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11761963
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The human immune system employs a variety of immune surveillance mechanisms, which can identify malignant cells within a host organism and kill the cells before a cancer develops (see, e.g., Geertsen et al. (1999) Int J Mol Med 3(1):49-57; Kerebijn et al. (1999) Crit. Rev Oncol Hematol 31(1):31-53; and Pardoll (2003) Annu Rev Immunol 21:807-39). However, cancer cells are known to evade detection by the immune system. One potential mechanism by which cancer cells escape immunosurveillance is expression or overexpression of CD200 (OX-2) protein and/or expression or overexpression of CD200 receptor.
CD200 is an immune checkpoint protein expressed by a number of immune cells, including B, T cells and macrophages, as well as non-immune cells, including endothelial cells and neurons. CD200 binds to its receptor (CD200R1), expressed on antigen-presenting cells (APCs) and T cells, and is believed to play an important role in normal immune homeostasis. However, CD200 protein has also been shown to be expressed or overexpressed on a variety of human cancer cells including, e.g., B cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells, prostate cancer cells, breast cancer cells, colon cancer cells, and brain cancer cells (see, e.g., Kawasaki et al. (2007) Biochem Biophys Res Commun 364(4):778-782; Kretz-Rommel et al. (2007); and Siva et al. (2008) Cancer Immunol Immunother 57(7):987-96). Overexpression of CD200 by tumor cells implicates CD200 in tumor-mediated immunosuppression and regulation of anti-tumor activity and is associated with worse outcomes.
The variable response rates of patients to monoclonal antibody therapies and chemotherapies means that methods are needed for accurately predicting which patients are likely to respond to therapeutic treatment, so that the treatment can be administered to only those patients who are likely to receive benefits that outweigh the financial costs and potential deleterious effects of treatment (including possible damage to the patient due to tumor growth over time during the administration of ineffective treatments). Particular biomarkers or sets of biomarkers (e.g., gene products such as proteins or RNAs) in tumors may be found for which a particular concentration range or expression level for each biomarker (e.g., in the set) correlates with tumor responsiveness to a particular therapy.
Accordingly, the following disclosure provides novel biomarker criteria that allow for optimization of tumor therapy using CD200 inhibitors, improved methods for treating cancer patients, and methods for monitoring the progression and abatement of cancer.
Provided herein are methods for treating cancer in a patient who has been determined to have positive expression of CD200 receptor (CD200R1) and one or more biomarkers (i.e., Inducible T-cell COStimulator (ICOS), T Cell Immunoreceptor with Ig and ITIM Domains (TIGIT), Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Superfamily Member 9 (TNFRSF9), Hepatitis A Virus Cellular Receptor 2 (HAVCR2), and Programmed Cell Death 1 (PDCD1), Fc Fragment Of IgG Receptor IIa (FCGR2A), Fc Fragment Of IgG Receptor Ia (FCGR1A), Cluster of Differentiation 163 (CD163), and/or CD14), by administering to the patient a CD200 inhibitor.
In one embodiment, a method for treating a patient having cancer who has been determined to have positive expression of CD200 receptor (CD200R1) and one or more biomarkers (e.g., two or more, three or more, four or more, five or more, 6 or more, 7 or more, 8 or more, or 9) in a biological sample from the patient is provided, the method comprising administering to the patient a CD200 inhibitor in an amount and with a frequency sufficient to reduce the cancer burden in the patient (e.g., by about 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, or 100%). In one embodiment, the biomarker is ICOS. In another embodiment, the biomarker is TIGIT. In another embodiment, the biomarker is TNFRSF9. In another embodiment, the biomarker is HAVCR2. In another embodiment, the biomarker is PDCD1. In another embodiment, the biomarker is FCGR2A. In another embodiment, the biomarker is FCGR1A. In another embodiment, the biomarker is CD163. In another embodiment, the biomarker is CD14.
In one embodiment, the patient has been determined to have positive expression of CD200R1 and positive expression of two biomarkers selected from the group consisting of ICOS, TIGIT, TNFRSF9, HAVCR2, PDCD1, FCGR2A, FCGR1A, CD163, and CD14. In another embodiment, the patient has been determined to have positive expression of CD200R1 and positive expression of three biomarkers selected from the group consisting of ICOS, TIGIT, TNFRSF9, HAVCR2, PDCD1, FCGR2A, FCGR1A, CD163, and CD14. In another embodiment, the patient has been determined to have positive expression of CD200R1 and positive expression of four biomarkers selected from the group consisting of ICOS, TIGIT, TNFRSF9, HAVCR2, PDCD1, FCGR2A, FCGR1A, CD163, and CD14. In another embodiment, the patient has been determined to have positive expression of CD200R1 and positive expression of five biomarkers selected from the group consisting of ICOS, TIGIT, TNFRSF9, HAVCR2, PDCD1, FCGR2A, FCGR1A, CD163, and CD14. In another embodiment, the patient has been determined to have an positive expression of CD200R1 and positive expression of six biomarkers selected from the group consisting of ICOS, TIGIT, TNFRSF9, HAVCR2, PDCD1, FCGR2A, FCGR1A, CD163, and CD14. In another embodiment, the patient has been determined to have positive expression of CD200R1 and positive expression of seven biomarkers selected from the group consisting of ICOS, TIGIT, TNFRSF9, HAVCR2, PDCD1, FCGR2A, FCGR1A, CD163, and CD14. In another embodiment, the patient has been determined to have positive expression of CD200R1 and positive expression of eight biomarkers selected from the group consisting of ICOS, TIGIT, TNFRSF9, HAVCR2, PDCD1, FCGR2A, FCGR1A, CD163, and CD14. In another embodiment, the patient has been determined to have positive expression of CD200R1, ICOS, TIGIT, TNFRSF9, HAVCR2, PDCD1, FCGR2A, FCGR1A, CD163, and CD14. The patient can have positive expression of any possible combination of the biomarkers disclosed herein.
In one embodiment, the method includes determining if a patient having cancer has positive expression of CD200 receptor (CD200R1) and one or more biomarkers (i.e., Inducible T-cell COStimulator (ICOS), T Cell Immunoreceptor with Ig and ITIM Domains (TIGIT), Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Superfamily Member 9 (TNFRSF9), Hepatitis A Virus Cellular Receptor 2 (HAVCR2), and Programmed Cell Death 1 (PDCD1), Fc Fragment Of IgG Receptor IIa (FCGR2A), Fc Fragment Of IgG Receptor Ia (FCGR1A), Cluster of Differentiation 163 (CD163), and/or CD14) and administering to the patient a CD200 inhibitor if the patient has positive expression of CD200R1 and one or more biomarkers.
In one embodiment, positive expression of CD200R1 in the biological sample is equal to or greater than expression of CD200R1 in a normal biological sample of the same type. In another embodiment, positive expression of the one more biomarkers in the biological sample is equal to or greater than expression of the one or more biomarkers in a normal biological sample of the same type.
Also, provided are methods for monitoring responsiveness of a subject having cancer to treatment with a CD200 inhibitor, the method comprising: determining expression levels of CD200R1 and one or more (e.g., two or more, three or more, four or more, five or more, 6 or more, 7 or more, 8 or more, or 9) biomarkers (i.e., ICOS, TIGIT, TNFRSF9, HAVCR2, PDCD1, FCGR2A, FCGR1A, CD163, and/or CD14) in a biological sample from the patient, wherein increased expression levels of CD200R1 and the one or more biomarkers, as compared to the expression levels in a biological sample of the same type obtained from the subject prior to treatment with the CD200 inhibitor, indicates that the subject is responsive to treatment with the CD200 inhibitor.
In one embodiment, increased expression levels of CD200R1 and one biomarker selected from the group consisting of ICOS, TIGIT, TNFRSF9, HAVCR2, PDCD1, FCGR2A, FCGR1A, CD163, and CD14, compared to the expression levels in a biological sample of the same type obtained from the subject prior to treatment with the CD200 inhibitor, indicates that the subject is responsive to treatment with the CD200 inhibitor. In another embodiment, expression levels of CD200R1 and two biomarkers selected from the group consisting of ICOS, TIGIT, TNFRSF9, HAVCR2, PDCD1, FCGR2A, FCGR1A, CD163, and CD14, compared to the expression levels ncentrations in a biological sample of the same type obtained from the subject prior to treatment with the CD200 inhibitor, indicates that the subject is responsive to treatment with the CD200 inhibitor. In another embodiment, increased expression levels of CD200R1 and three biomarkers selected from the group consisting of ICOS, TIGIT, TNFRSF9, HAVCR2, PDCD1, FCGR2A, FCGR1A, CD163, and CD14, compared to the expression levels in a biological sample of the same type obtained from the subject prior to treatment with the CD200 inhibitor, indicates that the subject is responsive to treatment with the CD200 inhibitor. In another embodiment, increased expression levels of CD200R1 and four biomarkers selected from the group consisting of ICOS, TIGIT, TNFRSF9, HAVCR2, PDCD1, FCGR2A, FCGR1A, CD163, and CD14, compared to the expression levels in a biological sample of the same type obtained from the subject prior to treatment with the CD200 inhibitor, indicates that the subject is responsive to treatment with the CD200 inhibitor. In another embodiment, increased expression levels of CD200R1 and five biomarkers selected from the group consisting of ICOS, TIGIT, TNFRSF9, HAVCR2, PDCD1, FCGR2A, FCGR1A, CD163, and CD14, compared to expression levels in a biological f the same type obtained from the subject prior to treatment with the CD200 inhibitor, indicates that the subject is responsive to treatment with the CD200 inhibitor. In another embodiment, increased expression levels of CD200R1 and six biomarkers selected from the group consisting of ICOS, TIGIT, TNFRSF9, HAVCR2, PDCD1, FCGR2A, FCGR1A, CD163, and CD14, compared to expression levels in a biological sample of the same type obtained from the subject prior to treatment with the CD200 inhibitor, indicates that the subject is responsive to treatment with the CD200 inhibitor. In another embodiment, increased expression levels of CD200R1 and seven biomarkers selected from the group consisting of ICOS, TIGIT, TNFRSF9, HAVCR2, PDCD1, FCGR2A, FCGR1A, CD163, and CD14, compared to expression levels in a sample of biological the same type obtained from the subject prior to treatment with the CD200 inhibitor, indicates that the subject is responsive to treatment with the CD200 inhibitor. In another embodiment, increased expression levels of CD200R1 and eight biomarkers selected from the group consisting of ICOS, TIGIT, TNFRSF9, HAVCR2, PDCD1, FCGR2A, FCGR1A, CD163, and CD14, compared to expression levels in a biological sample of the same type obtained from the subject prior to treatment with the CD200 inhibitor, indicates that the subject is responsive to treatment with the CD200 inhibitor. In another embodiment, increased expression levels of CD200R1, ICOS, TIGIT, TNFRSF9, HAVCR2, PDCD1, FCGR2A, FCGR1A, CD163, and CD14, compared to expression levels in a sample of biological the same type obtained from the subject prior to treatment with the CD200 inhibitor, indicates that the subject is responsive to treatment with the CD200 inhibitor. The patient can have elevated expression levels of any possible combination of the biomarkers disclosed herein.
Any suitable CD200 inhibitor can be used in the methods described herein. In one embodiment, the CD200 inhibitor is a small molecule. In another embodiment, the CD200 inhibitor is a polypeptide. In another embodiment, the CD200 inhibitor is a polypeptide analog. In another embodiment, the CD200 inhibitor is a peptidomimetic. In another embodiment, the CD200 inhibitor is an aptamer.
In another embodiment, the CD200 inhibitor is an antibody, or an antigen-binding fragment thereof. For example, the antibody, or antigen-binding fragment thereof, can be a humanized antibody, a recombinant antibody, a diabody, a chimerized or chimeric antibody, a monoclonal antibody, a deimmunized antibody, a fully human antibody, a single chain antibody, an Fv fragment, an Fd fragment, an Fab fragment, an Fab′ fragment, or an F(ab′)2 fragment.
An exemplary anti-CD200 antibody is samalizumab (also known as “ALXN6000”).
In one embodiment, the anti-CD200 antibody antigen-binding fragment thereof, comprises a heavy chain variable region CDR1 having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 7, a heavy chain variable region CDR2 having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 8, a heavy chain variable region CDR3 having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 9, a light chain variable region CDR1 having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 4, a light chain variable region CDR2 having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 5, and a light chain variable region CDR3 having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 6.
In another embodiment, the anti-CD200 antibody comprises heavy and light chain variable regions having the sequences set forth in SEQ ID NOs: 13 and 12, respectively.
In another embodiment, the anti-CD200 antibody comprises heavy and light chains having the sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NOs: 11 and 10, respectively.
In another embodiment, the anti-CD200 antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, comprises the CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 domains of a heavy chain variable region having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 13, and the CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 domains of a light chain variable region having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 12.
In another embodiment, the anti-CD200 antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, comprising the CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 domains of a heavy chain region having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 11, and the CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 domains of a light chain region having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 10.
In another embodiment, the anti-CD200 antibody is a human antibody. In another embodiment, a composition of anti-CD200 antibodies, or fragments thereof, is use in the methods described herein, wherein the composition (e.g., a sterile composition) comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
In another embodiment, the anti-CD200 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof inhibits the interaction between CD200 and CD200R1. In another embodiment, the method of treatment results in a CD200 saturation of at least 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 86%, 87%, 88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99%.
In one embodiment, the anti-CD200 antibody is administered at a dose of about 300 mg/m2 to about 600 mg/m2. In another embodiment, the anti-CD200 antibody is administered at a dose of about 300 mg/m2. In another embodiment, the anti-CD200 antibody is administered at a dose of about 400 mg/m2. In another embodiment, the anti-CD200 antibody is administered at a dose of about 500 mg/m2. In another embodiment, the anti-CD200 antibody is administered at a dose of about 600 mg/m2. In another embodiment, the anti-CD200 antibody is administered at a dose of about 700 mg/m2. In another embodiment, the anti-CD200 antibody is administered at a dose of about 300 mg/m2. In another embodiment, the anti-CD200 antibody is administered at a dose of about 800 mg/m2. In another embodiment, the anti-CD200 antibody is administered at a dose of about 900 mg/m2. In another embodiment, the anti-CD200 antibody is administered at a dose of about 1000 mg/m2. In another embodiment, the anti-CD200 antibody is administered at a dose of about 1100 mg/m2.
