)] and NRALC-003 [FIG. 6 (B) against NSCLC cell line NCI-H2228 using PBMC derived from a healthy donor. ]] Shows the ADCC activity of the antibody.
- White triangles / broken lines, white circles / solid lines, and black circles / solid lines indicate ADCC activity against NCI-H2228 cultured in the presence of 0, 20, and 1000 nmol / L pemetrexed, respectively.
- the vertical axis represents ADCC activity (%), and the horizontal axis represents antibody concentration (ng / mL).
- An asterisk (*) indicates that the white triangle and the black circle / solid line with respect to the broken line are significant values (P ⁇ 0.05) for each antibody concentration.
- significance test 1-way ANOVA-Dunnett test was used.
- a folate antimetabolite is used to increase the expression of FOLR1
- a human FOLR1 target drug is used to treat cancer.
- a folate antimetabolite and a human FOLR1 target drug are used simultaneously or sequentially. Examples thereof include a cancer treatment method characterized by increasing the expression of FOLR1 by administration.
- a method for enhancing the therapeutic effect of the present invention a method for enhancing the therapeutic effect of a human FOLR1 target drug by increasing the expression of FOLR1 in cancer cells using an antifolate, an antifolate, Examples thereof include a method for enhancing the therapeutic effect of a human FOLR1 target drug, characterized by increasing the expression of FOLR1 in cancer cells by administering the human FOLR1 target drug simultaneously or sequentially.
- a folate antimetabolite is used to increase the expression of FOLR1, a cancer medicament containing a human FOLR1 target drug, a folate antimetabolite and a human FOLR1 target drug simultaneously or Examples include cancer drugs containing human FOLR1 target drugs for increasing the expression of FOLR1 by sequential administration.
- cancer cells exposed to an antifolate antimetabolite have an increased folic acid requirement due to a decrease in folate metabolic function.
- cancer cells in an environment where folic acid concentration is reduced or depleted have increased folic acid requirements to maintain intracellular folic acid concentration. Therefore, in cancer cells exposed to antifolate antimetabolites and low concentrations of folate or folate-depleted environment, a compensatory reaction to increase folate uptake is accompanied by increased FOLR1 mRNA transcription and protein translation.
- An increase in FOLR1 expression or an increase in the expression level of FOLR1 on the cell membrane due to changes in intracellular kinetics is induced.
- the human FOLR1 target drug can bind to FOLR1 whose expression is increased on the cancer cell membrane and exert a higher therapeutic effect than before exposure to the antifolate antimetabolite.
- the folate receptor is a glycophosphatidylinositol (GPI) -anchored membrane-bound glycoprotein and forms a family consisting of FOLR1, FOLR2, FOLR3, and FOLR4 (also referred to as FR ⁇ , FR ⁇ , FR ⁇ , and FR ⁇ ). Involved in intracellular uptake of oxidized folic acid. Similarly, it is known as a folate receptor that it binds to folic acid with a higher affinity than reduced reduced carrier (RFC), which is involved in the incorporation of reduced folic acid.
- RPC reduced reduced carrier
- the human FOLR1 in the present invention is a polypeptide having the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or GenBank accession number NP_057937.1 and having the function of human FOLR1, SEQ ID NO: 1 or GenBank accession number NP_057937.1.
- Examples of the gene encoding human FOLR1 include the nucleotide sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 12 or GenBank accession number NM_016725.
- a gene comprising a DNA encoding a polypeptide having a base sequence in which one or more bases are deleted, substituted or added in the base sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 12 or GenBank accession number NM_016725, and having a function of human FOLR1 A nucleotide sequence having at least 60% homology with the nucleotide sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 12 or GenBank accession number NM — 016725, preferably a nucleotide sequence having 80% or more homology, more preferably 95% or more homology
- a gene comprising a DNA encoding a polypeptide having the function of human FOLR1 and a DNA having a base sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 12 or GenBank Accession No. NM — 016725 and stringent Consists hybridizing DNA in matters under and the like gene
- the function of human FOLR1 includes a function of causing endocytosis by binding to a ligand (for example, folic acid) and taking up folic acid into cells.
- a ligand for example, folic acid
- an increase in the expression of FOLR1 means that the expression level of FOLR1 is increased by exposure to an antifolate in a cancer cell in which the expression level of FOLR1 is low or not substantially expressed, In cancer cells originally expressing FOLR1, the expression level of FOLR1 is further increased by exposure to an antifolate, and in the FOLR1 expressing cell, exposure to an antifolate is performed. This means that the expression level of folate increases and the folate transport function is promoted.
- Such an increase in the expression of FOLR1 may be due to an increase in the expression of a gene encoding FOLR1 protein, an increase in the expression of FOLR1 protein on the cell membrane due to an increase in the expression of FOLR1 protein, or an addition, deletion or substitution. It is caused when FOLR1 function is promoted by an increase in the expression of highly functional FOLR1 protein accompanying the above.
- the expression of FOLR1 and the increase in expression can be achieved, for example, by allowing labeled folic acid or anti-FOLR1 antibody to react with cells separated and excised from a diseased tissue or cancer tissue, and a flow cytometer ( FCM) etc. can be used for confirmation.
- FCM flow cytometer
- FOLR1 in the tissue and the increase in expression can be confirmed by immunohistochemical staining (IHC) or the like.
- IHC immunohistochemical staining
- administration of folic acid conjugated with radioisotope into the patient's body and confirming the uptake of folic acid into the tissue, thereby confirming the expression of FOLR1, increased expression, and the promotion of FOLR1 function in the tissue Can do.
- the folic acid antimetabolite used in the present invention is incorporated into the cell through a reduced follate carrier (RFC), a folic acid receptor family (FOLR1, FOLR2, FOLR3, and FOLR4), and a proton-coupled follo ate transporter (PCFT). It is.
- ROC reduced follate carrier
- FOLR1, FOLR2, FOLR3, and FOLR4 folic acid receptor family
- PCFT proton-coupled follo ate transporter
- the folic acid antimetabolite used in the treatment method and medicine of the present invention may be any drug as long as it acts on the folic acid metabolism mechanism, and is not limited.
- antifolate inhibitors used in the present invention include, for example, CAS No. Pemetrexed [Drug Metab Dispos., A compound represented by 357166-29-1. 1997 Jun; 25 (6): 693-700. ], Methotrexate (Methotrexate), raltitrexed (Raltirexed), edatrexate (Edatorexate), trimethrexate (Prilatrexate), aminopterin (A) Can be mentioned.
