WO2019241216A1 - Multi-specific antibody constructs - Google Patents

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WO2019241216A1
WO2019241216A1 PCT/US2019/036503 US2019036503W WO2019241216A1 WO 2019241216 A1 WO2019241216 A1 WO 2019241216A1 US 2019036503 W US2019036503 W US 2019036503W WO 2019241216 A1 WO2019241216 A1 WO 2019241216A1
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Jay M. Short
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  • This disclosure relates to the field of multi-specific antibodies. Particularly, this disclosure relates to multi-specific antibodies having at least one conditional activity and methods for generating them.
  • Proteins can be engineered to have a variety of characteristics such as having higher activities or improved stability for operation at different conditions.
  • enzymes have been evolved to be stable at higher temperatures, with varying levels of activity. In situations where there is an activity improvement at higher temperatures, a substantial portion of the improvement can be attributed to the higher kinetic activity commonly described by the Q10 rule where it is estimated that in the case of an enzyme the turnover rate doubles for every increase of 10 degrees Celsius.
  • Mutations introduced into the improved proteins typically reduce the activity of the proteins at the normal operating condition.
  • Mutant enzymes designed for operation at higher temperatures can be active at the normal operating temperature, but typically at a reduced level compared to the wild type enzymes.
  • Antibodies have become a major class of therapeutic proteins. Traditional antibodies normally bind to a single epitope on an antigen. New antibody constructs, referred to as multi-specific antibodies, have been developed for binding to more than one antigen or to more than one epitope on the same antigen. Multi-specific antibodies may be, for example, bispecific, tri-specific, or tetra-specific antibodies. Multi- specific antibodies have shown potential in a broad range of clinical and diagnostic applications. There are two bispecific antibody drugs approved in the European Union and United States for treatment of oncological diseases (CatumaxomabTM and BlinatumabTM). Due to their unique features, multi- specific antibodies have become attractive for next generation antibody therapeutics.
  • US 2013/0017200 discloses a method of synthesizing multi-specific antibodies.
  • a first antibody fragment is obtained from a first parent antibody having a first mono-specificity, which has a free sulfhydryl group that may be reacted with a thio-reactive crosslinker to produce an antibody fragment-crosslinker moiety.
  • the antibody fragment-crosslinker moiety is reacted pairwise with each of two or more additional antibody fragments obtained from other parent antibodies having a mono-specificity that is different from the first antibody fragment, each having a free sulfhydryl group, to produce the multi-specific antibodies.
  • the multi-specific antibodies may be suitable as new therapeutic and diagnostic agents.
  • Brinkmann and Kontermann (“The making of bispecific antibodies,” MABS, 2017, vol. 9, pp. 182— 212, 2017) surveys formats of bispecific antibodies, including small molecules composed solely of the antigen binding sites of two antibodies, molecules with an IgG structure, and large complex molecules composed of different antigen-binding moieties often combined with dimerization modules.
  • the bispecific antibodies may vary in size, arrangement, valence, flexibility and geometry of their binding modules, as well as in their distribution and pharmacokinetic properties.
  • the bispecific formats collectively increase the diversity of the antibodies that can be applied to the development of therapeutics for various indications.
  • antibodies are conditionally active. For example, antibodies virtually inactive at a normal physiological condition and significantly more active at a condition other than the normal physiological condition (e.g., an aberrant condition), antibodies that are activated or inactivated in certain microenvironments (e.g., activated in a tumor microenvironment), or antibodies that are activated or inactivated over time.
  • a condition other than the normal physiological condition e.g., an aberrant condition
  • antibodies that are activated or inactivated in certain microenvironments e.g., activated in a tumor microenvironment
  • antibodies that are activated or inactivated over time Besides temperature, other trigger conditions for which the antibodies can be evolved or optimized include pH, osmotic pressure, osmolality, oxidative stress, oxygen
  • conditionally active proteins may have a ratio of activity at the aberrant condition to the activity at the normal physiological condition greater than the same ratio for the parent protein.
  • the ratio for the conditionally active proteins may be at least about 2: 1, or at least about 4: 1, or at least about 6: 1, or at least about 10: 1, or at least about 20: 1, or at least about 50: 1, or at least about 80: 1, or at least about 100: 1.
  • the present invention provides a new class of multi-specific antibodies that are conditionally active for at least one epitope or antigen.
  • This new class of multi-specific antibodies can take advantage of the flexibility and versatility of traditional multi-specific antibodies, and while at the same time directing the activity, affinity and/or avidity of the multi-specific antibodies to locations, tissues or organs of a subject where the activity is desired.
  • the disclosure provides a multi-specific antibody comprising at least one binding site for a cell antigen; and at least one binding site for a tumor-reactive lymphocyte antigen.
  • the multi- specific antibody binds to at least one of the cell antigen and tumor-reactive lymphocyte antigen with a greater activity, affinity and/or avidity at a first physiological condition than at a second physiological condition.
  • the cell antigen may be a cancer cell associated antigen, or the cancer cell associated antigen may be a neoantigen.
  • the cell antigen may be a senescent cell associated antigen.
  • the first physiological condition may be an aberrant condition and the second physiological condition may be a normal physiological condition.
  • the aberrant condition may be a condition in a tumor
  • the binding of the multi-specific antibody to at least one of the cell antigen and tumor-reactive lymphocyte antigen may be reversible.
  • the multi-specific antibody may be configured in a format selected from: (1) bispecific antibody conjugates; (2) hybrid bispecific IgG2; (3) variable domain only bispecific antibody molecules; (4) CHI/CL fusion proteins; (5) Fab fusion proteins; (6) non
  • immunoglobulin fusion proteins (7) Fc-modified IgGs; (8) appended and Fc-modified IgGs; (9) modified Fc and CH3 fusion proteins; (10) appended IgGs-HC fusions; (11) appended IgGs-LC fusions; (12) appended IgGs-HC&LC fusions; (13) Fc fusions; (14) CH3 fusions; (15) IgE/IgM CH2 fusions; (16) F(ab’)2 fusion; (17) CHI/CL fusion proteins; (18) modified IgGs; and (19) non-immunoglobulin fusions.
  • the multi-specific antibody may be conjugated to a macromolecule.
  • the macromolecule may be selected from at least one of a protein, a fatty acid and a polymer, or the macromolecule may be an albumin or polyethylene glycol.
  • the at least one binding site for a cell antigen may be an IgG antibody or fragment thereof and the cell antigen may be a tumor cell antigen.
  • the at least one binding site for a tumor-reactive lymphocyte antigen may be a single chain antibody.
  • the single chain antibody may be an scFv antibody.
  • the scFv antibody may be attached to a C terminus of at least one light chain of said IgG antibody or fragment thereof via a linker.
  • the scFv antibody may comprise a light chain variable region selected from light chain variable regions having the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 1-10 and a heavy chain variable region selected from heavy variable regions having the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 11- 15.
  • the scFv antibody may have an amino acid sequence selected from the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 26-71.
  • the IgG antibody may comprise a light chain variable region selected from light chain variable regions binding to an antigen selected from Axl, Her2, B7-H3 and EpCAM having the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 16-17, 20, 22, and 88-95; and a heavy chain variable region selected from heavy chain variable regions binding to same antigen having the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 18-19, 21, 23-25, and 80-87.
  • the tumor-reactive lymphocyte antigen may be a CD3 antigen.
  • the tumor-reactive lymphocyte antigen may be on a lymphocyte selected from T cells, macrophages, Jurkat cells, monocytes, NK cells, neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, and lymphokine-activated killer cells.
  • the cell antigen may be selected from Axl, EpCAM, Ror2, Her2, and B7-H3.
  • the multi-specific antibody may bind to the cell antigen with a greater affinity at the first physiological condition than at the second physiological condition.
  • the multi-specific antibody may bind to the tumor-reactive lymphocyte antigen with a greater affinity at the first physiological condition than at the second physiological condition.
  • the multi-specific antibody may bind to both the cell antigen and the tumor-reactive lymphocyte antigen with a greater affinity at the first physiological condition than at the second physiological condition.
  • the multi-specific antibody may bind to a combination of the cell antigen and the tumor-reactive lymphocyte antigen with a greater avidity at the first physiological condition than at the second physiological condition.
  • the disclosure provides a second embodiment of multi-specific antibody comprising an IgG antibody or fragment thereof that binds to a first antigen; and at least one scFv antibody that binds to a second antigen that is different from the first antigen and the at least one scFv antibody is linked to a C terminus of at least one light chain of said IgG antibody or fragment, and said multi-specific antibody reversibly binds to at least one of the first antigen and the second antigen with a greater affinity and/or avidity at an aberrant condition than at a normal physiological condition.
  • the second antigen may be a CD3 antigen.
  • the scFv antibody may comprise a light chain variable region selected from light chain variable regions having the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 1-10 and a heavy chain variable region selected from heavy variable regions having the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 11-15. In any one of the previous embodiments, the scFv antibody may have an amino acid sequence selected from the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 26-71.
  • the IgG antibody or fragment may comprise a light chain variable region selected from light chain variable regions binding to an antigen selected from Axl, Her2, B7-H3 and EpCAM having the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 16-17, 20, 22, and 88-95; and a heavy chain variable region selected from heavy chain variable regions binding to same antigen having the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 18-19, 21, 23-25, and 80-87.
  • the multi-specific antibody may bind to the first antigen with a greater affinity at the aberrant condition than at the normal physiological condition.
  • the multi-specific antibody may bind to the second antigen with a greater affinity at the aberrant condition than at the normal physiological condition.
  • the multi-specific antibody may bind to both of the first antigen and the second antigen with a greater affinity at the aberrant condition than at the normal physiological condition.
  • the multi-specific antibody may bind to a combination of the first and second antigens with a greater avidity at the first physiological condition than at the second physiological condition.
  • the first antigen may be a cell surface antigen and such cell surface antigen may be cancer cell surface antigen.
  • the first antigen may be a cell surface antigen and such cell surface antigen may be cancer cell surface antigen.
  • the first antigen may be a neoantigen.
  • the first antigen may be selected from Axl, EpCAM, Ror2, Her2, and B7-H3.
  • the disclosure provides a method for making a multi-specific antibody, comprising: a) obtaining an IgG antibody or fragment thereof that binds to a first antigen; b) linking at least one scFv antibody that binds to a second antigen to a C-terminus of at least one light chain of said IgG antibody or fragment to produce one or more constructs; c) screening the one or more constructs of b) for binding to at least one of the first antigen and the second antigen under an aberrant condition and a normal physiological condition; and d) selecting a multi -specific antibody from the one or more constructs that reversibly binds to at least one of the first antigen and the second antigen with a greater affinity at the aberrant condition than at the normal physiological condition.
  • the first antigen may be a tumor cell antigen which may be selected from Axl, EpCAM, Ror2, Her2, and B7-H3, or a neoantigen.
  • the second antigen may be a tumor-reactive lymphocyte antigen such as CD3.
  • the tumor-reactive lymphocyte antigen may be on a lymphocyte selected from T cells, macrophages, Jurkat cells, monocytes, NK cells, neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, and lymphokine- activated killer cells.
  • the scFv antibody may comprise a light chain variable region selected from light chain variable regions having the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 1-10 and a heavy chain variable region selected from heavy variable regions having the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 11-15.
  • the scFv antibody may have an amino acid sequence selected from the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 26-71.
  • the IgG antibody may comprise a light chain variable region selected from light chain variable regions binding to an antigen selected from Axl, Her2, B7-H3, and EpCAM having the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 16-17, 20, 22, and 88-95; and a heavy chain variable region selected from heavy chain variable regions binding to same antigen having the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 18-19, 21, 23-25, and 80-87.
  • the multi-specific antibody may bind to the first antigen with a greater affinity at the aberrant condition than at the normal physiological condition.
  • the multi-specific antibody may bind to the second antigen with a greater affinity at the aberrant condition than at the normal physiological condition.
  • the multi-specific antibody may bind to both of the first antigen and the second antigen with a greater affinity at the aberrant condition than at the normal physiological condition.
  • the multi-specific antibody may bind to a combination of both of the first antigen and the second antigen with a greater avidity at the aberrant condition than at the normal physiological condition.
  • the disclosure provides a method of treating a tumor in a subject comprising administering the multi-specific antibody of any one of the previous embodiments.
  • the multi-specific antibody may be administered in conjunction with a cancer neoantigen vaccine or the multi-specific antibody may be administered after administration of the cancer neoantigen vaccine.
  • the disclosure provides a method for making a multi-specific antibody, comprising steps of: a) obtaining an IgG antibody or fragment thereof that binds to a first antigen; b) obtaining an scFv antibody that binds to a second antigen; c) evolving one or both of the antibodies of a) and b) to produce one or more evolved antibodies; d) screening the one or more evolved antibodies of c) to select antibodies that bind to their respective antigens with greater affinity under an aberrant condition than under a normal physiological condition; e) linking an scFv antibody that binds to the second antigen to a C-terminus of at least one light chain of an IgG antibody or fragment that binds to the first antigen to produce one or more constructs, wherein at least one of the scFv antibody and the IgG antibody are selected in d), and, if present, the scFv antibody or the IgG antibody not selected in d) is from steps
  • the disclosure provides a method of making a multi-specific antibody, comprising steps of: a) obtaining an IgG antibody or fragment thereof that binds to a first antigen; b) linking at least one scFv antibody that binds to a second antigen to a C-terminus of at least one light chain of said IgG or fragment thereof to produce one or more constructs, wherein said at least one scFv antibody binds to said second antigen with greater affinity at an aberrant condition than at a normal physiological condition; c) screening the one or more constructs under the normal physiological condition and the aberrant condition for binding said first antigen and said second antigen; and d) selecting a multi-specific antibody that binds said first antigen and reversibly binds said second antigen with a greater affinity at said aberrant condition than at said normal physiological condition.
  • the disclosure provides a multi-specific antibody, comprising an IgG antibody or fragment thereof that binds to a cell-specific antigen and at least one scFv antibody that binds to a T- lymphocyte antigen linked to a C terminus of at least one light chain or at least one heavy chain of said IgG antibody or fragment thereof, wherein said at least one scFv antibody binds to said T-lymphocyte antigen with a greater affinity at an aberrant condition than at a normal physiological condition.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic structure of a bi-valent multi-specific antibody that is a hetero-dimer with one arm for binding to an antigen (Ag) and the other arm for binding to CD3.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic structure of a tetra-valent multi- specific antibody that is a homo-dimer with each arm having a binding site to an antigen (Ag) and a binding site to CD3.
  • FIG. 3A shows a representation of the general method used to measure the binding of the tetra- valent multi-specific antibody of FIG. 2 to an antigen and CD3 at the same time.
  • FIG. 3B shows non-conditional binding activity to CD3 by multi- specific antibodies to CD3/Axl at pH’s of 6.0 and 7.4. Antibodies were added to CD3 coated ELISA plates and binding detected using an HRP labelled anti-IgG antibody (secondary antibody 1 of FIG. 3 A)
  • FIG. 3C shows conditional binding activity to Axl by multi-specific antibodies at pH’ s of 6.0 and 7.4. Antibodies were added to CD3 coated ELISA plates and binding detected using AXL protein (Antigen in LIG. 3A) and an HRP labelled anti-AXL antibody (secondary antibody 2 in LIG. 3A).
  • FIG. 4A shows conditional and non-conditional binding activities to immobilized CD3 by multi- specific antibodies to CD3/Axl at pH’s of 6.0 and 7.4.
  • FIG. 4B shows conditional and non-conditional binding activities to CD3 by some of the multi- specific antibodies of FIG. 4A at pH’s of 6.0 and 7.4, when the Axl was immobilized.
  • FIG. 5A shows conditional and non-conditional binding activities to immobilized CD3 by multi specific antibodies to CD3/Her2 at pH’s of 6.0 and 7.4.
  • FIG. 5B shows conditional and non-conditional binding activities to CD3 by the multi-specific antibodies of FIG. 5A at pH’s of 6.0 and 7.4, when the Her2 was immobilized.
  • FIG. 6 shows conditional binding activity to immobilized CD3 by multi-specific antibodies to CD3/B7-H3 at pH’s of 6.0 and 7.4.
  • FIG. 7 shows a schematic of a working model for the multi-specific antibody of the present invention for binding to both CD3 on an engineered Jurkat effector cell and an antigen on a tumor target cell.