In another embodiment, the anti-CD200 antibody is administered at a dose of about 5 mg/kg to about 50 mg/kg. In another embodiment, the anti-CD200 antibody is administered at a dose of about 10 mg/kg to about 30 mg/kg. In another embodiment, the anti-CD200 antibody is administered at a dose of about 15 mg/kg to about 25 mg/kg. In another embodiment, the anti-CD200 antibody is administered at a dose of about 10 mg/kg to about 20 mg/kg. In another embodiment, the anti-CD200 antibody is administered at a dose of about 10 mg/kg. In another embodiment, the anti-CD200 antibody is administered at a dose of about 15 mg/kg. In another embodiment, the anti-CD200 antibody is administered at a dose of about 20 mg/kg. In another embodiment, the anti-CD200 antibody is administered at a dose of about 25 mg/kg. In another embodiment, the anti-CD200 antibody is administered at a dose of about 40 mg/kg.
Expression levels CD200R1 and the one or more biomarkers can be measured by quantitation of protein and/or RNA levels in a biological sample from the patient (e.g., tumor tissue, tumor cells, blood, or a blood fraction) using any suitable technique. In one embodiment, expression levels are measured by quantitation of protein and/or RNA levels, using at least one of an immunoassay, immunochemistry assay, immunohistochemistry assay, nucleoprobe assay, in situ hybridization, fluorescent RNA probes, RT-PCR, microarray transcription assay, and/or RNA transcription assay. In another embodiment, expression levels are measured using an immunoassay (e.g., an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) or a radioimmunoassay (RIA)).
In one embodiment, expression levels of CD200R1 and one or more biomarkers are measured in two or more types of biological samples. In another embodiment, expression levels of CD200R1 and one or more biomarkers are measured in one type of biological sample and levels of a second biomarker are measured in a second type of biological sample.
In one embodiment, positive expression of CD200R1 in the biological sample is equal to or greater than expression of CD200R1 in a normal biological sample of the same type. In another embodiment, positive expression of the one more biomarkers in the biological sample is equal to or greater than expression of the one or more biomarkers in a normal biological sample of the same type.
In one embodiment, the method further comprises measuring CD200 expression in the biological sample and identifying patients with tumors having elevated expression of CD200, wherein the elevated expression of CD200 in the biological sample is greater than median expression levels of CD200 in normal tissue.
In one embodiment, the patient is an adult and the cancer is selected from the group consisting of diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBL), lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD), lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC), glioblastoma (GBM), low grade glioma (LGG), clear cell RCC (KIRC), chromophobe (KICH), papillary cell RCC (KIRP), melanoma (SKCM), ovarian cancer (OV), colon cancer (COAD), rectum cancer (READ), uterine endometrial cancer (UCEC).
In another embodiment, the patient is a pediatric patient, and the cancer is selected from atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT), ependymoma, osteosarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma, pilocytic astrocytoma, neuroblastoma, and retinoblastoma.
In one embodiment, the treatment produces at least one therapeutic effect, for example, morphologic complete remission, cytogenetic complete remission, morphologic CR with incomplete blood count recovery, partial remission, and/or stable disease.
Other features and advantages of the methods of treatment will be apparent from the following description, the examples, and from the claims. All publications, patent applications, patents, and other references mentioned herein are incorporated by reference in their entirety.
As described herein and exemplified in the working Examples, the inventors have developed a “samalizumab competent” gene signature from genes which co-correlate with CD200R1 expression across tumor types, which includes biomarkers of T cells and macrophages.
This signature was used to identify tumor types which harbor CD200R1-expressing immune infiltrates that are responsive to CD200 inhibitors, including but not limited to samalizumab. Accordingly, analysis of expression and/or activity levels of these signature biomarkers can be employed to evaluate and/or treat patients having cancer and/or monitor treatment response to a CD200 inhibitor, such as samalizumab.
In order that the present description may be more readily understood, certain terms are first defined. Additional definitions are set forth throughout the detailed description. Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art, and conventional methods of immunology, protein chemistry, biochemistry, recombinant DNA techniques, and pharmacology are employed.
As used herein, the singular forms “a,” “an” and “the” include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. The use of “or” or “and” means “and/or” unless stated otherwise. Furthermore, use of the term “including” as well as other forms, such as “include”, “includes”, and “included,” is not limiting.
The term “about” as used herein when referring to a measurable value such as an amount, a temporal duration and the like, is encompasses variations of up to ±10% from the specified value. Unless otherwise indicated, all numbers expressing quantities of ingredients, properties such as molecular weight, reaction conditions, etc., used herein are to be understood as being modified by the term “about”.
As used herein, “cancer” refers a broad group of diseases characterized by the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the body. Unregulated cell division may result in the formation of malignant tumors or cells that invade neighboring tissues and may metastasize to distant parts of the body through the lymphatic system or bloodstream. As used herein, the term includes pre-malignant, as well as malignant cancers.
An “immune response” refers to a biological response within a vertebrate against foreign agents, which response protects the organism against these agents and diseases caused by them. An immune response is mediated by the action of a cell of the immune system (for example, a T lymphocyte, B lymphocyte, natural killer (NK) cell, macrophage, eosinophil, mast cell, dendritic cell or neutrophil) and soluble macromolecules produced by any of these cells or the liver (including antibodies, cytokines, and complement) that results in selective targeting, binding to, damage to, destruction of, and/or elimination from the vertebrate's body of invading pathogens, cells or tissues infected with pathogens, cancerous or other abnormal cells, or, in cases of autoimmunity or pathological inflammation, normal human cells or tissues. An immune response or reaction includes, e.g., activation or inhibition of a T cell, e.g., an effector T cell or a Th cell, such as a CD4+ or CD8+ T cell, or the inhibition of a Treg cell.
“Immunotherapy” refers to the treatment of a subject afflicted with, or at risk of contracting or suffering a recurrence of, a disease by a method comprising inducing, enhancing, suppressing or otherwise modifying an immune response. “Immunostimulating therapy” or “immunostimulatory therapy” refers to a therapy that results in increasing (inducing or enhancing) an immune response in a subject for, e.g., treating cancer. “Potentiating an endogenous immune response” means increasing the effectiveness or potency of an existing immune response in a subject. This increase in effectiveness and potency may be achieved, for example, by overcoming mechanisms that suppress the endogenous host immune response or by stimulating mechanisms that enhance the endogenous host immune response.
As used herein, the terms “inhibits” or “blocks” (e.g., referring to inhibition/blocking of activity, function and/or the expression of CD200 and/or its receptor) are used interchangeably and encompass both partial and complete inhibition/blocking.
As used herein, the term “normal,” when used to modify the term “individual” or “subject” refers to an individual or group of individuals who does/do not have a particular disease or condition (e.g., cancer) and is also not suspected of having or being at risk for developing the disease or condition. The term “normal” is also used herein to qualify a biological specimen or sample (e.g., a biological fluid) isolated from a normal or healthy individual or subject (or group of such subjects), for example, a “normal control sample” or “normal control biological fluid”.
As used herein, the term “positive expression” refers to an expression level of a biomarker in a biological sample that is approximately equal to, or greater than, to the expression of the same biomarker in a normal biological sample of the same type. In this instance, biomarker may refer to the expression of a gene (i.e., RNA) and/or the expression of a peptide.
“Polypeptide,” “peptide,” and “protein” are used interchangeably and mean any peptide-linked chain of amino acids, regardless of length or post-translational modification. The proteins described herein can contain or be wild-type proteins or can be variants that have not more than 50 (e.g., not more than one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, 12, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, or 50) conservative amino acid substitutions. Conservative substitutions typically include substitutions within the following groups: glycine and alanine; valine, isoleucine, and leucine; aspartic acid and glutamic acid; asparagine, glutamine, serine and threonine; lysine, histidine and arginine; and phenylalanine and tyrosine.
As used herein, percent (%) amino acid sequence identity is defined as the percentage of amino acids in a candidate sequence that are identical to the amino acids in a reference sequence, after aligning the sequences and introducing gaps, if necessary, to achieve the maximum percent sequence identity. Alignment for purposes of determining percent sequence identity can be achieved in various ways that are within the skill in the art, for instance, using publicly available computer software such as BLAST software. Appropriate parameters for measuring alignment, including any algorithms needed to achieve maximal alignment over the full-length of the sequences being compared can be determined by known methods.
The term “antibody” as used herein refers to polypeptides comprising at least one antibody derived antigen binding site (e.g., VH/VL region or Fv, or CDR), and includes whole antibodies and any antigen binding fragments (i.e., “antigen-binding portions”) or single chains thereof. Antibodies include known forms of antibodies. For example, the antibody can be a human antibody, a humanized antibody, a bispecific antibody, or a chimeric antibody. A whole “antibody” refers to a glycoprotein comprising at least two heavy (H) chains and two light (L) chains inter-connected by disulfide bonds, in which each heavy chain is comprised of a heavy chain variable region (abbreviated herein as VH) and a heavy chain constant region; and each light chain is comprised of a light chain variable region (abbreviated herein as VL) and a light chain constant region. The VH and VL regions can be further subdivided into regions of hypervariability, termed complementarity determining regions (CDR), interspersed with regions that are more conserved, termed framework regions (FR). Each VH and VL is composed of three CDRs and four FRs, arranged from amino-terminus to carboxy-terminus in the following order: FR1, CDR1, FR2, CDR2, FR3, CDR3, FR4. The variable regions of the heavy and light chains contain a binding domain that interacts with an antigen. The constant regions of the antibodies may mediate the binding of the immunoglobulin to host tissues or factors, including various cells of the immune system (e.g., effector cells) and the first component (Clq) of the classical complement system.
The exact boundaries of CDRs can be defined differently according to different methods. In some embodiments, the positions of the CDRs or framework regions within a light or heavy chain variable domain can be as defined by Kabat et al. [(1991) “Sequences of Proteins of Immunological Interest.” NIH Publication No. 91-3242, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Md.]. In such cases, the CDRs can be referred to as “Kabat CDRs” (e.g., “Kabat LCDR2” or “Kabat HCDR1”). In other embodiments, the positions of the CDRs of a light or heavy chain variable region can be as defined by Chothia et al. (1989) Nature 342:877-883. Accordingly, these regions can be referred to as “Chothia CDRs” (e.g., “Chothia LCDR2” or “Chothia HCDR3”). In other embodiments, the positions of the CDRs of the light and heavy chain variable regions can be as defined by a Kabat-Chothia combined definition. In such embodiments, these regions can be referred to as “combined Kabat-Chothia CDRs”. Thomas et al. [(1996) Mol Immunol 33(17/18):1389-1401] exemplifies the identification of CDR boundaries according to Kabat and Chothia definitions. In other embodiments, the positions of the CDRs or framework regions within a light or heavy chain variable domain can be as defined by the international ImMunoGeneTics database (IMGT) standard. Marie-Paule Lefranc et al. [(2003) Developmental & Comparative Immunology 27(1):55-77] exemplifies the identification of and CDR boundaries according to IMGT standard. Accordingly, these regions can be referred to as “IMGT CDRs” (e.g., “IMGT-LCDR2” or “IMGT-HCDR3”).
The antibody also can be of any of the following isotypes: IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, IgG4, IgM, IgA1, IgA2, IgAsec, IgD, and IgE. The antibody may be a naturally occurring antibody or may be an antibody that has been altered by a protein engineering technique (e.g., by mutation, deletion, substitution, and/or conjugation to a non-antibody moiety). For example, an antibody may include one or more variant amino acids (compared to a naturally occurring antibody) which change a property (e.g., a functional property) of the antibody. For example, numerous such alterations are known in the art which affect, e.g., half-life, effector function, and/or immune responses to the antibody in a patient. The term antibody also includes artificial or engineered polypeptide constructs which comprise at least one antibody-derived antigen binding site.
The term “human antibody,” as used herein, is intended to include antibodies having variable regions in which both the framework and CDR regions are derived from human germline immunoglobulin sequences as described, for example, by Kabat et al. (See Kabat, et al. (1991) Sequences of proteins of Immunological Interest, Fifth Edition, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, NIH Publication No. 91-3242).
The term “antigen-binding portion” of an antibody (or simply “antibody portion”), as used herein, refers to one or more fragments of an antibody that retain the ability to specifically bind to an antigen (e.g., CD200), e.g., a Fab, Fab′2, ScFv, SMIP, AFFIBODY® antibody mimetic (Affibody AB AKTIEBOLAG, Sweden), nanobody, or a domain antibody. It has been shown that the antigen-binding function of an antibody can be performed by fragments of a full-length antibody. Examples of binding fragments encompassed within the term “antigen-binding portion” of an antibody include (i) a Fab fragment, a monovalent fragment consisting of the VL, VH, CL and CH1 domains; (ii) a F(ab′)2 fragment, a bivalent fragment comprising two Fab fragments linked by a disulfide bridge at the hinge region; (iii) a Fd fragment consisting of the VH and CH1 domains; (iv) a Fv fragment consisting of the VL and VH domains of a single arm of an antibody, (v) a dAb fragment (Ward et al., (1989) Nature 341:544-546), which consists of a VH domain; and (vi) an isolated complementarity determining region (CDR). Furthermore, although the two domains of the Fv fragment, VL and VH, are coded for by separate genes, they can be joined, using recombinant methods, by a synthetic linker that enables them to be made as a single protein chain in which the VL and VH regions pair to form monovalent molecules (known as single chain Fv (scFv); see e.g., Bird et al. (1988) Science 242:423-426; and Huston et al. (1988) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 85:5879-5883). Such single chain antibodies are also intended to be encompassed within the term “antigen-binding portion” of an antibody. Other forms of single chain antibodies, such as diabodies are also encompassed. Diabodies are bivalent, bispecific antibodies in which VH and VL domains are expressed on a single polypeptide chain, but using a linker that is too short to allow for pairing between the two domains on the same chain, thereby forcing the domains to pair with complementary domains of another chain and creating two antigen binding sites (see, e.g., Holliger, P., et al. (1993) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 90:6444-6448; Poljak, R. J., et al. (1994) Structure 2:1121-1123). In one embodiment, the composition contains an antigen-binding portions described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,090,382 and 6,258,562, each incorporated by reference herein.