- the human FOLR1 target drug used in the present invention may be any drug that binds to human FOLR1 and has cytostatic activity, cytotoxic activity, apoptotic activity and / or antitumor activity. Either may be sufficient.
- human FOLR1 target drug binds to human FOLR1
- the human FOLR1 target drug recognizes and binds to the amino acid sequence of human FOLR1 or its three-dimensional structure. That is, the human FOLR1 target drug acts by recognizing and binding to human FOLR1 having a natural three-dimensional structure expressed on the cell membrane of cancer cells.
- Examples of low molecular weight human FOLR1 target drugs include FOLR1 inhibitors.
- Examples of the FOLR1 inhibitor include folic acid, folic acid derivatives having FOLR1 binding activity, folic acid-toxin conjugates, folic acid-radioisotope conjugates, and the like, which have FOLR1 binding activity and cytostatic activity, cytotoxic activity, apoptosis activity and / or Or any may be used as long as it has antitumor activity.
- vintafolide EC-145
- 99m Tc (CO) 3 -folate 99m Tc-EC20 (etafolate)
- 111 In-DTPA-folate 111 In / 177 Lu-DOTA-click-folate
- 67 Ga-DOTA- such as bz-folate (67 Ga-EC0800 ) and 67 Ga-NODAGA-folate and the like.
- EC-145 is a compound in which a tubulin polymerization inhibitor (desaceylvinblastine monohydrazide) is bound to folic acid [Curr Opin Investig Drugs. 2010 Dec; 11 (12): 1424-33. It binds to human FOLR1 and has cytostatic activity and antitumor activity.
- a tubulin polymerization inhibitor desaceylvinblastine monohydrazide
- Cell growth inhibitory activity refers to the activity of inhibiting cell growth of FOLR1-positive cells, and folic acid, folic acid derivatives, and folic acid conjugates specifically bind to FOLR1, thereby directly inhibiting cell proliferation. Induced by various mechanisms such as inducing apoptotic activity, cytotoxic activity by conjugated toxins, radioisotopes and the like.
- Antitumor activity refers to activity that inhibits the growth of FOLR1-positive tumor cells, and is caused by the mechanism described above.
- Apoptotic activity means that caspase activity is increased as a result of binding of folic acid, a folic acid derivative, and a folic acid conjugate to FOLR1-positive cells, resulting in programmed cell death.
- high molecular weight human FOLR1 target drugs include anti-human FOLR1 antibodies and anti-human FOLR1 antibody fragments.
- the anti-human FOLR1 antibody used in the therapeutic method and medicament of the present invention is an antibody that recognizes and binds to the amino acid sequence of human FOLR1 or a three-dimensional structure comprising the amino acid sequence, and is a polyclonal antibody, oligoclonal antibody, or monoclonal antibody. Either may be used, but a monoclonal antibody is preferable.
- a monoclonal antibody is an antibody that is secreted by an antibody-producing cell of a single clone, recognizes only one epitope (also referred to as an antigenic determinant), and has a uniform amino acid sequence (primary structure) constituting the monoclonal antibody. It is a feature.
- An oligoclonal antibody is an antibody composition containing a plurality of monoclonal antibodies, and is an antibody containing several to about 10 monoclonal antibodies.
- a polyclonal antibody is an antibody composition composed of a plurality of monoclonal antibodies, and is a mixture of antibodies that bind to a plurality of epitopes on an antigen.
- an epitope includes a single amino acid sequence that is recognized and bound by a monoclonal antibody, a three-dimensional structure composed of amino acid sequences, a three-dimensional structure composed of amino acid sequences bound to sugar chains, and a three-dimensional structure composed of amino acid sequences bound to sugar chains. It is done. Therefore, any epitope may be used as long as it exists on the human FOLR1 molecule expressed on the cell membrane of cancer cells, but preferably the amino acid sequence of human FOLR1 represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 (NCBI) Reference Sequence: NP — 057937.1) includes 55th to 62nd amino acid sequences.
- the epitope to which the anti-human FOLR1 antibody binds in the present invention includes an epitope comprising at least one amino acid residue selected from the 55th to 62nd amino acid sequences in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1. More preferably, an epitope comprising at least two or more consecutive amino acid residues selected from the 55th to 62nd amino acid sequences in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 among the amino acid sequences of human FOLR1 can be mentioned.
- human FOLR1 containing the amino acid sequence from 1st to 257th of the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 has a structure equivalent to a structure that can be taken in a natural state. Any structure may be used.
- the three-dimensional structure that human FOLR1 can take in the natural state refers to the natural three-dimensional structure of human FOLR1 expressed on the cell membrane.
- Examples of the monoclonal antibody used in the present invention include an antibody produced by a hybridoma or a recombinant antibody produced by a transformant transformed with an expression vector containing an antibody gene.
- a hybridoma is prepared, for example, by using human FOLR1 protein, human FOLR1 protein fragment, human FOLR1 oligopeptide, or cells expressing human FOLR1 as an antigen, and producing antibody-producing cells having antigen specificity from an animal immunized with the antigen. It can be prepared by inducing and further fusing the antibody-producing cells and myeloma cells.
- the anti-FOLR1 monoclonal antibody can be obtained by culturing the hybridoma or administering the hybridoma cell to an animal to cause the animal to undergo ascites tumor, and separating and purifying the culture medium or ascites.
- the recombinant antibodies used in the present invention include antibodies produced by genetic recombination, such as human chimeric antibodies, human CDR-grafted antibodies (also called humanized antibodies), human antibodies or antibody fragments thereof. .
- a recombinant antibody having characteristics of a monoclonal antibody, low antigenicity, and extended blood half-life is preferable as a therapeutic agent.
- Examples of the recombinant antibody include those obtained by modifying a monoclonal antibody produced from the above hybridoma using a gene recombination technique.
- the human chimeric antibody includes VH and VL of a non-human animal antibody, a heavy chain (hereinafter abbreviated as H chain) constant region (hereinafter abbreviated as CH) and a light chain (hereinafter abbreviated as L chain) of a human antibody.
- H chain heavy chain
- CH constant region
- L chain light chain
- An antibody consisting of a constant region hereinafter referred to as CL).