  • FIG. 8A shows the activity for stimulation of Jurkat effector cells by a bispecific antibody with non conditional binding activities to both CD3 and Axl.
  • FIG. 8B shows the activity for stimulation of Jurkat effector cells by a bispecific antibody with non conditional binding activity to Axl and conditional binding activity to CD3.
  • FIG. 9 shows the conditional binding activity to CD3 of multi-specific antibodies of the present invention at pH values of from 6.0 to 7.4, as measured by ELISA. These multi-specific antibodies bind to both CD3 and EpCAM.
  • FIG. 10 shows the mean tumor volume as a result of treatment of tumor xenograft mice with the bispecific antibody (EpCAM x CAB-CD3) of the present invention.
  • FIG. 11 shows reduced T-cell activation in the peripheral circulation system by the bispecific antibody (EpCAM x CAB-CD3) of the present invention as compared to the vehicle, the isotype control and to the non-conditionally active benchmark antibody.
  • EpCAM x CAB-CD3 bispecific antibody
  • abnormal physiological condition refers to a condition that is considered within a normal range at a location in a subject such as at the site of administration, or at the tissue or organ at the site of action, in a subject.
  • senescent cells and tumor cells are not considered to be normal cells and thus conditions created by, within or in the vicinity of senescent cells and tumor cells are considered to be aberrant conditions.
  • antibody refers to intact immunoglobulin molecules, as well as fragments of immunoglobulin molecules, such as Fab, Fab', (Fab') 2 , Fv, and single chain antibody (SCA) fragments, that are capable of binding to an epitope of an antigen.
  • Fab fragments of immunoglobulin molecules
  • SCA single chain antibody
  • Antibodies useful in the practice of the claimed invention may be IgGl, IgG2, IgG3, IgG4, IgM, IgAl, IgA2, slgA, IgD or IgE.
  • Antibodies can be used to isolate preparative quantities of the antigen by immunoaffinity chromatography.
  • Various other uses of such antibodies are to diagnose and/or stage disease (e.g., neoplasia) and for therapeutic application to treat disease, such as for example: neoplasia, autoimmune disease, AIDS, cardiovascular disease, infections, and the like. Chimeric, human-like, humanized or fully human antibodies are particularly useful for administration to human patients.
  • An Fab fragment consists of a monovalent antigen-binding fragment of an antibody molecule, and can be produced by digestion of a whole antibody molecule with the enzyme papain, to yield a fragment consisting of an intact light chain and a portion of a heavy chain.
  • An Fab' fragment of an antibody molecule can be obtained by treating a whole antibody molecule with pepsin, followed by reduction, to yield a molecule consisting of an intact light chain and a portion of a heavy chain. Two Fab' fragments are obtained per antibody molecule treated in this manner.
  • An (Fab')2 fragment of an antibody can be obtained by treating a whole antibody molecule with the enzyme pepsin, without subsequent reduction.
  • a (Fab') 2 fragment is a dimer of two Fab' fragments, held together by two disulfide bonds.
  • An Fv fragment is defined as a genetically engineered fragment containing the variable region of a light chain and the variable region of a heavy chain expressed as two chains.
  • a single chain antibody (“SCA”) is a genetically engineered single chain molecule containing the variable region of a light chain and the variable region of a heavy chain, linked by a suitable, flexible polypeptide liner, and which may include additional amino acid sequences at the amino- and/or carboxyl- termini.
  • a scFv antibody is a single-chain antibody.
  • a single chain antibody may include a tether segment for linking to the encoding polynucleotide.
  • a functional single chain antibody generally contains a sufficient portion of the variable region of a light chain and a sufficient region of the variable region of a heavy chain so as to retain the property of a full-length antibody for binding to a specific target molecule or epitope.
  • Single-chain antibodies are generally proteins consisting of one or more polypeptide segments of at least 10 contiguous amino substantially encoded by genes of the immunoglobulin superfamily (e.g., see The Immunoglobulin Gene Superfamily, A. F. Williams and A. N. Barclay, in Immunoglobulin Genes, T. Honjo, F. W. Alt, and THE. Rabbits, eds., (1989) Academic press: San Diego, Calif., pp. 361-368), most frequently encoded by a rodent, non-human primate, avian, porcine bovine, ovine, goat, or human heavy chain or light chain gene sequence.
  • a functional single-chain antibody generally contains a sufficient portion of an immunoglobulin superfamily gene product so as to retain the property of binding to a specific target molecule, typically a receptor or antigen (epitope).
  • antigen or“Ag” as used herein is defined as a molecule that provokes an immune response. This immune response may involve either antibody production, or the activation of specific immunologically-competent cells, or both.
  • antigens can be derived from recombinant or genomic DNA.
  • any DNA which includes a nucleotide sequence or a partial nucleotide sequence encoding a protein that elicits an immune response therefore encodes an“antigen” as that term is used herein.
  • an antigen need not be encoded solely by a full length nucleotide sequence of a gene.
  • an antigen need not be encoded by a“gene” at all. It is readily apparent that an antigen can be generated, synthesized or can be derived from a biological sample. Such a biological sample can include, but is not limited to a tissue sample, a tumor sample, a cell or a biological fluid.
  • the term“avidity” as used herein refers to the combined strength of multiple binding sites between two molecules, such as between multiple antigen binding sites of a multi- specific antibody simultaneously interacting with two targets. When more than one binding interaction is present, the two molecules will only dissociate when all binding sites dissociate, and thus, the dissociation rate will be slower than for the individual binding sites, thereby providing a greater effective total binding strength (avidity) compared to the strength of binding of the individual binding sites (affinity).
  • the avidity is related to both the affinity of individual binding site and specific epitopes, and also the valence of the multi-specific antibody and the antigen. For example, the interaction between a bispecific antibody and an antigen with a repeating epitope structure, such as a polymer, would be one of high avidity because the binding can be to multiple epitopes on the antigen.
  • cancer refers to the physiological condition in mammals that is typically characterized by unregulated cell growth.
  • examples of cancer include, but are not limited to B-cell lymphomas (Hodgkin's lymphomas and/or non-Hodgkins lymphomas), brain tumor, breast cancer, colon cancer, lung cancer, hepatocellular cancer, gastric cancer, pancreatic cancer, cervical cancer, ovarian cancer, liver cancer, bladder cancer, cancer of the urinary tract, thyroid cancer, renal cancer, carcinoma, melanoma, head and neck cancer, brain cancer, and prostate cancer, including but not limited to androgen- dependent prostate cancer and androgen-independent prostate cancer.
  • B-cell lymphomas Hodgkin's lymphomas and/or non-Hodgkins lymphomas
  • gastric cancer pancreatic cancer
  • cervical cancer ovarian cancer
  • liver cancer bladder cancer
  • cancer of the urinary tract thyroid cancer
  • renal cancer carcinoma
  • melanoma head and neck cancer
  • brain cancer and prostate cancer, including but not limited to androgen- dependent
  • cell antigen or“cell associated antigen” as used herein refers to any protein, carbohydrate or other component derived from or expressed by a cell which is capable of eliciting an immune response.
  • the cell may be any cell in the subject, particularly a cancer cell and senescent cell.
  • the cell antigen may be an antigen on the surface of the cell or inside of the cell.
  • the definition is meant to include, but is not limited to, proteins purified from the cell surface or membrane of a cell, or unique carbohydrate moieties associated with the cell surface of a cell.
  • the definition also includes those antigens from the surface of the cell which require special treatment of the cells to be accessed by an antibody of the present invention.
  • conditionally active refers to an affinity or avidity of a multi specific antibody that is higher at one or more aberrant conditions as compared to at a normal physiological condition.
  • This conditionally active multi-specific antibody can exhibit activity in selected regions of the body and/or exhibits increased or decreased activity under aberrant, or permissive, physiological conditions.
  • the conditionally active multi-specific antibody is virtually inactive at a normal physiological condition but is active at the aberrant condition.
  • the conditionally active multi specific antibody is virtually inactive at a normal physiological pH, but is active at lower pH in the dementia brain or tumor microenvironment.
  • conditionally active multi-specific antibody may be reversibly or irreversibly inactivated at the normal physiological pH.
  • conditionally active multi-specific antibody is derived from a therapeutic protein.
  • conditionally active multi-specific antibody is used as a drug, or therapeutic agent.
  • epitopes refers to a site on an antigen to which an antibody binds.
  • Epitopes can be formed both from contiguous amino acids (linear epitope) or noncontiguous amino acids juxtaposed by tertiary folding of a protein (conformational epitopes). Epitopes formed from contiguous amino acids are typically retained on exposure to denaturing solvents whereas epitopes formed by tertiary folding are typically lost on treatment with denaturing solvents.
  • An epitope can comprise 3 or more amino acids.
  • an epitope consists of at least 5 to 7 amino acids (such as 5, 6, or 7 amino acids in an epitope), or of at least 8-11 amino acids (such as 8, 9, 10 or 11 amino acids in an epitope), or of more than 11 amino acids (such as 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 or 20 amino acid in an epitope), or of more than 20 amino acids (such as 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, or 30 amino acid in an epitope), less frequently even of 31-40 amino acids.
  • Methods of determining spatial conformation of epitopes include, for example, x-ray crystallography and 2-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance. See, e.g., Epitope Mapping Protocols in Methods in Molecular Biology, Vol. 66, Glenn E. Morris, Ed (1996).
  • full length antibody refers to an antibody which comprises an antigen-binding variable region (V H or V L ) as well as a light chain constant domain (C L ) and heavy chain constant domains, CHI, CH2 and CH3.
  • the constant domains may be native sequence constant domains (e.g. human native sequence constant domains) or amino acid sequence variants thereof. Depending on the amino acid sequence of the constant domain of their heavy chains, full length antibodies can be assigned to different“classes”.
  • IgA immunoglobulin A
  • IgD immunoglobulin D
  • IgE immunoglobulin G
  • IgG immunoglobulin G
  • IgM immunoglobulin M
  • several of these may be further divided into“subclasses” (isotypes), e.g., IgGl, IgG2, IgG3, IgG4, IgA, and IgA2.
  • the heavy-chain constant domains that correspond to the different classes of antibodies are called alpha, delta, epsilon, gamma, and mu, respectively.
  • An“individual,”“patient” or“subject” is a human or an animal.
  • the subject may be a mammal selected from domesticated animals (e.g., cows, sheep, cats, dogs, and horses), primates (e.g., humans and non-human primates such as monkeys), rabbits, and rodents (e.g., mice and rats).
  • domesticated animals e.g., cows, sheep, cats, dogs, and horses
  • primates e.g., humans and non-human primates such as monkeys
  • rabbits e.g., mice and rats.
  • the term“library” as used herein refers to a collection of nucleic acids or proteins in a single pool.
  • the library may be generated using DNA recombinant technology.
  • a collection of cDNAs or any other protein coding DNAs may be inserted in an expression vector to generate a protein library.
  • a collection of cDNAs or protein coding DNAs may also be inserted into a phage genome to generate a bacteriophage display library of wild- type proteins.
  • the collection of cDNAs may be produced from a selected cell population or a tissue sample, such as by the methods disclosed by Sambrook et al. (Molecular Cloning, Cold Spring Harbor Faboratory Press, 1989). cDNA collections from selected cell types are also commercially available from vendors such as Stratagene®.
  • the library of wild-type proteins as used herein is not a collection of biological samples.
  • multi-specific antibody as used herein is a full-length antibody, an antibody fragment or a construct comprising one or more full-length antibodies and antibody fragments, which has at least two different binding sites each capable of binding to an epitope on the same or different antigen.
  • the construct may be engineered antibodies with two, three or more (e.g. four, five, six, or seven) functional antigen binding sites are also encompassed within the scope of the multi-specific antibody (see, e.g., US
  • the term“pharmaceutically acceptable salt” as used herein refers to a salt form of the conditionally active multi-specific antibody of the present invention.
  • the salt form may be acid addition salts (e.g., formed with free amino groups) and which are formed with inorganic acids such as hydrochloric or phosphoric acids, or such organic acids such as acetic, oxalic, tartaric and maleic. Salts formed with the free carboxyl groups may also be derived from inorganic bases such as sodium, potassium, ammonium, calcium, or ferric hydroxides, and organic bases as isopropylamine, trimethylamine, 2-ethylamino ethanol, histidine and procaine.
  • prophylactically effective amount means any amount which, as compared to a corresponding subject who has not received such amount, results in, but is not limited to prevention, or amelioration of a disease, disorder, or side effect, or a decrease in the rate of advancement of a disease or disorder.
  • prophylactically effective amount also includes within its scope amounts effective to enhance normal physiological function as well as amounts effective to cause a physiological function in a patient which enhances or aids in the therapeutic or prophylactic effect of a second pharmaceutical agent
  • preventing refers to avert or avoid a condition from occurring. In some embodiments, preventing is directed to use the multi-specific antibody of the present invention to ameliorate the damage associated with a condition, such as tumor or aging related conditions.
  • small molecule refers to molecules or ions that have a molecular weight of less than 900 Da, or less than 500 Da or less than 200 Da or less than 100 Da. In the assays and environments of the present invention, small molecules may often be present as a mixture of the molecule and a deprotonated ion of the molecule, depending primarily on the pH of the assay or environment.
  • terapéuticaally effective amount means any amount of the multi-specific antibody of the present invention, which, as compared to a corresponding subject who has not received such amount, results in, but is not limited to, healing, prevention, or amelioration of a disease, disorder, or side effect, or a decrease in the rate of advancement of a disease or disorder.
  • the term also includes within its scope amounts effective to enhance normal physiological function as well as amounts effective to cause a physiological function in a patient which enhances or aids in the therapeutic effect of a second
  • treating includes reducing the number of symptoms or reducing the severity, duration, or frequency of one or more symptoms of disease or disorder (e.g., a cancer) in a subject.
  • the term treating can also mean delaying the onset or progression of symptoms, or progression of severity of symptoms, of the disorder or disorder in a subject, or increasing the longevity of a subject having the disorder or disorder.
  • tumor refers to all neoplastic cell growth and proliferation, whether malignant or benign, and all pre-cancerous and cancerous cells and tissues.
  • tumor refers to all neoplastic cell growth and proliferation, whether malignant or benign, and all pre-cancerous and cancerous cells and tissues.
  • microenvironment refers to any and all elements of the tumor milieu including elements that create a structural and or functional environment for the malignant process to survive and/or expand and/or spread.
  • unit dosage form refers to physically discrete units suitable as unitary dosages for a subject, each unit containing a predetermined quantity of conditionally active multi-specific antibody of the present invention calculated in an amount of the multi-specific antibody of the present invention sufficient to produce the desired therapeutic effect in association with a pharmaceutically acceptable diluent, carrier or vehicle.
  • each amount/value or range of amounts/values for each component, compound, substituent or parameter disclosed herein is to be interpreted as also being disclosed in combination with each amount/value or range of amounts/values disclosed for any other component(s), compounds(s), substituent(s) or parameter(s) disclosed herein and that any combination of amounts/values or ranges of amounts/values for two or more component(s), compounds(s), substituent(s) or parameters disclosed herein are thus also disclosed in combination with each other for the purposes of this description.
  • each range disclosed herein is to be interpreted as a disclosure of each specific value within the disclosed range that has the same number of significant digits.
  • a range of from 1-4 is to be interpreted as an express disclosure of the values 1, 2, 3 and 4.
  • each lower limit of each range disclosed herein is to be interpreted as disclosed in combination with each upper limit of each range and each specific value within each range disclosed herein for the same component, compounds, substituent or parameter.
  • this disclosure to be interpreted as a disclosure of all ranges derived by combining each lower limit of each range with each upper limit of each range or with each specific value within each range, or by combining each upper limit of each range with each specific value within each range.
  • the present invention provides a multi-specific antibody comprising at least one binding site for a cell antigen and at least one binding site for a tumor-reactive lymphocyte antigen.
  • the multi-specific antibody binds to at least one cell antigen and the tumor-reactive lymphocyte antigen with a greater affinity at a first physiological condition than at a second physiological condition.
  • the first physiological condition is an aberrant condition and the second physiological condition is a normal physiological condition.
  • the aberrant condition may be a condition in a tumor microenvironment.
  • the multi-specific antibody of the present invention may be referred to as a conditionally active multi-specific antibody.
  • the aberrant condition may be a condition in a senescent cell microenvironment.