The term “monoclonal antibody,” as used herein, includes an antibody obtained from a population of substantially homogeneous antibodies, i.e., the individual antibodies comprising the population are identical except for possible naturally occurring mutations that may be present in minor amounts. Monoclonal antibodies are highly specific, being directed against a single antigenic site. Monoclonal antibodies are advantageous in that they may be synthesized by a hybridoma culture, essentially uncontaminated by other immunoglobulins. The modifier “monoclonal” indicates the character of the antibody as being amongst a substantially homogeneous population of antibodies, and is not to be construed as requiring production of the antibody by any particular method. The monoclonal antibodies to be used in accordance with the formulations disclosed herein may be made by the hybridoma method first described by Kohler, et al., (1975) Nature 256: 495 or other methods known in the art. A “polyclonal antibody” is an antibody which was produced among or in the presence of one or more other, non-identical antibodies. In general, polyclonal antibodies are produced from a B-lymphocyte in the presence of several other B-lymphocytes which produced non-identical antibodies. Usually, polyclonal antibodies are obtained directly from an immunized animal.
An “isolated” antibody or antigen binding fragment is one which has been identified and separated and/or recovered from a component of its natural environment. Contaminant components of its natural environment are materials which would interfere with research, diagnostic or therapeutic uses for the antibody, and may include enzymes, hormones, and other proteinaceous or nonproteinaceous solutes. In some embodiments, an antibody is purified to greater than 95% by weight of antibody, and in some embodiments, to greater than 99% by weight of antibody.
The term “pharmaceutical formulation” or “pharmaceutical composition” refers to preparations which are in such form as to permit the biological activity of the active ingredients to be unequivocally effective, and which contain no additional components which are significantly toxic to the subjects to which the formulation would be administered.
As used herein, an “aqueous” pharmaceutical composition is a composition suitable for pharmaceutical use, wherein the aqueous carrier comprises water. A composition suitable for pharmaceutical use may be sterile, homogeneous, and/or isotonic. Aqueous pharmaceutical compositions may be prepared directly in an aqueous form and/or may be reconstituted from a lyophilisate and/or powder form.
A “sterile” composition is aseptic or free or essentially free from all living microorganisms and their spores.
As used herein, the terms “specific binding,” “selective binding,” “selectively binds,” and “specifically binds,” refer to antibody binding to an epitope on a predetermined antigen but not to other antigens. Typically, the antibody (i) binds with an equilibrium dissociation constant (KD) of approximately less than 10−7 M, such as approximately less than 10−8 M, 10−9 M or 10−10 M or even lower when determined by, e.g., surface plasmon resonance (SPR) technology in a BIACORE® 2000 surface plasmon resonance instrument using the predetermined antigen, e.g., recombinant human CD200, as the analyte and the antibody as the ligand, or Scatchard analysis of binding of the antibody to antigen positive cells, and (ii) binds to the predetermined antigen with an affinity that is at least two-fold greater than its affinity for binding to a non-specific antigen (e.g., BSA, casein) other than the predetermined antigen or a closely-related antigen. Accordingly, unless otherwise indicated, an antibody that “specifically binds to human CD200” refers to an antibody that binds to soluble or cell bound human CD200 with a KD of 10−7 M or less, such as approximately less than 10−8 M, 10−9 M, or 10−10 M or even lower.
An “epitope” refers to the site on a protein (e.g., a human CD200 protein) that is bound by an antibody. “Overlapping epitopes” include at least one (e.g., two, three, four, five, or six) common amino acid residue(s).
The term “surface plasmon resonance”, as used herein, refers to an optical phenomenon that allows for the analysis of real-time biospecific interactions by detection of alterations in protein concentrations within a biosensor matrix, for example using the BIAcore system (Pharmacia Biosensor AB, Piscataway, N.J.). For further descriptions, see Jonsson, U., et al. (1993) Ann. Biol. Clin. 51:19-26; Jonsson, U., et al. (1991) Biotechniques 11:620-627; Johnsson, B., et al. (1995) J. Mol. Recognit. 8:125-131; and Johnnson, B., et al. (1991) Anal. Biochem. 198:268-277.
The term “Koff”, as used herein, is intended to refer to the off rate constant for dissociation of an antibody from the antibody/antigen complex.
The term “Kd”, as used herein, is intended to refer to the dissociation constant of a particular antibody-antigen interaction.
Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure pertains. Preferred methods and materials are described below, although methods and materials similar or equivalent to those described herein can also be used in the practice or testing of the presently disclosed methods and compositions. All publications, patent applications, patents, and other references mentioned herein are incorporated by reference in their entirety.
Other features and advantages of the present disclosure, e.g., methods for treating cancer in a subject, will be apparent from the following description, the examples, and from the claims.
1. Biomarkers
Biomarkers provided herein can be used as an indicator to, e.g., evaluate whether a patient having cancer will be responsive to treatment with a CD200 inhibitor (including, but not limited to samalizumab) and/or to monitoring response to treatment with a CD200 inhibitor).
A. Signature Biomarkers
The GenBank (National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)) reference numbers for the protein and gene sequences associated with each of the biomarkers described herein are listed below in Tables 1-2, the sequences of which are all expressly incorporated herein by reference. Additionally information regarding the individual biomarkers follows Tables 1-2.
ICOS is an immune checkpoint protein that in humans is encoded by the ICOS gene (see, e.g., Hutloff A, et al. (January 1999), Nature 397 (6716): 263-6; and Yoshinaga et al. (December 1999), Nature 402 (6763): 827-32). ICOS is a CD28-superfamily costimulatory molecule that is expressed on activated T cells. It is thought to be important for Th2 cells, in particular (see, e.g., Rudd C E, et al. (July 2003), Nature Reviews: Immunology 3 (7): 544-56; and Dong et al. (January 2001), Nature 409 (6816): 97-101). It forms homodimers and plays an important role in cell-cell signaling, immune responses and regulation of cell proliferation.
TIGIT is an immune receptor present on some T cells and Natural Killer Cells(NK) (see, e.g., Yu X, et al. (January 2009). Nat Immunol. 10 (1): 48-57). TIGIT Binds with high affinity to the poliovirus receptor (PVR), which causes increased secretion of IL10 and decreased secretion of IL12B and suppresses T-cell activation by promoting the generation of mature immunoregulatory dendritic cells.
TNFRSF9 is a member of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor family (see, e.g., Schwarz H, et al., (1993), Gene 134 (2): 295-8). TNFRSF9 can be expressed by activated T cells, but to a larger extent on CD8 than on CD4 T cells. In addition, TNFRSF9 expression is found on dendritic cells, B cells, follicular dendritic cells, natural killer cells, granulocytes, and cells of blood vessel walls at sites of inflammation.
HAVCR2 belongs to the immunoglobulin superfamily, and TIM family of proteins. CD4-positive T helper lymphocytes can be divided into types 1 (Th1) and 2 (Th2) on the basis of their cytokine secretion patterns. Th1 cells are involved in cell-mediated immunity to intracellular pathogens and delayed-type hypersensitivity reactions, whereas, Th2 cells are involved in the control of extracellular helminthic infections and the promotion of atopic and allergic diseases. This protein is a Th1-specific cell surface protein that regulates macrophage activation, and inhibits Th1-mediated auto- and alloimmune responses, and promotes immunological tolerance (see, e.g., Monney L, et al. (February 2002), Nature 415 (6871): 536-41).
PDCD1 is a cell surface membrane protein of the immunoglobulin superfamily that plays an important role in down-regulating the immune system and promoting self-tolerance by suppressing T cell inflammatory activity. PDCD1 is an immune checkpoint and guards against autoimmunity through a dual mechanism of promoting apoptosis (programmed cell death) in antigen specific T-cells in lymph nodes while simultaneously reducing apoptosis in regulatory T cells (anti-inflammatory, suppressive T cells) (see, e.g., Francisco L M, et al. (July 2010), Immunological Reviews 236: 219-42; and Fife B T, Pauken K E (January 201), Ann. NY Acad. of Sci. 1217: 45-59).
Receptors for the Fc portion of IgG, such as FCGR2A, play an essential role in the protection of the organism against foreign antigens by removing antigen-antibody complexes from the circulation (Hibbs, M. et al., Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 85: 2240-2244, 1988). Receptors are present on monocytes, macrophages, neutrophils, natural killer (NK) cells, and T and B lymphocytes, and they participate in diverse functions such as phagocytosis of immune complexes and modulation of antibody production by B cells. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants.
Fc-gamma receptors (FCGRs), such as FCGR1A, are integral membrane glycoproteins that exhibit complex activation or inhibitory effects on cell functions after aggregation by complexed immunoglobulin G (IgG). FCGR1A is a 72-kD activating FCGR found exclusively on antigen-presenting cells (APCs) of macrophage and dendritic cell (DC) lineages and has a high affinity for monomeric IgG1 (Rodrigo, W., et al, J. Virol. 80: 10128-10138, 2006).
CD163 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CD163 gene. CD163 is the high affinity scavenger receptor for the hemoglobin-haptoglobin complex and in the absence of haptoglobin—with lower affinity—for hemoglobin alone (see, e.g., Schaer D J, et al., Blood. 2006 Jan. 1; 107(1):373-80). It has also been shown to mark cells of monocyte/macrophage lineage (see, e.g., Lau S K, et al., Am. J. Clin. Path. 122 (5): 794-801). The receptor was discovered in 1987 (see, e.g., Onofre G, et al., Acta Medica (Hradec Kralove). 52 (2): 57-61). CD163 functions as an acute phase-regulated receptor involved in the clearance and endocytosis of hemoglobin/haptoglobin complexes by macrophages, and may thereby protect tissues from free hemoglobin-mediated oxidative damage. This protein may also function as an innate immune sensor for bacteria and inducer of local inflammation. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described for this gene.
CD14 was first identified on the surface of monocytes and macrophages (see Griffin J D, et al., J. Clin. Invest. 1981; 68: 932-41). At the first leucocyte typing workshop in Paris in 1982, several monoclonal antibodies binding to the same epitope on human monocytes were assigned to a provisional CD14 cluster, which was labelled as a leucocyte differentiation antigen. Later, the level of expression of CD14 on these cells was reported to be in the order of 30,000-45,000 copies (see Van Voorhis, et al., J. Exp. Med. 1983; 158: 126-45; and Vasselon T, et al., J. Immunol. 1997; 159: 4498-505). Another very thorough analysis using both reference beads and Scatchard analysis estimated the number to be greater: approximately 110,000 molecules per monocyte (Antal-Szalmas P, et al. J. Leukoc. Biol. 1997; 61: 721-8). Because of its abundance on these cells, CD14 is widely used as a monocyte/macrophage marker in immunohistochemistry as well as in flow cytometry. CD14 is a 55 kDa glycoprotein with multiple leucine-rich repeats (Setoguchi M, et al., Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 1989; 1008: 213-22; and Ferrero E, et al., J. Immunol. 1990; 145: 331-6). It is encoded on chromosome 5q23-31, together with IL-3, GM-CSF, epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor, beta2 adrenergic receptor and platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) (see Goyert S M, et al. Science 1988; 239: 497-500). CD14 is attached to the cell membrane via a glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchor, which is encoded on the X chromosome (Haziot A, et al., J. Immunol. 1988; 141: 547-52; and Takeda J, et al., Cell 1993; 73: 703-11).
In some embodiments, CD200R1 expression levels are determined in combination with one or more biomarkers selected from the group consisting of ICOS, TIGIT, TNFRSF9, HAVCR2, PDCD1, FCGR2A, FCGR1A, CD163, and CD14. In some embodiments, at least two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, or nine, of the biomarker proteins set forth in Tables 1 and 2 can be used in combination as a panel, in addition to CD200R1. The expression levels and/or activity of one or more of the biomarkers in Tables 1 and 2 (or any of the subsets of biomarkers mentioned herein) can be measured in combination with the expression level and/or activity of CD200R1.
B. Biomarker Measurements
Measuring or determining protein expression levels in a biological sample may be performed by any suitable method (see, e.g., Harlow and Lane (1988) “Antibodies: A Laboratory Manual,” Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory: Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.).
In general, protein levels are determined by contacting a biological sample obtained from a subject with binding agents for one or more of the biomarker proteins; detecting, in the biological sample the expression level (e.g., levels) of one or more of the biomarker proteins that bind to the binding agents; and comparing the levels of one or more of the biomarker proteins in the sample with the levels of the corresponding protein biomarkers in a control sample (e.g., a normal sample). In certain embodiments, a suitable binding agent is a ribosome, with or without a peptide component, an RNA molecule, or a polypeptide (e.g., a polypeptide that comprises a polypeptide sequence of a protein marker, a peptide variant thereof, or a non-peptide mimetic of such a sequence).
Suitable binding agents also include an antibody specific for a biomarker protein described herein (e.g., an antibody specific for any biomarker listed in Table 1 or Table 2). Suitable antibodies for use in the methods of the present invention include monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies and antigen-binding fragments (e.g., Fab fragments or scFvs) of antibodies. Antibodies, including monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies, fragments and chimeras, may be prepared using methods known in the art (see, for example, Kohler and Milstein (1975) Nature 256:495-497; Kozbor et al. (1985) J Immunol Methods 81:31-42; Cote et al. (1983) Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 80:2026-203; and Zhang et al. (2002) J Biol Chem 277:39379-39387). Antibodies to be used in the methods of the invention can be purified by methods well known in the art. Antibodies may also be obtained from commercial sources.
