Technology ID
TAB-3824

Potentiating Antibody Therapy for the Treatment of Cancer

E-Numbers
E-025-2019-0
Lead Inventor
Wiestner, Adrian (NHLBI)
Co-Inventors
Gaglione, Erika (NHLBI)
Rader, Christoph (The Scripps Research Institute, Scripps Florida)
Peng, Haiyong (The Scripps Research Institute, Scripps Florida)
Baskar, Sivasubramanian (NHLBI)
Applications
Therapeutics
Therapeutic Areas
Oncology
Immunology
Development Stages
Pre-clinical (in vivo)
Research Products
Antibodies
Lead IC
NHLBI
ICs
NHLBI
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.
Licensing Contact:
Choudhry, Vidita
vidita.choudhry@nih.gov