  • the senescent cells are characterized as aberrant since they are not the same as the normal cells that were previously present at the same location prior to the senescence taking place.
  • the aberrant condition in the senescent cell microenvironment may be an acidic pH, a lower oxygen concentration and/or the senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP).
  • conditionally active multi-specific antibody is virtually inactive at a normal physiological condition but is active at an aberrant condition, optionally having a level of activity that is higher than the activity of the conditionally active multi-specific antibody at a normal physiological condition or the activity at a normal physiological condition of the parent antibody from which it is derived.
  • conditionally active multi-specific antibody is virtually inactive at a pH of 7.2- 7.4, but is active at a lower pH of 6.0-6.8.
  • the conditionally active multi-specific antibody is reversibly or irreversibly inactivated at the normal physiological condition.
  • conditionally active multi-specific antibody may be more or less active in highly oxygenated blood, such as, for example, after passage through the lung or in the lower pH environments found in the tumor microenvironment.
  • the conditionally active multi-specific antibody may be used as a drug, therapeutic agent or diagnostic agent.
  • the binding of the multi-specific antibody to the cell antigen and/or tumor- reactive lymphocyte antigen is reversible. Meaning that the multi-specific antibody may bind to the cell antigen and/or tumor-reactive lymphocyte antigen, followed by separation of the two. The separated multi specific antibody is capable of binding to the cell antigen and/or tumor-reactive lymphocyte antigen again.
  • the cell antigen may be a cell surface antigen or an interior antigen of the cell.
  • the cell may be targeted by the tumor-reactive lymphocyte for inhibition, damage, destruction or killing.
  • the cell may be referred to as a target cell.
  • the cell may be targeted in a treatment with the multi-specific antibody of the present invention.
  • cells may be targeted for removal.
  • cancer cells and senescent cells may be targeted for removal.
  • the cell antigen may be a cancer cell antigen or senescent cell antigen.
  • the cell antigen is an antigen preferentially associated with the target cell but less prevalent with other cell types.
  • the multi-specific antibody of the present invention can preferentially interact with the target cell.
  • the target cell may be cancer cell.
  • cancer cell specific antigens include 4-IBB, 5T4, adenocarcinoma antigen, alpha-fetoprotein, BAFF, B-lymphoma cell, C242 antigen, CA- 125, carbonic anhydrase 9 (CA-IX), C-MET, CCR4, CD152, CD19, CD20, CD200, CD22, CD221, CD23 (IgE receptor), CD28, CD30 (TNFRSF8), CD33, CD4, CD40, CD44 v6, CD51, CD52, CD56, CD74, CD80, CEA, CNT0888, CTLA-4, DR5, EGFR, EpCAM, CD3, FAP, fibronectin extra domain-B, folate receptor 1, GD2, GD3 ganglioside, glycoprotein 75, GPNMB, HER2/neu, B7-H3, Axl, Ror2, HGF, human scatter factor receptor kinase, IGF-1 receptor, IGF-I, IgGl, LI -CAM, IL
  • the cancer cell specific antigen is selected from CD3, Axl, EpCAM, Her2, Ror2 and B7-H3.
  • the targeted cancer cell is a breast cancer cell in which case the breast cancer cell specific antigen may be one of EpCAM (epithelial cell adhesion molecule), Her2/neu (Human
  • Epidermal growth factor Receptor 2 MUC-1
  • EGFR epidermal growth factor receptor
  • TAG-12 tumor associated glycoprotein 12
  • IGF1 R insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor
  • TACSTD2 tumor associated calcium signal transducer 2
  • CD318, CD340, CD 104, and N-cadherin MUC-1
  • MUC-1 MUC-1
  • EGFR epidermal growth factor receptor
  • TAG-12 tumor associated glycoprotein 12
  • IGF1 R insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor
  • TACSTD2 tumor associated calcium signal transducer 2
  • CD318, CD340 CD 104
  • N-cadherin N-cadherin.
  • the cancer cell is a prostate cancer cell in which case the prostate cancer cell specific antigen may be one of EpCAM, MUC-1, EGFR, PSMA (prostate specific membrane antigen), PSA (prostate specific antigen), TACSTD2, PSCA (prostate stem cell antigen), PCSA (prostate cell surface antigen), CD318, CD104, and N-cadherin.
  • the prostate cancer cell specific antigen may be one of EpCAM, MUC-1, EGFR, PSMA (prostate specific membrane antigen), PSA (prostate specific antigen), TACSTD2, PSCA (prostate stem cell antigen), PCSA (prostate cell surface antigen), CD318, CD104, and N-cadherin.
  • the cancer cell is a colorectal cancer cell in which case the colorectal cancer cell specific antigen may be one of EpCAM, CD66c, CD66e, CEA (carcinoembryonic antigen), TACSTD2, CK20 (cytokeratin 20), CD104, MUC-1, CD318, and N-cadherin.
  • the colorectal cancer cell specific antigen may be one of EpCAM, CD66c, CD66e, CEA (carcinoembryonic antigen), TACSTD2, CK20 (cytokeratin 20), CD104, MUC-1, CD318, and N-cadherin.
  • the cancer cell is a lung cancer cell in which case the lung cancer cell specific antigen may be one or CK18, CK19, CEA, EGFR, TACSTD2, CD318, CD1 04, and EpCAM.
  • the lung cancer cell specific antigen may be one or CK18, CK19, CEA, EGFR, TACSTD2, CD318, CD1 04, and EpCAM.
  • the cancer cell is a pancreatic cancer cell in which case the pancreatic cancer cell specific antigen may be one of HSP70, mHSP70, MUC-1, TACSTD2, CEA, CD104, CD318, N- cadherin, and EpCAM.
  • the pancreatic cancer cell specific antigen may be one of HSP70, mHSP70, MUC-1, TACSTD2, CEA, CD104, CD318, N- cadherin, and EpCAM.
  • the cancer cell is an ovarian cancer cell in which case the ovarian cancer cell specific antigen may be one of MUC-1, TACSTD2, CD318, CD 104, N-cadherin, and EpCAM.
  • the ovarian cancer cell specific antigen may be one of MUC-1, TACSTD2, CD318, CD 104, N-cadherin, and EpCAM.
  • the cancer cell is a bladder cancer cell in which case the bladder cancer cell specific antigen may be one of CD34, CD146, CD62, CD105, CD106, VEGF receptor (vascular endothelial growth factor receptor), MUC-1, TACSTD2, EpCAM, CD318, EGFR, 6B5 and Folate binding receptor.
  • the bladder cancer cell specific antigen may be one of CD34, CD146, CD62, CD105, CD106, VEGF receptor (vascular endothelial growth factor receptor), MUC-1, TACSTD2, EpCAM, CD318, EGFR, 6B5 and Folate binding receptor.
  • the cancer cell is a cancer stem cell in which case the cancer stem cell specific antigen may be one of CD133, CD135, CD 117, and CD34.
  • the cancer cell is a melanoma cancer cell in which case the melanoma cancer cell specific antigen may be one of the melanocyte differentiation antigens, oncofetal antigens, SEREX antigens.
  • melanocyte differentiation antigens include but are not limited to, tyrosinase, gp75, gplOO, MART 1 or TRP-2.
  • oncofetal antigens include antigens in the MAGE family (MAGE-A1, MAGE-A4), BAGE family, GAGE family, and NY-ESOl.
  • SEREX antigens include D-l and SSX-2. More examples of tumor-specific antigens include CDK4 and 13-catenin.
  • the cancer cell antigen is a neoantigen. Examples are given in Table 1.
  • the cell specific antigen is selected from senescent cell specific antigens which may include APC, ARHGAP1, ARMCX-3, AXL, B2MG, BCL2L1, CAPNS2, CD261, CD39, CD54, CD73, CD95, CDC42, CDKN2C, CLYBL, COPG1, CRKL, DCR1, DCR2, DCR3, DEP1, DGKA, EBP, EBP50, FASL, FGF1, GBA3, GIT2, ICAM1, ICAM3, IGF1, ISG20, ITGAV, KITFG, FaminBl, FANCF1, FCMT2, FPHN1, MADCAM1, MAG, MAP3K14, MAPK, MEF2C, miR22, MMP3, MTHFD2, NAIP, NAPG, NCKAP1, Nectin4, NNMT, NOTCH3, NTAE, OPG, OSBPF3, pl6, pl6INK4a, pl9, p21, p53, PAI1,
  • the other antigen bound by the multi-specific antibodies of the present invention may be a tumor- reactive lymphocyte antigen, which is an antigen of a lymphocyte that targets tumor cells.
  • the lymphocyte is tumor reactive when the lymphocyte can attack, inhibit or destroy tumor cells.
  • the tumor- reactive lymphocyte may be selected from T cells, macrophages, Jurkat cells, monocytes, NK cells, activated NK cells, neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, B- cells, and lymphokine-activated killer (LAK) cells.
  • the T cells may be naive T cell, a helper T cell, an effector T-cell, a memory T-cell, a cytotoxic T cell, an antigen- specific T-cell, and a CD28-CD27-CD4 positive T-cell.
  • the antigen of the tumor-reactive lymphocyte typically includes markers on T cells such as CD2, CD3, CD4, CD8 CD25, CD28, CD27, CD45RA, CD45RO, CD62L, CD95, CD127, CD137, alpha/beta TCR, gamma/delta TCR, CCR7, PD-1 and Lag3.
  • markers on T cells such as CD2, CD3, CD4, CD8 CD25, CD28, CD27, CD45RA, CD45RO, CD62L, CD95, CD127, CD137, alpha/beta TCR, gamma/delta TCR, CCR7, PD-1 and Lag3.
  • Some examples of antigens on the macrophages include CCR2, CD14, CD68, CD163, CSFIR and MSR1.
  • the multi- specific antibody of the present invention binds to both the target cell and tumor-reactive lymphocyte to thereby bring the target cell in close proximity to the tumor-reactive lymphocyte. This is believed to facilitate an attack by the tumor-reactive lymphocyte on the target cell to thereby inhibit, damage or destroy the target cell.
  • a therapeutic effect of inhibition or removing tumor cells and/or senescent cells may be achieved by using the multi-specific antibody of the present invention to bring the reactive lymphocyte to tumor cells and/or senescent cells for inhibition, destruction and removal of the tumor cells and/or senescent cells from the subject.
  • the first and second physiological conditions are different numerical values of the same condition which may be selected from temperature, pH, osmotic pressure, osmolality, oxidative stress, oxygen concentration and electrolyte concentration.
  • the first physiological condition may be an acidic pH in a tumor microenvironment in the range of from 5.2 to 7.0 or from 5.8 to 7.0 or from 6.0 to 6.8.
  • the second physiological condition may be a normal physiological pH in the blood of the subject in the range of from 7.0 to 7.8 or from 7.2 to 7.6.
  • the first physiological condition is a lower oxygen concentration in a tumor microenvironment and the second physiological condition is a normal physiological oxygen concentration in the blood of the subject.
  • the first physiological condition is an aberrant condition in an environment surrounding senescent cells (a senescent cell microenvironment) such as an acidic pH and/or lower oxygen concentration.
  • the aberrant condition in the senescent cell microenvironment also includes the senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP).
  • the senescent cell in the senescent cell microenvironment is metabolically active and will secrete proteins that form a signature for the senescent cell microenvironment creating the senescence-associated secretory phenotype (Coppe et al., Annu Rev Pathol., vol. 5, pp. 99-118, 2010).
  • the SASP also termed senescence-messaging secretome, may include the
  • Interleukins such as IL- l a, IL-Ib, IL-6, IL-7, IL-13, IL- 15;
  • Chemokines such as IL-8, MCP2, MCP4, GROa, GROp, GROy;
  • Growth factors such as EGF, HGF, VEGF;
  • Receptors and ligands such as ICAML ICAM3 TRAIL-R3, Fas, uPAR, sTNFRI, sTNFRIII;
  • Extracellular insoluble molecules such as Collagens, Fibronectins, Laminins Any one or more of these factors may be used as a condition for generating the conditional activity of the present invention.
  • the SASP may be additionally characterized by the following hallmarks (Pawlikowski et a , J Cell Sci, vol. 126, pp. 4061-4067, 2013):
  • the SASP contains one or more of the following factors: IL-la, IL- 1b, IL-6, IL-7, IL-8, IL-10, IL-13, IL-15, IL-18, MCP1, MCP2, MCP4, MIF, MIP-la, MIP-3a, HCC-4, Eotaxin-3, TECK, ENA-78, 1-309, 1-TAC, GROa, GRC ⁇ , GROy, VEGF, EGF, HGF, FGF, bFGF, KGF, Amphiregulin, Epiregulin, Heregulin, SCF, SDF-l alpha, PIGF, IGFBP-2, -3, - 4, -6, -7,GM-CSF, PDGF-BB, TGF-a, TGF-b!, TGF ⁇ 2, TGF ⁇ 3, ICAM1, ICAM3, TRAIL-R3, Fas, OPG, SGP130, EGF-R uPAR, sTNFRI,
  • SASP comprises one or more of the following: IL-8, GROa, VEGF, endothelin, MMP7, MMP9, MMP10, MMP12, MMP13, TIMP1, TIMP2, TGF-b!.
  • SASP comprises at least IL-8, GROa, VEGF, endothelin, MMP7, MMP9, MMP10, MMP12, MMP13, TIMP1, TIMP2 and TGF-bI. Any one or more of these factors may be used as a condition for generating the conditional activity of the present invention.
  • the first physiological condition is an aberrant condition at a disease site, tissue or organ.
  • the second physiological condition is typically a normal physiological condition in the blood of the subject, such as a normal physiological pH.
  • the multi-specific antibody binds to at least one cell specific antigen and the reactive lymphocyte antigen, with an increased affinity at the first physiological condition in comparison with the affinity at the second physiological condition.
  • the multi-specific antibody binds the at least one of the cell specific antigen and the reactive lymphocyte antigen with an increased affinity at the first physiological condition in comparison with the affinity at the second physiological condition.
  • the multi-specific antibody may bind the cell specific antigen with an increased binding affinity at the first physiological condition in comparison with the binding affinity at the second physiological condition, while still binding to the reactive lymphocyte antigen with a non-conditional activity.
  • the multi-specific antibody binds to the reactive lymphocyte antigen with an increased binding affinity at the first physiological condition in comparison with the binding affinity at the second physiological condition, while still binding to the cell specific antigen with a non-conditional activity. In some embodiments, the multi-specific antibody binds both the cell specific antigen and the reactive lymphocyte antigen with a higher avidity at the first physiological condition in comparison with the avidity at the second physiological condition.
  • the stmcture/format of the multi-specific antibody may be any one of the structures/formats described in Brinkmann and Kontermann,“The making of bispecific antibodies,” MABs, vol. 9, pp. 182-212, 2017. Specifically, Figure 2 of Brinkmann and Kontermann describes 19 different structures/formats for bispecific antibodies.
  • These stmctures/formats include: (1) bispecific antibody conjugates; (2) hybrid bispecific IgG2; (3)“variable domain only” bispecific antibody molecules; (4) CHI/CL fusion proteins; (5) Fab fusion proteins; (6) non-immunoglobulin fusion proteins; (7) Fc-modified IgGs; (8) appended and Fc- modified IgGs; (9) modified Fc and CH3 fusion proteins; (10) appended IgGs-HC fusions; (11) appended IgGs-LC fusions; (12) appended IgGs-HC&LC fusions; (13) Fc fusions; (14) CH3 fusions; (15) IgE/IgM CH2 fusions; (16) F(ab’) 2 fusion; (17) CHI/CL fusion proteins; (18) modified IgGs; and (19) non immunoglobulin fusions.
  • the multi-specific antibody may be a bi-valent scFv-Fc hetero-dimer as shown in FIG. 1 or a tetra- valent homodimer“butterfly” as shown in FIG. 2.
  • the reactive lymphocyte antigens are not limited to CD3, which is only depicted as a representative of a tumor- reactive lymphocyte antigen.
  • the first binding site to a cell antigen (Ag), which is linked to a first heavy chain constant region (e.g., IgG) and a second binding site to a reactive lymphocyte antigen (e.g., CD3), which is linked to a second heavy chain constant region (e.g., IgG).
  • the two heavy chains are engineered such that they can only form hetero dimers, for example, by using the knob-in-hole technique.