- the human chimeric antibody of the present invention obtains cDNA encoding VH and VL from a hybridoma that produces a monoclonal antibody that specifically recognizes and binds to the amino acid sequence of human FOLR1 or its three-dimensional structure, Each of these can be inserted into an animal cell expression vector having genes encoding CH and CL to construct a human chimeric antibody expression vector, which is introduced into animal cells for expression and production.
- the CH of the human chimeric antibody may be any CH as long as it belongs to human immunoglobulin (hereinafter referred to as hIg), but preferably the hIgG class is used, and hIgG1, hIgG2, and hIgG3 belonging to the hIgG class. Alternatively, any subclass such as hIgG4 can be used.
- the CL of the human chimeric antibody may be any as long as it belongs to hIg, and those of ⁇ class or ⁇ class can be used.
- the human chimeric antibody used in the present invention includes a VH of an antibody comprising the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 10 and a chimera comprising the VL of an antibody comprising the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 11. An antibody is mentioned.
- the chimeric antibody used in the present invention is a chimeric antibody that specifically recognizes and binds to the amino acid sequence of human FOLR1 or its three-dimensional structure in competition with the monoclonal antibody, and human FOLR1 to which the monoclonal antibody binds.
- the human type complementarity determining region (hereinafter abbreviated as CDR) transplanted antibody (also referred to as humanized antibody) used in the present invention includes VH and VL CDR amino acid sequences of non-human animal antibodies. Refers to an antibody grafted at an appropriate position of VH and VL of a human antibody.
- the human CDR-grafted antibody used in the present invention comprises the amino acid sequence of human FOLR1, or the VH and VL CDRs of a non-human animal monoclonal antibody that specifically recognizes and binds to its three-dimensional structure,
- An animal cell expression vector comprising a cDNA encoding a V region grafted on the VH and VL framework regions (hereinafter referred to as FR) of an arbitrary human antibody and having genes encoding the human antibody CH and CL
- FR VH and VL framework regions
- the human CDR-grafted antibody expression vector can be constructed by inserting each into the animal cell, and expressed by being introduced into animal cells.
- the CH of the human CDR-grafted antibody may be any as long as it belongs to hIg, but preferably the hIgG class is used, and any subclass such as hIgG1, hIgG2, hIgG3, or hIgG4 belonging to the hIgG class should be used. Can do.
- the CL of the human CDR-grafted antibody may be any CL as long as it belongs to hIg, and those of ⁇ class or ⁇ class can be used.
- a human antibody originally refers to an antibody that naturally exists in the human body, but a human antibody phage library and a human antibody-producing transgene produced by recent advances in genetic engineering, cell engineering, and developmental engineering. Also included are antibodies obtained from transgenic animals.
- the human CDR-grafted antibody or human antibody used in the present invention specifically includes the VH of an antibody in which CDR1 to 3 each contain the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NOs: 2 to 4, and CDR1 to 3
- a humanized antibody comprising a VL of an antibody comprising the amino acid sequences represented by SEQ ID NOs: 5 to 7, respectively, and CDR1 to 3 each comprising a heavy chain of an antibody comprising the amino acid sequences represented by SEQ ID NOs: 2 to 4, -3 contain the L chain of the antibody comprising the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NOs: 5 to 7, respectively, and cysteine in the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 4 (CDR3 of antibody H chain) is threonine, methionine, isoleucine , Valine, phenylalanine or glutamine substituted humanized antibodies, and CDRs 1 to 3 are represented by SEQ ID NOs: 2, 3, and 13, respectively.
- They comprise the VH of antibodies comprising acid sequence, and include humanized
- a humanized antibody used in the present invention a humanized antibody (HuRA15-7CTACcc antibody comprising an amino acid sequence in which the VH of the antibody is represented by SEQ ID NO: 8 and / or the VL of the antibody is represented by SEQ ID NO: 9 ).
- the anti-human FOLR1 antibody used in the present invention specifically recognizes and binds to the amino acid sequence of human FOLR1 or its three-dimensional structure by competing with any of the above-described monoclonal antibodies, gene recombinant antibodies, and the like.
- An antibody and the antibody fragment, a monoclonal antibody that binds to the same epitope as that present in human FOLR1 to which the monoclonal antibody binds, and the antibody fragment are also included.
- the “antibody competing with a monoclonal antibody” used in the present invention has an epitope (also referred to as an antigenic determinant) identical or partially identical to that of the anti-human FOLR1 antibody used in the present invention, and the epitope Refers to an antibody that binds to.
- the “antibody that binds to the same epitope as the anti-human FOLR1 antibody binds” used in the present invention recognizes and binds to the same amino acid sequence of human FOLR1 recognized by the anti-human FOLR1 antibody used in the present invention. Refers to an antibody.
- Antibody fragments used in the present invention include Fab, F (ab ′) 2 , Fab ′, single-chain antibody (scFv), dimerization V region (diabody), disulfide stabilized V region (dsFv), monoclonal Examples thereof include peptides containing CDR1-3 of the heavy chain and CDR1-3 of the light chain, and peptides containing the CDR.
- the antibody fragment used in the present invention has a FOLR1 binding activity such as a bispecific antibody including an antibody fragment, a trispecific antibody, a tetraspecific antibody, an Fc fusion peptide, a monovalent antibody composed of an Fc fusion light chain and heavy chain, and the like. Any antibody fragment is included.
- examples of the anti-human FOLR1 antibody used in the present invention include the following anti-FOLR1 antibodies (i) to (viii) and the antibody fragments thereof.
- CDR1 to 3 Includes the heavy chain of an antibody comprising the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NOs: 2, 3, and 4, respectively, and CDRs 1-3 comprise the light chain of the antibody including the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NOs: 5, 6, and 7, respectively
- CDR1-3 comprises the heavy chain of an antibody comprising the amino acid sequences represented by SEQ ID NOs: 2, 3, 13, respectively, and CDR1-3 comprise SEQ ID NOs: 5, 6, respectively.
- examples of the anti-human FOLR1 antibody used in the present invention include farretuzumab (MORAb-003).
- MORAb-003 is an anti-human FOLR1 humanized IgG1 antibody, and is mainly based on antibody-dependent cytotoxic activity (hereinafter abbreviated as ADCC activity) and complement-dependent cytotoxic activity (hereinafter abbreviated as CDC activity). It has antitumor activity against FOLR1-positive cancer (Cancer Immun. 2007 Mar 9; 7: 6).
- the anti-human FOLR1 antibody used in the present invention is included.