In certain embodiments, the binding agent is directly or indirectly labeled with a detectable moiety. The role of a detectable agent is to facilitate the detection step of the diagnostic method by allowing visualization of the complex formed by binding of the binding agent to the protein marker (or fragment thereof). The detectable agent can be selected such that it generates a signal that can be measured and whose intensity is related (preferably proportional) to the amount of protein marker present in the sample being analyzed. Methods for labeling biological molecules such as polypeptides and antibodies are well-known in the art. Any of a wide variety of detectable agents can be used in the practice of the present invention. Suitable detectable agents include, but are not limited to: various ligands, radionuclides, fluorescent dyes, chemiluminescent agents, microparticles (such as, for example, quantum dots, nanocrystals, phosphors and the like), enzymes (such as, e.g., those used in an ELISA, i.e., horseradish peroxidase, beta-galactosidase, luciferase, alkaline phosphatase), colorimetric labels, magnetic labels, and biotin, digoxigenin or other haptens and proteins for which antisera or monoclonal antibodies are available.
In certain embodiments, the binding agents (e.g., antibodies) may be immobilized on a carrier or support (e.g., a bead, a magnetic particle, a latex particle, a microtiter plate well, a cuvette, or other reaction vessel). Examples of suitable carrier or support materials include agarose (SEPHAROSE®, Pharmacia), cellulose, nitrocellulose, dextran, cross-linked dextran gel (SEPHADEX®, Pharmacia), liposomes, carboxymethyl cellulose, polyacrylamides, polystyrene, gabbros, filter paper, magnetite, ion-exchange resin, plastic film, plastic tube, glass, polyamine-methyl vinyl-ether-maleic acid copolymer, amino acid copolymer, ethylene-maleic acid copolymer, nylon, silk, and the like. Binding agents may be indirectly immobilized using second binding agents specific for the first binding agents (e.g., mouse antibodies specific for the protein markers may be immobilized using sheep anti-mouse IgG Fc fragment specific antibody coated on the carrier or support).
Protein expression levels in a biological sample may be determined using immunoassays. Examples of such assays are time resolved fluorescence immunoassays (TR-FIA), radioimmunoas says, enzyme immunoassays (e.g., ELISA), immunofluorescence immunoprecipitation, latex agglutination, hemagglutination, Western blot, and histochemical tests, which are conventional methods well-known in the art. Methods of detection and quantification of the signal generated by the complex formed by binding of the binding agent with the protein marker will depend on the nature of the assay and of the detectable moiety (e.g., fluorescent moiety).
In one example, the presence or amount of protein expression of a gene (e.g., a biomarker protein depicted in Table 1 or Table 2) can be determined using a Western blotting technique. For example, a lysate can be prepared from a biological sample, or the biological sample (e.g., biological fluid) itself, can be contacted with Laemmli buffer and subjected to sodium-dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). SDS-PAGE-resolved proteins, separated by size, can then be transferred to a filter membrane (e.g., nitrocellulose) and subjected to immunoblotting techniques using a detectably-labeled antibody specific to the protein of interest. The presence or amount of bound detectably-labeled antibody indicates the presence or amount of protein in the biological sample.
In another example, an immunoassay can be used for detecting and/or measuring the protein expression of a biomarker protein (e.g., one depicted in Table 1 or Table 2). As above, for the purposes of detection, an immunoassay can be performed with an antibody that bears a detection moiety (e.g., a fluorescent agent or enzyme). Proteins from a biological sample can be conjugated directly to a solid-phase matrix (e.g., a multi-well assay plate, nitrocellulose, agarose, encoded particles, or magnetic beads) or it can be conjugated to a first member of a specific binding pair (e.g., biotin or streptavidin) that attaches to a solid-phase matrix upon binding to a second member of the specific binding pair (e.g., streptavidin or biotin). Such attachment to a solid-phase matrix allows the proteins to be purified away from other interfering or irrelevant components of the biological sample prior to contact with the detection antibody and also allows for subsequent washing of unbound antibody. Here, as above, the presence or amount of bound detectably-labeled antibody indicates the presence or amount of protein in the biological sample.
Alternatively, the protein expression levels may be determined using mass spectrometry based methods or image-based methods known in the art for the detection of proteins. Other suitable methods include 2D-gel electrophoresis, proteomics-based methods such as the identification of individual proteins recovered from the gel (e.g., by mass spectrometry or N-terminal sequencing) and/or bioinformatics.
Methods for detecting or measuring protein expression can, optionally, be performed in formats that allow for rapid preparation, processing, and analysis of multiple samples. This can be, for example, in multi-well assay plates (e.g., 96 wells or 386 wells) or arrays (e.g., protein chips). Stock solutions for various reagents can be provided manually or robotically, and subsequent sample preparation, pipetting, diluting, mixing, distribution, washing, incubating (e.g., hybridization), sample readout, data collection (optical data) and/or analysis (computer aided image analysis) can be done robotically using commercially available analysis software, robotics, and detection instrumentation capable of detecting the signal generated from the assay. Examples of such detectors include, but are not limited to, spectrophotometers, luminometers, fluorimeters, and devices that measure radioisotope decay. Exemplary high-throughput cell-based assays (e.g., detecting the presence or level of a target protein in a cell) can utilize commercially available reader technologies, i.e., ARRAYSCAN™ VTI HCS Reader or KINTETICSCAN® HCS Reader technology (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, Mass.).
In some embodiments, the protein expression level (or activity) of at least two biomarker proteins (e.g., at least three proteins, at least four proteins, at least five proteins, at least six proteins, at least seven proteins, at least eight proteins, at least nine proteins, or at least 10 proteins) can be assessed and/or measured.
Expression of the biomarker can also be detected at the nucleic acid level (e.g., based on RNA levels). In one embodiment, RNA is detected using an RNA-ISH assay. Another method for determining the level of RNA in a sample involves the process of nucleic acid amplification from homogenized tissue, e.g., by RT-PCR (reverse transcribing the RNA and then, amplifying the resulting cDNA employing PCR or any other nucleic acid amplification method, followed by the detection of the amplified molecules. In another embodiment, RNA expression is assessed by quantitative fluorogenic RT-PCR (qPCR).
In one embodiment, expression levels of CD200R1 and one or more biomarkers are measured in two or more types of biological samples. In another embodiment, expression levels of CD200R1 and one or more biomarkers are measured in one type of biological sample and levels of a second biomarker are measured in a second type of biological sample.
In one embodiment, the methods described herein involve comparing the measured expression level or activity of a biomarker protein (as measured in a biological sample obtained from a subject) to a control sample. In some embodiments, control sample is obtained from the subject prior to administering to the subject the CD200 inhibitor (e.g., samalizumab). In some embodiments, the control sample can be (or can be based on), e.g., a collection of samples obtained from one or more (e.g., two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, or 40 or more) healthy individuals that have not been administered CD200 inhibitor. In some embodiments, the control sample can be (or can be based on), e.g., a pooled sample obtained from two or more (e.g., two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, or 40 or more) individuals. In some embodiments of any of the methods described herein, the pooled samples can be from healthy individuals, or at least, individuals who do not have or are not suspected of having cancer. In another embodiment, determining whether the expression level or activity of an biomarker has increased following treatment with a CD200 inhibitor can involve comparing the expression level or activity of the biomarker in a biological sample obtained from a subject prior to treatment to the expression level of the biomarker in a sample of the same biological type obtained from the patient after treatment with the inhibitor (e.g., one day, two days, three days, four days, five days, six days, 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks, a month, 6 weeks, two months, or three months after treatment with the inhibitor).
In some embodiments, determining whether a CD200 inhibitor has produced a desired effect (e.g., a reduction in cancer burden (e.g., by about 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, or 100%)) in a human can be performed by querying whether the post-treatment expression level of the biomarker falls within a predetermined range indicative of responsiveness to a CD200 inhibitor by a human. In some embodiments, determining whether a CD200 inhibitor has produced a desired effect in a human can include querying if the post-treatment expression level or activity of one or more biomarkers falls above or below a predetermined cut-off value. A cut-off value is typically the expression level or activity of a given biomarker in a given biological sample above or below which is considered indicative of a certain phenotype—e.g., responsiveness to therapy with a CD200 inhibitor.
In some embodiments of any of the methods described herein, the same practitioner may administer the CD200 inhibitor to the subject prior to determining whether a change in the expression level or activity of one or more biomarkers has occurred, whereas in some embodiments, the practitioner who administers the inhibitor to the subject is different from the practitioner who determines whether a response has occurred in the subject. In some embodiments, the practitioner may obtain a biological sample from the subject prior to administration of the inhibitor. In some embodiments, the practitioner may obtain a biological sample from the subject following the administration of the inhibitor to the subject. In some embodiments, the post-treatment sample can be obtained from the subject less than 48 (e.g., less than 47, 46, 45, 44, 43, 42, 41, 40, 39, 38, 37, 36, 35, 34, 33, 32, 31, 30, 29, 28, 27, 26, 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, or even less than one) hour following administration of the inhibitor to the subject. In some embodiments, the post-treatment sample can be obtained from the subject less than 20 (e.g., less than 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, or one) day(s) after administering to the subject the inhibitor. In some embodiments, the biological sample is obtained from the subject no more than 20 (e.g., no more than 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, or one) day(s) after the inhibitor is administered to the subject.
In some embodiments, the expression level of CD200R1 and at least one (e.g., at least two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, or nine) biomarker is increased by at least 5 (e.g., at least 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, or 70) % following administration of the inhibitor.
In some embodiments, the expression level of CD200R1 and at least one (e.g., at least two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, or nine) biomarkers is increased to within 50 (e.g., 49, 48, 47, 46, 45, 44, 43, 42, 41, 40, 39, 38, 37, 36, 35, 34, 33, 32, 31, 30, 29, 28, 27, 26, 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1) % of the normal expression level of the biomarker following administration of one or more doses of the inhibitor.
In some embodiments of any of the methods described herein, the expression level of ICOS is increased by at least about 40% (e.g., 40, 45, 50, 60, 665, 70, 80, 85, 90, 95, or up to 100%) following administration of a CD200 inhibitor (e.g., samalizumab). In some embodiments of any of the methods described herein, the expression level of TIGIT is increased by at least about 40% (e.g., 40, 45, 50, 60, 665, 70, 80, 85, 90, 95, or up to 100%) following administration of a CD200 inhibitor (e.g., samalizumab). In some embodiments of any of the methods described herein, the expression level of TNFRSF9 is increased by at least about 40% (e.g., 40, 45, 50, 60, 665, 70, 80, 85, 90, 95, or up to 100%) following administration of a CD200 inhibitor (e.g., samalizumab). In some embodiments of any of the methods described herein, the expression level of HAVCR2 is increased by at least about 40% (e.g., 40, 45, 50, 60, 665, 70, 80, 85, 90, 95, or up to 100%) following administration of a CD200 inhibitor (e.g., samalizumab). In some embodiments of any of the methods described herein, the expression level of PDCD1 is increased by at least about 40% (e.g., 40, 45, 50, 60, 665, 70, 80, 85, 90, 95, or up to 100%) following administration of a CD200 inhibitor (e.g., samalizumab). In some embodiments of any of the methods described herein, the expression level of FCGR2A is increased by at least about 40% (e.g., 40, 45, 50, 60, 665, 70, 80, 85, 90, 95, or up to 100%) following administration of a CD200 inhibitor (e.g., samalizumab). In some embodiments of any of the methods described herein, the expression level of FCGR1A is increased by at least about 40% (e.g., 40, 45, 50, 60, 665, 70, 80, 85, 90, 95, or up to 100%) following administration of a CD200 inhibitor (e.g., samalizumab). In some embodiments of any of the methods described herein, the expression level of CD163 is increased by at least about 40% (e.g., 40, 45, 50, 60, 665, 70, 80, 85, 90, 95, or up to 100%) following administration of a CD200 inhibitor (e.g., samalizumab). In some embodiments of any of the methods described herein, the expression level of CD14 is increased by at least about 40% (e.g., 40, 45, 50, 60, 665, 70, 80, 85, 90, 95, or up to 100%) following administration of a CD200 inhibitor (e.g., samalizumab).
In some embodiments of any of the methods described herein, the expression level of ICOS is increased by at least about 1.5-fold, 2-fold, 2.5-fold, or 3-fold following administration of a CD200 inhibitor (e.g., samalizumab) compared to the expression level of ICOS in a biological sample of the same type obtained from the subject prior to treatment with the CD200 inhibitor. In another embodiment of any of the methods described herein, the expression level of TIGIT is increased by at least about 1.5-fold, 2-fold, 2.5-fold, or 3-fold following administration of a CD200 inhibitor (e.g., samalizumab) compared to the expression level of TIGIT in a biological sample of the same type obtained from the subject prior to treatment with the CD200 inhibitor. In another embodiment of any of the methods described herein, the expression level of TNFRSF9 is increased by at least about 1.5-fold, 2-fold, 2.5-fold, or 3-fold following administration of a CD200 inhibitor (e.g., samalizumab) compared to the expression level of TNFRSF9 in a biological sample of the same type obtained from the subject prior to treatment with the CD200 inhibitor. In another embodiment of any of the methods described herein, the expression level of HAVCR2 is increased by at least about 1.5-fold, 2-fold, 2.5-fold, or 3-fold following administration of a CD200 inhibitor (e.g., samalizumab) compared to the expression level of HAVCR2 in a biological sample of the same type obtained from the subject prior to treatment with the CD200 inhibitor. In another embodiment of any of the methods described herein, the expression level of PDCD1 is increased by at least about 1.5-fold, 2-fold, 2.5-fold, or 3-fold following administration of a CD200 inhibitor (e.g., samalizumab) compared to the expression level of TIGIT in a biological sample of the same type obtained from the subject prior to treatment with the PDCD1 inhibitor. In another embodiment of any of the methods described herein, the expression level of FCGR2A is increased by at least about 1.5-fold, 2-fold, 2.5-fold, or 3-fold following administration of a CD200 inhibitor (e.g., samalizumab) compared to the expression level of FCGR2A in a biological sample of the same type obtained from the subject prior to treatment with the CD200 inhibitor. In another embodiment of any of the methods described herein, the expression level of FCGR1A is increased by at least about 1.5-fold, 2-fold, 2.5-fold, or 3-fold following administration of a CD200 inhibitor (e.g., samalizumab) compared to the expression level of FCGR1A in a biological sample of the same type obtained from the subject prior to treatment with the CD200 inhibitor. In another embodiment of any of the methods described herein, the expression level of CD163 is increased by at least about 1.5-fold, 2-fold, 2.5-fold, or 3-fold following administration of a CD200 inhibitor (e.g., samalizumab) compared to the expression level of CD163 in a biological sample of the same type obtained from the subject prior to treatment with the CD200 inhibitor. In another embodiment of any of the methods described herein, the expression level of CD14 is increased by at least about 1.5-fold, 2-fold, 2.5-fold, or 3-fold following administration of a CD200 inhibitor (e.g., samalizumab) compared to the expression level of CD14 in a biological sample of the same type obtained from the subject prior to treatment with the CD200 inhibitor.