  • the first and second binding sites are scFv antibodies binding to the cell antigen and reactive lymphocyte antigen, respectively. Either one or both of the first and second binding sites have a conditionally active binding activity to the respective antigen.
  • the multi-specific antibody of FIG. 2 may have a full-length IgG antibody binding to the cell specific antigen (Ag) and a scFv antibody binding to a reactive lymphocyte antigen (e.g., CD3).
  • the scFv antibody is linked to the C terminus of the light chain of the IgG antibody via a linker.
  • the linker may be a short Alanine linker (Ala) n , a Serine linker (Ser) n , a hydrophilic linker or a glycine-serine-rich linker.
  • the heavy chain of the IgG antibody pairs with the light chain of the IgG antibody that has been linked to the scFv antibody, thus forming half of the homo-dimer.
  • This multi-specific antibody has a“butterfly” configuration.
  • the multi-specific antibody comprises an IgG antibody or fragment thereof that binds to a tumor-reactive lymphocyte antigen and a single chain antibody that binds to a tumor cell antigen, also forming a“butterfly” configuration as shown in FIG. 2.
  • the single chain antibody may be an scFv antibody.
  • the scFv antibody may be attached to a C terminus of the IgG antibody via a linker as described herein.
  • the binding sites of the multi-specific antibody of the invention each comprise a light chain variable region and a heavy chain variable region.
  • the light chain variable region and the heavy chain variable region may be a single chain antibody format or may be a two-chain format as formed by pairing of a light chain and heavy chain (FIGS. 1-2).
  • one of the light chain and heavy chain variable regions is conditionally active or both may be conditionally active.
  • Exemplary light chain variable regions binding to CD3 include a non-conditionally active light chain variable region with an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: l and conditionally active light chain variable regions with an amino acid sequences selected from SEQ ID NOS: 2-10.
  • Exemplary heavy chain variable regions binding to CD3 include a non-conditionally active heavy chain variable region with an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11 and conditionally active heavy chain variable regions with amino acid sequences selected from SEQ ID NOS: 12-15.
  • Exemplary light chain variable regions binding to Axl include a non-conditionally active light chain variable region with an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16 and a conditionally active light chain variable region with an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 17.
  • Exemplary heavy chain variable regions binding to Axl include a non-conditionally active heavy chain variable region with an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 18 and a conditionally active heavy chain variable region with an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19.
  • An exemplary light chain variable region binding to Her2 is a non-conditionally active light chain variable region with an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:20.
  • An exemplary heavy chain variable region binding to Her2 is a non-conditionally active heavy chain variable region with an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:21.
  • An exemplary light chain variable region binding to B7-H3 is a non-conditionally active light chain variable region with an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:22.
  • Exemplary heavy chain variable regions binding to B7-H3 include a non-conditionally active heavy chain variable region with an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:23 and conditionally active heavy chain variable regions with amino acid sequences selected from SEQ ID NOS: 24-25.
  • Exemplary light chain variable regions binding to EpCAM are the non-conditionally active light chain variable regions with the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 88-95.
  • Exemplary heavy chain variable regions binding to EpCAM include non-conditionally active heavy chain variable regions with the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 80-87.
  • One of the light chain variable regions is combined with one of the heavy chain variable regions to form a binding site for EpCAM.
  • the binding site for EpCAM is linked with a single chain anti-CD3 antibody having an amino acid sequence selected from the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 26-71 to form a multi-specific antibody that binds to both EpCAM and CD3.
  • the multi- specific antibody may be constructed as shown in FIG. 1, having two variable regions forming the binding site for the cell specific antigen and two other variable regions forming the binding site for the reactive lymphocyte antigen. These variable regions may be selected from the light chain and heavy chain variable regions having the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 1- 25 and 80-95. One or both of the binding sites must have a conditional activity to their respective antigen. At each binding site having a conditional activity, at least one of the light chain variable region and the heavy chain variable region has an increased affinity to its antigen at the first physiological condition (e.g., aberrant condition) as compared to the affinity at the second physiological condition (e.g., normal physiological condition).
  • first physiological condition e.g., aberrant condition
  • the heavy chain fragments in FIG. 1 are selected from constant regions of IgG antibodies, including any subclass of IgG: IgGl, IgG2, IgG3, IgG4.
  • the multi- specific antibody may be constructed as shown in FIG. 2.
  • the light chain variable region and heavy chain variable region in the scFv antibody and the light chain variable region and heavy chain variable region in the full-length IgG antibody may also be selected from the light chain and heavy chain variable regions having the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 1- 25 and 80-95.
  • At each binding site having a conditional activity at least one of the light chain variable region and the heavy chain variable region has an increased affinity to its antigen at the first physiological condition (e.g., aberrant condition) as compared to the affinity at the second physiological condition (e.g., normal physiological condition).
  • the constant regions in FIG. 2 are selected from constant regions of IgG antibodies, including any subclass of IgG: IgGl, IgG2, IgG3, IgG4.
  • the multi-specific antibody binds to CD3 as a tumor-reactive lymphocyte antigen and to another tumor associated antigen (TAA) as the cell specific antigen.
  • TAA tumor associated antigen
  • the multi-specific antibody has a binding site to CD3 that comprises a light chain variable region and the heavy chain variable region selected from light chain variable regions having the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 1-10 and heavy variable regions having the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 11-15.
  • the binding site to CD3 comprises an anti-CD3 single chain antibody having an amino acid sequence selected from the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 26-71.
  • the multi-specific antibody has a binding site to TAA comprising a light chain variable region and the heavy chain variable region selected from light chain variable regions binding to one of Axl, Her2 and B7-H3 having the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 16-17, 20, and 22, and heavy chain variable regions binding to one of Axl, Her2 and B7-H3 having the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 18-19, 21, and 23-25.
  • the binding site to EpCAM comprises a light chain variable region with an amino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NOS: 88-95, and a heavy chain variable region with an amino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NOS: 80-87. At least one of the binding site to CD3 and the binding site to Axl, EpCAM, Her2 or B7-H3 is conditionally active.
  • multi-specific antibodies are shown in Table 3. These examples have each have a binding site to a TAA and CD3.“WT” indicates that the affinity of the binding site is non-conditional, i.e., the multi-specific antibodies have an affinity to the antigen not significantly different between the first condition (e.g., aberrant condition) and the second condition (e.g., normal physiological condition).
  • WT indicates that the affinity of the biding site is conditional, i.e., the multi-specific antibodies have a greater affinity to the antigen at the first condition (e.g., aberrant condition) than at the second condition (e.g., normal physiological condition).
  • one or both of the IgG antibody and the single chain antibody is a therapeutic or prophylactic antibody for administration to a subject for treating or preventing a disease or condition or improving the health of the subject.
  • the therapeutic or prophylactic antibody may be approved for therapeutic or prophylactic use for human or animal by a regulatory agency in a country or region such as U.S. Food and Drug Administration and European Medicines Agency.
  • one or both of IgG antibody and the single chain antibody is a biosimilar, which is a biopharmaceutical that is deemed to be comparable in quality, safety, and efficacy to a reference biologic product marketed by an innovator pharmaceutical company (as defined in Section 351(i) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262(i) in the U.S.). There may be minor differences in clinically inactive components between the biosimilar and reference biologic product.
  • the multi-specific antibody binds to a cancer cell specific antigen with a greater affinity at the aberrant condition than at the normal physiological condition. In another embodiment, the multi-specific antibody binds to the reactive lymphocyte antigen with a greater affinity at the aberrant physiological condition than at the normal physiological condition. In another embodiment, the multi- specific antibody binds to both the cancer cell specific antigen and the reactive lymphocyte antigen with a greater affinity at the aberrant condition than at the normal physiological condition. In another embodiment, the multi-specific antibody binds to a combination of the cancer cell specific antigen and the reactive lymphocyte antigen with a greater avidity at the aberrant condition than at the normal physiological condition.
  • the aberrant condition and normal physiological condition may be selected from pH, oxygen concentration, or any other condition that differentiates the tumor microenvironment from the blood of the subject.
  • the multi-specific antibody binds to a senescent cell specific antigen with a greater affinity at the aberrant condition in the senescent cell microenvironment than at the normal physiological condition. In another embodiment, the multi-specific antibody binds to the reactive lymphocyte antigen with a greater affinity at the aberrant condition in the senescent cell microenvironment than at the normal physiological condition. In another embodiment, the multi-specific antibody binds to both the cancer cell specific antigen and the reactive lymphocyte antigen with a greater affinity at the aberrant condition in the senescent cell microenvironment than at the normal physiological condition.
  • the multi-specific antibody binds to a combination of the cancer cell specific antigen and the reactive lymphocyte antigen with a greater avidity at the aberrant condition in the senescent cell microenvironment than at the normal physiological condition.
  • the aberrant condition and normal physiological condition may be selected from pH, oxygen concentration, or any other condition that differentiates the senescent cell microenvironment from the blood or normal tissues of the subject.
  • the present invention provides a multi-specific antibody that comprises an IgG antibody that binds to a first antigen (e.g., a cell specific antigen) and at least one scFv antibody that binds a second antigen (e.g., a reactive lymphocyte antigen) that is different from the first antigen.
  • the scFv antibody may be linked to a C terminus of the IgG antibody via a linker as described herein.
  • the multi specific antibody reversibly binds to at least one of the first and second antigens with a greater affinity at the aberrant condition than at the normal physiological condition.
  • the first and second antigens are not limited to specific antigens but instead may be any pair of antigens which have some relationship that facilitates achieving the desired outcome.
  • the first antigen is a cell surface antigen.
  • the first antigen may be a cancer cell specific antigen such as Axl, Ror2, Her2, EpCAM, or B7-H3.
  • the second antigen is an antigen of a tumor- reactive lymphocyte such as CD3. More examples of suitable cancer cell antigens and antigens of reactive lymphocytes are described elsewhere in this application.
  • the multi-specific antibodies are in the format as shown in FIG. 2, where the scFv antibody binds to CD3 and comprises a light chain variable region and the heavy chain variable region selected from light chain variable regions having the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 1-10 and heavy variable regions having the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 11-15.
  • the binding site to CD3 comprises an anti-CD3 single chain antibody having an amino acid sequence selected from the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 26-71.
  • the IgG antibody binds to a TAA and comprises a light chain variable region and the heavy chain variable region selected from light chain variable regions binding to one of Axl, Her2 and B7-H3 having the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 16-17, 20, and 22, and heavy chain variable regions binding to one of Axl, Her2 and B7-H3 having the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 18-19, 21, and 23-25.
  • the binding site to EpCAM comprises a light chain variable region with an amino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NOS: 88-95, and a heavy chain variable region with an amino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NOS: 80-87.
  • the constant regions of the light and heavy chains of the IgG antibody may be selected from constant regions of IgG antibodies, including any subclass of IgG: IgGl, IgG2, IgG3, IgG4.
  • IgGl any subclass of IgG: IgGl, IgG2, IgG3, IgG4.
  • multi-specific antibodies as long as at least one of binding site to CD3 and the binding site to Axl, EpCAM, Her2 or B7-H3 is conditionally active, the multi-specific antibody is considered to be conditionally active and within the scope of the invention.
  • the present invention provides a platform to produce multi-specific antibodies, which can significantly reduce development time.
  • This platform may be called“plug and play” in which a single conditionally active anti-tumor reactive lymphocyte antigen antibody or antibody fragment (e.g., anti-CD3 antibody) may be covalently attached to another antibody or antibody fragment against another antigen (e.g., a cancer cell surface antigen) to generate a conditionally active multi-specific antibody.
  • a single conditionally active anti-tumor reactive lymphocyte antigen antibody or antibody fragment e.g., anti-CD3 antibody
  • another antigen e.g., a cancer cell surface antigen
  • the antibody or antibody fragment against the other antigen may or may not be conditionally active.
  • conditionally active anti tumor reactive lymphocyte antigen antibody or antibody fragment e.g., anti-CD3 antibody
  • a conditionally active multi-specific antibody may be produced by linking it to another antibody or antibody fragment.
  • the conditionally active anti-tumor reactive lymphocyte antibody or antibody fragment may be a full-length antibody, an antibody fragment including the V H and V L regions, or a single chain antibody.
  • Successful production of conditionally active multi-specific antibodies or antibody fragments is reasonably expected with minimal development time since the two components of the produced conditionally active multi-specific antibody are known to have conditional binding activity and binding to their respective antigens, respectively.
  • this platform has been successfully applied to generate multi-specific antibodies binding to both CD3 and each of the antigens AXL, EpCAM, HER2, and B7-H3.
  • the aberrant condition is an acidic pH in the range of from about 5.0 to about 7.0, or from about 5.2 to about 6.8, or from about 5.4 to about 6.8, or from about 5.6 to about 6.8, or from about 5.8 to about 6.8, or from about 6.0 to about 6.8, or from about 6.2 to about 6.8, or from about 6.4 to about 6.8, or from about 6.6 to about 6.8.
  • the acidic pH may be in the range of from about 6.4 to about 7.0, or from about 6.6 to about 7.0, or from about 6.8 to about 7.0.
  • the normal physiological condition may be a normal physiological pH in the blood, which is well-established in the art.
  • the normal physiological pH in the blood may be in the range of from about 7.0 to about 7.8, or from about 7.1 to about 7.7, or from about 7.2 to about 7.6, or from about 7.2 to about 7.5, or from about 7.2 to about 7.4.
  • the multi-specific antibody of the present invention has a ratio of the affinity or avidity to the cell antigen and/or tumor-reactive lymphocyte antigen at the aberrant condition to the same affinity or avidity at the normal physiological condition of at least about 1.3: 1, or at least about 2: 1, or at least about 3: 1, or at least about 4: 1, or at least about 5: 1, or at least about 6:1, or at least about 7: 1, or at least about 8: 1, or at least about 9: 1, or at least about 10: 1, or at least about 11: 1, or at least about 12: 1, or at least about 13: 1, or at least about 14: 1, or at least about 15: 1, or at least about 16: 1, or at least about 17: 1, or at least about 18: 1, or at least about 19: 1, or at least about 20: 1, or at least about 30: 1, or at least about 40: 1, or at least about 50: 1, or at least about 60: 1, or at least about 70: 1, or at least about 80: 1, or at least about 90: 1, or at least about
  • the multi-specific antibody consist only of naturally occurring amino acids.
  • Naturally occurring amino acids There are twenty naturally occurring amino acids that are referred as: alanine (ala or A), arginine (arg or R), asparagine (asn or N), aspartic acid (asp or D), cysteine (cys or C), gluatamic acid (glu or E), glutamine (gin or Q), glycine (gly or G), histidine (his or H), isoleucine (ile or I), leucine (leu or L), lysine (lys or K), methionine (met or M), phenylalanine (phe or F), proline (pro or P), serine (ser or S), threonine (thr or T), tryptophan (tip or W), tyrosine (tyr or Y), and valine (val or V).
  • the multi-specific antibody comprises one or more non-naturally occurring amino acids.
  • the non-naturally occurring amino acid comprises a carbonyl group, an acetyl group, an aminooxy group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazide group, a semicarbazide group, an azide group, or an alkyne group. See, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 7,632,924 for suitable non-naturally occurring amino acids.
  • the term“non-naturally occurring amino acid” also includes amino acids produced by modification (e.g. post- translational modifications) of a naturally occurring amino acid but are not themselves naturally incorporated into a growing polypeptide chain by the translation complex of a living organism.
  • non-naturally-occurring amino acids include, but are not limited to, N-acetylglucosaminyl-L-serine, N- acetylglucosaminyl-L-threonine, and O-phosphotyrosine.
  • the multi-specific antibody is in a "mimetic" or "peptidomimetic” form, which contains either entirely composed of synthetic, non-natural analogues of amino acids, or, is a chimeric molecule of partly natural occurring amino acids and partly non-natural analogs of amino acids.
  • the mimetic can also incorporate any amount of natural occurring amino acid conservative substitutions as long as such substitutions also do not substantially alter the antibody’s structure and/or activity.
  • mimetic form can contain any combination of non-natural structural components.
  • mimetic of the disclosure includes one or all of the following three structural groups: a) residue linkage groups other than the natural amide bond ("peptide bond") linkages; b) non-natural residues in place of naturally occurring amino acid residues; or c) residues which induce secondary structural mimicry, i.e., to induce or stabilize a secondary structure, e.g., a beta turn, gamma turn, beta sheet, alpha helix conformation, and the like.