- an anti-human FOLR1 antibody used in the present invention 64 Cu, 67 Ga, 90 Y, 99 is added to a monoclonal antibody or an antibody fragment that specifically recognizes and binds to the amino acid sequence of human FOLR1 or its three-dimensional structure.
- Chemically or radioactively isotopes such as Tc, 111 In, 125 I, 131 I, 177 Lu, and 211 At, anticancer agents, low molecular weight drugs such as toxins, high molecular weight drugs, proteins, antibody drugs, etc.
- Derivatives of anti-human FOLR1 antibody conjugated by genetic engineering can also be used.
- the human FOLR1 target drug recognizes and binds to the amino acid sequence of human FOLR1 or the three-dimensional structure thereof.
- the binding of the anti-human FOLR1 antibody to the amino acid sequence of human FOLR1 or its three-dimensional structure can be confirmed by surface plasmon resonance using a Biacore system (manufactured by GE Healthcare). Specifically, after the anti-IgG antibody is immobilized on the sensor chip CM5 by the amine coupling method, the antibody or the antibody fragment is allowed to flow, bind in an appropriate amount, and further, FOLR1 or a fusion thereof having a plurality of known concentrations is allowed to flow. , Binding and dissociation can be measured.
- Anti-human FOLR1 antibodies used in the present invention include effectors such as cytostatic activity, antitumor activity, apoptosis activity, ADCC activity, CDC activity, and antibody-dependent phagocytic activity (hereinafter abbreviated as ADP activity). Examples thereof include antibodies having activity and the like.
- the cell growth inhibitory activity refers to the activity of inhibiting cell growth of FOLR1-positive cells.
- Anti-human FOLR1 antibody specifically binds to FOLR1 to directly inhibit cell growth, ADCC activity, CDC activity It is caused by various mechanisms such as ADP activity, apoptotic activity, and cytotoxic activity by antibody conjugates.
- Antitumor activity refers to activity that inhibits the growth of FOLR1-positive tumor cells, and is caused by the mechanism described above.
- Apoptosis activity means that anti-human FOLR1 antibody, antibody fragment, or the antibody conjugate binds to FOLR1 positive cells, resulting in increased caspase activity, resulting in programmed cell death.
- ADCC activity refers to the binding of antibodies bound to human FOLR1 on the cell surface to Fc ⁇ RIIIa on the surface of natural killer cells (hereinafter referred to as NK cells) via the Fc portion, and as a result, they are released from NK cells.
- NK cells natural killer cells
- CDC activity means that an antibody bound to human FOLR1 on the cell surface binds to C1q, which is a component of C1 of the complement system, via the Fc portion, and as a result, each complement component from C1 to C9 is activated, Eventually, C5 to C9 are reactions that cause the lysis of cells by forming a pore-forming polymer called a membrane attack complex on the cell membrane [Immunol Today. 1999 Dec; 20 (12): 576-82. ].
- the anti-human FOLR1 antibody used in the present invention can control effector activity.
- fucose also referred to as core fucose
- GlcNAc N-acetylglucosamine
- a method for controlling the amount of amino acid residues in the Fc region of an antibody or a method for controlling the amount of amino acid residues in an antibody Fc region (WO 2005/035586, WO 2002/31140, WO 00/61739) Etc.
- Examples of the method for increasing or decreasing the effector activity of the antibody include a method for controlling the content of core fucose in the N-linked complex sugar chain of the Fc of the antibody.
- an antibody is expressed using a host cell into which an ⁇ 1,6-fucose transferase gene has been introduced. To obtain an antibody having fucose bound thereto.
- An antibody to which fucose is bound has a lower ADCC activity than an antibody to which fucose is not bound.
- ADCC activity or CDC activity can be increased or decreased by modifying amino acid residues in the Fc region of the antibody.
- the CDC activity of an antibody can be increased by using the amino acid sequence of the Fc region described in US Patent Application Publication No. 2007/0148165.
- ADCC activity or CDC activity can be increased or decreased.
- an antibody in which the effector activity of the antibody is controlled can be obtained.
- Examples of the method for enhancing the therapeutic effect of the human FOLR1 target drug of the present invention include a method of enhancing the therapeutic effect of the human FOLR1 target drug as a result of simultaneous or sequential administration of the antifolate and human FOLR1 target drug. .
- human FOLR1 target drug binds to increased FOLR1 on the cancer cell membrane and exhibits drug efficacy.
- the therapeutic effect of the human FOLR1 target drug when exposed to the antifolate antimetabolite is higher than the therapeutic effect of the human FLOR1 target drug not exposed to the antifolate antimetabolite.
- the combination method of the present invention includes a method of using a folate antimetabolite and a human FOLR1 target drug, characterized by increasing the expression of FOLR1 using an antifolate, and simultaneously or sequentially with an antifolate antimetabolite. And a combination method of a folic acid antimetabolite and a human FOLR1 target drug characterized by increasing the expression of FOLR1.
- the present invention also includes a method for increasing the ADCC activity and / or antitumor activity of an anti-human FLOR1 antibody.
- anti-human FOLR1 antibody binds to increased FOLR1 on the cancer cell membrane, resulting in high ADCC activity and / or high anti-antibody activity. Demonstrate tumor activity.
- the ADCC activity and / or antitumor activity of the human FOLR1 targeted drug when exposed to the antifolate antimetabolite is compared to the ADCC activity and / or antitumor activity of the human FLOR1 targeted drug when not exposed to the antifolate. Get higher.
- an antifolate antimetabolite and human containing a human FOLR1 target drug characterized in that the expression of FOLR1 is increased using an antifolate drug examples include a cancer drug containing a human FOLR1 target drug for increasing the expression of FOLR1 by administering the FOLR1 target drug simultaneously or sequentially.
- the medicament of the present invention is a cancer medicament in which the effect of the human FOLR1 target drug is enhanced by increasing the expression of FOLR1 using an antifolate, and the expression of FOLR1 can be increased.
- Folic acid antimetabolite and human FOLR1 target drug may be administered simultaneously or sequentially.
- the medicament of the present invention may be contained in the same preparation as one preparation even if the antifolate and the human FOLR1 target drug are contained in separate preparations as a plurality of preparations. May be.
- the medicament of the present invention may contain one or more pharmacologically acceptable carriers in addition to a folic acid antimetabolite and / or a human FOLR1 target drug or a derivative thereof.
- the method of enhancing the therapeutic effect, and the medicine indicates a state in which the human FOLR1 target drug and the antifolate are administered to the patient substantially simultaneously.
