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Call for Papers: Collection on Bispecific and Multispecific Antibodies

October 29, 2022 by Janice Reichert

Antibodies and antibody-derived bispecifics are one of the most successful therapeutic classes due to their excellent target specificity and tunable drug-like properties. The ability to tailor antibody functions using modern engineering approaches has ushered in a new wave of bi- and multi-specific antibody therapeutics that unlock novel target classes, biology, and mechanisms of action for the treatment of human diseases. In this collection of reviews, we invite The Antibody Society members, mAbs readers, and the broader scientific community to contribute review articles focused on bispecific and multispecific antibody-based molecules. The reviews should narrate the current state of the art in bi- and multi-specific antibody therapeutics, challenges and opportunities, and speculate on new vistas for the field.

mAbs will waive publication charges for up to 8 of the best review articles selected from pre-submission inquiries, which should include the authors, title, abstract, and general outline of the intended review article.

The deadline for pre-submission enquiries is January 31, 2023.

We are particularly interested in reviews in the following topics:

•         Overview of bispecific and multispecific antibody platforms (includes but not limited to Fc engineering, heavy and light chain pairing methodologies, high throughput production methods, geometrical and valency considerations etc.).

•         Reviews on multispecific antibodies (beyond bispecifics i.e., more than two binding epitopes) and their applications.

•         Reviews on bispecifics and multispecific antibodies beyond oncology (i.e., neurology, infectious disease, ophthalmology, rare diseases etc.).

•         Reviews on various cell engagers (T cells, NK cells, macrophages etc.), overview of their design strategies, formats, applications and considerations for safety and tolerability in multiple disease areas.

•         Bispecific/Biparatopic and multispecific/multiparatopic targeting beyond antibodies (Antibody drug conjugates, antibody cytokine fusions, CAR-T/NK/M therapies, ProTACs etc) in various therapeutic areas.

•         Clinical development experience with bispecific and multispecific molecules with a focus on any or all of these areas: safety and tolerability, immunogenicity, biomarkers and/or bioanalytical assay development.

•         Reviews on tissue targeting via bispecific and multispecific antibodies, important considerations for safety, tolerability and preclinical and clinical development.

•         Focused review on developability of bispecific and multispecific molecules, CMC and manufacturing considerations. Bispecifics design and challenges in cell line development, upstream and downstream process development, analytical method development, product quality control strategy, process design and scale up, material demand and commercial manufacturing, regulatory guidance, etc.

Although these topics are especially of interest, we welcome well-written reviews in related areas as well. We intend to waive publication charges for up to 8 of the best review articles selected from pre-submission inquiries, which should consist of the title, abstract and general outline of the intended review article.

The deadline for submission of the completed review articles is August 15, 2023.

Please send pre-submission inquiries to Editor-in-Chief Dr. Janice Reichert (reichert.biotechconsulting@gmail.com), and Assistant Editors Drs. Nimish Gera (ngera@mythictx.com), Li Zhou (li.zhou@abbvie.com) and Jonathan Sockolosky (jonathan@curie.bio). Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

For examples of other mAbs Collections, please visit the journal website.

Filed Under: Antibody therapeutic, Bispecifics, mAbs, Multispecifics Tagged With: antibody therapeutics, bispecific, mAbs, multispecific

Tremelimumab combination with Imfinzi (durvalumab) approved by FDA for liver cancer

October 25, 2022 by Janice Reichert

On October 24, 2022, AstraZeneca announced that Imjudo (tremelimumab) in combination with Imfinzi (durvalumab) has been approved in the US for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of liver cancer. Tremelimumab (CP-675,206), originally developed by Pfizer using Abgenix’s XenoMouseÔ technology, is a human IgG2ҡ antibody targeting CTLA-4. In 2011, MedImmune (now AstraZeneca) gained tremelimumab’s global development rights, while Pfizer retained the rights for use in certain combination therapies. Tremelimumab blocks the activity of the immune checkpoint CTLA-4, contributing to T-cell activation, fostering antitumor immune responses and cancer cell death. Tremelimumab and anti-PD-L1 durvalumab (Imfinzi) were granted Orphan Drug designation in the US for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and tremelimumab was also granted Orphan Drug designation for HCC in the EU. On October 24, 2022[JR1] , FDA approved the combination of tremelimumab with Imfinzi for unresectable advanced liver cancer based on the results of the Phase 3 HIMALAYA trial. Marketing applications for this combination for liver cancer is under review by regulatory authorities in other countries and regions. Moreover, based on the results of the POSEIDON trial, marketing applications for the combination of tremelimumab with Imfinzi and chemotherapy for first-line metastatic NSCLC are also under review.