  • the multi-specific antibody can be characterized as a mimetic when ah or some of its residues are joined by chemical means other than natural peptide bonds.
  • peptide bonds can be joined by peptide bonds, other chemical bonds or coupling means, such as, e.g., glutaraldehyde, N-hydroxysuccinimide esters, bifunctional maleimides, N,N'-dicyclohexylcarbodhmide (DCC) or N,N'- diisopropylcarbodiimide (DIC).
  • glutaraldehyde N-hydroxysuccinimide esters
  • bifunctional maleimides N,N'-dicyclohexylcarbodhmide (DCC) or N,N'- diisopropylcarbodiimide (DIC).
  • DCC N,N'-dicyclohexylcarbodhmide
  • DIC N,N'- diisopropylcarbodiimide
  • non-natural occurring amino acid residues include D- or L-naphylalanine; D- or L-phenylglycine; D- or L-2 thieneyl alanine; D- or L- 1,-2, 3-, or 4-pyreneylalanine; D- or L-3
  • Aromatic rings of a non-natural amino acid include, e.g., thiazolyl, thiophenyl, pyrazolyl, benzimidazolyl, naphthyl, furanyl, pyrrolyl, and pyridyl aromatic rings.
  • Acidic non-natural amino acids may be generated by substitution by, e.g., non- carboxylate amino acids while maintaining a negative charge;, such as (phosphono)alanine; sulfated threonine.
  • Carboxyl side groups e.g., aspartyl or glutamyl
  • Carboxyl side groups can also be selectively modified by reaction with carbodiimides (R' ⁇ N— C— N— R') such as, e.g., 1- cyclohexyl-3(2-morpholinyl-(4-ethyl) carbodiimide or l-ethyl-3(4-azonia-4,4- dimetholpentyl) carbodiimide.
  • Aspartyl or glutamyl can also be converted to asparaginyl and glutaminyl residues by reaction with ammonium ions.
  • Basic non-natural amino acids can be generated by substitution with, e.g., (in addition to lysine and arginine) ornithine, citrulline, or (guanidino)-acetic acid, or (guanidino)alkyl-acetic acid, where alkyl is defined above.
  • Nitrile derivative e.g., containing the CN-moiety in place of COOH
  • Asparaginyl and glutaminyl residues can be deaminated to the corresponding aspartyl or glutamyl residues.
  • Arginine residue mimetics can be generated by reacting arginyl with, e.g., one or more conventional reagents, including, e.g., phenylglyoxal, 2,3-butanedione, 1,2-cyclo- hexanedione, or ninhydrin, may be under alkaline conditions.
  • Tyrosine residue mimetics can be generated by reacting tyrosyl with, e.g., aromatic diazonium compounds or tetranitromethane. N-acetylimidizol and tetranitromethane can be used to form O- acetyl tyrosyl species and 3-nitro derivatives, respectively.
  • Cysteine residue mimetics can be generated by reacting cysteinyl residues with, e.g., alpha-haloacetates such as 2- chloroacetic acid or chloro acetamide and corresponding amines; to give carboxymethyl or carboxyamidomethyl derivatives.
  • alpha-haloacetates such as 2- chloroacetic acid or chloro acetamide and corresponding amines
  • Cysteine residue mimetics can also be generated by reacting cysteinyl residues with, e.g., bromo- trifluoroacetone, alpha-bromo-beta-(5- imidozoyl) propionic acid; chloroacetyl phosphate, N- alkylmaleimides, 3-nitro-2-pyridyl disulfide; methyl 2-pyridyl disulfide; p-chloromercuribenzoate; 2- chloromercuri-4 nitrophenol; or, chloro-7-nitrobenzo-oxa-l, 3-diazole.
  • cysteinyl residues e.g., bromo- trifluoroacetone, alpha-bromo-beta-(5- imidozoyl) propionic acid
  • chloroacetyl phosphate N- alkylmaleimides
  • 3-nitro-2-pyridyl disulfide methyl 2-pyridyl disulfide
  • Lysine mimetics can be generated (and amino terminal residues can be altered) by reacting lysinyl with, e.g., succinic or other carboxylic acid anhydrides. Lysine and other alpha-amino-containing residue mimetics can also be generated by reaction with imidoesters, such as methyl picolinimidate, pyridoxal phosphate, pyridoxal, chloroborohydride, trinitro- benzenesulfonic acid, O-methylisourea, 2,4, pentanedione, and transamidase-catalyzed reactions with glyoxylate. Mimetics of methionine can be generated by reaction with, e.g., methionine sulfoxide.
  • Mimetics of proline include, e.g., pipecolic acid, thiazolidine carboxylic acid, 3- or 4-hydroxy proline, dehydroproline, 3- or 4-methylproline, or 3,3- dimethylproline.
  • Histidine residue mimetics can be generated by reacting histidyl with, e.g., diethylprocarbonate or para-bromophenacyl bromide.
  • mimetics include, e.g., those generated by hydroxylation of proline and lysine; phosphorylation of the hydroxyl groups of seryl or threonyl residues; methylation of the alpha-amino groups of lysine, arginine and histidine; acetylation of the N-terminal amine; methylation of main chain amide residues or substitution with N-methyl amino acids; or amidation of C-terminal carboxyl groups.
  • the mimetic form of the multi-specific antibody may also contain one or more amino acid of the opposite chirality.
  • any amino acid naturally occurring in the L-configuration (which can also be referred to as the R or S, depending upon the structure of the chemical entity) can be replaced with the amino acid of the same chemical structural type or a peptidomimetic, but of the opposite chirality, referred to as the D-amino acid, but also can be referred to as the R- or S-form.
  • the mimetic form of the multi-specific antibody may be synthesized using any protein chemical synthesis techniques.
  • a peptide is extended in length by one amino acid through forming a peptide bond between the peptide and an amino acid.
  • the formation of the peptide bond is carried out using a ligation reaction, which can use a natural amino acid or a non-natural amino acid.
  • a ligation reaction which can use a natural amino acid or a non-natural amino acid.
  • the non-naturally occurring amino acid in the multi- specific antibody can provide for linkage to macromolecule such as a polymer, a protein, or a fatty acid, etc.
  • macromolecule such as a polymer, a protein, or a fatty acid, etc.
  • the multi-specific antibody is linked (e.g., covalently linked) to a polymer (e.g., a polymer other than a polypeptide).
  • a polymer e.g., a polymer other than a polypeptide.
  • Suitable polymers include, e.g., biocompatible polymers, and water-soluble biocompatible polymers.
  • Suitable polymers include synthetic polymers and naturally-occurring polymers. Examples of polymers include substituted or unsubstituted straight or branched chain polyalkylene, polyalkenylene or polyoxyalkylene polymers or branched or unbranched polysaccharides, e.g. a homo- or hetero-polysaccharide. More examples of polymers include ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (commonly known by the generic name EVOH or by the trade name EVAL); polybutylmethacrylate;
  • poly(iminocarbonate); copoly(ether-esters) e.g., poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(lactic acid) (PEO/PLA) co polymers); polyalkylene oxalates; polyphosphazenes; biomolecules, such as fibrin, fibrinogen, cellulose, starch, collagen and hyaluronic acid; polyurethanes; silicones; polyesters; polyolefins; polyisobutylene and ethylene- alphaolefin copolymers; acrylic polymers and copolymers; vinyl halide polymers and copolymers, such as polyvinyl chloride; polyvinyl ethers, such as polyvinyl methyl ether; polyvinylidene halides, such as polyvinylidene fluoride and polyvinylidene chloride; polyacrylonitrile; polyvinyl ketones; polyvinyl aromatics, such as polystyrene; polyvinyl esters, such as polyviny
  • poly(ethylene glycol); and carboxymethyl cellulose are examples of poly(ethylene glycol); and carboxymethyl cellulose.
  • Examples of synthetic polymers include unsubstituted and substituted straight or branched chain poly(ethyleneglycol), poly(propyleneglycol) poly(vinylalcohol), and derivatives thereof, e.g., substituted poly(ethyleneglycol) such as methoxypoly(ethyleneglycol), and derivatives thereof.
  • Suitable naturally- occurring polymers include, e.g., albumin, amylose, dextran, glycogen, and derivatives thereof.
  • the linked polymers can have an average molecular weight in a range of from 500 Da to 50000 Da, e.g., from 5000 Da to 40000 Da, or from 25000 to 40000 Da.
  • the multi-specific antibody comprises a poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) or methoxypoly(ethyleneglycol) polymer
  • the PEG or methoxypoly(ethyleneglycol) polymer can have a molecular weight in a range of from about 0.5 kiloDaltons (kDa) to 1 kDa, from about 1 kDa to 5 kDa, from 5 kDa to 10 kDa, from 10 kDa to 25 kDa, from 25 kDa to 40 kDa, or from 40 kDa to 60 kDa.
  • kDa kiloDaltons
  • a water-soluble polymer e.g., PEG
  • a water-soluble polymer can be linked to the multi-specific antibody by reacting a water-soluble polymer comprising a carbonyl group with a multi-specific antibody having a non- naturally occurring amino acid that comprises an aminooxy, hydrazine, hydrazide or semicarbazide group.
  • the multi-specific antibody can be linked to a water-soluble polymer by reacting a multi -specific antibody that comprises an alkyne-containing amino acid with a water-soluble polymer that comprises an azide moiety.
  • the azide or alkyne group is linked to the PEG molecule through an amide linkage.
  • the macromolecule linked to the multi-specific antibody is an albumin.
  • the albumin may be for example the albumin of the subject that receives the multi-specific antibody.
  • a human albumin is linked to the multi-specific antibody.
  • a dog albumin is linked to the multi-specific antibody.
  • an albumin from a species is linked to the multi specific antibody if the multi-specific antibody is intended to be used in the species.
  • linkers for conjugating the macromolecule to the multi-specific antibody include glutaraldehyde, a homobifunctional cross-linker, or a heterobifunctional cross-linker Glutaraldehyde cross links polypeptides via their amino moieties.
  • Homobifunctional cross-linkers e.g., a homobifunctional imidoester, a homobifunctional N-hydroxysuccinimidyl (NHS) ester, or a homobifunctional sulfhydryl reactive cross-linker
  • a homobifunctional imidoester e.g., a homobifunctional N-hydroxysuccinimidyl (NHS) ester, or a homobifunctional sulfhydryl reactive cross-linker
  • a homobifunctional imidoester e.g., a homobifunctional N-hydroxysuccinimidyl (NHS) ester, or a homobifunctional sulfhydryl reactive cross-linker
  • N-hydroxysuccinimidyl (NHS) ester e.g., N-hydroxysuccinimidyl (NHS) ester, or a homobifunctional sulfhydryl reactive cross-linker
  • Homobifunctional sulfhydryl reactive cross-linkers includes bismaleimidhexane (BMH), 1,5- difluoro-2, 4-dinitrobenzene (DFDNB), and l,4-di-(3',2'-pyridyldithio) propinoamido butane (DPDPB).
  • BMH bismaleimidhexane
  • DFDNB 4-dinitrobenzene
  • DPDPB l,4-di-(3',2'-pyridyldithio) propinoamido butane
  • Heterobifunctional cross-linkers have two or more different reactive moieties (e.g., amine reactive moiety and a sulfhydryl-reactive moiety) and are cross-linked with one of the macromolecule and multi- specific antibody via the amine or sulfhydryl reactive moiety, then reacted with the other one of macromolecule and multi-specific antibody via the non-reacted moiety.
  • Multiple heterobifunctional haloacetyl cross-linkers are available, as are pyridyl disulfide cross-linkers.
  • Carbodiimides are a classic example of heterobifunctional cross-linking reagents for coupling carboxyl groups to amines, which results in an amide bond.
  • the multi-specific antibody can be glycosylated, e.g., covalently linked to a carbohydrate or polysaccharide moiety. Glycosylation of multi-specific antibody is typically through N-linking or O-linking.
  • the N-linking glycosylation refers to the attachment of the carbohydrate moiety to the side chain of an asparagine residue of the multi-specific antibody.
  • the tripeptide sequences“asparagine-X-serine” or “asparagine-X-threonine,” where X is any amino acid except proline, are the recognition sequences for enzymatic attachment of the carbohydrate moiety to the asparagine side chain.
  • O-linking glycosylation refers to the attachment of one of the sugars N-acetylgalactosamine, galactose, or xylose to a hydroxyamino acid, most commonly serine or threonine, although 5-hydroxyproline or 5 -hydroxy lysine may also be used.
  • Addition of glycosylation sites to the multi-specific antibody may be accomplished by altering its amino acid sequence such that it contains one or more of the above-described tripeptide sequences (for N- linking glycosylation sites).
  • the alteration may also be made by the addition of, or substitution by, one or more serine or threonine residues to the sequence of the original antibody (for O-linking glycosylation sites).
  • removal of glycosylation sites can be accomplished by amino acid alteration within the native glycosylation sites of the multi-specific antibody.
  • the multi-specific antibody can be covalently linked to another macromolecule (e.g., a lipid, a polypeptide, a synthetic polymer, a carbohydrate, and the like) using a linker selected from glutaraldehyde, a homobifunctional cross-linker, or a heterobifunctional cross-linker.
  • a linker selected from glutaraldehyde, a homobifunctional cross-linker, or a heterobifunctional cross-linker.
  • Glutaraldehyde cross-links multi- specific antibody via their amino moieties.
  • the homobifunctional cross-linkers and heterobifunctional cross linkers are described in this application.
  • Conditionally active antibodies or fragments thereof described in WO 2017/078839 may be used in constructing the multi-specific antibodies. These conditionally active antibodies (full length antibodies, fragments, or single chain antibodies) have an increased affinity to their antigen at an aberrant condition than at a normal physiological condition.
  • the multi-specific antibodies may be constructed by linking a conditionally active antibody (full length antibody, fragment or single chain antibody) with one or more antibody (full length antibody, fragment or single chain antibody) that may or may not have a conditional activity.
  • the linker used to construct the multi-specific antibodies may be a flexible peptide that ensures proper folding of the multi-specific antibodies.
  • exemplary linkers include (Ser)n, (Ser-Ala)n and (Ala)n.
  • a multi-purpose conditionally active antibody can be made that binds to an antigen on a reactive lymphocyte and that is linked with various antibodies to antigens of different target cells (e.g., different tumors).
  • These multi-specific antibodies can bring the same reactive lymphocyte to each of these different target cells (e.g. different types of tumors).
  • multi-specific antibodies are capable of being used to target multiple different types of tumor cells, for example when a subject has multiple different tumors or even a single, unidentified tumor. This may be particularly useful in cases where the tumor is present at a location that makes it difficult to biopsy.
  • a multi-purpose conditionally active antibody that binds to an antigen on a cancer cell (e.g., a breast cancer cell) can be linked with various antibodies that bind to antigens of different reactive lymphocytes to generate multi-specific antibodies that bring the different reactive lymphocytes to the same target cancer cell.
  • These multi-purpose multi-specific antibodies have a conditional affinity to the cancer cell antigen with a greater affinity at a condition in the tumor microenvironment.
  • such multi- specific antibodies are capable of bringing different reactive lymphocytes (e.g. T cells, macrophages, NK cells) to the same tumor (breast tumor) for increasing the effectiveness of the treatment.
  • conditionally active antibody against the first antigen e.g., a cell antigen
  • the second antigen e.g., a tumor-reactive lymphocyte antigen
  • the conditionally active antibody may be used to construct the multi-specific antibody of the present invention.
  • the parent antibody may be a monoclonal antibody or polyclonal antibody generated by immunizing an animal with the antigen.
  • Methods of immunization, producing and isolating antibodies are known to those of skill in the art and described in the scientific and patent literature, see, e.g., Coligan, Current Protocols In Immunology, Wiley/Greene, NY (1991); Stites (eds.)
  • Antibodies also can be generated in vitro, e.g., using recombinant antibody binding site expressing phage display libraries, in addition to the traditional in vivo methods using animals.
  • the assay solutions for the first and second assays may include a buffer selected from citrate buffers such as sodium citrate, phosphate buffers, bicarbonate buffers such as the Krebs buffer, phosphate buffered saline (PBS) buffer, Hank’ s buffer, Tris buffer, HEPES buffer, etc.
  • citrate buffers such as sodium citrate, phosphate buffers, bicarbonate buffers such as the Krebs buffer, phosphate buffered saline (PBS) buffer, Hank’ s buffer, Tris buffer, HEPES buffer, etc.