In another embodiment of any of the methods described herein, the expression level of CD200R1 is increased by at least about 1.5-fold, 2-fold, 2.5-fold, or 3-fold following administration of a CD200 inhibitor (e.g., samalizumab) compared to the expression level of CD200R1 in a biological sample of the same type obtained from the subject prior to treatment with the CD200 inhibitor.
2. CD200 Inhibitors
The terms “CD200”, “OX-2” and “OX-2/CD200” are used interchangeably herein and refers to the highly conserved type I transmembrane glycoprotein including multiple transcript variants: CD200 isoform a (SEQ ID NO: 1; NCBI Reference Sequence: NP_005935.4), CD200 isoform b (SEQ ID NO:2; NCBI Reference Sequence: NP_001004196.2), CD200 isoform c (SEQ ID NO:3; NCBI Reference Sequence: NP_001305755.1 or NP_001305759.1), CD200 isoform d (SEQ ID NO: 46; NCBI Reference Sequence: NP_001305757.1).
CD200 interacts with the CD200 receptor (also known as “CD200R,” “CD200R1,” “Cell Surface Glycoprotein OX2 Receptor,” “CD200 Cell Surface Glycoprotein Receptor,” “MOX2 Receptor,” “MOX2R,” “OX2R,” “Cell Surface Glycoprotein CD200 Receptor,” “Cell Surface Glycoprotein Receptor CD200,” “HCRTR2,” and “CRTR2”), which induces immune suppression by skewing the immune response from a Th1-cytokine producing response, to a response characterized by an increased frequency of immunosuppressive regulatory T cells and suppression of memory T cell function. CD200R1 is restricted to the surfaces of myeloid lineage cells. Alternative splicing of CD200R1 gene results in multiple transcript variants, including CD200R1 isoform a (SEQ ID NO: 42; NCBI Reference Sequence: NP_620161.1), CD200R1 isoform b (SEQ ID NO: 43; NCBI Reference Sequence: NP_620385.1), CD200R1 isoform c (SEQ ID NO: 44; NCBI Reference Sequence: NP_620386.1), and CD200R1 isoform d (SEQ ID NO: 45; NCBI Reference Sequence: NP_740750.1).
The terms “CD200 antagonist” and “CD200 inhibitor” as used herein include any agent that is capable of inhibiting the activity, function and/or the expression of CD200 or its receptor. In certain embodiments, the antagonist disrupts the interaction of CD200 and CD200R1. In other embodiments, the CD200 antagonist is capable of decreasing the immunosuppressive effects of CD200 or are capable of targeting CD200-expressing cells for depletion or elimination.
Any compound which binds to and inhibits, or otherwise inhibits the activity, function and/or the expression of CD200 or its receptor may be utilized in accordance with the present disclosure. For example, an inhibitor of CD200 can be, e.g., a small molecule, a nucleic acid or nucleic acid analog, a peptidomimetic, or a macromolecule that is not a nucleic acid or a protein. These agents include, but are not limited to, small organic molecules, RNA aptamers, L-RNA aptamers, Spiegelmers, antisense compounds, double stranded RNA, small interfering RNA, locked nucleic acid inhibitors, and peptide nucleic acid inhibitors. In some embodiments, a CD200 inhibitor may be a protein or protein fragment.
Other compounds which may be utilized include, but are not limited to, proteins, protein fragments, peptides, small molecules, RNA aptamers, L-RNA aptamers, spiegelmers, antisense compounds, serine protease inhibitors, molecules which may be utilized in RNA interference (RNAi) such as double stranded RNA including small interfering RNA (siRNA), locked nucleic acid (LNA) inhibitors, peptide nucleic acid (PNA) inhibitors, etc.
An inhibitor of CD200 can be, e.g., a small molecule, a polypeptide, a polypeptide analog, a nucleic acid, or a nucleic acid analog.
“Small molecule” as used herein, is meant to refer to an agent, which has a molecular weight preferably of less than about 6 kDa and most preferably less than about 2.5 kDa. Many pharmaceutical companies have extensive libraries of chemical and/or biological mixtures comprising arrays of small molecules, often fungal, bacterial, or algal extracts, which can be screened with any of the assays of the application. This application contemplates using, among other things, small chemical libraries, peptide libraries, or collections of natural products. Tan et al. described a library with over two million synthetic compounds that is compatible with miniaturized cell-based assays (J Am Chem Soc (1998) 120:8565-8566). It is within the scope of this application that such a library may be used to screen for agents that bind to a target antigen of interest (e.g., CD200). There are numerous commercially available compound libraries, such as the Chembridge DIVERSet™ diverse screening library. Libraries are also available from academic investigators, such as the Diversity set from the NCI developmental therapeutics program. Rational drug design may also be employed. Rational drug design can also be achieved based on known compounds, e.g., a known inhibitor of CD200 (e.g., an antibody, or antigen-binding fragment thereof, that binds to CD200).
Peptidomimetics can be compounds in which at least a portion of a subject polypeptide is modified, and the three dimensional structure of the peptidomimetic remains substantially the same as that of the subject polypeptide. Peptidomimetics may be analogues of a subject polypeptide of the disclosure that are, themselves, polypeptides containing one or more substitutions or other modifications within the subject polypeptide sequence. Alternatively, at least a portion of the subject polypeptide sequence may be replaced with a non-peptide structure, such that the three-dimensional structure of the subject polypeptide is substantially retained. In other words, one, two or three amino acid residues within the subject polypeptide sequence may be replaced by a non-peptide structure. In addition, other peptide portions of the subject polypeptide may, but need not, be replaced with a non-peptide structure. Peptidomimetics (both peptide and non-peptidyl analogues) may have improved properties (e.g., decreased proteolysis, increased retention or increased bioavailability). Peptidomimetics generally have improved oral availability, which makes them especially suited to treatment of disorders in a human or animal. It should be noted that peptidomimetics may or may not have similar two-dimensional chemical structures, but share common three-dimensional structural features and geometry. Each peptidomimetic may further have one or more unique additional binding elements.
Nucleic acid inhibitors can be used to bind to and inhibit a target antigen of interest. The nucleic acid antagonist can be, e.g., an aptamer. Aptamers are short oligonucleotide sequences that can be used to recognize and specifically bind almost any molecule, including cell surface proteins. The systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment (SELEX) process is powerful and can be used to readily identify such aptamers. Aptamers can be made for a wide range of proteins of importance for therapy and diagnostics, such as growth factors and cell surface antigens. These oligonucleotides bind their targets with similar affinities and specificities as antibodies do (see, e.g., Ulrich (2006) Handb Exp Pharmacol. 173:305-326).
In some embodiments, the CD200 inhibitor is a non-antibody scaffold protein. These proteins are, generally, obtained through combinatorial chemistry-based adaptation of pre-existing antigen-binding proteins. For example, the binding site of human transferrin for human transferrin receptor can be modified using combinatorial chemistry to create a diverse library of transferrin variants, some of which have acquired affinity for different antigens. Ali et al. (1999) J Biol Chem 274:24066-24073. The portion of human transferrin not involved with binding the receptor remains unchanged and serves as a scaffold, like framework regions of antibodies, to present the variant binding sites. The libraries are then screened, as an antibody library is, against a target antigen of interest to identify those variants having optimal selectivity and affinity for the target antigen. Non-antibody scaffold proteins, while similar in function to antibodies, are touted as having a number of advantages as compared to antibodies, which advantages include, among other things, enhanced solubility and tissue penetration, less costly manufacture, and ease of conjugation to other molecules of interest. Hey et al. (2005) TRENDS Biotechnol 23(10):514-522.
One of skill in the art would appreciate that the scaffold portion of the non-antibody scaffold protein can include, e.g., all or part of: the Z domain of S. aureus protein A, human transferrin, human tenth fibronectin type III domain, Kunitz domain of a human trypsin inhibitor, human CTLA-4, an ankyrin repeat protein, a human lipocalin, human crystallin, human ubiquitin, or a trypsin inhibitor from E. elaterium. Hey et al., (2005).
In some embodiments, the CD200 inhibitor is an antibody, or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds to CD200 (e.g., an “anti-CD200 antibody.”)
In some embodiments, an anti-CD200 antibody described herein binds to an epitope within the extracellular portion of 65 a CD200 protein. For example, in some embodiments, the anti-CD200 antibody can bind to CD200 protein at an epitope within or overlapping with: (i) amino acids 1 to 233 of the amino acid sequence depicted in SEQ ID NO: 1; (ii) amino acids 1 to 258 of the amino acid sequence depicted in SEQ ID NO:2; or amino acids 1 to 229 of the amino acid sequence depicted in SEQ ID NO:3.
In some embodiments, the anti-CD200 antibody binds to an epitope in the human CD200 protein lacking the leader sequence. For example, an anti-CD200 antibody described herein can bind to a CD200 protein at an epitope within or overlapping with amino acids 31 to 233 of the amino acid sequence depicted in SEQ ID NO: 1, which corresponds to the extracellular portion of the mature form of human CD200 isoform A less the amino terminal leader sequence. In some embodiments, an anti-CD200 antibody described herein can bind to a CD200 protein at an epitope within or overlapping with amino acids 56 to 258 of the amino acid sequence depicted in SEQ ID NO: 2, which corresponds to the extracellular portion of the mature form of human CD200 isoform B less the amino terminal leader sequence. In some embodiments, an anti-CD200 antibody described herein can bind to a CD200 protein at an epitope within or overlapping with amino acids 27 to 229 of the amino acid sequence depicted in SEQ ID NO: 3, which corresponds to the extracellular portion of the mature form of human CD200 less the amino terminal leader sequence.
In some embodiments, the anti-CD200 antibody specifically binds to a human CD200 protein (e.g., the human CD200 protein having the amino acid sequence depicted in SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO:46 or the extracellular domains of the mature forms of the CD200 proteins). Methods for identifying the epitope to which a particular antibody binds are also know in the art.
Anti-CD200 antibodies for use in the methods provided herein are CD200 antagonists and include whole antibodies, or antibody fragments capable of binding to CD200, particularly anti-CD200 antibodies which disrupt the interaction between CD200 and CD200R1. Exemplary anti-CD200 antibodies, or antigen binding fragments thereof, which can be used in the methods described herein include, but are not limited to, those disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,408,041; 8,075,884; and WO 2012/106634 (the contents of each of which are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety).
In one embodiment, the anti-CD200 antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, comprises the CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 domains of a heavy chain variable region having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 13, and the CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 domains of a light chain variable region having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 12.
In another embodiment, the anti-CD200 antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, comprising the CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 domains of a heavy chain region having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 11, and the CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3 domains of a light chain region having the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 10.
In another embodiment, the anti-CD200 antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, comprises: (a) a light chain variable domain that comprises (i) a light chain CDR1 comprising the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 4, (ii) a light chain CDR2 comprising the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 5, and (iii) a light chain CDR3 comprising the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 6; and (b) a heavy chain variable domain comprising (i) a heavy chain CDR1 comprising the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 7, (ii) a heavy chain CDR2 comprising the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 8 and (iii) a heavy chain CDR3 comprising the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 9.
In another embodiment, the antibody comprises a light chain region sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 10 and/or a heavy chain variable region sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 11. In one embodiment, the antibody comprises a light chain sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 12 and/or a heavy chain sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 13. In one embodiment, the anti-CD200 antibody is samalizumab (also known as ALXN6000; Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.).
Antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof may be obtained according to established hybridoma and recombinant procedures. Suitable methods for producing an antibody (e.g., an anti-CD200 antibody) or antigen-binding fragments thereof may be obtained according to established hybridoma and recombinant procedures as previously disclosed (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,427,665; 7,435,412; and 7,408,041). For example, a process for the production of an antibody disclosed herein includes culturing a host (e.g., E. coli or a mammalian cell), which has been transformed with a hybrid vector. The vector includes one or more expression cassettes containing a promoter operably linked to a first DNA sequence encoding a signal peptide linked in the proper reading frame to a second DNA sequence encoding the antibody protein. The antibody protein is then collected and isolated. Optionally, the expression cassette may include a promoter operably linked to polycistronic, for example bicistronic, DNA sequences encoding antibody proteins each individually operably linked to a signal peptide in the proper reading frame.
