WO2022063272A1 - Novel anti-claudin18 antibodies - Google Patents
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- a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3
- a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 31
- a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 70
- a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 32, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 69; or
- HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 26
- HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 62
- HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 92
- a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 95
- a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 114
- a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 124
- a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96
- a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 116
- a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 128;
- a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 97
- a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115
- a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 129
- a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 107
- a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115
- a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 149
- the LFR4 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 366 or a homologous sequence of at least 80%sequence identity thereof.
- the antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof provided herein further comprises one or more amino acid residue substitutions or modifications yet retains specific binding affinity to CLDN18.
- the at least one of the substitutions or modifications is in one or more of the CDR sequences, and/or in one or more of the non-CDR sequences of the heavy chain variable region or light chain variable region.
- the antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof provided herein is not Antibody IMAB362, wherein Antibody IMAB362 comprises a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 397, and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 398.
- the present disclosure provides an isolated polynucleotide encoding the antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof provided herein, and/or the chimeric antigen receptor provided herein.
- Figure 1 shows the results of ELISA assay against hCLDN18.2 stabilized protein with reference antibody IMAB362.
- Figure 2 shows the results of ELISA assay against hCLDN18.2 stabilized protein with serum of immunized mice.
- Figure 14 shows the representative image of immunohistochemistry (IHC) staining of the antibodies provided herein.
- the antibody has a “Y” shape, with the stem of the Y consisting of the second and third constant regions of two heavy chains bound together via disulfide bonding.
- Each arm of the Y includes the variable region and first constant region of a single heavy chain bound to the variable and constant regions of a single light chain.
- the variable regions of the light and heavy chains are responsible for antigen binding.
- the variable regions in both chains generally contain three highly variable loops called the complementarity determining regions (CDRs) (light chain CDRs including LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3, heavy chain CDRs including HCDR1, HCDR2, HCDR3) .
- CDRs complementarity determining regions
- the five major classes or isotypes of antibodies are IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, and IgM, which are characterized by the presence of alpha, delta, epsilon, gamma, and mu heavy chains, respectively.
- IgG1 gamma1 heavy chain
- IgG2 gamma2 heavy chain
- IgG3 gamma3 heavy chain
- IgG4 gamma4 heavy chain
- IgA1 (alpha1 heavy chain) or IgA2 (alpha2 heavy chain) .
- Fc with regard to an antibody (e.g. of IgG, IgA, or IgD isotype) refers to that portion of the antibody consisting of the second and third constant domains of a first heavy chain bound to the second and third constant domains of a second heavy chain via disulfide bonding.
- Fc with regard to antibody of IgM and IgE isotype further comprises a fourth constant domain.
- the Fc portion of the antibody is responsible for various effector functions such as antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) , and complement dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) , but does not function in antigen binding.
- ADCC antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity
- CDC complement dependent cytotoxicity
- Single-chain Fv antibody or “scFv” refers to an engineered antibody consisting of a light chain variable region and a heavy chain variable region connected to one another directly or via a peptide linker sequence (Huston JS et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 85: 5879 (1988) ) .
- an “scFv dimer” is a bispecific diabody comprising V H1 -V L2 (linked by a peptide linker) associated with V L1 -V H2 (also linked by a peptide linker) such that V H1 and V L1 coordinate and V H2 and V L2 coordinate and each coordinated pair has a different antigen specificity.
- the ability to “compete for binding to CLDN18.2” as used herein refers to the ability of a first antibody or antigen-binding fragment to inhibit the binding interaction between CLDN18.2 and a second anti-CLDN18.2 antibody to any detectable degree.
- an antibody or antigen-binding fragment that compete for binding to CLDN18.2 inhibits the binding interaction between CLDN18.2 and a second anti-CLDN18.2 antibody by at least 85%, or at least 90%. In certain embodiments, this inhibition may be greater than 95%, or greater than 99%.
- amino acid residues may or may not be considered as identical residues.
- Alignment for purposes of determining percent amino acid (or nucleic acid) sequence identity can be achieved, for example, using publicly available tools such as BLASTN, BLASTp (available on the website of U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) , see also, Altschul S.F. et al., J. Mol. Biol., 215: 403–410 (1990) ; Stephen F. et al., Nucleic Acids Res., 25: 3389–3402 (1997) ) , ClustalW2 (available on the website of European Bioinformatics Institute, see also, Higgins D.G.
- effector functions refer to biological activities attributable to the binding of Fc region of an antibody to its effectors such as C1 complex and Fc receptor.
- exemplary effector functions include: complement dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) mediated by interaction of antibodies and C1q on the C1 complex; antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) mediated by binding of Fc region of an antibody to Fc receptor on an effector cell; and phagocytosis. Effector functions can be evaluated using various assays such as Fc receptor binding assay, C1q binding assay, and cell lysis assay.
- a vector can be an expression vector or a cloning vector.
- the present disclosure provides vectors (e.g. expression vectors) containing the nucleic acid sequence provided herein encoding the antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof, at least one promoter (e.g. SV40, CMV, EF-1 ⁇ ) operably linked to the nucleic acid sequence, and at least one selection marker.
- promoter e.g. SV40, CMV, EF-1 ⁇
- Treating” or “treatment” of a disease, disorder or condition as used herein includes preventing or alleviating a disease, disorder or condition, slowing the onset or rate of development of a disease, disorder or condition, reducing the risk of developing a disease, disorder or condition, preventing or delaying the development of symptoms associated with a disease, disorder or condition, reducing or ending symptoms associated with a disease, disorder or condition, generating a complete or partial regression of a disease, disorder or condition, curing a disease, disorder or condition, or some combination thereof.
- CLDN18 related disease, disorder or condition refers to any disease or condition caused by, exacerbated by, or otherwise linked to increased or decreased expression or activities of CLDN18.
- the CLDN18 related disease, disorder or condition is a disorder related to excessive cell proliferation, such as, for example, cancer.
- the CLDN18 related disease or condition is characterized in expressing or over-expressing of CLDN18 and/or CLDN18 related genes such as CLDN18.1 gene or CLDN18.2 gene.
- pharmaceutically acceptable indicates that the designated carrier, vehicle, diluent, excipient (s) , and/or salt is generally chemically and/or physically compatible with the other ingredients comprising the formulation, and physiologically compatible with the recipient thereof.
- the antibodies and the antigen-binding fragments thereof provided herein specifically bind to human CLDN18 (in particular, CLDN18.2) at a K D value of no more than 10 -8 M, no more than 8 ⁇ 10 -9 M, no more than 5 ⁇ 10 -9 M, no more than 1 ⁇ 10 -9 M, no more than 8 ⁇ 10 -10 M, no more than 5 ⁇ 10 -10 M, no more than 1 ⁇ 10 -10 M, no more than 8 ⁇ 10 -11 M, no more than 5 ⁇ 10 -11 M, no more than 1 ⁇ 10 -11 M, no more than 8 ⁇ 10 -12 M, no more than 5 ⁇ 10 -12 M, no more than 1 ⁇ 10 -12 M as measured by Octet assay.
- the binding is measured by ELISA or FACS assay.
- the EC 50 value is measured by the method as described in Example 2.3 of the present disclosure.
- the antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof provided herein specifically binds to CLDN18.2. In some embodiments, the antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof provided herein specifically binds to human CLDN18.2. In some embodiments, the antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof provided herein does not bind to other members of CLDN family (for example, CLDN18.1) . In some embodiments, the antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof provided herein specifically binds to human CLDN18.2, but does not specifically bind to human CLDN18.1, for example, as measured by FACS assay.
- Antibody “99H8” as used herein refers to a monoclonal antibody comprising a heavy chain variable region having the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 254, and a light chain variable region having the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 302.
- Antibody “68E9” as used herein refers to a monoclonal antibody comprising a heavy chain variable region having the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 223, and a light chain variable region having the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 285.
- Antibody “59F5” as used herein refers to a monoclonal antibody comprising a heavy chain variable region having the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 218, and a light chain variable region having the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 262.
- Antibody “56B2” as used herein refers to a monoclonal antibody comprising a heavy chain variable region having the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 227, and a light chain variable region having the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 286.
- Antibody “35B4” as used herein refers to a monoclonal antibody comprising a heavy chain variable region having the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 210, and a light chain variable region having the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 307.
- Antibody “66D7-1” as used herein refers to a monoclonal antibody comprising a heavy chain variable region having the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 230, and a light chain variable region having the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 279.
- Antibody “319F2” as used herein refers to a monoclonal antibody comprising a heavy chain variable region having the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 230, and a light chain variable region having the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 303.
- Antibody “242G5” as used herein refers to a monoclonal antibody comprising a heavy chain variable region having the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 224, and a light chain variable region having the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 296.
- the present disclosure provides anti-CLDN18 (in particular, anti-CLDN18.2) antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof comprising a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 33, a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 71, and/or a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 128.
- the present disclosure provides anti-CLDN18 (in particular, anti-CLDN18.2) antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof comprising a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13, the HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 40, the HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 75, and/or a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 99, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 132.
- the present disclosure provides anti-CLDN18 (in particular, anti-CLDN18.2) antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof comprising a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 12, the HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 44, the HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 75, and/or a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 99, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 132.
- the present disclosure provides anti-CLDN18 (in particular, anti-CLDN18.2) antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof comprising a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15, the HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 46, the HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 79, and/or a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 102, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 117, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 137.
- anti-CLDN18 in particular, anti-CLDN18.2 antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof comprising a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15, the HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 46, the HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 79, and/or a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 102, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of
- the present disclosure provides anti-CLDN18 (in particular, anti-CLDN18.2) antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof comprising a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 18, the HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 49, the HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 82, and/or a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 104, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 118, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 140.
- anti-CLDN18 in particular, anti-CLDN18.2 antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof comprising a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 18, the HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 49, the HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 82, and/or a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 104, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of S
- the present disclosure provides anti-CLDN18 (in particular, anti-CLDN18.2) antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof comprising a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 25, the HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 60, the HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 90, and/or a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 148.
