C07K2317/56

METHODS FOR PRODUCING OPTIMISED THERAPEUTIC MOLECULES
20180002403 · 2018-01-04 · ·

The invention relates to a method of designing an immunoglobulin library for optimisation of a biological property of a first lead immunoglobulin and libraries of optimised immunoglobulins produced by such methods.

ANTIBODIES AGAINST GLUCOCORTICOID-INDUCED TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR (GITR) AND USES THEREOF

Provided herein are antibodies, or antigen binding portions thereof, that bind to glucocorticoid-inducible TNF receptor (GITR). Also provided are uses of these proteins in therapeutic applications, such as in the treatment of cancer. Further provided are cells that produce the antibodies, polynucleotides encoding the heavy and/or light chain variable region of the antibodies, and vectors comprising the polynucleotides encoding the heavy and/or light chain variable region of the antibodies.

METHODS OF TREATING CEA-POSITIVE CANCERS USING PD-1 AXIS BINDING ANTAGONISTS AND ANTI-CEA/ANTI-CD3 BISPECIFIC ANTIBODIES

The invention provides compositions and methods for treating CEA-positive cancers. The method comprising administering a PD-1 axis binding antagonist and a bispecific antibody that targets CEA and CD3.

ANTI-MERTK AGONISTIC ANTIBODIES AND USES THEREOF

The present disclosure provides antibodies that specifically bind to Mer Tyrosine Kinase (MERTK) (e.g., human MERTK, or both human and mouse MERTK) and compositions comprising such antibodies, wherein said antibody agonizes MERTK signaling on endothelial cells. The present disclosure also provides methods for treating cancer, by administering an antibody that specifically binds to MERTK and agonizes MERTK signaling on endothelial cells.

ANTIBODIES AGAINST NOTCH 3

The present disclosure relates to antibodies or fragments thereof that target at least one conformational epitope of a Notch 3 or mutant Notch 3 receptor; and compositions and methods of use thereof.

ANTI-CLL1 SPECIFIC SINGLE-CHAIN CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTORS (SCCARS) FOR CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY

The present invention relates to Chimeric Antigen Receptors (CAR) that are recombinant chimeric proteins able to redirect immune cell specificity and reactivity toward CLL1 positive cells. The engineered immune cells endowed with such CARs are particularly suited for immunotherapy for treating cancer, in particular leukemia.

ANTI-C5 ANTIBODIES HAVING IMPROVED PHARMACOKINETICS

The disclosure provides antibodies that are useful for, among other things, inhibiting terminal complement (e.g., the assembly and/or activity of the C5b-9 TCC) and C5a anaphylatoxin-mediated inflammation and, thus, treating complement-associated disorders. The antibodies have a number of improved properties relative to eculizumab, including, e.g., increased serum half-life in a human.

IgG Bispecific Antibodies and Processes for Preparation

The present invention provides fully IgG bi-specific antibodies comprising designed residues in the interface of the heavy chain-heavy chain (C.sub.H3/C.sub.H3) domains, processes for preparing said fully IgG bi-specific antibodies, and nucleic acids, vectors and host cells encoding the same.

Antibody Molecules and Peptide Delivery Systems for Use in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders

The present invention relates to antibody molecules and peptide delivery systems for use in the treatment and management of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders. In particular, the antibody molecules preferentially bind oligomeric forms of beta-amyloid peptide, in single domain format, and the peptide delivery systems facilitate specific transport of such antibody molecules, as well as other cargo molecules, across the blood-brain barrier. The invention also relates to constructs of the antibody molecules and the delivery peptides, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising effective amounts of the antibody molecules, delivery peptides, and/or their constructs, including humanized versions of the antibody molecules and constructs. The invention further relates to methods of making these products and pharmaceutical compositions thereof; and methods of using the pharmaceutical compositions in treating or preventing Alzheimer's and related disorders, such as those involving accumulation of beta-amyloid peptide or other peptides that aggregate in the brain; as well as to methods and kits for diagnosing these disorders.

TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR (TNF) SUPERFAMILY RECEPTOR BINDING MOLECULES AND USES THEREOF

This disclosure provides dimeric, pentameric, and hexameric Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) superfamily receptor protein binding molecules and methods of using such binding molecules to direct apoptosis-mediated killing of TNF receptor-expressing cells.