Multiplication of hybridoma cells or mammalian host cells in vitro is carried out in suitable culture media, which include the customary standard culture media (such as, for example Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium (DMEM) or RPMI 1640 medium), optionally replenished by a mammalian serum (e.g. fetal calf serum), or trace elements and growth sustaining supplements (e.g. feeder cells such as normal mouse peritoneal exudate cells, spleen cells, bone marrow macrophages, 2-aminoethanol, insulin, transferrin, low density lipoprotein, oleic acid, or the like). Multiplication of host cells which are bacterial cells or yeast cells is likewise carried out in suitable culture media known in the art. For example, for bacteria, suitable culture media include, but are not limited to, medium LE, NZCYM, NZYM, NZM, Terrific Broth, SOB, SOC, 2xYT, and/or M9 Minimal Medium. For yeast, suitable culture media include, but are not limited to, medium YPD, YEPD, Minimal Medium, and/or Complete Minimal Dropout Medium.
In vitro production provides relatively pure antibody preparations and allows scale-up to give large amounts of the desired antibodies. Techniques for bacterial cell, yeast, plant, or mammalian cell cultivation are known in the art and include homogeneous suspension culture (e.g., in an airlift reactor or in a continuous stirrer reactor), and immobilized or entrapped cell culture (e.g., in hollow fibers, microcapsules, on agarose microbeads or ceramic cartridges).
Large quantities of the desired antibodies can also be obtained by multiplying mammalian cells in vivo. For this purpose, cells producing the desired antibodies are injected into histocompatible mammals to cause growth of antibody-producing tumors. Optionally, the animals are primed with a hydrocarbon, especially mineral oils such as pristane (tetramethyl-pentadecane), prior to the injection. After one to three weeks, the antibodies are isolated from the body fluids of those mammals. For example, hybridoma cells obtained by fusion of suitable myeloma cells with antibody-producing spleen cells from Balb/c mice, or transfected cells derived from hybridoma cell line Sp2/0 that produce the desired antibodies are injected intraperitoneally into Balb/c mice optionally pre-treated with pristine. After one to two weeks, ascitic fluid is taken from the animals.
The antibody which is formulated is preferably essentially pure and desirably essentially homogeneous (e.g., free from contaminating proteins, etc.). “Essentially pure” antibody means a composition comprising at least about 90% by weight of the antibody, based on total weight of the composition, preferably at least about 95% by weight of the antibody. “Essentially homogeneous” antibody means a composition comprising at least about 99% by weight of antibody, based on total weight of the composition.
Techniques for purification of therapeutic antibodies to pharmaceutical grade are well known in the art. For example, the immunoglobulins in the culture supernatants or in the ascitic fluid may be concentrated, e.g., by precipitation with ammonium sulfate, dialysis against hygroscopic material such as polyethylene glycol, filtration through selective membranes, or the like. If necessary and/or desired, the antibodies are purified by the customary chromatography methods, for example gel filtration, ion-exchange chromatography, chromatography over DEAE-cellulose and/or (immuno-) affinity chromatography, e.g., affinity chromatography with a one or more surface polypeptides derived from a CLL cell line according to this disclosure, or with Protein-A or G.
The foregoing, and other, techniques are discussed in, for example, Kohler and Milstein, (1975) Nature 256:495-497; U.S. Pat. No. 4,376,110; Harlow and Lane, Antibodies: a Laboratory Manual, (1988) Cold Spring Harbor, the disclosures of which are all incorporated herein by reference. Techniques for the preparation of recombinant antibody molecules is described in the above references and also in, for example WO 97/08320; U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,427,908 and 5,508,717; Smith, 1985, Science, Vol. 225, pp 1315-1317; Parmley and Smith 1988, Gene 73, pp 305-318; De La Cruz et al, 1988, J. Biol. Chem., 263 pp 4318-4322; U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,403,484; 5,223,409; WO88/06630; WO 92/15679; U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,780,279; 5,571,698; and 6,040,136; Davis et al., Cancer Metastasis Rev., 1999; 18(4):421-5; Taylor, et al., Nucleic Acids Research 20 (1992): 6287-6295; and Tomizuka et al., Proc. Nat. Academy of Sciences USA 97(2) (2000): 722-727 (the contents of each are incorporated herein by reference).
3. Biological Samples and Sample Collection
Suitable biological samples for use in the methods described herein include whole blood (or a fraction thereof), tumor tissue, or tumor cells. A biological sample can be further fractionated, if desired, to a fraction containing particular analytes (e.g., proteins) of interest. For example, a whole blood sample can be fractionated into serum or into fractions containing particular types of proteins.
Biological samples suitable for the invention may be fresh or frozen samples collected from a subject, or archival samples with known diagnosis, treatment and/or outcome history. The biological samples can be obtained from a subject, e.g., a subject having, suspected of having, or at risk of developing, cancer. Any suitable methods for obtaining the biological samples can be employed, although exemplary methods include, e.g., phlebotomy, swab (e.g., buccal or other swab), lavage, or fine needle aspirate biopsy procedure. Biological samples can also be obtained from bone marrow.
In some embodiments, a protein extract may be prepared from a biological sample. In some embodiments, a protein extract contains the total protein content. Methods of protein extraction are well known in the art. See, e.g., Roe (2001) Protein Purification Techniques: A Practical Approach, 2nd Edition, Oxford University Press. Numerous different and versatile kits can be used to extract proteins from bodily fluids and tissues, and are commercially available from, for example, BioRad Laboratories (Hercules, Calif.), BD Biosciences Clontech (Mountain View, Calif.), Chemicon International, Inc. (Temecula, Calif.), Calbiochem (San Diego, Calif.), Pierce Biotechnology (Rockford, Ill.), and Invitrogen Corp. (Carlsbad, Calif.).
Methods for obtaining and/or storing samples that preserve the activity or integrity of cells in the biological sample are well known to those skilled in the art. For example, a biological sample can be further contacted with one or more additional agents such as appropriate buffers and/or inhibitors, including protease inhibitors, the agents meant to preserve or minimize changes (e.g., changes in osmolarity or pH) in protein structure. Such inhibitors include, for example, chelators such as ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA), ethylene glycol tetraacetic acid (EGTA), protease inhibitors such as phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride (PMSF), aprotinin, and leupeptin. Appropriate buffers and conditions for storing or otherwise manipulating whole cells are described in, e.g., Pollard and Walker (1997), “Basic Cell Culture Protocols,” volume 75 of Methods in Molecular Biology, Humana Press; Masters (2000) “Animal cell culture: a practical approach,” Volume 232 of Practical Approach Series, Oxford University Press; and Jones (1996) “Human cell culture protocols,” volume 2 of Methods in Molecular Medicine, Humana Press.
A sample also can be processed to eliminate or minimize the presence of interfering substances. For example, a biological sample can be fractionated or purified to remove one or more materials (e.g., cells) that are not of interest. Methods of fractionating or purifying a biological sample include, but are not limited to, flow cytometry, fluorescence activated cell sorting, and sedimentation.
4. Methods for Treatment
Also provided herein are methods for treating cancer in a subject (e.g., a human). In one embodiment, the patient is an adult and the cancer is selected from the group consisting of diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBL), lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD), lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC), glioblastoma (GBM), low grade glioma (LGG), clear cell RCC (KIRC), chromophobe (KICH), papillary cell RCC (KIRP), melanoma (SKCM), ovarian cancer (OV), colon cancer (COAD), rectum cancer (READ), and uterine endometrial cancer (UCEC).
In another embodiment, the patient is a pediatric patient, and the cancer is selected from atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT), ependymoma, osteosarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma, pilocytic astrocytoma, neuroblastoma, and retinoblastoma.
The terms “treat,” “treating,” and “treatment,” as used herein, refer to therapeutic measures described herein. The methods of treatment employ administration to a subject (such as a human) the combination disclosed herein in order to cure, delay, reduce the severity of, or ameliorate one or more symptoms of the disease or disorder or recurring disease or disorder, or in order to prolong the survival of a subject beyond that expected in the absence of such treatment.
The terms “effective amount” or “therapeutically effective amount” are used interchangeably and refer to an amount of formulation or antibody effective to alleviate or ameliorate one or more symptom(s) of cancer or to prolong the survival of the subject being treated. Determination of a therapeutically effective amount is well within the capability of those skilled in the art, especially in light of the detailed disclosure provided herein. Therapeutically effective dosages may be determined by using in vitro and in vivo methods.
In one embodiment, a method for treating a patient having cancer who has been determined to have positive expression of CD200 receptor (CD200R1) and one or more biomarkers (e.g., two or more, three or more, four or more, five or more, 6 or more, 7 or more, 8 or more, or 9) in a biological sample from the patient is provided, the method comprising administering to the patient a CD200 inhibitor in an amount and with a frequency sufficient to reduce the cancer burden in the patient (e.g., by about 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, or 100%). In one embodiment, the biomarker is ICOS. In another embodiment, the biomarker is TIGIT. In another embodiment, the biomarker is TNFRSF9. In another embodiment, the biomarker is HAVCR2. In another embodiment, the biomarker is PDCD1. In another embodiment, the biomarker is FCGR2A. In another embodiment, the biomarker is FCGR1A. In another embodiment, the biomarker is CD163. In another embodiment, the biomarker is CD14.
In one embodiment, the patient has been determined to have positive expression of CD200R1 and positive expression of two biomarkers selected from the group consisting of ICOS, TIGIT, TNFRSF9, HAVCR2, PDCD1, FCGR2A, FCGR1A, CD163, and CD14. In another embodiment, the patient has been determined to have positive expression of CD200R1 and positive expression of three biomarkers selected from the group consisting of ICOS, TIGIT, TNFRSF9, HAVCR2, PDCD1, FCGR2A, FCGR1A, CD163, and CD14. In another embodiment, the patient has been determined to have positive expression of CD200R1 and positive expression of four biomarkers selected from the group consisting of ICOS, TIGIT, TNFRSF9, HAVCR2, PDCD1, FCGR2A, FCGR1A, CD163, and CD14. In another embodiment, the patient has been determined to have positive expression of CD200R1 and positive expression of five biomarkers selected from the group consisting of ICOS, TIGIT, TNFRSF9, HAVCR2, PDCD1, FCGR2A, FCGR1A, CD163, and CD14. In another embodiment, the patient has been determined to have positive expression of CD200R1 and positive expression of six biomarkers selected from the group consisting of ICOS, TIGIT, TNFRSF9, HAVCR2, PDCD1, FCGR2A, FCGR1A, CD163, and CD14. In another embodiment, the patient has been determined to have positive expression of CD200R1 and positive expression of seven biomarkers selected from the group consisting of ICOS, TIGIT, TNFRSF9, HAVCR2, PDCD1, FCGR2A, FCGR1A, CD163, and CD14. In another embodiment, the patient has been determined to have positive expression of CD200R1 and positive expression of eight biomarkers selected from the group consisting of ICOS, TIGIT, TNFRSF9, HAVCR2, PDCD1, FCGR2A, FCGR1A, CD163, and CD14. In another embodiment, the patient has been determined to have positive expression of CD200R1, ICOS, TIGIT, TNFRSF9, HAVCR2, PDCD1, FCGR2A, FCGR1A, CD163, and CD14. The patient can have positive expression of any possible combination of the biomarkers disclosed herein.
In one embodiment, the method includes determining if a patient having cancer has positive expression of CD200 receptor (CD200R1) and one or more biomarkers (i.e., Inducible T-cell COStimulator (ICOS), T Cell Immunoreceptor with Ig and ITIM Domains (TIGIT), Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Superfamily Member 9 (TNFRSF9), Hepatitis A Virus Cellular Receptor 2 (HAVCR2), and Programmed Cell Death 1 (PDCD1), Fc Fragment Of IgG Receptor IIa (FCGR2A), Fc Fragment Of IgG Receptor Ia (FCGR1A), Cluster of Differentiation 163 (CD163), and/or CD14) and administering to the patient a CD200 inhibitor if the patient has an positive expression of CD200R1 and one or more biomarkers.
The CD200 inhibitor can be administered to a subject, e.g., a human subject, using a variety of methods that depend, in part, on the route of administration. The route can be, e.g., intravenous injection or infusion (IV), subcutaneous injection (SC), intraperitoneal (IP) injection, or intramuscular injection.
Administration can be achieved by, e.g., local infusion, injection, or by means of an implant. The implant can be of a porous, non-porous, or gelatinous material, including membranes, such as sialastic membranes, or fibers. The implant can be configured for sustained or periodic release of the composition to the subject. See, e.g., U.S. patent publication no. 20080241223; U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,501,856; 4,863,457; and 3,710,795; and European patent nos. EP488401 and EP430539, the disclosures of each of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. The composition can be delivered to the subject by way of an implantable device based on, e.g., diffusive, erodible or convective systems, e.g., osmotic pumps, biodegradable implants, electrodiffusion systems, electroosmosis systems, vapor pressure pumps, electrolytic pumps, effervescent pumps, piezoelectric pumps, erosion-based systems, or electromechanical systems.
A suitable dose of a CD200 inhibitor (e.g., an anti-CD200 antibody or fragment thereof), which dose is capable of treating cancer in a subject, can depend on a variety of factors including, e.g., the age, sex, and weight of a subject to be treated and the particular inhibitor compound used. For example, a different dose of an siRNA specific for human CD200 may be required to treat a subject with cancer as compared to the dose of an anti-CD200 antibody required to treat the same patient. Other factors affecting the dose administered to the subject include, e.g., the type or severity of the cancer. Other factors can include, e.g., other medical disorders concurrently or previously affecting the subject, the general health of the subject, the genetic disposition of the subject, diet, time of administration, rate of excretion, drug combination, and any other additional therapeutics that are administered to the subject. It should also be understood that a specific dosage and treatment regimen for any particular subject will depend upon the judgment of the treating medical practitioner (e.g., doctor or nurse).
