62 results about "Anti-HER2 Antibody" patented technology

A stable lyophilized protein formulation is described which can be reconstituted with a suitable diluent to generate a high protein concentration reconstituted formulation which is suitable for subcutaneous administration. For example, anti-IgE and anti-HER2 antibody formulations have been prepared by lyophilizing these antibodies in the presence of a lyoprotectant. The lyophilized mixture thus formed is reconstituted to a high protein concentration without apparent loss of stability of the protein.

The present invention relates to a highly concentrated, stable pharmaceutical formulation of a pharmaceutically active anti-HER2 antibody, such as e.g. Trastuzumab (HERCEPTIN™), Pertuzumab or T-DM1, or a mixture of such antibody molecules for subcutaneous injection. In particular, the present invention relates to formulations comprising, in addition to a suitable amount of the anti-HER2 antibody, an effective amount of at least one hyaluronidase enzyme as a combined formulation or for use in form of a co-formulation. The formulations comprise additionally at least one buffering agent, such as e.g. a histidine buffer, a stabilizer or a mixture of two or more stabilizers (e.g. a saccharide, such as e.g. α,α-trehalose dihydrate or sucrose, and optionally methionine as a second stabilizer), a nonionic surfactant and an effective amount of at least one hyaluronidase enzyme. Methods for preparing such formulations and their uses thereof are also provided.

It is intended to provide a method whereby a plural number of antibodies against cell surface antigens are quickly classified and to provide a method whereby antigens of the thus classified antibodies are quickly identified. Further, it is intended to provide a method of promoting the utilization of the useful data obtained by the above methods. Furthermore, it is intended to provide an antibody which is effective in treating or diagnosing cancer. Namely, a method of classifying antibodies which comprises: (1) the step of preparing a plural number of antibodies respectively recognizing cell surface antigens; (2) the step of bringing each of these antibodies into contact with a cell of the same species; (3) the step of analyzing each of the cells having been treated in the step (2) by flow cytometry and thus obtaining data indicating the reactivity of each antibody with its cell surface antigen; and (4) the step of comparing the thus obtained data and classifying the individual antibodies depending on the similarity. A method of identifying antigens which further comprises: (5) the step of selecting one to several antibodies from each antibody group formed in the step (4) and identifying antigens thereof; and (6) on the assumption that antigens of the antibodies belonging to a single antibody group are the same or highly related to one another, making relations between the antigens having been identified in the step (5) and the antibody groups to thereby identify the antigens. An antibody against HER1, an antibody against HER2, an antibody against CD46, an antibody against ITGA3, an antibody against ICAM1, an antibody against ALCAM, an antibody against CD147, an antibody against C1qR, an antibody against CD44, an antibody against CD73, an antibody against EpCAM and an antibody against HGFR, each obtained by using the above methods.

The present invention provides a method of treating a breast cancer disease in a patient who has failed prior treatment with an anti-VEGF antibody, comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-HER2 antibody while continuing said anti-VEGF antibody therapy. The invention also provides corresponding pharmaceutical kits and pharmaceutical compositions.

Methods for treating a subject with a cancer that is characterized by overexpression of HER2 receptor protein using a combination of interleukin-2 (IL-2) or variant thereof and at least one anti-HER2 antibody or fragment thereof are provided. These anti-tumor agents are administered as two separate pharmaceutical compositions, one containing IL-2 (or variant thereof), the other containing at least one anti-HER2 antibody (or fragment thereof), according to a dosing regimen. Administering of these two agents together potentiates the effectiveness of the anti-HER2 antibody alone, resulting in a positive therapeutic response that is improved with respect to that observed with this anti-tumor agent.

Conjugates of an antibody that binds to HER2 with PBD dimers.

The invention provides a method for more effective treatment of patients susceptible to or diagnosed with tumors overexpressing ErbB, as determined by a gene amplification assay, with an ErbB antagonist. Such method comprises administering a cancer-treating dose of the ErbB antagonist, preferably in addition to chemotherapeutic agents, to a subject in whose tumor cells ErbB has been found to be amplified e.g., by fluorescent in situ hybridization. ErbB antagonists described include an anti-HER2 antibody. Pharmaceutical packaging for providing the components for such treatment is also provided.

The present invention provides a method of treating a breast cancer disease in a patient who has failed prior treatment with an anti-VEGF antibody, comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-HER2 antibody while continuing said anti-VEGF antibody therapy. The invention also provides corresponding pharmaceutical kits and pharmaceutical compositions.

Therapeutic protein fusions comprising anti-HER2 antibody and MicB sequences are described along with methods for their production and use

The invention relates to the combined use of anti-EGFR antibodies and anti-Her2 antibodies for the treatment of cancer, especially suitable for cancer expressing high levels of the EGFR type and low levels of HER2. The invention refers in particular monoclonal antibody “trastuzumab” (HERCEPTIN®) directed against the HER2 receptors the efficacy of which can be significantly increased in vivo when combined with monoclonal antibody “matuzumab” (hmAB 425, EMD 72000) directed against EGF receptors. The combination treatment is suitable for patients suffering from cancer having said receptor profile, preferably pancreatic cancer.

Relating to the technical field of pharmaceutical preparations, the invention provides an antibody composition preparation composed of Trastuzumab and Pertuzumab. The antibody composition preparation has better tumor treatment activity. Compared with the independent treatment of Trastuzumab and Pertuzumab, the composition preparation shows a synergistic effect of the two antibodies, and can reach a tumor control rate of 92.43%. And the preparation provided in the invention has better stability, thus being in favor of long-term preservation of the antibody composition preparation. The antibody composition preparation provided in the invention is applicable to preparation of drugs treating diseases or symptoms suited to anti-HER2 antibody therapy. During application, the antibody composition preparation disclosed in the invention is used with a chemotherapeutic agent jointly or sequentially.