- Specific examples include a case where the human FOLR1 target drug and the antifolate antimetabolite are made into one preparation, and two or more preparations are sequentially administered, and the like.
- the sequential use in the present invention means a state in which human FOLR1 target drug and antifolate are administered to a patient in any order, and human FOLR1 target drug and antifolate are
- the administration may be the same or different. Specifically, there is a case where one is administered first, and then only the other is administered to the patient a plurality of times at regular intervals.
- a benign tumor, a malignant tumor, a cancer, and a continuous metastasis associated with a primary cancer as long as the disease involves FOLR1-positive cells a benign tumor, a malignant tumor, a cancer, and a continuous metastasis associated with a primary cancer as long as the disease involves FOLR1-positive cells. Any of hematogenous metastasis, lymphatic metastasis, and disseminated metastasis may be used.
- the disease involving FOLR1 positive cells may be any disease involving cells expressing FOLR1 and involving folate metabolism abnormality and / or folate receptor abnormality. Can be mentioned.
- cancer examples include blood cancer, breast cancer, uterine cancer, colon cancer, esophageal cancer, stomach cancer, ovarian cancer, lung cancer, kidney cancer, rectal cancer, thyroid cancer, cervical cancer, small intestine cancer, prostate cancer, mesothelioma Tumor, pancreatic cancer and the like, preferably ovarian cancer, kidney cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, pancreatic cancer or mesothelioma.
- the treatment method and medicament of the present invention can also be used to improve symptoms for related syndromes such as metastasis, cachexia, cancer pain, and cancerous neurological symptoms in these carcinomas.
- FOLR1-positive cells are involved in a disease
- FOLR1-positive cells are observed by reacting labeled folic acid or anti-FOLR1 antibody to cells isolated and removed from the diseased tissue or cancer tissue, and measuring with a flow cytometer (FCM) or the like. be able to.
- FCM flow cytometer
- the expression of FOLR1 in a tissue can also be observed by immunohistochemical staining (IHC).
- administration of folic acid 99m Tc-EC20 (etafolatide) conjugated with radioisotope etc. into the patient's body, and the uptake of folic acid into the tissue can be observed to confirm the expression and function of FOLR1 in the tissue. it can.
- the above-mentioned method can be used for evaluating the pharmacodynamic effect before and after administration when the therapeutic method of the present invention and the method of enhancing the therapeutic effect of the present invention are performed or when the pharmaceutical of the present invention is used. Can be treated effectively and efficiently.
- Oral administration, or parenteral administration such as intraoral, intratracheal, rectal, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intraperitoneal, or intravenous, preferably intravenous administration.
- the administration route may be the same administration route or different administration routes.
- Examples of the dosage form include sprays, capsules, tablets, powders, granules, syrups, emulsions, suppositories, injections, ointments, or tapes.
- the concomitant drug of the present invention consists of two or more preparations containing a human FOLR1 target drug and a folic acid antimetabolite alone, the dosage form may be the same dosage form or different dosage forms. Good.
- the dose or frequency of administration of the pharmaceutical agent of the present invention varies depending on the intended therapeutic effect, administration method, treatment period, age, body weight, etc., but usually per adult day, human FOLR1 target drug, and folic acid antimetabolite, Each is 1 ⁇ g / kg to 1000 mg / kg.
- NSCLC non-small cell lung cancer
- the cells were seeded in a 96-well plate at 1 ⁇ 10 5 cells per well, and centrifuged at 1700 rpm for 1 minute. After removing the supernatant, anti-human FOLR1 humanized antibody (HuRA15-7CTAcc antibody) (International Publication No. 2014/087863) prepared to 10 ⁇ g / mL with FCM buffer was added to the cells, and the reaction was performed at 4 ° C. for 30 minutes. I let you.
- the HuRA15-7CTACc antibody is obtained by modifying the antibody heavy chain constant region of pKANTEX93 with reference to the reports of WO2007 / 011041 and WO2011 / 108502, and this vector is represented by SEQ ID NO: 8 and SEQ ID NO: 9.
- a gene encoding the amino acid sequence was introduced and expressed using Chinese hamster ovary cells (CHO / DG44) in which the fucosyltransferase-8 (FUT8) gene was knocked out. The expressed antibody was purified and then subjected to experiments.
- FOLR1 increases when pemetrexed, which is an antifolate, is added to NSCLC cells and cultured. Therefore, it was revealed that an antifolate antimetabolite increases the expression level of FOLR1 in NSCLC cells.
- Example 2 Pemetrexed-added culture and FOLR1 expression level analysis for ovarian cancer cell line
- ovarian cancer-derived cell lines SKOV-3 American Type Culture Collection (hereinafter referred to as ATCC) number: HTB-77]
- MCAS JCRB cell number: JCRB0240
- NIH OVCAR-3 (ATCC number: HTB) -161)
- IGR-OV1 National Cancer Institute
- the expression level of FOLR1 is about 2.5 for IGR-OV1, respectively. 2 times (FIG. 2A), about 2.5 times with SKOV-3 [FIG. 2B], and about 7 times with MCAS [FIG. 2D].
- Example 3 Evaluation of ADCC activity on cultured cells added with pemetrexed
- the ovarian cancer cell line MCAS was first cultured in a culture medium. Thereafter, the detached cells were suspended in a folic acid-free medium, and seeded on a 175 cm 2 TC flask under conditions of 25 ⁇ 10 5 cells / 28 mL. After culturing for 24 hours, 14 mL of 3 ⁇ low folic acid medium was added, so that the final folic acid concentration was about 22.7 nmol / L. Further, pemetrexed was added so that the final concentration was 0 or 20 nmol / L, and the cells were cultured for 72 hours.
- the cultured cells were detached from the culture flask with a 0.02% EDTA solution (Nacalai), and the cell number and viability were measured with Vi-CELL XR 2.01 (Beckman Coulter). As a result, the cell viability of MCAS cells added with 0 and 20 nmol / L pemetrexed was 98.0% and 96.6%, respectively.
- Each of these cells was prepared to 1 ⁇ 10 4 cells / 50 ⁇ L with ADCC measurement medium [phenol red-free RPMI 1640 (GIBCO), 5% inactivated dFCS (GIBCO)], and used as a target cell solution.
