Technology ID
TAB-3824
Potentiating Antibody Therapy for the Treatment of Cancer
E-Numbers
E-025-2019-0
Lead Inventor
Wiestner, Adrian
Lead IC
NHLBI
Co-Inventors
Gaglione, Erika
Rader, Christoph
Peng, Haiyong
Baskar, Sivasubramanian
ICs
NHLBI
Applications
Therapeutics
Therapeutic Areas
Oncology
Immunology
Development Stages
Pre-clinical (in vivo)
Research Products
Antibodies
This technology includes a strategy to target tumor cells that lost antigen following reaction with a therapeutic antibody by targeting the complement component C3d that has been deposited on target cells by the primary antibody. We previously generated a C3d-specific mouse/human chimeric antibody called C8xi and obtained proof of principle for the approach in two preclinical models. Here we summarize the generation of a new set of C3d targeting antibodies. We obtained several rabbit/ chimeric antibodies, some of these antibodies bind both human and mouse C3d; having different sequences and binding epitopes than C8xi. Two mouse C3d reactive antibodies were tested in an aggressive lymphoma model and synergized with anti-CD20 antibodies.
Commercial Applications
Anti-C3d antibodies could be used in cancer treatment, being combined with or administered sequentially after a first targeting antibody to enhance overall response; key oncology indications include lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and multiple myeloma.
Competitive Advantages
This is a novel principle for antibody therapy which expands the array of antibodies that can be advanced towards clinical translation, with the potential for a large commercial market.
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