The inhibitor can be administered as a fixed dose, or in a milligram per kilogram “mg/kg” dose. In one embodiment, the CD200 inhibitor is an anti-CD200 antibody administered at a dose of about 300 mg/m2 to about 600 mg/m2. In another embodiment, the anti-CD200 antibody is administered at a dose of about 300 mg/m2. In another embodiment, the anti-CD200 antibody is administered at a dose of about 400 mg/m2. In another embodiment, the anti-CD200 antibody is administered at a dose of about 500 mg/m2. In another embodiment, the anti-CD200 antibody is administered at a dose of about 600 mg/m2. In another embodiment, the anti-CD200 antibody is administered at a dose of about 700 mg/m2. In another embodiment, the anti-CD200 antibody is administered at a dose of about 300 mg/m2. In another embodiment, the anti-CD200 antibody is administered at a dose of about 800 mg/m2. In another embodiment, the anti-CD200 antibody is administered at a dose of about 900 mg/m2. In another embodiment, the anti-CD200 antibody is administered at a dose of about 1000 mg/m2. In another embodiment, the anti-CD200 antibody is administered at a dose of about 1100 mg/m2.
In another embodiment, the anti-CD200 antibody is administered at a dose of about 5 mg/kg to about 50 mg/kg. In another embodiment, the anti-CD200 antibody is administered at a dose of about 10 mg/kg to about 30 mg/kg. In another embodiment, the anti-CD200 antibody is administered at a dose of about 15 mg/kg to about 25 mg/kg. In another embodiment, the anti-CD200 antibody is administered at a dose of about 10 mg/kg to about 20 mg/kg. In another embodiment, the anti-CD200 antibody is administered at a dose of about 10 mg/kg. In another embodiment, the anti-CD200 antibody is administered at a dose of about 15 mg/kg. In another embodiment, the anti-CD200 antibody is administered at a dose of about 20 mg/kg. In another embodiment, the anti-CD200 antibody is administered at a dose of about 25 mg/kg.
A pharmaceutical composition can include a therapeutically effective amount of an inhibitor of CD200 (e.g., an anti-CD200 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof). Such effective amounts can be readily determined by one of ordinary skill in the art based, in part, on the effect of the administered inhibitor, or the combinatorial effect of the antibody and one or more additional active agents, if more than one agent is used. A therapeutically effective amount of an inhibitor of a CD200 inhibitor (e.g., such as samalizumab) can also vary according to factors such as the disease state, age, sex, and weight of the individual, and the ability of the antibody (and one or more additional active agents) to elicit a desired response in the individual, e.g., amelioration of at least one condition parameter, e.g., amelioration of at least one symptom of aHUS. For example, a therapeutically effective amount of a CD200 inhibitor can inhibit (lessen the severity of or eliminate the occurrence of) of any one of the symptoms of cancer. A therapeutically effective amount is also one in which any toxic or detrimental effects of the composition are outweighed by the therapeutically beneficial effects.
Toxicity and therapeutic efficacy of CD200 inhibitors can be determined by known pharmaceutical procedures in cell cultures or experimental animals. These procedures can be used, e.g., for determining the LD50 (the dose lethal to 50% of the population) and the ED50 (the dose therapeutically effective in 50% of the population). The dose ratio between toxic and therapeutic effects is the therapeutic index and it can be expressed as the ratio LD50/ED50. Compositions, or inhibitors (e.g., anti-CD200 antibodies) of the compositions, that exhibit high therapeutic indices are preferred. While compositions that exhibit toxic side effects may be used, care should be taken to design a delivery system that targets such compounds to the site of affected tissue and to minimize potential damage to normal cells and, thereby, reduce side effects.
In some embodiments, the CD200 inhibitor can be administered to a subject as a monotherapy. Alternatively, as described above, the inhibitor can be administered to a subject as a combination therapy with another treatment, e.g., another treatment for cancer. For example, the combination therapy can include administering to the subject (e.g., a human patient) one or more additional that provide a therapeutic benefit to the subject who has cancer. In one embodiment, the inhibitor is administered first in time and the one or more additional active agents are administered second in time. In some embodiments, the one or more additional active agents are administered first in time and the inhibitor is administered second in time.
5. Methods of Monitoring Responsiveness
Also, provided are methods for monitoring responsiveness of a subject having cancer to treatment with a CD200 inhibitor, the method comprising: determining the expression level of CD200R1 and one or more (e.g., two or more, three or more, four or more, five or more, 6 or more, 7 or more, 8 or more, or 9) biomarkers (i.e., ICOS, TIGIT, TNFRSF9, HAVCR2, PDCD1, FCGR2A, FCGR1A, CD163, and/or CD14) in a biological sample from the patient, wherein increased expression levels of CD200R1 and the one or more biomarkers, as compared to expression levels in a biological sample of the same type obtained from the subject prior to treatment with the CD200 inhibitor, indicates that the subject is responsive to treatment with the CD200 inhibitor.
In one embodiment, increased expression levels of CD200R1 and one biomarker selected from the group consisting of ICOS, TIGIT, TNFRSF9, HAVCR2, PDCD1, FCGR2A, FCGR1A, CD163, and CD14, compared to the expression levels in a biological sample of the same type obtained from the subject prior to treatment with the CD200 inhibitor, indicates that the subject is responsive to treatment with the CD200 inhibitor. In another embodiment, increased expression levels of CD200R1 and two biomarkers selected from the group consisting of ICOS, TIGIT, TNFRSF9, HAVCR2, PDCD1, FCGR2A, FCGR1A, CD163, and CD14, compared to the expression levels in a biological sample of the same type obtained from the subject prior to treatment with the CD200 inhibitor, indicates that the subject is responsive to treatment with the CD200 inhibitor. In another embodiment, increased expression levels of CD200R1 and three biomarkers selected from the group consisting of ICOS, TIGIT, TNFRSF9, HAVCR2, PDCD1, FCGR2A, FCGR1A, CD163, and CD14, compared to the expression levels in a biological sample of the same type obtained from the subject prior to treatment with the CD200 inhibitor, indicates that the subject is responsive to treatment with the CD200 inhibitor. In another embodiment, increased expression levels of CD200R1 and four biomarkers selected from the group consisting of ICOS, TIGIT, TNFRSF9, HAVCR2, PDCD1, FCGR2A, FCGR1A, CD163, and CD14, compared to the expression levels in a biological sample of the same type obtained from the subject prior to treatment with the CD200 inhibitor, indicates that the subject is responsive to treatment with the CD200 inhibitor. In another embodiment, increased expression levels of CD200R1 and five biomarkers selected from the group consisting of ICOS, TIGIT, TNFRSF9, HAVCR2, PDCD1, FCGR2A, FCGR1A, CD163, and CD14, compared to the expression levels in a biological sample of the same type obtained from the subject prior to treatment with the CD200 inhibitor, indicates that the subject is responsive to treatment with the CD200 inhibitor. In another embodiment, increased expression levels of CD200R1 and six biomarkers selected from the group consisting of ICOS, TIGIT, TNFRSF9, HAVCR2, PDCD1, FCGR2A, FCGR1A, CD163, and CD14, compared to the expression levels in a biological sample of the same type obtained from the subject prior to treatment with the CD200 inhibitor, indicates that the subject is responsive to treatment with the CD200 inhibitor. In another embodiment, increased expression levels of CD200R1 and seven biomarkers selected from the group consisting of ICOS, TIGIT, TNFRSF9, HAVCR2, PDCD1, FCGR2A, FCGR1A, CD163, and CD14, compared to the expression levels in a biological sample of the same type obtained from the subject prior to treatment with the CD200 inhibitor, indicates that the subject is responsive to treatment with the CD200 inhibitor. In another embodiment, increased expression levels of CD200R1 and eight biomarkers selected from the group consisting of ICOS, TIGIT, TNFRSF9, HAVCR2, PDCD1, FCGR2A, FCGR1A, CD163, and CD14, compared to the expression levels in a biological sample of the same type obtained from the subject prior to treatment with the CD200 inhibitor, indicates that the subject is responsive to treatment with the CD200 inhibitor. In another embodiment, increased expression levels of CD200R1, ICOS, TIGIT, TNFRSF9, HAVCR2, PDCD1, FCGR2A, FCGR1A, CD163, and CD14, compared to the expression levels in a biological sample of the same type obtained from the subject prior to treatment with the CD200 inhibitor, indicates that the subject is responsive to treatment with the CD200 inhibitor. The patient can have elevated expression levels) of any possible combination of the biomarkers disclosed herein.
6. Additional Agents/Therapies
The anti-CD200 inhibitors described herein (e.g., samalizumab) can also be used in conjunction with other well-known therapies that are selected for their particular usefulness against the cancer that is being treated. Combinations of the present disclosure may alternatively be used sequentially with known pharmaceutically acceptable agent(s) when inappropriate.
For example, the CD200 inhibitors described herein can further be used in combination (e.g., simultaneously or separately) with an additional treatment, such as irradiation, chemotherapy (e.g., using cytarabine, daunorubicin, camptothecin (CPT-11), 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), cisplatin, doxorubicin, irinotecan, paclitaxel, gemcitabine, cisplatin, paclitaxel, doxorubicin, 5-fu, or camptothecin+apo21/TRAIL (a 6× combo)).
The CD200 inhibitors described herein can further be used in combination with one or more anti-proliferative cytotoxic agents. Classes of compounds that may be used as anti-proliferative cytotoxic agents include, but are not limited to, the following:
Alkylating agents (including, without limitation, nitrogen mustards, ethylenimine derivatives, alkyl sulfonates, nitrosoureas and triazenes): Uracil mustard, Chlormethine, Cyclophosphamide (CYTOXAN®), fosfamide, Melphalan, Chlorambucil, Pipobroman, Triethylenemelamine, Triethylenethiophosphoramine, Busulfan, Carmustine, Lomustine, Streptozocin, Dacarbazine, and Temozolomide.
Antimetabolites (including, without limitation, folic acid antagonists, pyrimidine analogs, purine analogs and adenosine deaminase inhibitors): methotrexate, 5-Fluorouracil, floxuridine, cytarabine, 6-Mercaptopurine, 6-Thioguanine, fludarabine phosphate, pentostatine, and gemcitabine.
Suitable anti-proliferative agents for use in the methods of disclosed herein, include, without limitation, taxanes, paclitaxel (paclitaxel is commercially available as TAXOL®)(tamoxifen), docetaxel, discodermolide (DDM), dictyostatin (DCT), Peloruside A, epothilones, epothilone A, epothilone B, epothilone C, epothilone D, epothilone E, epothilone F, furanoepothilone D, desoxyepothilone B1, [17]-dehydrodesoxyepothilone B, [18]dehydrodesoxyepothilones B, C12,13-cyclopropyl-epothilone A, C6-C8 bridged epothilone A, trans-9,10-dehydroepothilone D, cis-9,10-dehydroepothilone D, 16-desmethylepothilone B, epothilone B10, discoderomolide, patupilone (EPO-906), KOS-862, KOS-1584, ZK-EPO, ABJ-789, XAA296A (Discodermolide), TZT-1027 (soblidotin), ILX-651 (tasidotin hydrochloride), Halichondrin B, Eribulin mesylate (E-7389), Hemiasterlin (HTI-286), E-7974, Cyrptophycins, LY-355703, Maytansinoid immunoconjugates (DM-1), MKC-1, ABT-751, T1-38067, T-900607, SB-715992 (ispinesib), SB-743921, MK-0731, STA-5312, eleutherobin, 17beta-acetoxy-2-ethoxy-6-oxo-B-homo-estra-1,3,5(10)-trien-3-ol, cyclostreptin, isolaulimalide, laulimalide, 4-epi-7-dehydroxy-14,16-didemethyl-(+)-discodermolides, and cryptothilone 1, in addition to other microtubuline stabilizing agents known in the art.
In cases where it is desirable to render aberrantly proliferative cells quiescent in conjunction with or prior to treatment as described herein, hormones and steroids (including synthetic analogs), such as 17a-Ethinylestradiol, Diethylstilbestrol, Testosterone, Prednisone, Fluoxymesterone, Dromostanolone propionate, Testolactone, Megestrolacetate, Methylprednisolone, Methyl-testosterone, Prednisolone, Triamcinolone, Chlorotrianisene, Hydroxyprogesterone, Aminoglutethimide, Estramustine, Medroxyprogesteroneacetate, Leuprolide, Flutamide, Toremifene, ZOLADEX® (goserelin acetate), can also be administered to the patient. When employing the methods or compositions of the present disclosure, other agents used in the modulation of tumor growth or metastasis in a clinical setting, such as antimimetics, can also be administered as desired.
Methods for the safe and effective administration of chemotherapeutic agents are known to those skilled in the art. In addition, their administration is described in the standard literature. For example, the administration of many of the chemotherapeutic agents is described in the Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR), e.g., 1996 edition (Medical Economics Company, Montvale, N.J. 07645-1742, USA); the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference thereto.
The chemotherapeutic agent(s) and/or radiation therapy can be administered according to therapeutic protocols well known in the art. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the administration of the chemotherapeutic agent(s) and/or radiation therapy can be varied depending on the disease being treated and the known effects of the chemotherapeutic agent(s) and/or radiation therapy on that disease. Also, in accordance with the knowledge of the skilled clinician, the therapeutic protocols (e.g., dosage amounts and times of administration) can be varied in view of the observed effects of the administered therapeutic agents on the patient, and in view of the observed responses of the disease to the administered therapeutic agents.
7. Outcomes
Patients treated according to the methods disclosed herein preferably experience improvement in at least one sign of cancer. In one embodiment, improvement is measured by a reduction in the quantity and/or size of measurable tumor lesions. In another embodiment, lesions can be measured on chest x-rays or CT or MRI films. In another embodiment, cytology or histology can be used to evaluate responsiveness to a therapy. In another embodiment, the treatment produces at least one therapeutic effect, for example, morphologic complete remission, cytogenetic complete remission, morphologic CR with incomplete blood count recovery, partial remission, and/or stable disease.