  • PBS phosphate buffered saline
  • Hank phosphate buffered saline
  • Tris buffer Tris buffer
  • HEPES buffer etc.
  • Other buffers known to a person skilled in the art to be suitable for the assays may also be used.
  • the assay solutions for the first and second assays may contain at least one molecule selected from inorganic compounds, ions and organic molecules, or ones that are commonly found in a bodily fluid of a mammal such as a human or animal. These inorganic compounds, ions and organic molecules are described in detail in WO 2016/138071.
  • conditionally active antibody may interact with a molecule or ion selected from inorganic compounds, ions, and organic molecules interactions between the conditionally active antibody and the molecule or ions may include hydrogen bond bonding, hydrophobic interaction, and Van der Waals interactions.
  • molecules or ions such as bicarbonate may reduce the binding activity of the conditionally active antibody to its antigen by forming salt bridges in the conditionally active antibody.
  • bicarbonate is protonated and thus not charged.
  • the uncharged bicarbonate is not capable of forming salt bridges, thus has little effect on the binding of the conditionally active antibody with its antigen.
  • the conditionally active antibody has high binding activity with its antigen at the low pH.
  • bicarbonate is ionized by losing the proton, thus becoming negatively charged.
  • the negatively charged bicarbonate will form salt bridges between positively charged moieties or polarized moieties on the conditionally active antibody to stabilize the structure of the conditionally active antibody. This will block or reduce the binding of the conditionally active antibody with its antigen. Hence the conditionally active antibody has low activity at the high pH.
  • the conditionally active antibody thus has a pH-dependent activity at the presence of bicarbonate with higher binding activity at low pH than at high pH.
  • conditionally active antibody may lose its conditional activity. This is likely due to the lack of salt bridges on the conditionally active antibody to stabilize (fix) the structure of the protein. Thus, the partner will have similar access to the binding site on the conditionally active antibody at any pH, producing similar activity at the first pH and second pH.
  • the molecules or ions may have a low molecular weight and/or a relatively small conformation to ensure maximum access to small pockets on conditionally active protein by minimizing steric hindrance. For this reason, small molecules or ions that typically have a molecular weight of less than 900 Da, or less than 500 Da or less than 200 Da or less than 100 Da are often employed.
  • hydrogen sulfide, bisulfide and bicarbonate all have low molecular weights and small structures that provide access to pockets on conditionally active protein.
  • human serum may be added to both assay solutions for normal physiological condition and aberrant condition at substantially the same concentration. Because the human serum has a large number of inorganic compounds, ions, organic molecules (including proteins), the assay solutions will have multiple and large number of components selected from inorganic compounds, ions, organic molecules presented at substantially the same concentrations between the two assay solutions.
  • certain components of serum may be purposely minimized or omitted from the assay solutions.
  • components of serum that bind with or adsorb proteins can be minimized in or omitted from the assay solutions.
  • Such bound proteins may give false positives thereby including bound mutant proteins that are not conditionally active but rather are merely bound to a component present in serum under a variety of different conditions.
  • careful selection of assay components to minimize or omit such molecules that can potentially bind with mutant proteins in the assay may reduce the number of false positive mutant proteins that may be inadvertently identified as positive for conditional activity due to binding to a molecule in the assay other than the desired binding partner.
  • bovine serum albumin may be used in the assay solution in order to reduce or eliminate the possibility of false positives caused by mutant proteins binding to components of human serum.
  • Other similar replacements can also be made in particular cases to achieve the same goal, which is well appreciated by skilled person in the art.
  • the present invention provides a method for making a multi-specific antibody.
  • the method comprises steps of:
  • the first antigen may be a cell specific antigen, particularly cancer cell specific antigen or senescent cell specific antigen as described herein.
  • the first antigen is selected from Axl, EpCAM, Ror2, Her2, and B7-H3.
  • the second antigen may be a tumor-reactive lymphocyte antigen, such as CD3. More examples of suitable reactive lymphocyte antigens are also described herein.
  • the second antigen is a neoantigen, as described herein.
  • the multi-specific antibody binds to CD3 as the tumor-reactive lymphocyte antigen and another tumor associated antigen (TAA) as the cell specific antigen.
  • TAA tumor associated antigen
  • the multi-specific antibody has a binding site to CD3 that comprises a light chain variable region and the heavy chain variable region selected from light chain variable regions having the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 1-10 and heavy variable regions having the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 11-15.
  • the binding site to CD3 comprises an anti-CD3 single chain antibody having an amino acid sequence selected from the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 26-71.
  • the multi-specific antibody has a binding site to TAA comprising a light chain variable region and the heavy chain variable region selected from light chain variable regions binding to one of Axl, Her2 and B7-H3 having the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 16-17, 20, and 22, and heavy chain variable regions binding to one of Axl, Her2 and B7-H3 having the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 18-19, 21, and 23-25.
  • the binding site to EpCAM comprises a light chain variable region with an amino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NOS: 88-95, and a heavy chain variable region with an amino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NOS: 80-87.
  • the multi-specific antibody is conditionally active and is considered to be within the scope of the invention.
  • the multi-specific antibody binds to the first antigen with a greater affinity at the aberrant condition than at the normal physiological condition. In another example, the multi-specific antibody binds to the second antigen with a greater affinity at the aberrant condition than at the normal physiological condition. In yet another example, the multi-specific antibody binds to both the first antigen and the second antigen with a greater affinity at the aberrant condition than at the normal physiological condition. In yet another example, the multi-specific antibody binds to a combination of the first antigen and the second antigen with a greater avidity at the aberrant condition than at the normal physiological condition.
  • the aberrant condition is an acidic pH in the range of from about 5.0 to about 7.0, or from about 5.2 to about 6.8, or from about 5.4 to about 6.8, or from about 5.6 to about 6.8, or from about 5.8 to about 6.8, or from about 6.0 to about 6.8, or from about 6.2 to about 6.8, or from about 6.4 to about 6.8, or from about 6.6 to about 6.8.
  • the acidic pH may be in the range of from about 6.4 to about 7.0, or from about 6.6 to about 7.0, or from about 6.8 to about 7.0.
  • the normal physiological condition may be the normal physiological pH in the blood, which is well-established in the art.
  • the normal physiological pH in the blood may be in the range of from about 7.0 to about 7.8, or from about 7.1 to about 7.7, or from about 7.2 to about 7.6, or from about 7.2 to about 7.5, or from about 7.2 to about 7.4.
  • a method for generating multi-specific antibodies generates the multi- specific antibodies from two starting materials: an IgG antibody or fragment thereof that binds to a first antigen and an scFv antibody that binds to a second antigen.
  • One or both of these two antibodies are evolved to produce evolved antibodies, which are screened for IgG antibodies and/or scFv antibodies that bind to their respective first antigen or second antigen with greater affinity under an aberrant condition than under a normal physiological condition.
  • At least one scFv antibody that binds to the second antigen is linked to a C-terminus of at least one light chain of the IgG antibody or fragment to produce one or more constructs.
  • At least one of the scFv antibody and IgG antibody in an antibody screened from the antibodies evolved from one or both of the starting IgG and scFv antibodies can be referred to as the“parent antibody” and the one or more antibodies evolved therefrom can be referred to as“mutant antibodies” or“evolved antibodies.”
  • constructs are further screened under the aberrant condition and the normal physiological condition for binding to at least one of the first antigen and the second antigen for selection of the multi specific antibody that binds to at least one of the first antigen and the second antigen with a greater affinity at the aberrant condition than at the normal physiological condition.
  • the binding of the multi-specific antibody to the first antigen or to the second antigen may be reversible.
  • Suitable methods of evolving the starting materials IgG antibody and scFv antibody are described in, for example, WO 2012/009026. Suitable methods of screening the evolved antibodies or constructs are described, for example, in WO 2017/078839.
  • a method of generating the multi-specific antibody starts from an IgG antibody or fragment thereof that binds to a first antigen and an scFv antibody that binds to a second antigen with greater affinity at an aberrant condition than at a normal physiological condition.
  • the method comprises the steps of linking the scFv antibody that binds to the second antigen to a C-terminus of at least one light chain of the IgG antibody or fragment thereof to produce one or more constructs, screening the one or more constructs at the normal physiological condition and the aberrant condition for binding activity to the first antigen and second antigen, and selecting the multi-specific antibody that binds to the first antigen and reversibly binds to the second with a greater affinity at the aberrant condition than at said normal physiological condition.
  • Multi-specific antibodies generated by the above-described methods are also provided.
  • Such multi specific antibodies comprise an IgG antibody or fragment thereof that binds to a cell-specific antigen and at least one scFv antibody that binds a T-lymphocyte antigen linked to a C terminus of at least one light chain or at least one heavy chain of the IgG antibody or fragment thereof.
  • the at least one scFv antibody reversibly binds to the t-lymphocyte antigen with a greater affinity at an aberrant condition than at a normal physiological condition.
  • the starting materials for making the multi-specific antibodies include the IgG antibody or fragment thereof that binds to a first antigen and the scFv antibody that binds to a second antigen described herein. Other characteristics of these multi-specific antibodies are also described elsewhere herein.
  • the multi-specific antibody may be conjugated to an agent, which may be a therapeutic agent, a prophylactic agent, a diagnostic agent, a detectable label, a chelator or a contrast agent.
  • the conjugated agent on the multi-specific antibody may optionally be released from the multi-specific antibody once the multi-specific antibody has reached the site of action (e.g., tumors).
  • the multi-specific antibody may act as a delivery vehicle for transporting the conjugated agents (such as therapeutic agents, prophylactic agents or diagnostic agents) to the site of action in the subject.
  • the multi-specific antibody may be conjugated to the agent through a covalent conjugation or non- covalent conjugation.
  • Covalent conjugation can either be direct or via a linker.
  • direct conjugation is by construction of a fusion protein of the agent and the multi-specific antibody (i.e., by genetic fusion of the two genes encoding the multi-specific antibody and the agent and expression as a single protein).
  • direct conjugation is by formation of a covalent bond between a reactive group on the multi- specific antibody and a corresponding group on the agent.
  • direct conjugation is by modification (i.e., genetic modification) of the multi-specific antibody to include a reactive group (as non-limiting examples, a sulfhydryl group or a carboxyl group) that forms a covalent attachment to the agent under appropriate conditions, or vice versa.
  • a reactive group as non-limiting examples, a sulfhydryl group or a carboxyl group
  • an amino acid with a desired reactive group i.e., a cysteine residue
  • Methods for covalent conjugation of an agent to the multi-specific antibodies are also known in the art (i.e., photocrosslinking, see, e.g., Zatsepin et al. Russ. Chem. Rev., 74: 77-95 (2005)).
  • Non-covalent conjugation can be by any non-covalent attachment means, including hydrophobic bonds, ionic bonds, electrostatic interactions, and the like, as will be readily understood by one of ordinary skill in the art.
  • Conjugation may also be performed using a variety of linkers.
  • a multi-specific antibody and the agent may be conjugated using a variety of bifunctional protein coupling agents such as N- succinimidyl-3-(2-pyridyldithio) propionate (SPDP), succinimidyl-4-(N-maleimidomethyl)cyclohexane-l- carboxylate (SMCC), iminothiolane (IT), bifunctional derivatives of imidoesters (such as dimethyl adipimidate HC1), active esters (such as disuccinimidyl suberate), aldehydes (such as glutaraldehyde), bis- azido compounds (such as bis (p-azidobenzoyl) hexanediamine), bis-diazonium derivatives (such as bis-(p- diazoniumbenzoyl)-ethylenediamine), diisocyanates (such as toluene 2,6-diis
  • SPDP
  • Peptide linkers comprised of from one to twenty amino acids joined by peptide bonds, may also be used.
  • the amino acids are selected from the twenty naturally-occurring amino acids.
  • one or more of the amino acids are selected from glycine, alanine, proline, asparagine, glutamine and lysine.
  • the linker may be a“cleavable linker” facilitating release of the agent upon delivery to the site of action.
  • a“cleavable linker” facilitating release of the agent upon delivery to the site of action.
  • an acid-labile linker, peptidase-sensitive linker, photolabile linker, dimethyl linker or disulfide-containing linker (Chari et al., Cancer Res., 52: 127-131 (1992); U.S. Patent No. 5,208,020) may be used.
  • the conjugated therapeutic agent or prophylactic agent may be toxic to the body, such as a radioactive particle, chemotherapy drug, or a cell toxin (i.e., cytotoxin).
  • a radioactive particle such as a radioactive particle, chemotherapy drug, or a cell toxin (i.e., cytotoxin).
  • cytotoxin a cell toxin
  • Using the multi-specific antibodies of the present invention to deliver the conjugated therapeutic agent to the action site will significantly reduce the toxic effects of these therapeutic agents in areas of the body where their activity is undesirable.
  • the technology for conjugating radioactive particles to antibodies is known in the art. Ibritumomab tiuxetan (Zevalin®) and tositumomab (Bexxar®) are examples of radioactive particle conjugated monoclonal antibodies. Both are antibodies against the CD20 antigen conjugated with a different radioactive particle.
  • the technology for conjugating chemotherapy drugs to antibodies is also known in the art.
  • the technology for conjugating a cell toxin to an antibody is also known in the art.
  • denileukin diftitox Ontak®, a cancer drug
  • IL-2 interleukin-2 attached to a toxin from the germ that causes diphtheria.
  • radioactive particles any kind of radioactive particles, chemotherapy drugs and cell toxins may be conjugated to the multi-specific antibodies of the present invention in order to reduce the side effects of these agents during delivery of these agents to the action or disease site.
  • the radioactive particles conjugated to the multi-specific antibody comprise particles impregnated with one or more radioactive isotopes, and have sufficient radioactivity for locoregional ablation of cells.
  • the particles may comprise glass, metal, resin, albumin, or polymer(s).
  • Metals in the radioactive particles may be selected from iron, gadolinium, and calcium.
  • Examples of the one or more radioactive isotopes in the radioactive particles are selected from Gallium-67 ( 67 Ga), Yttrium-90 ( 90 Y), Gallium-68 ( 68 Ga), Thallium-201 ( 201 T1), Strontium-89 ( 89 Sr), Indium-III ( m In), Iodine-131 ( 131 I), Samarium-153 ( 153 Sm), Technetium-99m ( 99m Tc), Rhenium-186 ( 186 Re), Rhenium-188 ( 188 Re), Copper-62 ( 62 Cu), and Copper-64 ( M Cu).
  • the radioactive isotope(s) in the composition may emit beta radiation, gamma radiation, and/or positrons.
  • the chemotherapy drugs conjugated to the multi-specific antibodies are selected from anthracyclines, topoisomerase I and/or II inhibitors, spindle poison plant alkaloids, alkylating agents, anti-metabolites, ellipticine and harmine.
  • Anthracyclines or anthracycline antibiotics are derived from Streptomyces bacteria. These compounds are used to treat a wide range of cancers, including for example hepatocellular carcinoma, leukemias, lymphomas, and breast, uterine, ovarian, and lung cancers.
  • Anthracyclines include, but are not limited to doxorubicin, daunombicin, epirubicin, idarubicin, valrubicin, pirambicin, zombicin, aclambicin, detombicin, carminomycin, morpholinodoxombicin, morpholinodaunorubicin,
  • methoxymorpholinyldoxombicin and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
  • Topoisomerases are essential enzymes that maintain the topology of DNA. Inhibition of type I or type II topoisomerases interferes with both transcription and replication of DNA by upsetting proper DNA supercoiling.
  • Some type I topoisomerase inhibitors include camptothecins derivatives Camptothecin derivatives refer to camptothecin analogs such as irinotecan, topotecan, hexatecan, silatecan, lutortecan, karenitecin (BNP1350), gimatecan (ST1481), belotecan (CKD602), or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts.
  • type II topoisomerase inhibitors include, but are not limited to, amsacrine, etoposide, etoposide phosphate and teniposide These are semisynthetic derivatives of epipodophyllotoxins, alkaloids naturally occurring in the root of American Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum).
  • Spindle poison plant alkaloids are derived from plants and block cell division by preventing microtubule function, essential for cell division. These alkaloids include, but are not limited to, vinca alkaloids (like vinblastine, vincristine, vindesine, vinorelbine and vinpocetine) and taxanes. Taxanes include, but are not limited to, paclitaxel, docetaxel, larotaxel, cabazitaxel, ortataxel, tesetaxel, and their
  • Alkylating agents include, but are not limited to, mechlorethamine, cyclophosphamide, chlorambucil, ifosfamide and platinum compounds such as oxaliplatin, cisplatin or carboplatin.