- ADCC measurement medium phenol red-free RPMI 1640 (GIBCO), 5% inactivated dFCS (GIBCO)
- heparinized healthy peripheral blood was layered on a LeucoSep lymphocyte separation tube (greiner) filled with Lymphoprep (Cosmo Bio), and centrifuged at 1000 ⁇ g for 20 minutes at room temperature.
- PBMC peripheral blood mononuclear cell
- HuRA15-7CTACc antibody and anti-human FOLR1 humanized antibody MORAb-003 were used as the anti-human FOLR1 antibody.
- the antibody solution is adjusted to 0.1, 1, 10, 100, 1000 ng / mL in ADCC measurement medium so that the final concentration of the assay is 0.033, 0.33, 3.3, 33, 333 ng / mL. I made it.
- MORAb-003 is expressed using Chinese hamster ovary cell (CHO / DG44) cells into which a vector incorporating a gene encoding the heavy chain and light chain sequences described in WO 2005/080431 is introduced. I let you. The expressed antibody was purified and then subjected to experiments.
- the target cell solution, effector cell solution, and antibody solution prepared as described above were mixed in a U-shaped 96-well plate by 50 ⁇ L / well, respectively, to a total volume of 150 ⁇ L / well. After each well was mixed well, the cells were precipitated by centrifugation at 50 ⁇ g for 5 minutes at room temperature and reacted at 37 ° C. for 4 hours.
- each well was well agitated, and the cells were precipitated again by centrifugation. Then, 50 ⁇ L each of the well supernatant was dispensed into a new 96-well plate. Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity in the collected supernatant was measured using CytoTox 96 Non-Radioactive Cytotoxicity Assay (Promega). The operation was performed according to the attached document.
- LDH Lactate dehydrogenase
- the ADCC activity was calculated by first subtracting the LDH activity measurement value of the well of only the ADCC measurement medium from the LDH activity measurement value of each well to obtain the LDH activity measurement correction value of each well, and then calculating by the following formula. .
- Exp is the LDH activity measurement correction value for each sample
- ET spo is the LDH activity measurement correction value for the mixed well of the effector cell solution and the target cell solution
- T total is the target cell
- CytoTox 96 Non-Radioactive Cytotoxicity Attachment Lysis The LDH activity measurement correction value of the well mixed with Solution
- D represents the LDH activity measurement correction value of Lysis Solution
- T spo represents the LDH activity measurement correction value of the well containing only target cells.
- ADCC activity of the anti-human FOLR1 antibody is enhanced by targeting an ovarian cancer cell line cultured in the presence of pemetrexed. Therefore, it was revealed that the ADCC activity of the anti-human FOLR1 antibody, which is a human FOLR1 target drug, increases in cancer in which FOLR1 expression is increased by an antifolate.
- the test was conducted in 5 groups: a solvent administration group, an anti-human FOLR1 antibody (HuRA15-7CTACc antibody) alone administration group, a pemetrexed alone administration group, a simultaneous combination group, and a sequential combination group.
- a solvent physiological saline
- physiological saline was used as a diluent and 1 mg / kg was administered to the tail vein twice a week for 2 weeks.
- the pemetrexed administration group 100 mg / kg / day was administered intraperitoneally for 5 days after the start of administration using physiological saline as a diluent.
- both drugs were administered as in the single agent group.
- the sequential combination group 3 days after the intraperitoneal administration of pemetrexed for 5 days, anti-human FOLR1 antibody 1 mg / kg was administered twice a week for 1 week.
- the tumor volume on each measurement day was calculated by the above formula.
- the tumor growth rate (hereinafter referred to as V / V0) was calculated by dividing the tumor volume V on each measurement day by the tumor volume V0 on the test start date (day 0).
- T / C was calculated by dividing the average value (T) of V / V0 of each group by the average value (C) of the solvent administration group.
- the tumor volume, tumor growth rate and T / C in the anti-human FOLR1 antibody and pemetrexed simultaneous combination group and the sequential combination group were smaller than those in the anti-human FOLR1 antibody alone and pemetrexed single administration group [FIG. 4 (A)].
- the anti-tumor activity of the human FOLR1 target drug is enhanced by administering the antifolate antimetabolite simultaneously or sequentially, and the tumor volume and the tumor growth rate are more effectively suppressed.
- Example 5 Pemetrexed-added culture and FOLR1 expression level analysis for endometrial cancer cell lines 10% of endometrial cancer-derived cell lines MES-SA (ATCC number: CRL-1976) and HEC-1-A (ATCC number: HTB-112) In McCoy's 5A medium (ATCC) with FCS (GIBCO) added, HEC-1-B (ATCC number: HTB-113) was added to Eagle's Minimum Essential Medium (ATCC) with 10% FCS (GIBCO) added. Cultured. Thereafter, the detached cells were suspended in a folic acid-free medium by the same method as in Example 1, and the cells were seeded on a 25 cm 2 TC flask under the conditions of 2.5 ⁇ 10 5 cells / 4 mL.
- FOLR1 expression level analysis was performed in the same manner as in Example 1. However, instead of Anti-Human IgG-FITC (Jackson) diluted 100-fold with FCM buffer, Anti-Human IgG-PE (BD) diluted 10-fold with FCM buffer was used as the labeled antibody. Moreover, Becton Dickinson (FACSVerse) was used for the flow cytometer instead of Beckman Coulter (FC500MPL).
- the FOLR1 expression level tended to increase as the added pemetrexed concentration increased [FIG. 5 (A), FIG. 5 (B). ) And FIG. 5 (C)].
- the expression level of FOLR1 is about 3. 5 times [FIG. 5A], about 3 times with HEC-1-A [FIG. 5B], and about 2 times with HEC-1-B [FIG. 5C].
- Example 6 Evaluation of ADCC activity for cultured cells with pemetrexed (NSCLC cell line) Evaluation of ADCC activity for NSCLC cell line NCI-H2228 was performed in the same manner as in Example 3. However, pemetrexed added at the time of culture was prepared so that the final concentration was 0, 20, or 1000 nmol / L. The cell number and viability were measured using Countess (Life Technologies) instead of Vi-CELL XR 2.01.
- the ADCC activity of the anti-human FOLR1 antibody is enhanced by targeting the NSCLC cell line cultured in the presence of pemetrexed. Therefore, it was revealed that the ADCC activity of the anti-human FOLR1 antibody, which is a human FOLR1 target drug, increases in cancer in which FOLR1 expression is increased by an antifolate.