In another embodiment, the patient treated exhibits a complete response, partial response, and/or stable disease. In another embodiment, the patient treated experiences tumor shrinkage and/or decrease in growth rate, i.e., suppression of tumor growth (e.g., by about 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, or 100%). In another embodiment, unwanted cell proliferation is reduced or inhibited (e.g., by about 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, or 100%). In yet another embodiment, one or more of the following can occur: the number of cancer cells can be reduced; tumor size can be reduced; cancer cell infiltration into peripheral organs can be inhibited, retarded, slowed, or stopped; tumor metastasis can be slowed or inhibited; tumor growth can be inhibited; recurrence of tumor can be prevented or delayed; one or more of the symptoms associated with cancer can be relieved to some extent.
In another embodiment, the methods of treatment produce a clinical benefit (e.g., Morphologic Complete Remission (Morphologic CR), cytogenetic complete remission (CRc), morphologic CR with incomplete blood count recovery (CRi), or partial remission (PR)).
Morphologic CR requires <5% blasts in bone marrow aspirate, neutrophils ≥1,000/μL, platelets ≥100,000/μL, no extramedullary disease, no blasts with Auer rods detected, and No circulating blasts (rare may be permitted)/No evidence of pre-treatment blast phenotype by flow cytometry (i.e. CD34, CD7 co-expression).
CRc requires <5% blasts in bone marrow aspirate, neutrophils ≥1,000/μL, platelets ≥100,000/μL, no extramedullary disease, no blasts with Auer rods detected, no circulating blasts (rare may be permitted)/no evidence of pre-treatment blast phenotype by flow cytometry (i.e. CD34, CD7 co-expression), and reversion to a normal karyotype.
CRi requires <5% blasts in bone marrow aspirate, neutrophils <1,000/μL or Platelets <100,000/μL, no extramedullary disease, no blasts with Auer rods detected, and no circulating blasts (rare may be permitted)/no evidence of pre-treatment blast phenotype by flow cytometry (i.e. CD34, CD7 co-expression).
PR requires all criteria for CR except for bone marrow blasts, must have greater than 50% decrease in blasts in bone marrow aspirate to a range of 5-25%, neutrophils ≥1,000/μL, platelets ≥100,000/μL, no extramedullary disease, and if Auer rods are detected the blast count in the bone marrow must be ≤5%.
In another aspect, the treatment produces a desired immunomodulatory effect in a human (e.g., a cancer patient). The immunomodulatory effect can be characterized by a change (e.g., an increase) in at least one biomarker, i.e., CD200R1 and one or more of ICOS, TIGIT, TNFRSF9, HAVCR2, PDCD1, FCGR2A, FCGR1A, CD163, and/or CD14. It is understood that any of the methods described herein can involve determining whether there has been a change (e.g., an increase) in one or more (e.g., three, four, five, six, seven, eight, or nine) of the biomarkers described herein. Where interrogation of more than one of the biomarkers is practiced, any combination of two or more (e.g., three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, or 10 or more) of the biomarkers can be analyzed.
Methods for determining immune response following treatment with an ani-CD200 antibody, or antigen-binding fragment thereof, are elaborated on in, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 9,180,186.
8. Kits
Also provided are kits comprising various reagents and materials useful for carrying out the methods described herein. The procedures for measuring, diagnosing, evaluating, and/or assessing described herein may be performed by diagnostic laboratories, experimental laboratories, or individual practitioners. The invention provides kits which can be used in any or all of these settings. In some embodiments, the kits described herein comprise materials and reagents for, among other things, characterizing or processing biological samples (e.g., biological samples), measuring biomarker levels (e.g., protein or nucleic acid levels), monitoring treatment response in a subject according to the methods provided herein. In certain embodiments, an inventive kit comprises at least one or more reagents that specifically detect protein levels of one or more biomarker proteins described herein (e.g., those Tables 1 and 2) and, optionally, instructions for using the kit. The kit can include, e.g., any of the arrays described herein.
In some embodiments, the kits may include suitable control samples (e.g., biological samples from normal healthy individuals or a solution comprising a known, control amount of a particular analyte of interest). In some embodiments, kits of the invention may include instructions for using the kit according to one or more methods described herein and may comprise instructions for processing the biological sample obtained from the subject and/or for performing the test or instructions for interpreting the results.
While the present disclosure has been described with reference to the specific embodiments thereof, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made and equivalents may be substituted without departing from the true spirit and scope of the disclosure. In addition, many modifications may be made to adapt a particular situation, material, composition of matter, process, or process step or steps, to the objective, spirit and scope of the present disclosure. All such modifications are intended to be within the scope of the disclosure.
The following examples are intended to illustrate, not limit, the invention.
CD200 (OX-2) is an immune checkpoint protein expressed by a number of immune cells, including B, T cells and macrophages, as well as non-immune cells, including endothelial cells and neurons. CD200 binds to its receptor (CD200R1), expressed on antigen-presenting cells (APCs) and T cells and is believed to play an important role in normal immune homeostasis. However, overexpression of CD200 by tumor cells implicates the CD200 pathway in tumor-mediated immunosuppression and regulation of anti-tumor activity.
Recent evidence suggests that the presence of immune effector cells within tumors is critical for clinical response to immune checkpoint therapy. Similarly, the expression of the immune modulatory target within the tumor may correlate with response to therapy. The purpose of this study was to identify tumor types which may be most sensitive to samalizumab, based on CD200 expression and the presence of immune effector cell populations within the tumor. To this end, tumor gene expression data was mined to evaluate CD200 pathway expression in multiple tumor types, to develop a gene signature which may correlate with response to samalizumab, as described below. Gene expression values for CD200, CD200R1, and other immune cell marker genes were described as the percentage of samples with expression higher than the median for the set of all tumors. The data and methodology is discussed further below.
1. Data Sources and Description
In the field of cancer research, The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) data portal is the largest and most commonly used public resource, providing somatic mutation, gene expression, gene methylation and copy number variation (CNV) data sets, amongst others, for several thousands of tumor samples from adult cancer patients.
RNA-Seq (RNA sequencing), also called whole transcriptome shotgun sequencing (WTSS), uses next-generation sequencing (NGS) to reveal the presence and quantity of RNA in a biological sample at a given moment in time (see, e.g., Ryan D. Morin, et al., BioTechniques. 45 (1): 81-94 (2008); Chu Y, Corey D R (August 2012), Nucleic Acid Ther. 22 (4): 271-4; and Wang, Zhong, et al., Nature Reviews Genetics. 10 (1): 57-63). RNA-Seq is used to analyze the continually changing cellular transcriptome. Specifically, RNA-Seq facilitates the ability to look at alternative gene spliced transcripts, post-transcriptional modifications, gene fusion, mutations/SNPs and changes in gene expression over time, or differences in gene expression in different groups or treatments (see, e.g., Maher C A, et al. (March 2009), Nature. 458 (7234): 97-101). In addition to mRNA transcripts, RNA-Seq can look at different populations of RNA to include total RNA, small RNA, such as miRNA, tRNA, and ribosomal profiling (see, e.g., Ingolia N T, et al. (August 2012), Nat Protoc. 7 (8): 1534-50). RNA-Seq can also be used to determine exon/intron boundaries and verify or amend previously annotated 5′ and 3′ gene boundaries.
Publically available human tumor gene expression data (TCGA) from adult patients was mined and analyzed for the expression of CD200 by tumor type (see
The retrieved files contained sets of genes, raw read counts (RPKM), scaled estimates (“TPM” or “Transcripts Per Million”, see www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4702907/), and clinical measures for each sample/patient. The data was then reformatted and merged, and saved as a simple raw input data file in TSV format for further processing by R scripts. TPM values were considered continuous data, and were compared using standard R statistical tools.
Tumor types included in the analysis were: diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBL), lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD), lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC), glioblastoma (GBM), low grade glioma (LGG), clear cell RCC (KIRC), chromophobe (KICH), papillary cell RCC (KIRP), melanoma (SKCM), ovarian cancer (OV), colon cancer (COAD), rectum cancer (READ), uterine endometrial cancer (UCEC). The cutoff date of data download was March 2016.
2. Correlation of Gene Expression in Tumors
Pair-wise correlation of gene expression was evaluated for a list of genes including CD200, CD200R1, and a number of immune cell markers and targets: NT5E, IDO1, LRRC32, CTLA4, TNFRSF9, CD27, CD40, TNFRSF25, TNFRSF18, ICOS, TNFRSF4, PDCD1, CD274, PDCD1LG2, TIGIT, HAVCR2, LAG3, KIR2DL1, KIR2DL2, KIR2DL3, KIR2DS1, CXCR4, FOXP3, CD8B, CD3E, CD4, CD19, NCR1, CD68, CD14, CD163, MRC1, FCGR2A, FCGR1A, FCGR1B, TBX21, GATA3, PTPRC. Pearson correlation coefficients were calculated per tumor type, and per gene pair.
3. Generation of a Signature Indicative of Responsiveness to Anti-CD200 Therapy
Recent literature suggests that the presence of immune effector cells within tumors is critical for clinical response to immunotherapy. To find a tumor indication that may respond to anti-CD200 therapy, it was postulated that tumors with infiltrating effector cells expressing CD200 and/or CD200R1 might be responsive to anti-CD200 therapy. To this end the correlation between immune markers and CD200/CD200R1 were examined.
This assessment revealed that CD200R1, but not CD200, is significantly correlated with the expression of immune cell markers, across all tumor types examined (see
Accordingly, a “samalizumab competent” gene signature was developed from genes which co-correlate with CD200R1 expression across tumor types, and includes markers of T cells and macrophages. This gene expression signature is composed of 10 genes: CD200R1, T cell markers such as ICOS, TIGIT, TNFRSF9, HAVCR2, and PDCD1, and macrophage markers such as FCGR2A, FCGR1A, CD163, and CD14. These T cell and macrophage markers exhibit the most significant correlation with CD200R1. This signature was used to identify tumor types which harbor CD200R1-expressing immune infiltrates that may mediate sensitivity to samalizumab.
The Gene Set Variation Analysis (GSVA) was utilized to calculate sample-wise gene set enrichment scores as a function of genes inside and outside the gene set (i.e. signature), analogously to a competitive gene set test (see, e.g., Hänzelmann, S., et al., BMC Bioinformatics 14, 7 (2013). The median signature score across all samples was then calculated. For every tumor type, the percentage of samples with signature scores above the overall median was calculated. Tumor types were then ranked based on the percentage values. As shown in
The data suggest that tumors having the “samalizumab competent” gene signature will be more likely to respond to treatment with samalizumab or other anti-CD200 therapy than tumors that lack this gene signature.
The resulting gene signature from Example 1 was then applied to a pediatric tumor database and the expression levels were evaluated and normalized in pediatric tumors.
1. Data source and processing Possible pediatric tumor expression projects were identified through key words searches in the ArrayExpress and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) databases using terms “pediatric tumor” and “pediatric cancer”. In order to be able to normalize expression across projects, projects utilizing UniGene Build #133 based arrays (e.g. HG-U133A, HG-U133 plus 2.0, and HG-U133+PM) were retained for further analysis. The raw data (.CEL files) of the selected projects were downloaded and processed uniformly using the R package oligo::rma with default settings (with quantile normalization and background). Biobase::exprs was used to extract the normalized expression data as a matrix for further processing.
Sample annotations were also extracted from the respective databases and used to eliminate non-pediatric samples. Samples were identified as pediatric based on explicit identification as such, an exclusively pediatric tumor type, or patient age under 18. Non-primary human tumor samples such as tumor cell line, xenograft, etc. were excluded entirely. The data was processed and normalized according to the analysis set forth in
2. Mapping from Probe Set to Gene
A single probe set was selected for each gene. Only probe sets that uniquely identified a gene and were in use across all array types were considered. For each of the housekeeping genes (ACTB, OAZ1, UBC, RPLPO) used for normalization, the probe set with the highest average Spearman correlation with other housekeeping genes across all sample was chosen. For all other genes, the probe set with the highest mean expression across the most projects was chosen. After the mapping, each sample was translated into a list of analyzable genes with expression values for the sample.
3. Data Normalization Across Projects
An intensity multiplier was calculated for each sample based on the expression of four housekeeping genes: actin beta (ACTB), ornithine decarboxylase antizyme 1 (OAZ1), ubiquitin C (UBC), and ribosomal protein lateral stalk subunit P0 (RPLP0). First, for each housekeeping gene, the mean expression across all samples was calculated. Second, for each sample and for each housekeeping gene, a scale factor was calculated by dividing the sample expression value by the mean expression value. Third, for each sample, its intensity multiplier was calculated as the geometric mean of the scale factors of the four housekeeping genes.
For all samples, the gene expression values were normalized by multiplying with the sample intensity multiplier value.
4. Expression and Signature Analyses
Because of array coverages, six (ICOS, TNFRSF9, FCGR2A, PDCD1, CD163, CD14) out of the ten genes were used in this signature analysis. The Gene Set Variation Analysis (GSVA) was utilized to calculate sample-wise gene set enrichment scores as a function of genes inside and outside the gene set (i.e. signature), analogously to a competitive gene set test (see, e.g., Hänzelmann, S., et al., BMC Bioinformatics 14, 7 (2013). The median signature score across all samples was then calculated. For every tumor type, the percentage of samples with signature scores above the overall median was calculated. Tumor types were then ranked based on the percentage values. As shown in
For each individual gene of interest, the median value of expression for that gene across all samples was first calculated. For every tumor type, the percentage of samples with the individual gene of interest with expression above the overall median was calculated.
Additionally, CD200 expression levels were measured. As shown in
To confirm the gene expression data, a series of adult and pediatric tumor sections were analyzed by immunohistochemistry for expression of CD200 and infiltration of immune cells. A CD200 Immunohistochemistry (IHC) assay was developed for the analysis of patient biopsies in samalizumab clinical trials. Immune marker IHC assays were commercially available (Table 3). Commercially available tissue microarrays and slides encompassing both adult and pediatric tumor tissues were analyzed for tumor CD200 expression and the presence of the following select immune cell infiltrates by immunohistochemistry:
The tissue microarrays and slides utilized are shown in
The results of the IHC assay for control tissues (
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