- anti-CLDN18 in particular, anti-CLDN18.2 antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof comprising a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 25, the HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 60, the HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 90, and/or a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ
- the present disclosure provides anti-CLDN18 (in particular, anti-CLDN18.2) antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof comprising a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 26, the HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 61, the HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 91, and/or a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 107, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 149.
- anti-CLDN18 in particular, anti-CLDN18.2 antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof comprising a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 26, the HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 61, the HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 91, and/or a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 107, a LCDR2 comprising the
- the present disclosure provides anti-CLDN18 (in particular, anti-CLDN18.2) antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof comprising a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 28, the HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 66, the HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 94, and/or a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 101, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 120, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 153.
- anti-CLDN18 in particular, anti-CLDN18.2 antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof comprising a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 28, the HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 66, the HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 94, and/or a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 101, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of
- the present disclosure provides anti-CLDN18 (in particular, anti-CLDN18.2) antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof comprising a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 26, the HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 67, the HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 92, and/or a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 155.
- anti-CLDN18 in particular, anti-CLDN18.2 antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof comprising a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 26, the HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 67, the HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 92, and/or a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, a LCDR2 comprising the
- the present disclosure provides anti-CLDN18 (in particular, anti-CLDN18.2) antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof comprising a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 26, the HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 61, the HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 91, and/or a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 107, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 149.
- anti-CLDN18 in particular, anti-CLDN18.2 antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof comprising a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 26, the HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 61, the HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 91, and/or a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 107, a LCDR2 comprising the
- the antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof provided herein comprise suitable framework region (FR) sequences, as long as the antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof can specifically bind to CLDN18 (in particular, CLDN18.2) .
- FR framework region
- the CDR sequences provided in Table 2 above are obtained from mouse antibodies, but they can be grafted to any suitable FR sequences of any suitable species such as mouse, human, rat, rabbit, among others, using suitable methods known in the art such as recombinant techniques.
- the antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof provided herein comprise a HFR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 156, a HFR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 162, a HFR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 169, a HFR4 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 177, a LFR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 179, a LFR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 185, a LFR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 190, a LFR4 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 198.
- Suitable human heavy chain and light chain variable domains can be selected to achieve this purpose using methods known in the art.
- “best-fit” approach can be used, where a non-human (e.g. rodent) antibody variable domain sequence is screened or BLASTed against a database of known human variable domain sequences, and the human sequence closest to the non-human query sequence is identified and used as the human scaffold for grafting the non-human CDR sequences (see, for example, Sims et al., (1993) J. Immunol. 151: 2296; Chothia et al. (1987) J. Mot. Biol. 196: 901) .
- Antibody VH (SEQ ID NO) VL (SEQ ID NO) hu22E12. H1L1 318 322 hu22E12. H1L2 318 323 hu22E12. H1L3 318 324 hu22E12. H2L1 319 322 hu22E12. H2L2 319 323 hu22E12. H2L3 319 324 hu22E12. H3L1 320 322 hu22E12. H3L2 320 323 hu22E12. H3L3 320 324 hu22E12. H4L1 321 322 hu22E12. H4L2 321 323 hu22E12. H4L3 321 324
- H3L1S92A comprising the heavy chain variable region of hu35B4.
- H3 (SEQ ID NO: 313) and the light chain variable region of hu35B4.
- L1S92A (SEQ ID NO: 402) .
- hu22E12. H3L1 comprising the heavy chain variable region of hu22E12. H3 (SEQ ID NO: 320) and the light chain variable region of hu22E12. L1 (SEQ ID NO: 322) ;
- the heavy chain constant region comprises an Fc region.
- Fc region is known to mediate effector functions such as antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) and complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) of the antibody.
- ADCC antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity
- CDC complement-dependent cytotoxicity
- Fc regions of different Ig isotypes have different abilities to induce effector functions. For example, Fc regions of IgG1 and IgG3 have been recognized to induce both ADCC and CDC more effectively than those of IgG2 and IgG4.
- the anti-CLDN18 (in particular, anti-CLDN18.2) antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof provided herein comprises an Fc region of IgG1, or IgG3 isotype, which could induce ADCC or CDC; or alternatively, a constant region of IgG4 or IgG2 isotype, which has reduced or depleted effector function.
- the Fc region derived from human IgG1 with enhanced effector functions comprises an Fc region of IgG1, or IgG3 isotype, which could induce ADCC or CDC; or alternatively, a constant region of IgG4 or IgG2 isotype, which has reduced or depleted effector function.
- the Fc region comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 326-331.
- the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 325-331 are shown in Table 13 below, and the mutation sites of each Fc region are underlined.
- the present disclosure provides an anti-CLDN18 (in particular, anti-CLDN18.2) antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which competes for binding to human CLDN18 (in particular, CLDN18.2) with any one of antibodies 99H8, 99G8, 99A7, 97A9, 84E8, 83H3, 80F10, 79C3, 78H6, 73E4, 69B2, 68E9, 68D1, 66E6, 66E12, 64C1, 64C10, 61A5, 60F11, 59G12, 59F5, 59E7, 56B2, 54F5, 38B9, 35B4, 35A10, 33G12, 22E12, 15E10, 100F4, 40C1, 41B3, 66D7-1, 66D7-2, 51G10, 365F6, 360C2, 319F2, 317A7, 315F10, 314D7, 310H5, 308E8, 305G8, 256C10-1, 256C10-2, 2
- the antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof provided herein also encompass various variants of the antibody sequences provided herein.
- the parent antibody sequence may be screened to identify suitable or preferred residues to be modified or substituted, using methods known in the art, for example, “alanine scanning mutagenesis” (see, for example, Cunningham and Wells (1989) Science, 244: 1081-1085) .
- target residues e.g. charged residues such as Arg, Asp, His, Lys, and Glu
- a neutral or negatively charged amino acid e.g. alanine or polyalanine
- substitution at a particular amino acid location demonstrates an interested functional change, then the position can be identified as a potential residue for modification or substitution.
- the potential residues may be further assessed by substituting with a different type of residue (e.g. cysteine residue, positively charged residue, etc. ) .
- the humanized antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof provided herein comprises one or more amino acid residue substitutions in one or more of the CDR sequences, and/or one or more of the FR sequences.
- an affinity variant comprises no more than 20, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 substitutions in the CDR sequences and/or FR sequences in total.
- anti-CLDN18 in particular, anti-CLDN18.2 antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof provided herein also encompass glycosylation variants, which can be obtained to either increase or decrease the extent of glycosylation of the antibodies or antigen binding fragments thereof.
- O-linked glycosylation refers to the attachment of one of the sugars N-aceylgalactosamine, galactose, or xylose to a hydroxyamino acid, most commonly to serine or threonine. Removal of a native glycosylation site can be conveniently accomplished, for example, by altering the amino acid sequence such that one of the above-described tripeptide sequences (for N-linked glycosylation sites) or serine or threonine residues (for O-linked glycosylation sites) present in the sequence is substituted. A new glycosylation site can be created in a similar way by introducing such a tripeptide sequence or serine or threonine residue.
- the anti-CLDN18 antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof provided herein also encompass Fc variants, which comprise one or more amino acid residue modifications or substitutions at the Fc region and/or hinge region, for example, to provide for altered effector functions such as ADCC and CDC.
- Fc variants which comprise one or more amino acid residue modifications or substitutions at the Fc region and/or hinge region, for example, to provide for altered effector functions such as ADCC and CDC.
- the anti-CLDN18 (in particular, anti-CLDN18.2) antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof provided herein have enhanced effector functions (for example, enhanced ADCC activity) , and comprise one or more amino acid substitution (s) in human IgG1 at a position selected from the group consisting of: 235, 236, 239, 243, 268, 292, 300, 305, 324, 330, 332 and 396 (according to IMGT numbering) .
- the anti-CLDN18 (in particular, anti-CLDN18.2) antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof provided herein are of IgG1 isotype and comprise one or more amino acid substitution (s) selected from the group consisting of: L235V, G236A, S239D, F243L, H268F, R292P, Y300L, V305I, S324T, A330L, I332E, and P396L (according to IMGT numbering) , and any combination thereof.
- amino acid substitution selected from the group consisting of: L235V, G236A, S239D, F243L, H268F, R292P, Y300L, V305I, S324T, A330L, I332E, and P396L (according to IMGT numbering) , and any combination thereof.
- the anti-CLDN18 (in particular, anti-CLDN18.2) antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof provided herein are of IgG1 isotype and comprise a mutation (according to IMGT numbering) selected from the group consisting of: (1) G236A, S239D and I332E; (2) S239D, A330L and I332E; (3) S239D and I332E; (4) S239D, H268F, S324T and I332E; (5) F243L, R292P, Y300L, V305I and P396L; (6) L235V, F243L, R292P, Y300L and P396L.
- a mutation selected from the group consisting of: (1) G236A, S239D and I332E; (2) S239D, A330L and I332E; (3) S239D and I332E; (4) S239D, H268F, S324T and I332E;
- anti-CLDN18 in particular, anti-CLDN18.2 antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof comprise one or more amino acid substitution (s) in the interface of the Fc region to facilitate and/or promote heterodimerization.
- modifications comprise introduction of a protuberance into a first Fc polypeptide and a cavity into a second Fc polypeptide, wherein the protuberance can be positioned in the cavity so as to promote interaction of the first and second Fc polypeptides to form a heterodimer or a complex.
- anti-CLDN18 in particular, anti-CLDN18.2
- antigen-binding fragments are known in the art and can be developed based on the anti-CLDN18 (in particular, anti-CLDN18.2) antibodies provided herein, including for example, the exemplary antibodies whose CDRs are shown in Table 2 above, and variable sequences are shown in Tables 3, 6 and 10, and their different variants (such as affinity variants, glycosylation variants, Fc variants, cysteine-engineered variants and so on) .