  • An anti-metabolite is a chemical that inhibits the use of a metabolite, which is part of normal metabolism. The presence of anti-metabolites alters cell growth and cell division.
  • Purine or pyrimidine analogues prevent the incorporation of nucleotides into DNA, stopping DNA synthesis and thus cell division. They also affect RNA synthesis. Examples of purine analogues include azathioprine,
  • pyrimidine analogues include 5-fluorouracil (5FU), which inhibits thymidylate synthase, floxuridine (FUDR) and cytosine arabinoside (Cytarabine).
  • 5FU 5-fluorouracil
  • FUDR floxuridine
  • Cytarabine cytosine arabinoside
  • Antifolates are chemotherapy drugs which impair the function of folic acids.
  • Methotrexate which is a folic acid analogue that inhibits the enzyme dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR), and thus prevents the formation of tetrahydrofolate. This leads to inhibited production of DNA, RNA and proteins (as tetrahydrofolate is also involved in the synthesis of amino acids serine and methionine).
  • Other antifolates include, but are not limited to, trimethoprim, raltitrexed, pyrimethamine and pemetrexed.
  • Other chemotherapy drugs may also be conjugated to the multi-specific antibodies, such as ellipticine and harmine.
  • Ellipticine and its derivatives such as 9-hydroxyehipticinium, N2-methyl-9- hydroxyellipticinium, 2-(diethyiamino-2-ethyl)9-hydroxyellipticinium acetate, 2-(diisopropylamino-ethyl)9- hydroxy-ellipticinium acetate and 2-(beta piperidino-2-ethyl)9-hydroxyellipticinium are all effective chemotherapy drugs.
  • Harmine is a natural plant alkaloid product which was isolated from the Peganum harmala seeds. Harmine-based chemotherapy drugs include harmine, harmaline, harmol, harmalol and harman, and quinazoline derivatives: vasicine and vasicinone.
  • the cell toxins conjugated to the multi-specific antibodies include taxol, cytochalasin B, gramicidin D, ethidium bromide, emetine, mitomycin, etoposide, tenoposide, vincristine, vinblastine, colchicin, doxorubicin, daunombicin, dihydroxy anthracinedione, mitoxantrone, mithramycin, actinomycin D, 1 -dehydrotestosterone, glucocorticoids, procaine, tetracaine, lidocaine, propranolol, and puromycin and analogs or homologs thereof.
  • Other toxins include, for example, ricin, CC-1065 and analogues, duocarmycins. Still other toxins include diptheria toxin, and snake venom (e.g., cobra venom).
  • the multi-specific antibodies may be conjugated to a diagnostic agent.
  • a diagnostic agent used in the present invention can include any diagnostic agent known in the art, as provided, for example, in the following references: Armstrong et al, Diagnostic Imaging, 5 th Ed., Blackwell Publishing (2004); Torchilin, V. P., Ed., Targeted Delivery of Imaging Agents, CRC Press (1995);
  • a diagnostic agent can be detected by a variety of methods, including using the agent to provide and/or enhance a detectable signal that includes, but is not limited to, gamma-emitting, radioactive, echogenic, optical, fluorescent, absorptive, magnetic or tomography signals.
  • Techniques for imaging the diagnostic agent can include, but are not limited to, single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), optical imaging, fluorescence imaging, positron emission tomography (PET), computed tomography (CT), x-ray imaging, gamma ray imaging, and the like.
  • the multi-specific antibody may be conjugated to a chelator that binds, e.g., to metal ions to be used for a variety of diagnostic imaging techniques.
  • exemplary chelators include but are not limited to ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), [4-(l,4,8, 11- tetraazacyclotetradec-l-yl) methyljbenzoic acid (CPTA), Cyclohexanediaminetetraacetic acid (CDTA),
  • EGTA ethylenebis(oxyethylenenitrilo)tetraacetic acid
  • DTPA diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid
  • HEDTA hydroxyethyl ethylenediamine triacetic acid
  • IDA iminodiacetic acid
  • TTHA triethylene tetraamine hexaacetic acid
  • EGTA ethylenebis(oxyethylenenitrilo)tetraacetic acid
  • DTPA diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid
  • HEDTA hydroxyethyl ethylenediamine triacetic
  • the multi-specific antibodies may be conjugated to a detectable label.
  • Suitable detectable labels include any composition detectable by spectroscopic, photochemical, biochemical, immunochemical, electrical, optical or chemical means.
  • Suitable detectable labels include, but are not limited to, magnetic beads (e.g.
  • DynabeadsTM fluorescent dyes (e.g., fluorescein isothiocyanate, TEXAS RED®, rhodamine, a green fluorescent protein, a red fluorescent protein, a yellow fluorescent protein, and the like), radiolabels (e.g., H, I, S, C or P), enzymes (e.g., horse radish peroxidase, alkaline phosphatase, luciferase, and others commonly used in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)), and colorimetric labels such as colloidal gold or colored glass or plastic beads (e.g. multistyrene, multipropylene, latex, etc.).
  • fluorescent dyes e.g., fluorescein isothiocyanate, TEXAS RED®, rhodamine, a green fluorescent protein, a red fluorescent protein, a yellow fluorescent protein, and the like
  • radiolabels e.g., H, I, S, C or P
  • the detectable label is selected from optical agents such as fluorescent agents, phosphorescent agents, chemiluminescent agents, and the like.
  • optical agents such as fluorescent agents, phosphorescent agents, chemiluminescent agents, and the like.
  • agents e.g., dyes, probes, labels, or indicators
  • Fluorescent agents can include a variety of organic and/or inorganic small molecules or a variety of fluorescent proteins and derivatives thereof.
  • fluorescent agents can include but are not limited to cyanines, phthalocyanines, porphyrins, indocyanines, rhodamines, phenoxazines, phenylxanthenes, phenothiazines, phenoselenazines, fluoresceins, benzoporphyrins, squaraines, dipyrrolo pyrimidones, tetracenes, quinolines, pyrazines, corrins, croconiums, acridones, phenanthridines, rhodamines, acridines, anthraquinones, chalcogenopyrylium analogues, chlorins, naphthalocyanines, methine dyes, indolenium dyes, azo compounds, azulenes, azaazulenes, triphenyl methane dyes, indoles, benzoindoles, indoc
  • detectable agents include fluorescein, fluorescein-polyaspartic acid conjugates, fluorescein- polyglutamic acid conjugates, fluorescein-polyarginine conjugates, indocyanine green, indocyanine- dodecaaspartic acid conjugates, indocyanine (NIRD) -poly aspartic acid conjugates, isosulfan blue, indole disulfonates, benzoindole disulfonate, bis(ethylcarboxymethyl)indocyanine,
  • the multi-specific antibodies may be conjugated to a contrast agent, where the contrast agent is one that is suitable for use in imaging, e.g., imaging procedures carried out on humans.
  • contrast agent include gadolinium (Gd), dysprosium, and iron.
  • the multi-specific antibodies can be conjugated to the contrast agent using standard techniques.
  • the multi-specific antibodies can be iodinated using chloramine T or l,3,4,6-tetrachloro-3a,6a-dephenylglycouril.
  • fluorine is conjugated to the multi-specific antibodies during the synthesis by a fluoride ion displacement reaction.
  • the multi-specific antibodies in can be conjugated to Gd by conjugating low molecular Gd chelates such as Gd diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid (GdDTPA) or Gd tetraazacyclododecanetetraacetic (GdDOTA) to the antibody.
  • GdDTPA Gd diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid
  • GdDOTA Gd tetraazacyclododecanetetraacetic
  • the multi-specific antibodies can also be conjugated to Gd by, for example, conjugating polylysine-Gd chelates to the antibody. See, for example, Curtet et al., Invest. Radiol., 33(10) :752-761 (1998).
  • the multi-specific antibodies can be conjugated to Gd by incubating paramagnetic polymerized liposomes that include Gd chelator lipid with avidin and biotinylated antibody. See, for example, Sipkins et al., Nature Med., 4:623-626 (1998).
  • the contrast agents may be x-ray contrast agents as described in the following references: H.S Thomsen, R.N. Muller and R.F. Mattrey, Eds., Trends in Contrast Media, (Berlin: Springer- Verlag, 1999); P. Dawson, D. Cosgrove and R. Grainger, Eds., Textbook of Contrast Media (ISIS Medical Media 1999); Torchilin, V.P., Curr. Pharm. Biotech., vol. 1, pages 183-215 (2000); Bogdanov,
  • x-ray contrast agents include, without limitation, iopamidol, iomeprol, iohexol, iopentol, iopromide, iosimide, ioversol, iotrolan, iotasul, iodixanol, iodecimol, ioglucamide, ioglunide, iogulamide, iosarcol, ioxilan, iopamiron, metrizamide, iobitridol and iosimenol.
  • the x-ray contrast agents can include iopamidol, iomeprol, iopromide, iohexol, iopentol, ioversol, iobitridol, iodixanol, iotrolan and iosimenol.
  • the multi-specific antibodies may in some embodiments conjugated with a“radiopaque” label, e.g. a label that can be easily visualized using for example x-rays.
  • Radiopaque materials are well known to those of skill in the art. The most common radiopaque materials include iodide, bromide or barium salts. Other radiopaque materials are also known and include, but are not limited to, organic bismuth derivatives (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,939,045), radiopaque multiurethanes (see U.S. Pat. No. 5,346,981), organobismuth composites (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,256,334), radiopaque barium multimer complexes (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 4,866,132), and the like.
  • Suitable fluorescent proteins that can be conjugated to the multi-specific antibodies include, but are not limited to, a green fluorescent protein (GFP) from Aequoria victoria or a mutant or derivative thereof e.g., as described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,066,476; 6,020,192; 5,985,577; 5,976,796; 5,968,750; 5,968,738; 5,958,713; 5,919,445; 5,874,304.
  • GFP green fluorescent protein
  • GFP GFP are available commercially, e.g., from Clontech, Inc.; a red fluorescent protein; a yellow fluorescent protein; any of a variety of fluorescent and colored proteins from Anthozoan species, as described in, e.g., Matz et al. (1999) Nature Biotechnol. 17:969-973; and the like.
  • the conjugation is on the Fc region of the multi-specific antibody.
  • the conjugating molecules, compounds or drugs described above may be conjugated to the Fc region, as described in U.S. Patent no. 8,362,210.
  • the Fc region may be conjugated to a therapeutic prophylactic agent or diagnostic agent to be delivered to the site with the aberrant condition where the multi- specific antibody displays preferentially activity. Additional methods for conjugating to the Fc region of an antibody are known in the art. See, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos.
  • the multi-specific antibodies of the present invention may be included in pharmaceutical compositions, medical devices, kits, or articles of manufacture for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic use. Suitable pharmaceutical compositions, medical devices, kits, or articles of manufacture are described in detail in WO 2016/138071.
  • the pharmaceutical composition may be in a liquid form, a lyophilized form or a liquid form reconstituted from a lyophilized form.
  • the lyophilized preparation is typically reconstituted with a sterile solution prior to administration.
  • the standard procedure for reconstituting a lyophilized composition is to add a volume of pure water (typically about equivalent to the volume removed during lyophilization). Solutions comprising antibacterial agents may also be used for the production of pharmaceutical compositions for parenteral administration; see also Chen, Drug Dev Ind Pharm, vol. 18, pp. 1311-54, 1994.
  • a pharmaceutically acceptable tonicity agent may be included in the composition to modulate the tonicity of the formulation.
  • exemplary tonicity agents include sodium chloride, potassium chloride, glycerin and any component from the group of amino acids, sugars as well as combinations thereof.
  • the aqueous formulation is isotonic, although hypertonic or hypotonic solutions may also be suitable.
  • isotonic denotes a solution having the same tonicity as some other solution with which it is compared, such as physiological salt solution or serum.
  • Tonicity agents may be used in an amount of about 5 mM to about 350 mM, e.g., in an amount of 100 mM to 350 nM.
  • a pharmaceutically acceptable surfactant may be added to the composition to reduce aggregation of the formulated multi-specific antibody and/or minimize the formation of particulates in the formulation and/or reduce adsorption.
  • exemplary surfactants include polyoxyethylensorbitan fatty acid esters, polyoxyethylene alkyl ethers, alkylphenylpolyoxyethylene ethers (Triton-XTM), polyoxyethylene- polyoxypropylene copolymer (Poloxamer, PluronicTM), and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS).
  • Suitable polyoxyethylenesorbitan-fatty acid esters are polysorbate 20, (sold under the trademark Tween 20TM) and polysorbate 80 (sold under the trademark Tween 80TM).
  • suitable polyethylene- polypropylene copolymers are those sold under the names Pluronic® F68 or Poloxamer 188TM.
  • suitable Polyoxyethylene alkyl ethers are those sold under the trademark BrijTM.
  • Exemplary concentrations of surfactant in the composition may range from about 0.001% to about 1% w/v.
  • a lyoprotectant may be added to the composition in order to protect the labile active ingredient (e.g. a protein) against destabilizing conditions during the lyophilization process.
  • lyoprotectants include sugars (including glucose and sucrose), polyols (including mannitol, sorbitol and glycerol), and amino acids (including alanine, glycine and glutamic acid). Lyoprotectants can be included in an amount of about 10 nM to 500 nM.
  • the composition containing one or more of a surfactant, a buffer, a stabilizer, and a tonicity agent, is essentially free of one or more preservatives, such as ethanol, benzyl alcohol, phenol, m-cresol, p-chlor-m-cresol, methyl or propyl parabens, benzalkonium chloride, and combinations thereof.
  • preservatives such as ethanol, benzyl alcohol, phenol, m-cresol, p-chlor-m-cresol, methyl or propyl parabens, benzalkonium chloride, and combinations thereof.
  • a preservative selected from ethanol, benzyl alcohol, phenol, m-cresol, p-chlor-m- cresol, methyl or propyl parabens, benzalkonium chloride, and combinations thereof, may be is included in the formulation, e.g., at concentrations ranging from about 0.001 to about 2% (w/v).
  • Unit dosage forms for oral administration such as syrups, elixirs, and suspensions may be provided where each dosage unit, for example, teaspoonful, tablespoonful, tablet or vile, contains a predetermined amount of the composition.
  • unit dosage forms for injection or intravenous administration may comprise the multi-specific antibody in a composition as a solution in sterile water, normal saline or another pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
  • the multi-specific antibody may be formulated as an injectable formulation.
  • injectable compositions are prepared as liquid solutions or suspensions, solid forms suitable for solution in, or suspension in, liquid vehicles prior to injection may also be prepared.
  • the preparation may also be emulsified the multi-specific antibody encapsulated in liposome vehicles.
  • the multi-specific antibody may be formulated as aerosol and intranasal compositions.
  • the composition will include traditional binders and carriers such as, polyalkylene glycols, or triglycerides.
  • Such compositions may be formed from mixtures containing the multi-specific antibody in the range of about 0.5% to about 10% (w/w), e.g., about 1% to about 2%.
  • the multi-specific antibody may be formulated as intranasal formulations including vehicles that neither cause irritation to the nasal mucosa nor significantly disturb ciliary function. Diluents such as water, aqueous saline or other known substances can be employed with the subject invention.
  • the nasal formulations may also contain preservatives such as, but not limited to, chlorobutanol and benzalkonium chloride.
  • a surfactant may be present to enhance absorption of the multi-specific antibody by the nasal mucosa.
  • the multi-specific antibody is formulated in a controlled release formulation.
  • Controlled release within the scope of this invention means one of a number of extended release dosage forms.
  • the following types of controlled release may be used for the purposes of the present invention: continuous release, delayed release, gradual release, long-term release, programmed release, prolonged release, proportionate release, protracted release, slow release, spaced release, sustained release, timed release, delayed action, extended action, layered-time action, long acting, prolonged action, repeated action, sustained action, and extended release. Further discussions of these terms and methods for making the same may be found in Lesczek Krowczynski, Extended-Release Dosage Forms, 1987 (CRC Press, Inc.).
  • Controlled release composition may be prepared using methods known in the art.
  • controlled-release preparations include semipermeable matrices of solid hydrophobic polymers containing the multi-specific antibody in which the matrices are in the form of shaped articles, e.g. films or microcapsules.
