Missing content? – Request curation!
Request curation for specific Genes, Variants, or PubMed publications.
Have questions, comments, or suggestions? - Let us know!
Email us at : ckbsupport@jax.org
Ref Type | Journal Article | ||||||||||||
PMID | (21149738) | ||||||||||||
Authors | Doppalapudi VR, Huang J, Liu D, Jin P, Liu B, Li L, Desharnais J, Hagen C, Levin NJ, Shields MJ, Parish M, Murphy RE, Del Rosario J, Oates BD, Lai JY, Matin MJ, Ainekulu Z, Bhat A, Bradshaw CW, Woodnutt G, Lerner RA, Lappe RW | ||||||||||||
Title | Chemical generation of bispecific antibodies. | ||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||
URL | |||||||||||||
Abstract Text | Bispecific antibodies (BsAbs) are regarded as promising therapeutic agents due to their ability to simultaneously bind two different antigens. Several bispecific modalities have been developed, but their utility is limited due to problems with stability and manufacturing complexity. Here we report a versatile technology, based on a scaffold antibody and pharmacophore peptide heterodimers, that enables rapid generation and chemical optimization of bispecific antibodies, which are termed bispecific CovX-Bodies. Two different peptides are joined together using a branched azetidinone linker and fused to the scaffold antibody under mild conditions in a site-specific manner. Whereas the pharmacophores are responsible for functional activities, the antibody scaffold imparts long half-life and Ig-like distribution. The pharmacophores can be chemically optimized or replaced with other pharmacophores to generate optimized or unique bispecific antibodies. As a prototype, we developed a bispecific antibody that binds both vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and angiopoietin-2 (Ang2) simultaneously, inhibits their function, shows efficacy in tumor xenograft studies, and greatly augments the antitumor effects of standard chemotherapy. This unique antiangiogenic bispecific antibody is in phase-1 clinical trials. |
Molecular Profile | Treatment Approach |
---|
Gene Name | Source | Synonyms | Protein Domains | Gene Description | Gene Role |
---|
Drug Name | Trade Name | Synonyms | Drug Classes | Drug Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
CVX-241 | PF-05057459 | CVX-241 (PF-05057459) is a peptide-antibody fusion protein that targets both Angiopoetin-2 (Ang2) and Vegf, potentially resulted in decreased tumor growth (PMID: 21149738, PMID: 27651308). |
Gene | Variant | Impact | Protein Effect | Variant Description | Associated with drug Resistance |
---|
Molecular Profile | Indication/Tumor Type | Response Type | Therapy Name | Approval Status | Evidence Type | Efficacy Evidence | References |
---|