- the anti-CLDN18 (in particular, anti-CLDN18.2) antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof provided herein are bivalent, tetravalent, hexavalent, or multivalent. Any molecule being more than bivalent is considered multivalent, encompassing for example, trivalent, tetravalent, hexavalent, and so on.
- a bivalent molecule can be monospecific if the two binding sites are both specific for binding to the same antigen or the same epitope. This, in certain embodiments, provides for stronger binding to the antigen or the epitope than a monovalent counterpart. Similar, a multivalent molecule may also be monospecific. In certain embodiments, in a bivalent or multivalent antigen-binding moiety, the first valent of binding site and the second valent of binding site are structurally identical (i.e. having the same sequences) , or structurally different (i.e. having different sequences albeit with the same specificity) .
- a bivalent can also be bispecific, if the two binding sites are specific for different antigens or epitopes. This also applies to a multivalent molecule.
- a trivalent molecule can be bispecific when two binding sites are monospecific for a first antigen (or epitope) and the third binding site is specific for a second antigen (or epitope) .
- a luminescent label e.g. a luminescent label, a fluorescent label, an enzyme-substrate label) , a DNA-alkylator, a topoisomerase inhibitor, a tubulin-binder, a purification moiety or other anticancer drugs (e.g. agonist of toll-like receptor 7 (TLR-7) , TLR-8 and/or TLR-9, siRNA, antibody or antigen-binding fragments thereof, a peptide (such as a short peptide) , etc. ) .
- TLR-7 toll-like receptor 7
- TLR-8 and/or TLR-9 siRNA
- antibody or antigen-binding fragments thereof e.g. a peptide (such as a short peptide) , etc. ) .
- a “toxin” can be any agent that is detrimental to cells or that can damage or kill cells.
- toxin include, without limitation, taxol, taxoids, CC-1065 and CC-1065 analogs, duocarmycins and duocarmycin analogs, enediynes such as calicheamicins, dolastatin and dolastatin analogs including auristatins, tomaymycin derivatives, leptomycin derivatives, cisplatin, carboplatin, daunorubicin, doxorubicin, vincristine, vinblastine, melphalan, mitomycin C, chlorambucil and morpholino doxorubicin, cytochalasin B, gramicidin D, ethidium bromide, emetine, mitomycin, etoposide, tenoposide, vincristine, MMAE, MMAF, DM1, DM4, vinblastine, colchicin, doxorubicin, daunorubi
- the signal sequence can be linked to the protein of interest using a sequence which facilitates purification, such as with a GST domain.
- the signal peptides used in the present disclosure have an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 368-396, and their sequences are shown in Table 15 below.
- nucleic acid or “polynucleotide” as used herein refers to deoxyribonucleic acids (DNA) or ribonucleic acids (RNA) and polymers thereof in either single-or double-stranded form. Unless otherwise indicated, a particular polynucleotide sequence also implicitly encompasses conservatively modified variants thereof (e.g. degenerate codon substitutions) , alleles, orthologs, SNPs, and complementary sequences as well as the sequence explicitly indicated.
- DNA deoxyribonucleic acids
- RNA ribonucleic acids
- the isolated polynucleotide that encodes the anti-CLDN18 (in particular, anti-CLDN18.2) antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof provided herein can be inserted into a vector for further cloning (amplification of the DNA) or for expression, using recombinant techniques known in the art.
- Many vectors are available.
- the vector components generally include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: a signal sequence, an origin of replication, one or more marker genes, an enhancer element, a promoter (e.g. SV40, CMV, EF-1 ⁇ ) , and a transcription termination sequence.
- the present disclosure provides vectors comprising the isolated polynucleotides provided herein.
- the polynucleotides provided herein encodes the antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof, at least one promoter (e.g. SV40, CMV, EF-1 ⁇ ) operably linked to the nucleic acid sequence, and at least one selection marker.
- promoter e.g. SV40, CMV, EF-1 ⁇
- vectors include, but are not limited to, retrovirus (including lentivirus) , adenovirus, adeno-associated virus, herpesvirus (e.g. herpes simplex virus) , poxvirus, baculovirus, papillomavirus, papovavirus (e.g.
- SV40 lambda phage, and M13 phage, plasmid pcDNA3.3, pMD18-T, pOptivec, pCMV, pEGFP, pIRES, pQD-Hyg-GSeu, pALTER, pBAD, pcDNA, pCal, pL, pET, pGEMEX, pGEX, pCI, pEGFT, pSV2, pFUSE, pVITRO, pVIVO, pMAL, pMONO, pSELECT, pUNO, pDUO, Psg5L, pBABE, pWPXL, pBI, p15TV-L, pPro18, pTD, pRS10, pLexA, pACT2.2, pCMV-SCRIPT.
- RTM. pCDM8, pCDNA1.1/amp, pcDNA3.1, pRc/RSV, PCR 2.1, pEF-1, pFB, pSG5, pXT1, pCDEF3, pSVSPORT, pEF-Bos etc.
- Vectors comprising the polynucleotide sequence encoding the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof can be introduced to a host cell for cloning or gene expression.
- Suitable host cells for cloning or expressing the DNA in the vectors herein are the prokaryote, yeast, or higher eukaryote cells described above.
- Suitable prokaryotes for this purpose include eubacteria, such as Gram-negative or Gram-positive organisms, for example, Enterobacteriaceae such as Escherichia, e.g. E. coli, Enterobacter, Erwinia, Klebsiella, Proteus, Salmonella, e.g. Salmonella typhimurium, Serratia, e.g. Serratia marcescans, and Shigella, as well as Bacilli such as B. subtilis and B. licheniformis, Pseudomonas such as P. aeruginosa, and Streptomyces.
- eukaryotic microbes such as filamentous fungi or yeast are suitable cloning or expression hosts for anti-CLDN18 (in particular, anti-CLDN18.2) antibody-encoding vectors.
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae, or common baker’s yeast is the most commonly used among lower eukaryotic host microorganisms.
- a number of other genera, species, and strains are commonly available and useful herein, such as Schizosaccharomyces pombe; Kluyveromyces hosts such as, e.g. K. lactis, K. fragilis (ATCC 12,424) , K. bulgaricus (ATCC 16,045) , K.
- Suitable host cells for the expression of glycosylated antibodies or antigen-fragment thereof provided herein are derived from multicellular organisms.
- invertebrate cells include plant and insect cells.
- Numerous baculoviral strains and variants and corresponding permissive insect host cells from hosts such as Spodoptera frugiperda (caterpillar) , Aedes aegypti (mosquito) , Aedes albopictus (mosquito) , Drosophila melanogaster (fruiffly) , and Bombyx mori have been identified.
- a variety of viral strains for transfection are publicly available, e.g.
- the L-1 variant of Autographa californica NPV and the Bm-5 strain of Bombyx mori NPV may be used as the virus herein according to the present invention, particularly for transfection of Spodoptera frugiperda cells.
- Plant cell cultures of cotton, corn, potato, soybean, petunia, tomato, and tobacco can also be utilized as hosts.
- vertebrate cells have been greatest in vertebrate cells, and propagation of vertebrate cells in culture (tissue culture) has become a routine procedure.
- useful mammalian host cell lines are monkey kidney CV1 line transformed by SV40 (COS-7, ATCC CRL 1651) ; human embryonic kidney line (293 or 293 cells subcloned for growth in suspension culture, Graham et al., J. Gen Virol. 36: 59 (1977) ) ; baby hamster kidney cells (BHK, ATCC CCL 10) ; Chinese hamster ovary cells/-DHFR (CHO, Urlaub et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci.
- mice sertoli cells TM4, Mather, Biol. Reprod. 23: 243-251 (1980) ) ; monkey kidney cells (CV1 ATCC CCL 70) ; African green monkey kidney cells (VERO-76, ATCC CRL-1587) ; human cervical carcinoma cells (HELA, ATCC CCL 2) ; canine kidney cells (MDCK, ATCC CCL 34) ; buffalo rat liver cells (BRL 3A, ATCC CRL 1442) ; human lung cells (W138, ATCC CCL 75) ; human liver cells (Hep G2, HB 8065) ; mouse mammary tumor (MMT 060562, ATCC CCL51) ; TRI cells (Mather et al., Annals N.Y.
- the present disclosure also provides a method of expressing the antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof provided herein, comprising culturing the host cell provided herein under the condition at which the vector of the present disclosure is expressed.
- the host cells used to produce the antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof provided herein may be cultured in a variety of media.
- Commercially available media such as Ham’s F10 (Sigma) , Minimal Essential Medium (MEM) (Sigma) , RPMI-1640 (Sigma) , and Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium (DMEM) (Sigma) are suitable for culturing the host cells.
- Cell debris can be removed by centrifugation.
- supernatants from such expression systems are generally first concentrated using a commercially available protein concentration filter, for example, an Amicon or Millipore Pellicon ultrafiltration unit.
- a protease inhibitor such as PMSF may be included in any of the foregoing steps to inhibit proteolysis and antibiotics may be included to prevent the growth of adventitious contaminants.
- the anti-CLDN18 (in particular, anti-CLDN18.2) antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof prepared from the cells can be purified using, for example, hydroxylapatite chromatography, gel electrophoresis, dialysis, DEAE-cellulose ion exchange chromatography, ammonium sulfate precipitation, salting out, and affinity chromatography, with affinity chromatography being the preferred purification technique.
- the matrix to which the affinity ligand is attached is most often agarose, but other matrices are available.
- Mechanically stable matrices such as controlled pore glass or poly (styrenedivinyl) benzene allow for faster flow rates and shorter processing times than can be achieved with agarose.
- the antibody comprises a CH3 domain
- the Bakerbond ABXTM resin J. T. Baker, Phillipsburg, N.J. ) is useful for purification.