- SEQ ID NO: 1 Amino acid sequence of FOLR1
- SEQ ID NO: 2 Amino acid sequence of RA15-7VHCDR1_AA
- SEQ ID NO: 3 Amino acid sequence of RA15-7VHCDR2_AA
- SEQ ID NO: 4 Amino acid sequence of RA15-7VHCDR3_AA 6: amino acid sequence of RA15-7VLCDR2_AA
- SEQ ID NO: 7 amino acid sequence of RA15-7VLCDR3_AA
- SEQ ID NO: 9 amino acid sequence of nonS_HuRA15-7LV3_AA
- SEQ ID NO: 12 nucleotide sequence of FOLR1 DNA Number 13: Amino acid sequence of HuRA15-7CTAccVHCDR3_AA
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(1)葉酸代謝拮抗剤を用いて葉酸受容体α(folate receptor α、以下FOLR1と略記する)の発現を増加させ、ヒトFOLR1標的薬を用いてがんを治療する方法。
(2)葉酸代謝拮抗剤が同時又は逐次に投与される、(1)に記載の方法。
(3)がんが、FOLR1を発現しているがんである(1)または(2)に記載の方法。
(4)ヒトFOLR1標的薬が、FOLR1阻害剤、抗ヒトFOLR1抗体及び抗ヒトFOLR1抗体断片から選ばれるいずれか一つである(1)~(3)のいずれか1に記載の方法。
(5)FOLR1阻害剤が、葉酸誘導体である(4)に記載の方法。
(6)抗ヒトFOLR1抗体及び抗体断片が、配列番号1に記載のアミノ酸配列における55番目~62番目のアミノ酸配列に含まれるエピトープに結合する抗体及び該抗体断片である(4)に記載の方法。
(7)葉酸代謝拮抗剤を用いてがん細胞におけるFOLR1の発現を増加させ、ヒトFOLR1標的薬の治療効果を増強させる方法。
(8)葉酸代謝拮抗剤が同時又は逐次に投与される、(7)に記載の方法。
(9)がんが、FOLR1を発現しているがんである(7)または(8)に記載の方法。
(10)ヒトFOLR1標的薬が、FOLR1阻害剤、抗ヒトFOLR1抗体及び抗ヒトFOLR1抗体断片から選ばれるいずれか一つである(7)~(9)のいずれか1に記載の方法。
(11)FOLR1阻害剤が、葉酸誘導体である(10)に記載の方法。
(12)抗ヒトFOLR1抗体及び抗体断片が、配列番号1に記載のアミノ酸配列における55番目~62番目のアミノ酸配列に含まれるエピトープに結合する抗体及び該抗体断片である(10)に記載の方法。
(13)葉酸代謝拮抗剤を投与してがん細胞におけるFOLR1の発現を増加させるための、ヒトFOLR1標的薬を含むがんの医薬。
(14)葉酸代謝拮抗剤が同時又は逐次に投与される、(13)に記載の医薬。
(15)がんが、FOLR1を発現しているがんである(13)または(14)に記載の医薬。
(16)ヒトFOLR1標的薬が、FOLR1阻害剤、抗ヒトFOLR1抗体及び抗ヒトFOLR1抗体断片から選ばれるいずれか一つである(13)~(15)のいずれか1に記載の医薬。
(17)FOLR1阻害剤が、葉酸誘導体である(16)に記載の医薬。
(18)抗ヒトFOLR1抗体及び抗体断片が、配列番号1に記載のアミノ酸配列における55番目~62番目のアミノ酸配列に含まれるエピトープに結合する抗体及び該抗体断片である(16)に記載の医薬。
(i)配列番号1で表されるアミノ酸配列の55番目から62番目のアミノ酸配列に含まれるエピトープに結合する抗体
(ii)配列番号1で表されるアミノ酸配列の55番目から62番目のアミノ酸配列に含まれる少なくとも連続する2以上のアミノ酸残基に結合する抗体
(iii)配列番号1で表されるアミノ酸配列の55番目から62番目のアミノ酸配列を含むエピトープに結合する抗体
(iv)CDR1~3がそれぞれ配列番号2、3、4で表されるアミノ酸配列を含む抗体のH鎖を含み、かつCDR1~3がそれぞれ配列番号5、6、7で表されるアミノ酸配列を含む抗体のL鎖を含む抗体
(v)CDR1~3がそれぞれ配列番号2、3、4で表されるアミノ酸配列を含む抗体のH鎖を含み、かつCDR1~3がそれぞれ配列番号5、6、7で表されるアミノ酸配列を含む抗体のL鎖を含む抗体で、配列番号4(抗体H鎖のCDR3)で表されるアミノ酸配列中のシステインがスレオニン、メチオニン、イソロイシン、バリン、フェニルアラニン、又はグルタミンに置換された抗体
(vi)CDR1~3がそれぞれ配列番号2、3、13で表されるアミノ酸配列を含む抗体のH鎖を含み、かつCDR1~3がそれぞれ配列番号5、6、7で表されるアミノ酸配列を含む抗体のL鎖を含む抗体
(vii)(i)~(vi)の抗体又は該抗体断片と競合してヒトFOLR1に結合する抗体
(viii)(i)~(vii)の抗体又は該抗体断片が認識するエピトープと同じエピトープに結合する抗体
本発明の併用剤が、ヒトFOLR1標的薬、及び、葉酸代謝拮抗剤を単独で含有する、2つ以上の製剤からなる場合、その投与形態としては、同一投与形態でもよいし、異なる投与形態でもよい。
NSCLC由来細胞株であるNCI-H522[American Type Culture Collection(以下、ATCCと記す)番号:CRL-5810]、NCI-H838(ATCC番号:CRL-5844)、NCI-H1437(ATCC番号:CRL-5872)、及びNCI-H2228(ATCC番号:CRL-5935)を培養培地[RPMI1640(GIBCO)、10%非働化済みウシ血清(FCS、GIBCO)]で培養した。
それぞれの細胞株を上記条件で培養後、TrypLE Expressで剥離し、phosphate buffur saline(PBS)で洗浄した後、FCMバッファー(1mmol/L EDTA、0.05%アジ化ナトリウム、5%非働化済みFCSを含む、PBS)に懸濁した。
卵巣癌細胞株に対するペメトレキセド添加培養及びFOLR1発現量解析