HIMALAYA (NCT03298451) is a randomized, open-label, global Phase 3 trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of durvalumab monotherapy and the combination of durvalumab and tremelimumab versus sorafenib, a standard-of-care multi-kinase inhibitor, as first-line treatment in patients with unresectable HCC who had not received prior systemic therapy and were not eligible for localized treatment. The combination of durvalumab and tremelimumab, called the STRIDE regimen (Single Tremelimumab Regular Interval Durvalumab), comprises a single priming dose of 300 mg of tremelimumab added to 1500 mg of durvalumab followed by durvalumab every four weeks.[1] Patients were randomized to STRIDE (n=393), durvalumab (n=389), or sorafenib (n=389). The primary outcome measure was overall survival. Results of the HIMALAYA trial were presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium held January 20-22, 2022 in San Francisco. At data cutoff, the primary objective was met: OS was significantly improved for STRIDE vs sorafenib (hazard ratio [HR], 0.78; 96% confidence interval [CI], 0.65–0.92; p=0.0035. 3). In addition, the ORRs were higher for STRIDE and durvalumab (20.1% and 17.0%, respectively) than for sorafenib (5.1%).

Interested in more information about approved antibody therapeutics? Explore our searchable table of antibody therapeutic products for details.

Filed Under: Antibody therapeutic, Food and Drug Administration Tagged With: antibody therapeutics, Food and Drug Administration, Imjudo, tremelimumab

Vabysmo™ (faricimab) approved in the European Union for ophthalmic disorders

September 20, 2022 by Janice Reichert

On September 15, 2022, the European Commission approved Vabysmo ™ (faricimab) for the treatment of wet, or neovascular, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and visual impairment due to diabetic macular edema (DME). Faricimab (RO6867461, RG7716) is an anti-vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A) and anti-angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) bispecific antibody derived from Roche’s CrossMab technology.

The approval in the European Union was based in part on results from four Phase 3 studies in wet AMD and DME. The TENAYA (NCT03823287) and LUCERNE (NCT03823300) studies evaluated the effects of faricimab (6.0 mg administered at fixed intervals of every two, three, or four months) and aflibercept (Eylea®) (2.0 mg administered at fixed two-month intervals) in wet AMD patients. The YOSEMITE (NCT03622580) and RHINE studies (NCT03622593) compared the effects of faricimab (6.0 mg administered at personalized treatment intervals (PTI) of up to four months or 6.0 mg administered at fixed two-month intervals) to those of aflibercept (2.0 mg administered at fixed two-month intervals) in DME patients. Results of the TENAYA and LUCERNE and YOSEMITE and RHINE studies were published in The Lancet.

Interested in more information? Explore our searchable table of antibody therapeutics approved in the EU or US for details.

Filed Under: Antibody therapeutic, European Medicines Agency Tagged With: antibody therapeutics, European Medicines Agency

TECVAYLI® (teclistamab) approved in the European Union

August 24, 2022 by The Antibody Society

On August 24, 2022, The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced the first approval worldwide for TECVAYLI® (teclistamab) by the European Commission, which granted conditional marketing authorization (CMA) of TECVAYLI® as monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM). Patients must have received at least three prior therapies, including an immunomodulatory agent, a proteasome inhibitor, and an anti-CD38 antibody and have demonstrated disease progression on the last therapy.

Teclistamab (JNJ-64007957) is an IgG4l T-cell redirecting antibody derived from Ligand’s transgenic mouse (OmniAb) and Genmab’s DuoBody technology. The antibody selectively targets BCMA and CD3. Teclistamab was granted the European Medicines Agency’s PRIME designation for treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory MM who previously received ≥3 prior lines of therapy in 2021. Teclistamab had previously been granted Orphan Drug designations for MM in both the US and EU, and FDA granted Breakthrough Therapy designation to teclistamab for the treatment of relapsed or refractory MM.

The CMA was supported by positive results from the multicohort, open-label Phase 1/2 MajesTEC-1 study (NCT03145181 and NCT04557098), evaluating the safety and efficacy of teclistamab in adults with RRMM (n =165). In the MajesTEC-1 study, treatment with teclistamab resulted in deep and durable responses. The median duration of progression-free survival and the median duration of overall survival were 11.3 months (95 percent CI; range, 8.8–17.1) and 18.3 months (95 percent CI; range, 15.1–not estimable), respectively.

Janssen submitted a biologics license application to the US Food and Drug Administration seeking approval of teclistamab for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma in December 2021.

Data for all approved antibody therapeutics can be found here.

Filed Under: Approvals, Bispecific antibodies Tagged With: antibody therapeutics, approved antibodies, bispecific

Thanks to all who participated in Antibody Engineering & Therapeutics Europe!

June 9, 2022 by The Antibody Society

Another very successful Antibody Engineering & Therapeutics Europe has concluded!

The Antibody Society thanks all the volunteers who helped at the booth:

 

  • Demelza Willemsz (Genmab)
  • Thomas Wesselink (Genmab)
  • Chalana Zilvold – van den Oever (Genmab)
  • Charlotte Berendsen (Genmab)
  • Lisa King (Amsterdam UMC)
  • Milon de Jong (Amsterdam UMC)

In addition to Thomas, Milon and Lisa, Kerry Chester (Board of Directors member), Janine Schuurman (Society Vice President) and Sally Ward (Society President) appear in the image above.

We hope to see you in Amsterdam in June 2023 for the next Antibody Engineering & Therapeutics Europe.

Filed Under: Antibody Engineering & Therapeutics, The Antibody Society Tagged With: antibody engineering, antibody therapeutics

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