- compositions comprising the anti-CLDN18 (in particular anti-CLDN18.2) antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers.
- Suitable components may include, for example, antioxidants, fillers, binders, disintegrants, buffers, preservatives, lubricants, flavorings, thickeners, coloring agents, emulsifiers or stabilizers such as sugars and cyclodextrins.
- Suitable antioxidants may include, for example, methionine, ascorbic acid, EDTA, sodium thiosulfate, platinum, catalase, citric acid, cysteine, thioglycerol, thioglycolic acid, thiosorbitol, butylated hydroxanisol, butylated hydroxytoluene, and/or propyl gallate.
- compositions comprising an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof and conjugates provided herein decreases oxidation of the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof. This reduction in oxidation prevents or reduces loss of binding affinity, thereby improving antibody stability and maximizing shelf-life. Therefore, in certain embodiments, pharmaceutical compositions are provided that comprise one or more antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof as disclosed herein and one or more antioxidants such as methionine.
- compositions can be a liquid solution, suspension, emulsion, pill, capsule, tablet, sustained release formulation, or powder.
- Oral formulations can include standard carriers such as pharmaceutical grades of mannitol, lactose, starch, magnesium stearate, polyvinyl pyrollidone, sodium saccharine, cellulose, magnesium carbonate, etc.
- Reconstitution of a lyophilized powder with water for injection provides a formulation for use in parenteral administration.
- the sterile and/or non-pyretic water or other liquid suitable carrier is added to lyophilized powder. The precise amount depends upon the selected therapy being given, and can be empirically determined.
- the antigen-specific targeting region is an scFv.
- the transmembrane region comprises a transmembrane region of CD3, CD4, CD8 or CD28.
- the co-stimulatory region comprises a co-stimulatory domain of CD28, ICOS, CD27, 4-1BB, OX40 and CD40L.
- the intracellular signal region is selected from the group consisting of: an intracellular signal region sequence of CD3, CD27, CD28, CD137, CD134, MyD88, CD40, CD278, TLRs, or a combination thereof.
- the second therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of a chemotherapeutic agent, an anti-cancer drug, radiation therapy, an immunotherapy agent, an anti-angiogenesis agent, a targeted therapy, a cellular therapy, a gene therapy, a hormonal therapy, an antiviral agent, an antibiotic, an analgesics, an antioxidant, a metal chelator, and cytokines.
- the CLDN18 related disease, disorder or condition is characterized in expressing or over-expressing of CLDN18 (in particular, CLDN18.2) .
- the CLDN18 related disease, disorder or condition is cancer.
- the cancer is a CLDN18-expressing cancer.
- CLDN18-expressing cancer refers to a cancer characterized in expressing CLDN18 (in particular, CLDN18.2) protein in a cancer cell, a tumor infiltrating immune cell, or expressing CLDN18 (in particular, CLDN18.2) in a cancer cell, a tumor infiltrating immune cell at a level significantly higher than that would have been expected of a normal cell.
- CLDN18-expressing cancer refers to a cancer characterized in expressing CLDN18 (in particular, CLDN18.2) protein in a cancer cell, a tumor infiltrating immune cell, or expressing CLDN18 (in particular, CLDN18.2) in a cancer cell, a tumor infiltrating immune cell at a level significantly higher than that would have been expected of a normal cell.
- Various methods can be used to determine the presence and/or amount of CLDN18 in a test biological sample from the subject.
- the cancer is selected from the group consisting of anal cancer, appendix cancer, astrocytoma, basal cell carcinoma, gallbladder cancer, gastric cancer, lung cancer, bronchial cancer, bone cancer, liver and bile duct cancer, pancreatic cancer, breast cancer, liver cancer, ovarian cancer, testicle cancer, kidney cancer, renal pelvis and ureter cancer, salivary gland cancer, small intestine cancer, urethral cancer, bladder cancer, head and neck cancer, spine cancer, brain cancer, cervix cancer, uterine cancer, endometrial cancer, colon cancer, colorectal cancer, rectal cancer, esophageal cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, skin cancer, prostate cancer, pituitary cancer, vagina cancer, thyroid cancer, throat cancer, glioblastoma, melanoma, myelodysplastic syndrome, sarcoma, teratoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) , chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)
- CLL chronic
- an antibody or antigen-binding fragment provided herein will depend on various factors known in the art, such as for example body weight, age, past medical history, present medications, state of health of the subject and potential for cross-reaction, allergies, sensitivities and adverse side-effects, as well as the administration route and extent of disease development. Dosages may be proportionally reduced or increased by a person skilled in the art (e.g. physician or veterinarian) as indicated by these and other circumstances or requirements.
- immunotherapy refers to a type of therapy that stimulates immune system to fight against disease such as cancer or that boosts immune system in a general way.
- immunotherapy include, without limitation, checkpoint modulators, adoptive cell transfer, cytokines, oncolytic virus and therapeutic vaccines.
- the present disclosure further provides methods of modulating CLDN18 (in particular, CLDN18.2) activity in CLDN18-positive cells, comprising exposing the CLDN18-positive cells to the antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof provided herein, and/or the pharmaceutical composition provided herein, and/or the chimeric antigen receptor provided herein.
- CLDN18-positive cell is an epithelial cell.
- the present disclosure provides methods of detecting the presence or amount of CLDN18 (in particular, CLDN18.2) in a sample, comprising contacting the sample with the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof provided herein, and/or the pharmaceutical composition provided herein, and/or the chimeric antigen receptor provided herein, and determining the presence or the amount of CLDN18 (in particular, CLDN18.2) in the sample.
- Splenocytes and/or lymph node cells from immunized mice were isolated and fused to mouse myeloma cell line (SP2/0) .
- FACS assay against HEK293-hCLDN18.2 cells was used for primary screening (see Fig. 3) .
- Hybridoma clones specific to hCLDN18.2 were selected to do a counter screening using HEK293-hCLDN18.2 cells.
- the hybridoma cell culture medium were collected and purified by Protein A affinity chromatography column (GE) .
- GE Protein A affinity chromatography column
- a total of 76 purified antibodies showed potent HEK293-hCLDN18.2 cells binding with an EC 50 value of about 1nM.
- 60 antibodies showed unique sequences
- 4 antibodies i.e. clones 35B4, 33G12, 15E10, 40C1
- 2 antibodies i.e. clones 22E12 and 35A10 were identified with potent K D value under pM by Octet assay
- more than 12 antibodies showed potent K D values and good NK cell ADCC activation.
- hybridoma antibody clones 15E10, 22E12, 33G12, 35A10, 35B4, 38B9, 60F11, 97A9, and 99H8 were characterized in a series of binding and functional assays as described below.
- the antibody fragments of VH and VL were amplified according to the standard operating procedure (SOP) of rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE) of GenScript. Amplified antibody fragments were cloned into a standard cloning vector separately. Colony PCR was performed to screen for clones with inserts of correct sizes. No less than five colonies with inserts of correct sizes were sequenced for each fragment. The sequences of different clones were aligned and the consensus sequence of these clones was provided.
- variable region sequences of the hybridoma antibodies are provided herein in Table 3 above.
- Cells were collected and re-suspended in blocking buffer at a density of 1 x 10 6 cells/ml. Cells were transferred to 96 well FACS plates at 100 ⁇ l/well (1x10 5 cells/well) , the plates were centrifuged and washed twice with FACS buffer (PBS, 1%FBS, 0.05%Tween-20) . 3-folds serial dilution of anti-CLDN18.2 antibodies were prepared in FACS buffer starting from 15 ⁇ g/ml. Reference antibody IMAB362, and mouse/human control IgG were used as positive and negative controls, respectively. Cells were re-suspended in 100 ⁇ L/well diluted antibodies, and the plates were incubated at 4 °C for 60 min.
- FACS buffer PBS, 1%FBS, 0.05%Tween-20
- the plates were washed with FACS buffer, Alexa 488-labeled secondary antibody (1: 1000 in FACS buffer) were added to each well and incubated at 4 °C for 30 min.
- the plates were washed with FACS buffer, and cells were re-suspended in 100 ⁇ L/well of PBS. Cells were then analyzed with FACSCaliber TM and mean fluorescence intensity were determined. Full binding curves were generated on the hCLDN18.2 expressing cells by testing a range of antibody concentrations. Apparent affinity was determined for each antibody using Prism software.
- Cross reactivity and selectivity of the purified hybridoma antibodies against hCLDN18.2, mCLDN18.2, and hCLDN18.1 were determined by FACS assay using HEK293-hCLDN18.2 cells, HEK293-mCLDN18.2 cells, and HEK293-hCLDN18.1 cells, which stably expressing CLDN18.1 or CLDN18.2 protein. Briefly, the antibodies were incubated with target cells at 4 °C for 1 hour. After washing, fluorescence labeled anti-mouse or anti-human IgG 2nd antibody (Life Technologies) was added and incubated at 4 °C for 1 hour. Geometric median fluorescence intensity was detected and EC 50 was calculated. The cross reactivity property of 6 functional antibodies was summarized in Table 22 below. In particular, it is noted, in contrast to the other antibodies tested in the same experiment, 33G12 has recognized both hCLDN18.1 and hCLDN18.2.
- Clones 97A9, 35B4 and 33G12 belong to the same epitope group as reference antibody IMAB362.60F11 and 22E12 belong to the same epitope group, which is different from the reference antibody IMAB362.
- antibodies 97A9, 35B4 and 33G12 and reference antibody IMAB362 compete each other for binding to hCLDN18.2, indicating that they may bind to an identical or closely related epitope which is grouped into Group I as shown in Table 22.
- Antibodies 60F11 and 22E12 cannot be fully competed by reference antibody IMAB362, indicating that they may bind to a different epitope which is grouped into Group II as shown in Table 22.