  • sustained-release matrices include polyesters, copolymers of L-glutamic acid and ethyl-L-glutamate, non-degradable ethylene-vinyl acetate, hydrogels, polylactides, degradable lactic acid-glycolic acid copolymers and poly-D-(-)-3-hydroxybutyric acid.
  • Possible loss of biological activity and possible changes in immunogenicity of the multi-specific antibody comprised in sustained-release formulation may be reduced or prevented by using appropriate additives, by controlling moisture content and by developing specific polymer matrix compositions.
  • Controlled release technologies include both physical systems and chemical systems.
  • Physical systems include reservoir systems with rate-controlling membranes, such as microencapsulation, macroencapsulation, and membrane systems; reservoir systems without rate-controlling membranes, such as hollow fibers, ultra microporous cellulose triacetate, and porous polymeric substrates and foams; monolithic systems, including those systems physically dissolved in non-porous, polymeric, or elastomeric matrices (e.g., nonerodible, erodible, environmental agent ingression, and degradable), and materials physically dispersed in non-porous, polymeric, or elastomeric matrices (e.g., nonerodible, erodible, environmental agent ingression, and degradable); laminated structures, including reservoir layers chemically similar or dissimilar to outer control layers; and other physical methods, such as osmotic pumps, or adsorption onto ion-exchange resins.
  • Chemical systems include chemical erosion of polymer matrices (e.g., heterogeneous, or homogeneous erosion), or biological erosion of a polymer matrix (e.g., heterogeneous, or homogeneous). Additional discussion of categories of systems for controlled release may be found in Agis F. Kydonieus, Controlled Release Technologies: Methods, Theory and Applications, 1980 (CRC Press, Inc.).
  • controlled release drug formulations for oral administration may be used to formulate the multi-specific antibody.
  • These controlled release formulations include osmotic pressure- controlled gastrointestinal delivery systems; hydrodynamic pressure-controlled gastrointestinal delivery systems; membrane permeation-controlled gastrointestinal delivery systems, which include microporous membrane permeation-controlled gastrointestinal delivery devices; gastric fluid-resistant intestine targeted controlled-release gastrointestinal delivery devices; gel diffusion-controlled gastrointestinal delivery systems; and ion-exchange-controlled gastrointestinal delivery systems, which include cationic and anionic drugs. Additional information regarding controlled release drug delivery systems may be found in Yie W. Chien, Novel Drug Delivery Systems, 1992 (Marcel Dekker, Inc.).
  • the multi-specific antibody may be administered to a patient/subject using any available method and route suitable for drug delivery, including in vivo and ex vivo methods, as well as systemic and localized routes of administration.
  • Conventional and pharmaceutically acceptable routes of administration include intranasal, intramuscular, intratracheal, subcutaneous, intradermal, topical application, intravenous, intraarterial, rectal, nasal, oral, and other enteral and parenteral routes of administration. Routes of administration may be combined, if desired, or adjusted depending upon the multi-specific antibodies and/or the desired effect.
  • the multi-specific antibody can be administered in a single dose or in multiple doses. In some embodiments, the multi-specific antibody is administered orally.
  • the multi-specific antibody is administered via an inhalational route. In some embodiments, the multi-specific antibody is administered intranasally. In some embodiments, the multi-specific antibody is administered locally. In some embodiments, the multi-specific antibody is administered intracranially. In some embodiments, the multi-specific antibody is administered intravenously.
  • the invention provides a method of treatment of cancers (tumors) using the multi- specific antibody described herein.
  • the method involves administering the multi-specific antibody to a subject with the cancer or tumor.
  • the multi-specific antibody is administered in conjunction with a cancer neoantigen vaccine, or administered after the administration of the cancer neoantigen vaccine.
  • Neoantigen vaccine and its generation is described in US2017/0202939.
  • Examples 1-15 for making conditionally active antibodies are described in WO 2017/078839.
  • Example 16 Multi-specific antibodies that bind to CD3 and Axl
  • Two multi-specific antibodies were constructed.
  • One multi-specific antibody used a non- conditionally active binding site (scFv antibody) to CD3 (WT-CD3) paired with a non-conditionally active binding site (IgG antibody) to Axl (WT-Axl) to provide a butterfly configuration WT-CD3-WT-Axl (FIGS. 2 and 3A-3C).
  • the second multi-specific antibody used a non-conditionally active binding site (scFv antibody) to CD3 (WT-CD3) paired with a conditionally active binding site (IgG antibody) to Axl (CAB-Axl) to form a butterfly configuration WT-CD3-CAB-Axl (FIGS. 2 and 3A-3C).
  • the two multi-specific antibodies were assayed for their affinity to CD3 and Axl respectively at pH 6.0 and pH 7.4 using ELISA assay (FIGS. 3B-3C).
  • the ELISA assay of this application used the following protocol:
  • TMB 3,3’,5,5’-Tetramethylbenzidine
  • the negative controls did not show a significant difference in their affinity to CD3 at the two different pH’s of 6.0 and 7.4 (FIG. 3B). Similarly, the negative controls did not show a significant difference in their affinity to Axl at the two different pH’s of 6.0 and 7.4 (FIG. 3C).
  • Example 17 Multi-specific antibodies that bind to CD3 and Axl
  • Axl-WT x CD3-CAB1 non-conditionally active binding site for Axl paired with conditionally active binding site for CD3;
  • Axl-WT x CD3-CAB3 non-conditionally active binding site for Axl paired with conditionally active binding site for CD3;
  • Axl-WT x CD3-CAB4 non-conditionally active binding site for Axl paired with conditionally active binding site for CD3;
  • Axl-WT x CD3-WT non-conditionally active binding site for Axl paired with non-conditionally active binding site for CD3
  • Axl-CAB x CD3-CAB 1 conditionally active binding site for Axl paired with conditionally active binding site for CD3;
  • Axl-CAB x CD3-CAB3 non-conditionally active binding site for Axl paired with conditionally active binding site for CD3;
  • Axl-CAB x CD3-CAB4 non-conditionally active binding site for Axl paired with conditionally active binding site for CD3.
  • the foregoing multi-specific antibodies were assayed for their affinity to CD3 at pH’s 6.0 and 7.4 with CD3 immobilized in the ELISA assay (FIG. 4A). It was observed that when the multi-specific antibodies included a conditionally active variable region with a binding site for CD3, they showed increased affinity to CD3 at pH 6.0 as compared to the affinity to CD3 at pH 7.4.
  • the two negative controls were an isotype-controlled antibody that does not bind to CD3 and buffer with no antibody added.
  • multi-specific antibodies were assayed for their binding to CD3 with immobilized Axl.
  • the multi-specific antibodies that included a conditionally active variable region of a CD3 antibody increased affinity to CD3 at pH 6.0 as compared to their affinity to CD3 at pH 7.4 (FIG. 4B).
  • Example 18 Multi-specific antibodies that bind to CD3 and Her2
  • Her2-WT x CD3-CAB1 non-conditionally active binding site for Her2 paired with conditionally active binding site for CD3;
  • Her2-WT x CD3-CAB3 non-conditionally active binding site for Her2 paired with conditionally active binding site for CD3;
  • Her2-WT x CD3-CAB4 non-conditionally active binding site for Her2 paired with conditionally active binding site for CD3;
  • Her2-WT x CD3-WT non-conditionally active binding site for Her2 paired with non-conditionally active binding site for CD3.
  • the above multi-specific antibodies were assayed for their affinity to CD3 at pH’s of 6.0 and 7.4 with CD3 immobilized in the ELISA assay.
  • the two negative controls were antibodies that do not bind to CD3 (B12 and NC). It was observed that in cases where the multi-specific antibodies included a conditionally active variable region of a CD3 antibody, the antibodies showed increased affinity to CD3 at pH 6.0 as compared to their affinity to CD3 at pH 7.4 (FIG. 5A).
  • the multi-specific antibodies were assayed for their binding to CD3 with Her2 immobilized in the assay.
  • the multi-specific antibodies that included a conditionally active variable region of a CD3 antibody showed increased affinity to CD3 at pH 6.0 as compared to their affinity to CD3 at pH 7.4 (FIG. 5B).
  • Example 19 Multi-specific antibodies bind to CD3 and B7-H3
  • multi-specific antibodies that bind to CD3 and B7-H3 were constructed.
  • the multi- specific antibodies were made as described in Example 16 and named in the same way in Example 16:
  • B7-H3-WT x CD3-WT non-conditionally active binding site for B7-H3 paired with non- conditionally active binding site for CD3;
  • B7-H3-WT x CD3-CAB3 non-conditionally active binding site for B7-H3 paired with conditionally active binding site for CD3;
  • B7-H3-WT x CD3-CAB4 non-conditionally active binding site for B7-H3 paired with conditionally active binding site for CD3;
  • B7-H3-CAB1 x CD3-CAB4 conditionally active binding site for B7-H3 paired with conditionally active binding site for CD3;
  • B7-H3-CAB2 x CD3-CAB4 conditionally active binding site for B7-H3 paired with conditionally active binding site for CD3.
  • the above multi-specific antibodies were assayed for their affinity to CD3 at pH’s 6.0 and 7.4 with CD3 immobilized in the ELISA assay.
  • the two negative controls were an isotype-controlled antibody that does not bind to CD3 and buffer with no antibody added. It was observed that in cases where the multi- specific antibodies included a conditionally active variable region of a CD3 antibody, they showed increased affinity to CD3 at pH 6.0 as compared to their affinity to CD3 at pH 7.4 (FIG. 6).
  • Example 20 Functional assay of multi-specific antibodies bind to CD3 and Axl
  • two multi-specific antibodies were assayed for their function in stimulating a tumor-reactive lymphocyte, Jurkat cells (FIG. 7).
  • the assay used engineered Jurkat cells having a construct that expressed luciferase driven by an IL-2 promoter or a NFAT regulatory element (RE).
  • the luciferase construct in the Jurkat cell was activated and luciferase was expressed.
  • the amount of luciferase was then measured.
  • the tumor cells were represented by target CHO cells engineered to express Axl.
  • the measured amount of luciferase indicated the level of stimulation of the Jurkat cells by the multi-specific antibodies after binding to the engineered target CHO cells.
  • the functional assay (Promega CD3-Assay) used the following protocol:
  • the multi-specific antibody assayed was the Axl-WT x CD3-WT of Example 17.
  • the multi-specific antibody was shown to provide a similar level of stimulation of the Jurkat cells at both pH 6.0 and pH 7.4, since the measured amount of luciferase (relative luciferase unit, RLU) was similar at both pH’s as the amount of target cells increased (the concentration of CHO- Axl cells is shown on the X-axis).
  • the multi-specific antibody was not conditionally active for pH’s of 6.0 and 7.4.
  • the multi-specific antibody Axl-WT x CD3-CAB1 is shown to provide a significant increase in the stimulation of the Jurkat cells at pH 6.0 relative to the amount of stimulation at pH 7.4.
  • this multi-specific antibody was conditionally active in stimulating Jurkat cells as indicated by the significantly increased amount of luciferase that was produced by the stimulated Jurkat cells at pH 6.0 relative to the amount of luciferase produced by the stimulated Jurkat cells at pH 7.4.
  • the negative controls were CHO cells that do not express Axl (i.e., non-target cells).
  • the multi-specific antibodies did not activate the Jurkat cells when the non-target cells were present (FIGS. 8A-8B), indicating that the activation of Jurkat cells was dependent on the presence of the target cells.
  • Example 21 Multi-specific antibodies that bind to CD3 and EpCAM
  • multi-specific antibodies that bind to CD3 and EpCAM were constructed.
  • the multi-specific antibodies were made as described in Example 16 and named in the same way as in Example 16:
  • EpCAM- WT x CD3-BF1 a non-conditionally active binding site for EpCAM paired with a non- conditionally active binding site for CD3 (BAP150-07-BF1);
  • EpCAM- WT x CD3-BF3 a non-conditionally active binding site for EpCAM paired with a conditionally active binding site for CD3 (BAP150-07-BF3);
  • EpCAM- WT x CD3-BF5 a non-conditionally active binding site for EpCAM paired with a conditionally active binding site for CD3 (BAP150-07-BF5);
  • EpCAM- WT x CD3-BF11 a non-conditionally active binding site for EpCAM paired with a conditionally active binding site for CD3 (BAP150-07-BF11);
  • EpCAM- WT x CD3-BF36 a non-conditionally active binding site for EpCAM paired with a conditionally active binding site for CD3 (BAP150-07-BF36);
  • EpCAM- WT x CD3-BF37 a non-conditionally active binding site for EpCAM paired with a conditionally active binding site for CD3 (BAP150-07-BF37);
  • EpCAM- WT x CD3-BF38 a non-conditionally active binding site for EpCAM paired with a conditionally active binding site for CD3 (BAP150-07-BF38);
  • EpCAM- WT x CD3-BF39 a non-conditionally active binding site for EpCAM paired with a conditionally active binding site for CD3 (BAP150-07-BF39);
  • EpCAM- WT x CD3-BF40 a non-conditionally active binding site for EpCAM paired with a conditionally active binding site for CD3 (BAP150-07-BF40);
  • EpCAM- WT x CD3-BF41 a non-conditionally active binding site for EpCAM paired with a conditionally active binding site for CD3 (BAP150-07-BF41).
  • EpCAM- WT portion of each multi-specific antibody is identical and has an anti-EpCAM heavy chain variable region (SEQ ID NO: 85) and a full light chain comprising an anti-EpCAM light chain variable region (SEQ ID NO: 93).
  • SEQ ID NO: 85 anti-EpCAM heavy chain variable region
  • SEQ ID NO: 93 full light chain comprising an anti-EpCAM light chain variable region
  • CD3-BF1 (SEQ ID NO: 26) is non-conditionally active single chain anti-CD3 antibody
  • the foregoing multi-specific antibodies were assayed for their affinity to CD3 at pH values of from 6.0 to 7.4 with CD3 immobilized in the ELISA assay (FIG. 9). It was observed that, when the multi-specific antibodies included a conditionally active anti-CD3 single chain antibody, they showed increased affinity to CD3 at pH 6.0 as compared to the affinity to CD3 at pH 7.4.
  • the negative control (BAP150-07-BF1) in which the binding site to CD3 is not conditionally active, has a binding affinity to CD3 that is not pH- dependent in the pH range of from 6.0 to 7.4.
  • Example 22 Multi-specific antibodies to CD3 and EpCAM for treatment of tumors
  • a multi-specific antibody (EpCAM x CAB-CD3) comprising a non-conditionally active binding site to EpCAM and a conditionally active binding site to CD3 was used to treat a tumor xenograft mouse model in an MiXeno mouse model produced by Crown Bioscience (San Diego, CA).
  • colon cancer cell line HCT116 cells (EpCAM positive) were implanted in triple immunodeficient mice engrafted with human peripheral blood mononucleated cells to induce tumors in the mouse model.
  • the tumor bearing animals were randomized to 4 treatment groups.
  • the four treatment groups were treated with a vehicle as a negative control (group 1), a non-CAB-CD3 bench mark antibody as a positive control (group 2), the multi-specific antibody EpCAM x CAB-CD3 (group 3) or an iso type matched antibody as a negative control (group 4).
  • the antibodies were administered at a dose of 2.5 mg/kg biweekly for 4 weeks.
  • the non-CAB-CD3 bench mark antibody comprised a non-conditionally active binding site to EpCAM and a non-conditionally active binding site to CD3.
  • EpCAM x CAB-CD3 was as effective as the positive control non-CAB- CD3 bench mark antibody in causing complete tumor regression in the xenograft mouse model, while the two negative controls failed to cause tumor regression since the size of the tumors continued to increase in the mice of these negative control groups. See FIG. 10.
  • Anti-CD3 antibodies have a side effect of causing T-cell activation in the peripheral circulation system, which may be measured by the serum INF-g level using the Meso Scale Discovery (MSD) assay.
  • the multi-specific antibody EpCAM x CAB-CD3 caused significantly reduced T-cell activation compared to the positive control non-CAB-CD3 bench mark antibody. See FIG. 11.
  • the multi-specific antibody EpCAM x CAB-CD3 because of having a conditionally active anti-CD3 antibody component, caused significantly reduced side effects but had a comparable therapeutic effect, in comparison with the positive control non-CAB-CD3 bench mark antibody.

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