Simultaneous targeting of TNF and Ang2 with a novel bispecific antibody enhances efficacy in an in vivo model of arthritis

被引：47

作者：

Kanakaraj, Palanisamy ^{[1
]}

Puffer, Bridget A. ^{[1
]}

Yao, Xiao-Tao ^{[1
]}

Kankanala, Spandana ^{[1
]}

Boyd, Ernest ^{[1
]}

Shah, Rutul R. ^{[1
]}

Wang, Geping ^{[1
]}

Patel, Dimki ^{[1
]}

Krishnamurthy, Rajesh ^{[1
]}

Kaithamana, Shashi ^{[1
]}

Smith, Rodger G. ^{[1
]}

LaFleur, David W. ^{[1
]}

Barbas, Carlos F., III ^{[2
]}

Hilbert, David M. ^{[1
]}

Kiener, Peter A. ^{[1
]}

Roschke, Viktor V. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Zyngenia Inc, Gaithersburg, MD USA

[2] Scripps Res Inst, Dept Chem & Mol Biol, Skaggs Inst Chem Biol, La Jolla, CA 92037 USA

来源：

MABS | 2012年 / 4卷 / 05期

关键词：

Adalimumab; arthritis; inflammation; bispecific antibody; Zybody; Ang2; TNF; TUMOR-NECROSIS-FACTOR; ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH-FACTOR; RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS; TIE2; RECEPTOR; MONOCLONAL-ANTIBODY; ANTITUMOR-ACTIVITY; TRANSGENIC MICE; AMG; 386; ANGIOPOIETIN-2; ALPHA;

D O I：

10.4161/mabs.21227

中图分类号：

R-3 [医学研究方法]; R3 [基础医学];

学科分类号：

1001 ;

摘要：

Despite the clinical success of anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) therapies in the treatment of inflammatory conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn disease and psoriasis, full control of the diseases only occurs in a subset of patients and there is a need for new therapeutics with improved efficacy against broader patient populations. One possible approach is to combine biological therapeutics, but both the cost of the therapeutics and the potential for additional toxicities needs to be considered. In addition to the various mediators of immune and inflammatory pathways, angiogenesis is reported to contribute substantially to the overall pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases. The combination of an anti-angiogenic agent with anti-TNF into one molecule could be more efficacious without the risk of severe immunosuppression. To evaluate this approach with our Zybody technology, we generated bispecific antibodies that contain an Ang2 targeting peptide genetically fused to the anti-TNF antibody adalimumab (Humira (R)). The bispecific molecules retain the binding and functional characteristics of the anti-TNF antibody, but with additional activity that neutralizes Ang2. In a TNF transgenic mouse model of arthritis, the bispecific anti-TNF-Ang2 molecules showed a dose-dependent reduction in both clinical symptoms and histological scores that were significantly better than that achieved by adalimumab alone.

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