- DNA encoding variable regions of 6 selected hybridoma antibodies i.e. clones 99H8, 97A9, 60F11, 35B4, 22E12, 33G12
- 6 selected hybridoma antibodies i.e. clones 99H8, 97A9, 60F11, 35B4, 22E12, 33G12
- the vectors were transfected into mammalian cells for recombinant protein expression and the expressed antibody was purified using protein A affinity chromatography column.
- ch99H8 The resulting chimeric antibodies are referred to herein as ch99H8, ch97A9, ch60F11, ch35B4, ch22E12, ch33G12, where the prefix “ch” indicates “chimeric” , and the suffix indicates the hybridoma antibody clone, for example, “99H8” indicates that it is from the hybridoma antibody clone 99H8.
- the purified 6 chimeric antibodies were tested for antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) activity.
- the target cells i.e. HEK293/hCLDN18.2 cells
- the isolated cells were resuspended with PBS and labeled with CellTrace TM Violet and the cell density was adjusted to 4x10 5 cells/ml and 25 ⁇ l per well was added into 96 well plates.
- the antibody concentration was diluted to 40 ⁇ g/ml and 25 ⁇ l per well was added to reach a final concentration of 10 ⁇ g/ml. Then the cells were incubated at 37 °C for 15min and protected from light.
- the dose response of the 6 chimeric antibodies i.e., ch99H8, ch97A9, ch60F11, ch35B4, ch22E12, ch33G12
- ADCC ADCC with HEK293-hCLDN18.1 cells as the target cells
- the result was shown in Fig. 8.
- Fig. 8 except for ch33G12, all of the other tested chimeric antibodies did not induce significantly increased HEK293 cell death compared to the reference antibody IMAB362.
- the capabilities of the 6 chimeric antibodies i.e., ch99H8, ch97A9, ch60F11, ch35B4, ch22E12, ch33G12
- the capabilities of the 6 chimeric antibodies i.e., ch99H8, ch97A9, ch60F11, ch35B4, ch22E12, ch33G12
- the target cells i.e. HEK293-hCLDN18.2 cells, were co-cultured with normal human serum (25%) for 2h with or without antibodies, and then the cells were collected to stain live/dead using PI and analyze by FACS.
- the antibodies 22E12 and 35B4 were selected as the clones for humanization. Antibody sequences were subjected to profiling using sequences alignment, to identify best matched germline and then using the best fit model to identify those back mutation sites. The optimized mutants were synthesized and recombinant antibodies were produced for binding affinity determined by FCM. After grafting and back mutation, the affinities of some 35B4 and 22E12 humanized antibodies were retained. Those best performance were subjected to functional evaluation by ADCC and/or CDC assay.
- a total of 15 humanized antibody clones were obtained for clone 35B4, mixing and matching 3 variants of humanized 35B4 heavy chain variable regions (i.e. hu35B4. H1, hu35B4. H2, and hu35B4. H3) and 5 variants of humanized 35B4 light chain variable regions (i.e. hu35B4. L1, hu35B4. L2, hu35B4. L3, hu35B4. L4, and hu35B4. L1S92A) .
- the 15 humanized antibody clones were designated as hu35B4. H1L1, hu35B4.
- H1L2 H1L2, and so on, as shown in Table 23 below, where the prefix “hu” indicates “humanized” , and the suffix “H1L1” , for example, denotes the serial number of the humanized 35B4 antibody clone, having the hu35B4. H1 variant and the hu35B4. L1 variant variable regions.
- humanized antibodies were obtained for clone 22E12, mixing and matching 4 variants of humanized 22E12 heavy chain variable regions (i.e. hu22E12. H1, hu22E12. H2, hu22E12. H3, hu22E12. H4) and 3 variants of humanized 22E12 light chain variable regions (i.e. hu22E12. L1, hu22E12. L2, hu22E12. L3) .
- the 12 humanized antibody clones were designated as hu22E12. H1L1, hu22E12. H1L2, and so on, as shown in below Table 24, by the same token.
- the humanized antibodies in Tables 23 and 24 were recombinantly produced followed by testing for binding affinity, and were shown to be able to retain specific binding hCLDN18.2.
- the humanized antibodies for 22E12 and reference antibody IMAB362 were characterized for binding affinity against hCLDN18.2 by FACS assay using MFC cells over-expressing hCLDN18.2.
- the humanized antibodies for 35B4 and reference antibody IMAB362 were characterized for binding affinity against hCLDN18.2 by FACS assay using SNU620 cells over-expressing hCLDN18.2. Briefly, each of the humanized antibodies and reference antibody was diluted in 2%FBS to the top concentration (200nM) , then the 3-fold serial dilution were performed with 2%FBS.
- the humanized antibodies having relatively higher affinity were further evaluated in functional assays including ADCC study.
- the ADCC study was performed in HEK293/hCLDN18.2 cells or NUGC4 cells by similar methods as described in Example 3.2 above (except that the effector cells are NK-CD16a cells) .
- Fig. 12A HEK293/hCLDN18.2 cells
- Fig. 12B NUGC4 cells
- both of the tested humanized antibodies i.e. hu22E12. H1L2, hu35B4. H1L2
- H1L2 showed similar good ADCC effect to the parental chimeric antibody and better efficacy compared to the reference antibody IMAB362.
- the capabilities of the Fc engineered antibodies to induce ADCC activity were evaluated using the HEK293 cells overexpressing hCLDN18.2.
- the ADCC study for Fc engineered antibodies were conducted by similar methods as described in Example 3.2 above (except that the effector cells are NK-CD16a cells) .
- the ADCC study results were shown in Fig. 13A and Fig. 13B, and the EC 50 values were shown in Tables 28 and 29 below. As shown in Table 28, Table 29, Fig. 13A and Fig. 13B, all of the tested Fc engineered antibodies showed enhanced ADCC effect compared to the antibodies without Fc engineering.
- GA006 is a patient-derived tumor xenograft (PDX) model (CLDN18.2 high expression) of gastric cancer
- PA6262 is a PDX model (CLDN18.2 low expression) of pancreatic cancer
- LY6933 is a PDX model (no claudin18.2 expression) of lyphoma.
- the PDX tumor samples were collected and paraffin-embedded sections were prepared.
- Anti-CLDN18.2 antibodies, 60F11, 40C1, 35B4, 35A10, 22E12, 33G12, 15E10, 97A9, 84F2, 38B9, 73E4 and 99H8 were then stained and it’s binding were detected using HRP labeled anti-mouse IgG antibody. After development with DAB substrate, the colors of the antibody staining in the tissue sections were observed under microscopy. Representative images of IHC were shown in Fig. 14. As shown in Fig. 14, antibody 15E10 binds to GA0006 with the highest scores, and binds to LY6933 with the lowest scores, which suggested that antibody 15E10 is useful in diagnosing CLDN18 (especially CLDN18.2) related diseases. The results of the other tested antibodies were similar and were not shown herein.
- the tested humanized and chimeric antibodies showed good affinity compared to the reference antibody IMAB362, and they are ranking as hu22E12. H1L2 > hu35B4. H1L2, ch99H8, ch97A9 > IMAB362.
- the internalization rates of several exemplary antibodies were assayed to evaluate their potency in antibody-drug conjugate area. Briefly, the tested antibodies were diluted to 200nM and aliquoted to two plates in 50 ⁇ l/Ab/well, duplicated. SNU620 cells were cultured and collected as mononuclear cells and then 2x10 5 cells in 50 ⁇ l FACS buffer were added into the antibody plates. Cell plates were incubated at 4 °C for half an hour for antibody binding and then the unbound antibody was removed by several cycles of spin-down and re-suspension using FACS buffer. 100 ⁇ l cell culture medium was added to suspend cells, one plate was incubated at 4 degree for 2 hours and the counter plates were incubated at 37 °C for 2 hrs.
- some tested anti-CLDN18.2 chimeric antibodies were efficiently internalized upon binding to CLDN18.2, such as ch319F2, ch317A7, ch315F10, ch256C10-1, ch226D5, etc., suggesting that they are suitable for the further evaluation as antibody drug conjugates.
- H1L2+anti-SIRP ⁇ antibody combo respectively, i.p., twice a week.
- the tumor size and body weight of each mouse were measured twice a week.
- the tumor volume changes and body weight changes in mice over the days post treatments were shown in Fig. 17A and Fig. 17B.
- the humanized antibody hu22E12. H1L2 significantly inhibited the tumor cells expressing CLDN18.2, and anti-SIRP ⁇ antibody significantly improved hu22E12. H1L2’s in vivo efficacy.