The present disclosure provides anti-HER2 antibody-maytansine conjugate structures. The disclosure also encompasses methods of production of such conjugates, as well as methods of using the same.

The invention discloses a humanized anti-HER2 antibody preparation, which contains humanized anti-HER2 antibody, protective agent, buffering agent, surfactant and isotonic regulator. The invention has the advantages of stability and low price.

Methods for stabilizing polypeptides, such as anti-HER2 antibodies, which have been exposed to urea.

The present invention relates to humanized bispecific anti-HER2 antibodies that comprise one antigen binding site containing variable regions of heavy and light chain of trastuzumab, and another antigen binding site containing variable regions of heavy and light chain of pertuzumab. The bispecific anti-HER2 antibodies is effective for treating cancer, such as breast cancer, gastric cancer, or ovarian cancer. Preferred bispecific anti-HER antibodies of the present invention are afucosylated antibodies. The present invention also relates to Chinese Hamster ovary (CHO) mutant cell line that has a dysfunctional Slc35C1 gene, which is the only dysfunctional gene in the mutant that affects glycan regulation.

As an antitumor drug which is excellent in terms of antitumor effect and safety and has an excellent therapeutic effect, there is provided an antibody-drug conjugate in which an antitumor compound represented by the following formula is conjugated to an anti-HER2 antibody via a linker having a structure represented by the following formula: -L1-L2-LP-NH—(CH2)n1-La-(CH2)n2—C(═O)— wherein the anti-HER2 antibody is connected to the terminal L1, and the antitumor compound is connected to the carbonyl group of the —(CH2)n2—C(═O)— moiety with the nitrogen atom of the amino group at position 1 as the connecting position.

The present invention relates to novel therapeutic antibodies directed against HER2 (ErbB2), as well as recombinant polyclonal anti-HER2 antibody compositions, and use of the antibodies and antibody composition for treatment of cancers. The antibody composition comprises at least three recombinant antibodies that bind distinct epitopes of HER2. Two of the antibodies bind to HER2 on the surface of a cell such that they generate a cross-linked antibody-receptor lattice on the cell surface and thereby result in HER2 receptor internalization. The third antibody in the composition binds HER2 such that it blocks heterodimerization between HER2 and HER3.

The invention provides a preparation method of a lyophilized preparation of an anti-human Her2 antibody. The lyophilized preparation of the anti-Her2 antibody is prepared from the anti-Her2 antibody, a protective agent, excipient and buffer salts through lyophilization. The lyophilized preparation of the anti-Her2 antibody has the advantages of good stability, prolonged valid period, and easy storage and transportation.

The invention provides a fully human anti-HER2 monoclonal antibody, which has an amino acid sequence of heavy chain variable region as shown in SEQ ID NO: 6 and an amino acid sequence of light chain variable region as shown in SEQ ID NO: 8. The invention also discloses the nucleotide sequence encoding the antibody, the expression vector and the host cell comprising the nucleotide sequence, and the use of the antibody for manufacturing the medicament for the treatment of tumor.

Combinations of the antibody-drug conjugate trastuzumab-MCC-DM1 and chemotherapeutic agents, including stereoisomers, geometric isomers, tautomers, solvates, metabolites and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are useful for inhibiting tumor cell growth, and for treating disorders such as cancer mediated by HER2 and KDR (VEGFR receptor 1). Methods of using such combinations for in vitro, in situ, and in vivo diagnosis, prevention or treatment of such disorders in mammalian cells, or associated pathological conditions, are disclosed.

The invention provides a fucose-removed anti-HER2 antibody which is produced by cells with the FUT8 gene knocked out. The amino acid sequence of the fucose-removed anti-HER2 antibody is shown as SEQ ID NO: 1, and the nucleotide sequence is shown as SEQ ID NO: 2. Furthermore, the antibody comprises a CH2 structural domain; the amount of fucose in the CH2 structural domain is zero. The invention further provides a medicine with the fucose-removed anti-HER2 antibody serving as an active ingredient, and a reagent, a composition or a kit with the fucose-removed anti-HER2 antibody serving as an active ingredient. Compared with a fucose-containing anti-HER2 antibody, the antibody disclosed by the invention is higher in activity, and shows good tumor inhibition activity in both expression and low expression of herceptin-resistant HER2.

The invention provides a reagent kit for detecting serum HER2 and application. The reagent kit comprises HER2-resistant monoclonal antibody trastuzumab and biotinylated A18 which are paired. The invention further provides application of HER2-resistant antibodies and special sample diluent for serum to detect serum HER2 and application of manufacturing of the reagent kit for detecting serum HER2. The reagent kit for detecting serum HER2 and application can serve as a non-invasive, simple, convenient and fast method for diagnosing and detecting HER2 positive tumor disease course development.

A therapeutic agent and therapeutic method for HER2 expression cancers, which are resistant to or are not easily cured by conventional anti-HER2 drugs, are provided in which use is made of an antibody / drug conjugate comprising a linker and a drug, which are represented by the formula -(Succinimid-3-yl-N)-CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2-C(=O)-GGFG-NH-CH2-O-CH2-C(=O)-(NH-DX), and an anti-HER2 antibody bonded thereto. The therapeutic agent and method are effective against HER2 expression cancers, which are resistant to or are not easily cured by conventional anti-HER2 drugs.