Preclinical Development of a Bispecific Antibody that Safely and Effectively Targets CD19 and CD47 for the Treatment of B-Cell Lymphoma and Leukemia.
Preclinical Development of a Bispecific Antibody that Safely and Effectively Targets CD19 and CD47 for the Treatment of B-Cell Lymphoma and Leukemia.
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DOI:
10.1158/1535-7163.mct-17-1095
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发表时间:
2018-08
影响因子:
5.7
通讯作者:
Ferlin WG
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作者:
Buatois V;Johnson Z;Salgado-Pires S;Papaioannou A;Hatterer E;Chauchet X;Richard F;Barba L;Daubeuf B;Cons L;Broyer L;D'Asaro M;Matthes T;LeGallou S;Fest T;Tarte K;Clarke Hinojosa RK;Genescà Ferrer E;Ribera JM;Dey A;Bailey K;Fielding AK;Eissenberg L;Ritchey J;Rettig M;DiPersio JF;Kosco-Vilbois MH;Masternak K;Fischer N;Shang L;Ferlin WG
CD47, a ubiquitously expressed innate immune checkpoint receptor that serves as a universal “don’t eat me” signal of phagocytosis, is often up-regulated by hematological and solid cancers to evade immune surveillance. Development of CD47-targeted modalities is hindered by the ubiquitous expression of the target, often leading to rapid drug elimination and hemotoxicity including anemia. To overcome such liabilities, we have developed a fully human bispecific antibody, NI-1701, designed to co-engage CD47 and CD19 selectively on B cells. NI-1701 demonstrates favorable elimination kinetics with no deleterious effects seen on hematological parameters following single or multiple administrations to non-human primates. Potent in vitro and in vivo activity is induced by NI-1701 to kill cancer cells across a plethora of B cell malignancies and control tumor growth in xenograft mouse models. The mechanism affording maximal tumor growth inhibition by NI-1701 is dependent on the co-engagement of CD47/CD19 on B cells inducing potent antibody dependent cellular phagocytosis of the targeted cells. NI-1701-induced control of tumor growth in immunodeficient NOD/SCID mice was more effective than that achieved with the anti-CD20 targeted antibody, rituximab. Interestingly, a synergistic effect was seen when tumor-implanted mice were co-administered NI-1701 and rituximab leading to significantly improved tumor growth inhibition and regression in some animals. We describe herein, a novel bispecific antibody approach aimed at sensitizing B cells to become more readily phagocytosed and eliminated thus offering an alternative or adjunct therapeutic option to patients with B cell malignancies refractory/resistant to anti-CD20 targeted therapy.