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Description
| Names | Three-letter Code | Single-letter Code |
| Alanine | Ala | A |
| Arginine | Arg | R |
| Asparagine | Asn | N |
| Aspartic acid | Asp | D |
| Cysteine | Cys | C |
| Glutamic acid | Glu | E |
| Glutamine | Gln | Q |
| Glycine | Gly | G |
| Histidine | His | H |
| Isoleucine | Ile | I |
| Leucine | Leu | L |
| Lysine | Lys | K |
| Methionine | Met | M |
| Phenylalanine | Phe | F |
| Proline | Pro | P |
| Serine | Ser | S |
| Threonine | Thr | T |
| Tryptophan | Trp | W |
| Tyrosine | Tyr | Y |
| Valine | Val | V |
| Antibody | VH (SEQ ID NO) | VL (SEQ ID NO) |
| hu35B4. H1L1 | 311 | 314 |
| hu35B4. H1L2 | 311 | 315 |
| hu35B4. H1L3 | 311 | 316 |
| hu35B4. H1L4 | 311 | 317 |
| hu35B4. H1L1S92A | 311 | 402 |
| hu35B4. H2L1 | 312 | 314 |
| hu35B4. H2L2 | 312 | 315 |
| hu35B4. H2L3 | 312 | 316 |
| hu35B4. H2L4 | 312 | 317 |
| hu35B4. H2L1S92A | 312 | 402 |
| Antibody | VH (SEQ ID NO) | VL (SEQ ID NO) |
| hu35B4. H3L1 | 313 | 314 |
| hu35B4. H3L2 | 313 | 315 |
| hu35B4. H3L3 | 313 | 316 |
| hu35B4. H3L4 | 313 | 317 |
| hu35B4. H3L1S92A | 313 | 402 |
| SEQ ID NO | Amino Acid Sequence |
| 157 | EVQLLESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAA |
| 163 | WVRQAPGKGLEWVS |
| 164 | WVRQAPGKGLEWVA |
| 170 | RFTISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCAK |
| 171 | RFTISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCAT |
| 178 | |
| 180 | DIQLTQSPSFLSASVGDRVTITC |
| 181 | DIQLTQSPSFLSASVGDRVTMTC |
| 186 | WYQQKPGKAPKLLIY |
| 187 | WYQQKPGKAPKALIY |
| 188 | WYQQKPGKSPKALIY |
| 191 | GVPSRFSGSGSGTEFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYC |
| 192 | GVPSRFSGSGSGTEYTLTISSLQPEDFATYYC |
| 193 | GVPSRFSGSGSGTEYTLTISSVQPEDFATYYC |
| 199 | FGQGTKLEIK |
| Antibody | VH (SEQ ID NO) | VL (SEQ ID NO) |
| hu22E12. H1L1 | 318 | 322 |
| hu22E12. H1L2 | 318 | 323 |
| hu22E12. H1L3 | 318 | 324 |
| hu22E12. H2L1 | 319 | 322 |
| hu22E12. H2L2 | 319 | 323 |
| hu22E12. H2L3 | 319 | 324 |
| hu22E12. H3L1 | 320 | 322 |
| hu22E12. H3L2 | 320 | 323 |
| hu22E12. H3L3 | 320 | 324 |
| hu22E12. H4L1 | 321 | 322 |
| hu22E12. H4L2 | 321 | 323 |
| hu22E12. H4L3 | 321 | 324 |
| SEQ ID NO | Amino Acid Sequence |
| 159 | |
| 160 | QVQLVQSGAEVVKPGASVKVSCKAS |
| 161 | QVQLVQSGAEVVKPGASVKLSCKAS |
| 166 | WVRQAPGQGLEWMG |
| 167 | WVIQAPGQGLEWMG |
| 168 | WVIQAPGQGLEWIG |
| 173 | RVTMTRDTSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCAR |
| 174 | RVTMTRDRSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYFCAG |
| 175 | RVTMTLDRSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYFCAG |
| 176 | RVTLTLDRSTSTVYMELSSLRSEDTAVYFCAG |
| 178 | WGQGTLVTVSS |
| 183 | DIVMTQSPDSLAVSLGERATINC |
| 184 | DIVMTQSPDSLAVSLGERVTLNC |
| 189 | WYQQKPGQPPKLLIY |
| 195 | GVPDRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQAEDVAVYYC |
| 196 | GVPDRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQAEDVAVYHC |
| 197 | |
| 200 | FGGGTKLEIK |
| Mutation Name | Mutation Sites |
| ADE | G236A, S239D, I332E |
| DLE | S239D, A330L, I332E |
| DE | S239D, I332E |
| DFTE | S239D, H268F, S324T, I332E |
| LPLIL | F243L, R292P, Y300L, V305I, P396L |
| VLPLL | L235V, F243L, R292P, Y300L, P396L |
| Antibody ID | EC 50 (nM) |
| hu35B4. H1L2-ADE | 7.104E-05 |
| hu35B4. H1L2-DLE | 1.322E-05 |
| hu35B4. H1L2-DE | 2.751E-05 |
| hu35B4. H1L2-VLPLL | 9.433E-05 |
| ch35B4 | 0.08028 |
| hu35B4. H1L2 | 0.02002 |
| hIgG1 Isotype | N/A |
| IMAB362 | N/A |
| Antibody ID | EC 50 (nM) |
| hu22E12. H1L2-ADE | 0.007649 |
| hu22E12. H1L2-DLE | 0.005027 |
| hu22E12. H1L2-DE | 0.006373 |
| hu22E12. H1L2-VLPLL | 0.009973 |
| ch22E12 | 0.1255 |
| hu22E12. H1L2 | 0.1444 |
| hIgG1 isotype | N/A |
| IMAB362 | 0.228 |
Claims (65)
- An antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof capable of specifically binding to CLDN18, comprising a heavy chain variable region comprising HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3 and/or a light chain variable region comprising LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3, whereina) the HCDR1 comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-28, 201, 202, 332-337; orb) the HCDR2 comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 29-67, 203, 338-343, 367; orc) the HCDR3 comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 68-94, 344-346; ord) the LCDR1 comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 95-113, 205, 347, 348; ore) the LCDR2 comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 114-123, 349, 350; orf) the LCDR3 comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 124-155, 204, 351-354.
- The antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof of claim 1, wherein:a) the HCDR1 comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1, 4, 11, 15-20, 201, 202, 332-337, and/orb) the HCDR2 comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 29, 32, 43, 46-51, 53, 203, 338-343, and/orc) the HCDR3 comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 68, 69, 71, 79, 80-85, 344-346, and/ord) the LCDR1 comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 95, 96, 101-104, 106, 205, 347, 348, and/ore) the LCDR2 comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 114, 115, 117-122, 349, 350, and/orf) the LCDR3 comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 124, 127, 135, 137-142, 144, 204, 351-354.
- The antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof of claim 2, wherein:a) the HCDR1 comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1, 4, 11, 15-20, 201, 202, and/orb) the HCDR2 comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 29, 32, 43, 46-51, 53, 203, and/orc) the HCDR3 comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 68, 69, 71, 79, 80-85, and/ord) the LCDR1 comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 95, 96, 101-104, 106, 205, and/ore) the LCDR2 comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 114, 115, 117-122, and/orf) the LCDR3 comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 124, 127, 135, 137-142, 144, 204.
- The antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof of claim 1, wherein:a) the HCDR1 comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 16, 19, 201, 202, and/orb) the HCDR2 comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 47, 50, 203 and/orc) the HCDR3 comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 80, 83, and/ord) the LCDR1 comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 96, 103, 205, and/ore) the LCDR2 comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 118, 120, and/orf) the LCDR3 comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 138, 141, 204.
- The antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the heavy chain variable region comprises:(1) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 29, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 68; or(2) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 30, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 69; or(3) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 31, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 70; or(4) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 32, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 69; or(5) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 33, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 71; or(6) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 34, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 69; or(7) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 32, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 69; or(8) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 35, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 72; or(9) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 36, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 72; or(10) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 37, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 69; or(11) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 38, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 73; or(12) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 35, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 74; or(13) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 39, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 69; or(14) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 40, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 75; or(15) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 41, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 76; or(16) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 42, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 77; or(17) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 43, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 71; or(18) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 12, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 44, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 75; or(19) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 40, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 75; or(20) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 45, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 78; or(21) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 35, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 72; or(22) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 46, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 79; or(23) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 47, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 80; or(24) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 201, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 47, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 80; or(25) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 17, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 48, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 81; or(26) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 18, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 49, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 82; or(27) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 50, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 83; or(28) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 202, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 50, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 83; or(29) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 202, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 203, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 83; or(30) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 17, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 51, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 84; or(31) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 52, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 69; or(32) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 20, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 53, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 85; or(33) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 21, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 54, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 86; or(34) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 22, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 55, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 87; or(35) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 56, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 69; or(36) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 57, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 69; or(37) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 43, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 88; or(38) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 23, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 58, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 89; or(39) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 24, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 59, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 90; or(40) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 25, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 60, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 90; or(41) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 26, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 61, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 91; or(42) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 26, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 62, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 92; or(43) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 27, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 367, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 93; or(44) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 26, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 63, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 92; or(45) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 26, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 64, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 92; or(46) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 28, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 65, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 85; or(47) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 28, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 66, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 94; or(48) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 28, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 66, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 85; or(49) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 26, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 67, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 92; or(50) a HCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11, a HCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 61, and a HCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 91.
- The antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the light chain variable region comprises:(1) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 95, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 114, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 124; or(2) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 114, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 125; or(3) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 126; or(4) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 127; or(5) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 116, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 128; or(6) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 97, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 129; or(7) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 130; or(8) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 98, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 127; or(9) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 128; or(10) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 99, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 131; or(11) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 99, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 132; or(12) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 99, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 133; or(13) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 100, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 134; or(14) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 101, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 135; or(15) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 136; or(16) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 102, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 117, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 137; or(17) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 103, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 118, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 138; or(18) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 103, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 118, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 204; or(19) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 119, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 139; or(20) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 104, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 118, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 140; or(21) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 120, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 141; or(22) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 205, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 120, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 141; or(23) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 121, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 142; or(24) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 105, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 143; or(25) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 106, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 122, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 144; or(26) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 95, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 128; or(27) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 98, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 145; or(28) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 146; or(29) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 147; or(30) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 148; or(31) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 107, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 149; or(32) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 108, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 150; or(33) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 108, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 150; or(34) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 107, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 149; or(35) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 109, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 123, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 151; or(36) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 110, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 150; or(37) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 111, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 150; or(38) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 101, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 120, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 152; or(39) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 101, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 120, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 153; or(40) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 112, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 120, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 152; or(41) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 101, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 120, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 153; or(42) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 107, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 149; or(43) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 101, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 120, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 152; or(44) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 101, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 120, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 154; or(45) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 155; or(46) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 108, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 150; or(47) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 107, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 149; or(48) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 113, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 149; or(49) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 108, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 150; or(50) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 107, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 149; or(51) a LCDR1 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 101, a LCDR2 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 120, and a LCDR3 comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 153.
