antibody mimetic
DESCRIPTION
Antibody mimetics is defined as new scaffold protein which can provide bidning affinity to various antigens. Summary of current antibody scaffold proteins and strategy to differentiate from existing scaffolds.TRANSCRIPT
James Jungkue Lee
April, 2012
Binding affinity- mono or avidity
Immunogenicity
Pharmacokinetics (T1/2)
Bio distribution (into tissue)
Multi-targetability (mono-specific versus bi-specific)
Engineerability
Manufactureability Yield
Thermostability
pH stability
Structural stability
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Antibody
mimetic Scaffold
Molar
mass Example drug Developer
Antibody Immunoglobulin 150kDa Herceptin, retuxan etc Genentech etc
Affibody Z domain of Protein 5 kDa ABY-025 (anti-HER2) Affibody AB (SW)
Affilins Gamma-B crystallin 20kDa
Ubiquitin 10kDa SAPVF2 2801 (Preclinical)/ Cancer/imaging
(Subnanomolar IC50)
SPVF-2801-30/Cancer solid tumor
Scil Protein Pharmas
Affitins Sac7d (from Sulfolobus acidocaldarius) 7kDa
Anticalins Lipocalins 20kDa
Avimers A domains of various membrane
receptors
9-18 kDa C 326 (Stage ?)
Anti-IL-6 avimer
Avidia Amgen
(2006, $380mm)
DARPins Ankyrin repeat motif 10-19kDa MP0112 Phase I (with Allergan)
Anti-VEGFA binder for wet MD, diabetic
macular edema (IC50<10pM, T1/2>6d)
Molecular Partners
Fynomers SH3 domain of Fyn 7kDa
Kunitz domain
peptides
Kunitz domains of various protease
inhibitors
6kDa Ecallantide Dyax
Monobodies
(adnectins)
10th type III domain of fibronectin 10kDa Angiocept(CT-322), VEGF receptor 2 antagonist
for glioblastoma, NSCLC, CRC
Adnexus BMS
(2007, $430mm)
Nanobody Single domain antibody 12-15kDa ALX-0081, against von Willebrand factor, ATN-
103 anti TNF alpha (Phase II)
Ablynx
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Pipeline
compound Target Stage IC50 T1/2 Host Remarks
Antibody Various Various Marketed subnano Weeks CHO
Affibody ABY-025 HER2 P1 E.Coli Imaging
Affilins SAPVF2 2801 n/a PC E.Coli
Avimer C 326 IL-6 > P2 50 pM E.Coli CD
DARPin MP0112 VEGFA P1/2a <10 pM >6d E.Coli
(>200mg/l) Eye
Kunitz
peptide Ecallantide kallikrein M
Monobody
(Adnectin)
Angiocept
(CT-322)
VEGFR2
(KDF for VEGFA) P2 E.Coli
Nanobody
(sdAb) ALX-0081
von Willebrand
factor P2 E.Coli
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Strong binding affinity Non-immunogenicity Engineerability for PK or drug conjugation Molecular properties for manufacturing
Strong intellectual property right
Strategic selection of targets Enough resource allocation (financing and
HR)
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Affinity?
Pharmacokinetics?
Size of molecule?
Manufacturing yield?
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