実施例1と同様に、卵巣癌細胞株に対するペメトレキセド添加培養及びFOLR1発現量解析を行った。まず、卵巣癌由来細胞株であるSKOV-3[American Type Culture Collection(以下、ATCCと記す)番号:HTB-77]、MCAS(JCRB細胞番号:JCRB0240)、NIH:OVCAR-3(ATCC番号:HTB-161)、及びIGR-OV1(National Cancer Institute)を培養培地で培養した。その後、剥離した細胞を葉酸不含培地に懸濁し、25cm2のTCフラスコに対し、5×105cells/4mLの条件で細胞を播種した。
ペメトレキセド添加培養細胞に対するADCC活性評価
実施例2と同様に、まず卵巣癌細胞株MCASを培養培地で培養した。その後、剥離した細胞を葉酸不含培地に懸濁し、175cm2のTCフラスコに対し、25×105cells/28mLの条件で細胞を播種した。24時間の培養後、3×低葉酸培地を14mL加え、最終葉酸濃度を約22.7nmol/Lとした。さらに、最終濃度が0または20nmol/Lとなる様にペメトレキセドを添加し、72時間培養した。
SCIDマウス卵巣癌細胞株MCAS皮下移植モデルに対するペメトレキセドと抗ヒトFOLR1抗体との併用試験
PBSに懸濁した約2.5×106cellsの卵巣癌細胞株MCASを雌性SCIDマウスの腹側皮下に移植した。移植11日後、体重および腫瘍径を測定し、以下の式により腫瘍体積を算出後、各群の平均腫瘍体積が同等になるように5群(N=5)に群分けを実施した。群分けには、E-workbook software(ID Business Solutions)を用いた。
[腫瘍体積(mm3)]=[腫瘍の長径(mm)]×[腫瘍の短径(mm)]2×0.5
子宮体癌細胞株に対するペメトレキセド添加培養及びFOLR1発現量解析
子宮体癌由来細胞株であるMES-SA(ATCC番号:CRL-1976)及びHEC-1-A(ATCC番号:HTB-112)を10% FCS(GIBCO)を加えたMcCoy’s5A培地(ATCC)で、HEC-1-B(ATCC番号:HTB-113)を、10% FCS(GIBCO)を加えたEagle’s Minimum Essential Medium(ATCC)で培養した。その後、実施例1と同様の方法で、剥離した細胞を葉酸不含培地に懸濁し、25cm2のTCフラスコに対し、2.5×105cells/4mLの条件で細胞を播種した。
ペメトレキセド添加培養細胞(NSCLC細胞株)に対するADCC活性評価
NSCLC細胞株NCI-H2228に対するADCC活性評価を実施例3と同様の方法で行った。ただし、培養時に添加するペメトレキセドは、最終濃度が0、20、又は1000nmol/Lとなる様調製した。また、細胞数及び生存率はVi-CELL XR 2.01ではなく、Countess(Life Technologies)を用いて計測した。
配列番号2:RA15-7VHCDR1_AAのアミノ酸配列
配列番号3:RA15-7VHCDR2_AAのアミノ酸配列
配列番号4:RA15-7VHCDR3_AAのアミノ酸配列
配列番号5:RA15-7VLCDR1_AAのアミノ酸配列
配列番号6:RA15-7VLCDR2_AAのアミノ酸配列
配列番号7:RA15-7VLCDR3_AAのアミノ酸配列
配列番号8:nonS_HuRA15-7CTVH_AAのアミノ酸配列
配列番号9:nonS_HuRA15-7LV3_AAのアミノ酸配列
配列番号10:nonS_RA15-7VH_AAのアミノ酸配列
配列番号11:nonS_RA15-7VL_AAのアミノ酸配列
配列番号12:FOLR1 DNAの塩基配列
配列番号13:HuRA15-7CTAccVHCDR3_AAのアミノ酸配列
Claims (18)
- 葉酸代謝拮抗剤を用いて葉酸受容体α(folate receptor α、以下FOLR1と略記する)の発現を増加させ、ヒトFOLR1標的薬を用いてがんを治療する方法。
- 葉酸代謝拮抗剤が同時又は逐次に投与される、請求項1に記載の方法。
- がんが、FOLR1を発現しているがんである請求項1または2に記載の方法。
- ヒトFOLR1標的薬が、FOLR1阻害剤、抗ヒトFOLR1抗体及び抗ヒトFOLR1抗体断片から選ばれるいずれか一つである請求項1~3のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- FOLR1阻害剤が、葉酸誘導体である請求項4に記載の方法。
- 抗ヒトFOLR1抗体及び抗体断片が、配列番号1に記載のアミノ酸配列における55番目~62番目のアミノ酸配列に含まれるエピトープに結合する抗体及び該抗体断片である請求項4に記載の方法。
- 葉酸代謝拮抗剤を用いてがん細胞におけるFOLR1の発現を増加させ、ヒトFOLR1標的薬の治療効果を増強させる方法。
- 葉酸代謝拮抗剤が同時又は逐次に投与される、請求項7に記載の方法。
- がんが、FOLR1を発現しているがんである請求項7または8に記載の方法。
- ヒトFOLR1標的薬が、FOLR1阻害剤、抗ヒトFOLR1抗体及び抗ヒトFOLR1抗体断片から選ばれるいずれか一つである請求項7~9のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- FOLR1阻害剤が、葉酸誘導体である請求項10に記載の方法。
- 抗ヒトFOLR1抗体及び抗体断片が、配列番号1に記載のアミノ酸配列における55番目~62番目のアミノ酸配列に含まれるエピトープに結合する抗体及び該抗体断片である請求項10に記載の方法。
- 葉酸代謝拮抗剤を投与してがん細胞におけるFOLR1の発現を増加させるための、ヒトFOLR1標的薬を含むがんの医薬。
- 葉酸代謝拮抗剤が同時又は逐次に投与される、請求項13に記載の医薬。
- がんが、FOLR1を発現しているがんである請求項13または14に記載の医薬。
- ヒトFOLR1標的薬が、FOLR1阻害剤、抗ヒトFOLR1抗体及び抗ヒトFOLR1抗体断片から選ばれるいずれか一つである請求項13~15のいずれか1項に記載の医薬。
- FOLR1阻害剤が、葉酸誘導体である請求項16に記載の医薬。
- 抗ヒトFOLR1抗体及び抗体断片が、配列番号1に記載のアミノ酸配列における55番目~62番目のアミノ酸配列に含まれるエピトープに結合する抗体及び該抗体断片である請求項16に記載の医薬。
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