- The antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof of any one of the preceding claims, wherein:(1) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 29, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 68; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 95, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 114, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 124; or(2) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 30, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 69; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 114, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 125; or(3) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 31, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 70; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 126; or(4) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 32, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 69; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 127; or(5) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 33, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 71; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 116, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 128; or(6) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 34, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 69; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 97, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 129; or(7) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 32, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 69; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 127; or(8) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 35, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 72; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 130; or(9) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 36, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 72; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 130; or(10) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 37, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 69; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 98, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 127; or(11) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 38, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 73; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 128; or(12) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 35, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 74; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 130; or(13) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 32, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 69; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 127; or(14) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 39, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 69; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 99, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 131; or(15) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 33, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 71; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 128; or(16) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 40, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 75; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 99, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 132; or(17) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 41, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 76; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 99, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 133; or(18) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 42, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 77; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 100, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 134; or(19) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 43, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 71; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 101, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 135; or(20) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 12, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 44, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 75; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 99, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 132; or(21) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 40, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 75; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 99, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 132; or(22) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 12, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 44, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 75; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 99, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 132; or(23) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 45, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 78; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 136; or(24) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 35, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 72; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 130; or(25) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 46, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 79; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 102, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 117, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 137; or(26) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 47, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 80; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 103, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 118, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 138; or(27) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 17, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 48, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 81; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 119, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 139; or(28) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 18, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 49, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 82; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 104, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 118, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 140; or(29) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 50, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 83; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 120, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 141; or(30) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 17, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 51, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 84; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 121, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 142; or(31) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 52, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 69; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 105, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 143; or(32) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 20, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 53, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 85; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 106, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 122, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 144; or(33) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 21, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 54, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 86; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 95, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 128; or(34) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 22, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 55, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 87; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 98, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 145; or(35) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 56, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 69; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 98, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 127; or(36) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 57, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 69; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 98, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 127; or(37) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 43, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 88; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 146; or(38) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 23, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 58, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 89; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 147; or(39) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 22, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 55, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 87; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 130; or(40) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 24, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 59, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 90; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 148; or(41) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 25, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 60, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 90; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 148; or(42) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 26, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 61, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 91; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 107, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 149; or(43) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 26, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 62, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 92; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 108, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 150; or(44) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 24, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 59, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 90; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 148; or(45) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 26, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 61, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 91; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 107, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 149; or(46) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 25, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 60, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 90; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 109, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 123, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 151; or(47) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 27, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 367, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 93; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 109, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 123, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 151; or(48) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 26, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 63, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 92; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 110, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 150; or(49) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 26, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 64, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 92; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 111, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 150; or(50) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 28, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 65, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 85; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 101, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 120, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 152; or(51) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 28, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 66, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 94; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 101, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 120, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 153; or(52) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 28, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 65, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 85; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 112, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 120, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 152; or(53) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 28, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 66, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 85; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 101, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 120, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 154; or(54) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 26, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 67, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 92; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 155; or(55) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 26, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 63, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 92; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 108, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 150; or(56) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 26, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 61, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 91; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 107, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 149; or(57) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 61, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 91; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 113, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 149; or(58) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 26, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 61, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 91; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 107, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 149; or(59) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 61, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 91; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 115, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 148; or(60) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 28, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 66, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 85; the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 101, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 120, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 153; or(61) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 47, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 80, the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 103, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 118, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 204; or(62) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 201, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 47, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 80, the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 103, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 118, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 138; or(63) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 201, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 47, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 80, the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 103, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 118, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 204; or(64) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 202, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 203, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 83, the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 96, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 120, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 141; or(65) the HCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 202, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 203, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 83, the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 205, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 120, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 141; or(66) the HDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19, the HCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 50, the HCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 83, the LCDR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 205, the LCDR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 120, and the LCDR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 141.
- The antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof of any one of the preceding claims, further comprising one or more of heavy chain HFR1, HFR2, HFR3 and HFR4, and/or one or more of light chain LFR1, LFR2, LFR3 and LFR4, wherein:a) the HFR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 355 or 356, or a homologous sequence of at least 80%sequence identity thereof,b) the HFR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 357 or 358, or a homologous sequence of at least 80%sequence identity thereof,c) the HFR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 359 or 360, or a homologous sequence of at least 80%sequence identity thereof,d) the HFR4 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 361 or 362, or a homologous sequence of at least 80%sequence identity thereof,e) the LFR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 363 or a homologous sequence of at least 80%sequence identity thereof,f) the LFR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 364 or a homologous sequence of at least 80%sequence identity thereof,g) the LFR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 365 or a homologous sequence of at least 80%sequence identity thereof, andh) the LFR4 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 366 or a homologous sequence of at least 80%sequence identity thereof.
- The antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof of claim 8, whereina) the HFR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 355 or a homologous sequence of at least 80%sequence identity thereof,b) the HFR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 357 or a homologous sequence of at least 80%sequence identity thereof,c) the HFR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 359 or a homologous sequence of at least 80%sequence identity thereof,d) the HFR4 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 361 or a homologous sequence of at least 80%sequence identity thereof,e) the LFR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 363 or a homologous sequence of at least 80%sequence identity thereof,f) the LFR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 364 or a homologous sequence of at least 80%sequence identity thereof,g) the LFR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 365 or a homologous sequence of at least 80%sequence identity thereof, andh) the LFR4 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 366 or a homologous sequence of at least 80%sequence identity thereof.
- The antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof of claim 8, whereina) the HFR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 356 or a homologous sequence of at least 80%sequence identity thereof,b) the HFR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 358 or a homologous sequence of at least 80%sequence identity thereof,c) the HFR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 360 or a homologous sequence of at least 80%sequence identity thereof,d) the HFR4 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 362 or a homologous sequence of at least 80%sequence identity thereof,e) the LFR1 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 363 or a homologous sequence of at least 80%sequence identity thereof,f) the LFR2 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 364 or a homologous sequence of at least 80%sequence identity thereof,g) the LFR3 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 365 or a homologous sequence of at least 80%sequence identity thereof, andh) the LFR4 comprises the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 366 or a homologous sequence of at least 80%sequence identity thereof.
- The antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof of any one of claims 8-10, wherein:the HFR1 comprises a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 156-161;the HFR2 comprises a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 162-168;the HFR3 comprises a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 169-176;the HFR4 comprises a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 177-178;the LFR1 comprises a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 179-184;the LFR2 comprises a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 185-189;the LFR3 comprises a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 190-197, andthe LFR4 comprises a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 198-200.
- The antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof of any one of the preceding claims, comprising a heavy chain variable region comprising a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 206-259, 311-313, 318-321, and a homologous sequence thereof having at least 80%sequence identity yet retaining specific binding affinity to CLDN18, anda light chain variable region comprising a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 260-310, 314-317, 322-324, and a homologous sequence thereof having at least 80%sequence identity yet retaining specific binding affinity to CLDN18.
- The antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof of any one of claims 1 -11, comprising a heavy chain variable region comprising a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 210, 246, and a homologous sequence thereof having at least 80%sequence identity yet retaining specific binding affinity to CLDN18, anda light chain variable region comprising the sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 273, 307, and a homologous sequence thereof having at least 80%sequence identity yet retaining specific binding affinity to CLDN18.
- The antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof of any one of the preceding claims, comprising:(1) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 249 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 294; or(2) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 208 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 278; or(3) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 225 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 296; or(4) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 242 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 289; or(5) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 244 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 265; or(6) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 242 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 295; or(7) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 243 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 267; or(8) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 237 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 304; or(9) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 239 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 277; or(10) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 225 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 310; or(11) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 246 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 273; or(12) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 226 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 298; or(13) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 224 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 296; or(14) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 226 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 297; or(15) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 240 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 276; or(16) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 238 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 275; or(17) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 258 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 301; or(18) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 209 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 301; or(19) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 244 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 266; or(20) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 247 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 289; or(21) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 228 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 300; or(22) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 245 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 266; or(23) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 258 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 289; or(24) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 248 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 289; or(25) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 230 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 303; or(26) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 212 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 309; or(27) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 207 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 280; or(28) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 210 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 307; or(29) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 231 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 306; or(30) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 241 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 283; or(31) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 213 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 308; or(32) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 214 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 269; or(33) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 206 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 305; or(34) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 259 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 271; or(35) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 221 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 281; or(36) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 227 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 286; or(37) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 215 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 263; or(38) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 218 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 262; or(39) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 216 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 263; or(40) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 234 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 274; or(41) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 211 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 261; or(42) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 217 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 262; or(43) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 219 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 264; or(44) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 230 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 279; or(45) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 257 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 271; or(46) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 233 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 292; or(47) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 255 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 299; or(48) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 252 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 272; or(49) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 223 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 285; or(50) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 232 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 287; or(51) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 253 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 270; or(52) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 222 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 260; or(53) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 220 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 284; or(54) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 251 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 291; or(55) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 256 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 268; or(56) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 236 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 293; or(57) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 250 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 290; or(58) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 235 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 288; or(59) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 229 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 282; or(60) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 254 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 302; or(61) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 311 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 314; or(62) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 311 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 315; or(63) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 311 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 316; or(64) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 311 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 317; or(65) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 311 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 402; or(66) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 312 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 314; or(67) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 312 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 315; or(68) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 312 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 316; or(69) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 312 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 317; or(70) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 312 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 402; or(71) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 313 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 314; or(72) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 313 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 315; or(73) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 313 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 316; or(74) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 313 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 317; or(75) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 313 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 402; or(76) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 318 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 322; or(77) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 318 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 323; or(78) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 318 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 324; or(79) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 319 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 322; or(80) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 319 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 323; or(81) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 319 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 324; or(82) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 320 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 322; or(83) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 320 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 323; or(84) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 320 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 324; or(85) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 321 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 322; or(86) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 321 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 323; or(87) a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 321 and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 324.
- The antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof of any one of the preceding claims, further comprising one or more amino acid residue substitutions or modifications yet retains specific binding affinity to CLDN18.
- The antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof of claim 15, wherein at least one of the substitutions or modifications is in one or more of the CDR sequences, and/or in one or more of the non-CDR sequences of the heavy chain variable region or light chain variable region.
- The antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof of any one of the preceding claims, further comprising an Fc region, optionally an Fc region of human immunoglobulin (Ig) , or optionally an Fc region of human IgG.
- The antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof of claim 17, wherein the Fc region is derived from human IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, IgG4, IgA1, IgA2 or IgM.
- The antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof of claim 18, wherein the Fc region derived from human IgG1 comprises one or more mutations selected from the group consisting of L235V, G236A, S239D, F243L, H268F, R292P, Y300L, V305I, S324T, A330L, I332E, and P396L.
- The antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof claim 19, wherein the Fc region derived from human IgG1 comprises a mutation selected from the group consisting of: (1) G236A, S239D and I332E; (2) S239D, A330L and I332E; (3) S239D and I332E; (4) S239D, H268F, S324T and I332E; (5) F243L, R292P, Y300L, V305I and P396L; (6) L235V, F243L, R292P, Y300L and P396L.
- The antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof claim 20, wherein the Fc region comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 326-331.
- The antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof of any one of the preceding claims, which is humanized.
- The antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof of any one of the preceding claims, which is a monoclonal antibody, a bispecific antibody, a multi-specific antibody, a recombinant antibody, a chimeric antibody, a labeled antibody, a bivalent antibody, an anti-idiotypic antibody or a fusion protein.
- The antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof of any one of the preceding claims, which is a diabody, a Fab, a Fab’, a F (ab’) 2, a Fd, an Fv fragment, a disulfide stabilized Fv fragment (dsFv) , a (dsFv) 2, a bispecific dsFv (dsFv-dsFv’) , a disulfide stabilized diabody (ds diabody) , a single-chain antibody molecule (scFv) , an scFv dimer (bivalent diabody) , a multispecific antibody, a camelized single domain antibody, a nanobody, a domain antibody, or a bivalent domain antibody.
- The antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof of any one of the preceding claims, capable of specifically binding to human CLDN18.
- The antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof of claim 25, capable of specifically binding to human CLDN18.2.
- The antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof of claim 25, capable of binding to both human CLDN18.1 and human CLDN18.2.
- The antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof of any one of the preceding claims, capable of specifically binding to human CLDN18.2 at an EC 50 of no more than 2 nM as measured by FACS assay.
- An antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof of any one of the preceding claims, having one or more properties selected from the group consisting of:a) specifically binding to human CLDN18.2 but not specifically binding to human CLDN18.1 as measured by FACS assay;b) specifically binding to both human CLDN18.2 and mouse CLDN18.2 as measured by FACS assay;c) specifically binding to mouse CLDN18.2 at an EC 50 of no more than 4 nM as measured by FACS assay;d) specifically binding to human CLDN18.2 at a K D value of no more than 10 -8 M as measured by Biacore assay;e) specifically binding to human CLDN18.2 at a K D value of no more than 10 -8 M as measured by Octet assay.
- An anti-CLDN18 antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof, which competes for binding to human CLDN18 with the antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof of any one of claims 1-28.
- The antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof of any one of claims 1-30, wherein the CLDN18 is a human CLDN18.2 comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 401.
- The antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof of any one of claims 29-31, which is not Antibody IMAB362, wherein:Antibody IMAB362 comprises a heavy chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 397, and a light chain variable region comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 398.
- The antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof of any one of the preceding claims, which is bispecific.
- The antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof of claim 33, which is capable of specifically binding to a second antigen other than CLDN18, or a second epitope on CLDN18.
- The antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof of any one of the preceding claims, which is linked to one or more conjugate moieties.
- The antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof of claim 35, wherein the conjugate moiety comprises a clearance-modifying agent, a chemotherapeutic agent, a toxin, a radioactive isotope, a lanthanide, a luminescent label, a fluorescent label, an enzyme-substrate label, a DNA-alkylator, a topoisomerase inhibitor, a tubulin-binder, a purification moiety or other anticancer drugs.
- The antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof of claim 35, wherein the conjugate moiety is TLR-7 agonist, TLR-8 agonist, or TLR-9 agonist.
- A pharmaceutical composition comprising the antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof of any one of the preceding claims, and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers.
- A chimeric antigen receptor, comprising the antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof of any one of claims 1-37, a transmembrane region and an intracellular signal region.
- The chimeric antigen receptor of claim 39, wherein the antigen-binding fragment is a scFv.
- The chimeric antigen receptor of claim 40, wherein the transmembrane region comprises a transmembrane region of CD3, CD4, CD8 or CD28.
- The chimeric antigen receptor of claim 40 or 41, wherein the intracellular signal region is selected from the group consisting of: an intracellular signal region sequence of CD3, CD27, CD28, CD137, CD134, MyD88, CD40, CD278, TLRs, or a combination thereof.
- An isolated polynucleotide encoding the antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof of any one of claims 1-37, and/or the chimeric antigen receptor of any one of claims 39-42.
- A vector comprising the isolated polynucleotide of claim 43.
- A host cell comprising the vector of claim 44.
- A kit comprising the antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof of any one of claims 1-37 and/or the pharmaceutical composition of claim 38 and/or the chimeric antigen receptor of any one of claims 39-42, and a second therapeutic agent.
- A method of expressing the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof of any one of claims 1-37 or the chimeric antigen receptor of any one of claims 39-42, comprising culturing the host cell of claim 44 under the condition at which the vector of claim 44 is expressed.
- A method of treating, preventing or alleviating a CLDN18 related disease, disorder or condition in a subject, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of the antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof of any one of claims 1-37 and/or the pharmaceutical composition of claim 38 and/or the chimeric antigen receptor of any one of claims 39-42.
- The method of claim 48, wherein the disease, disorder or condition is cancer.
- The method of claim 49, wherein the cancer is an epithelial-cell derived cancer.
- The method of claim 49, wherein the cancer is anal cancer, appendix cancer, astrocytoma, basal cell carcinoma, gallbladder cancer, gastric cancer, lung cancer, bronchial cancer, bone cancer, liver and bile duct cancer, pancreatic cancer, breast cancer, liver cancer, ovarian cancer, testicle cancer, kidney cancer, renal pelvis and ureter cancer, salivary gland cancer, small intestine cancer, urethral cancer, bladder cancer, head and neck cancer, spine cancer, brain cancer, cervix cancer, uterine cancer, endometrial cancer, colon cancer, colorectal cancer, rectal cancer, esophageal cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, skin cancer, prostate cancer, pituitary cancer, vagina cancer, thyroid cancer, throat cancer, glioblastoma, melanoma, myelodysplastic syndrome, sarcoma, teratoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) , chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) , acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) , acute myeloid leukemia (AML) , Hodgkin lymphoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, multiple myeloma, T or B cell lymphoma, GI organ interstitialoma, soft tissue tumor, hepatocellular carcinoma, or adenocarcinoma, or the metastases thereof.
- The method of claim 51, wherein the cancer is gastric cancer, pancreatic cancer, esophagus cancer, ovarian cancer, or the metastases thereof.
- The method of any one of claims 48-52, wherein the subject has been identified as having a cancer cell or tumor infiltrating immune cells expressing CLDN18, optionally at a level significantly higher from the level normally found on non-cancer cells.
- The method of any one of claims 48-53, wherein the subject is human.
- The method of any one of claims 48-54, wherein the administration is via oral, nasal, intravenous, subcutaneous, sublingual, or intramuscular administration.
- The method of any one of claims 48-55, further comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a second therapeutic agent.
- The method of claims 56, wherein the second therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of a chemotherapeutic agent, an anti-cancer drug, a radiation therapy agent, an immunotherapy agent, an anti-angiogenesis agent, a targeted therapy agent, a cellular therapy agent, a gene therapy agent, a hormonal therapy agent, an antiviral agent, an antibiotic, an analgesics, an antioxidant, a metal chelator, and cytokines.
- A method of modulating CLDN18 activity in a CLDN18-positive cell, comprising exposing the CLDN18-positive cell to the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof of any one of claims 1-37 and/or the pharmaceutical composition of claim 38 and/or the chimeric antigen receptor of any one of claims 39-42.
- A method of detecting the presence or amount of CLDN18 in a sample, comprising contacting the sample with the antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof of any one of claims 1-37 and/or the pharmaceutical composition of claim 38 and/or the chimeric antigen receptor of any one of claims 39-42, and determining the presence or the amount of CLDN18 in the sample.
- A method of diagnosing a CLDN18 related disease, disorder or condition in a subject, comprising: a) contacting a sample obtained from the subject with the antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof of any one of claims 1-37 and/or the pharmaceutical composition of claim 38 and/or the chimeric antigen receptor of any one of claims 39-42; b) determining the presence or amount of CLDN18 in the sample; and c) correlating the presence or the amount of CLDN18 to existence or status of the CLDN18 related disease, disorder or condition in the subject.
- A method of treating, preventing or alleviating a disease, disorder or condition in a subject that would benefit from modulation of CLDN18 activity, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of the antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof of any one of claims 1-37 and/or the pharmaceutical composition of claim 38 and/or the chimeric antigen receptor of any one of claims 39-42.
- Use of the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof of any one of claims 1-37 and/or the pharmaceutical composition of claim 38 and/or the chimeric antigen receptor of any one of claims 39-42 in the manufacture of a medicament for treating, preventing or alleviating a CLDN18 related disease, disorder or condition in a subject.
- Use of the antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof of any one of claims 1-37 and/or the pharmaceutical composition of claim 38 and/or the chimeric antigen receptor of any one of claims 39-42 in the manufacture of a diagnostic reagent for diagnosing a CLDN18 related disease, disorder or condition in a subject.
- A kit comprising the antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof of any one of claims 1-37 and/or the pharmaceutical composition of claim 38 and/or the chimeric antigen receptor of any one of claims 39-42, useful in detecting CLDN18.
- The method of any one of claims 48-61, the use of any one of claims 62-63, the kit of claim 64, wherein the CLDN18 is human CLDN18.2.
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