A T-cell engaging bispecific antibody with a tumor-selective bivalent folate receptor alpha binding arm for the treatment of ovarian cancer

The use of T-cell engagers (TCEs) to treat solid tumors is challenging, and several have been limited by narrow therapeutic windows due to substantial on-target, off-tumor toxicities due to the expression of low levels of target antigens on healthy tissues. Here, we describe TNB-928B, a fully human...

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Main Authors: Brian C. Avanzino, Kirthana Prabhakar, Pranjali Dalvi, Sharon Hartstein, Hannes Kehm, Aarti Balasubramani, Andrew A. Boudreau, Ben Buelow, Karen Chang, Laura M. Davison, Suhasini Iyer, Vidyut Kalwit, Kristin Lewis Wilson, Harbani K. Malik-Chaudhry, Will Pierson, Geovanni Pineda, Udaya S. Rangaswamy, Sowmya Saiganesh, Ute Schellenberger, Harshad S. Ugamraj, Rodolfovan D. Yabut, Roland Buelow, Jocelyn Chapman, Nathan D. Trinklein, Katherine E. Harris
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Kirthana Prabhakar
Pranjali Dalvi
Sharon Hartstein
Hannes Kehm
Aarti Balasubramani
Andrew A. Boudreau
Ben Buelow
Karen Chang
Laura M. Davison
Suhasini Iyer
Vidyut Kalwit
Kristin Lewis Wilson
Harbani K. Malik-Chaudhry
Will Pierson
Geovanni Pineda
Udaya S. Rangaswamy
Sowmya Saiganesh
Ute Schellenberger
Harshad S. Ugamraj
Rodolfovan D. Yabut
Roland Buelow
Jocelyn Chapman
Nathan D. Trinklein
Katherine E. Harris
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Kirthana Prabhakar
Pranjali Dalvi
Sharon Hartstein
Hannes Kehm
Aarti Balasubramani
Andrew A. Boudreau
Ben Buelow
Karen Chang
Laura M. Davison
Suhasini Iyer
Vidyut Kalwit
Kristin Lewis Wilson
Harbani K. Malik-Chaudhry
Will Pierson
Geovanni Pineda
Udaya S. Rangaswamy
Sowmya Saiganesh
Ute Schellenberger
Harshad S. Ugamraj
Rodolfovan D. Yabut
Roland Buelow
Jocelyn Chapman
Nathan D. Trinklein
Katherine E. Harris
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description The use of T-cell engagers (TCEs) to treat solid tumors is challenging, and several have been limited by narrow therapeutic windows due to substantial on-target, off-tumor toxicities due to the expression of low levels of target antigens on healthy tissues. Here, we describe TNB-928B, a fully human TCE that has a bivalent binding arm for folate receptor alpha (FRα) to selectively target FRα overexpressing tumor cells while avoiding the lysis of cells with low levels of FRα expression. The bivalent design of the FRα binding arm confers tumor selectivity due to low-affinity but high-avidity binding to high FRα antigen density cells. TNB-928B induces preferential effector T-cell activation, proliferation, and selective cytotoxic activity on high FRα expressing cells while sparing low FRα expressing cells. In addition, TNB-928B induces minimal cytokine release compared to a positive control TCE containing OKT3. Moreover, TNB-928B exhibits substantial ex vivo tumor cell lysis using endogenous T-cells and robust tumor clearance in vivo, promoting T-cell infiltration and antitumor activity in mouse models of ovarian cancer. TNB-928B exhibits pharmacokinetics similar to conventional antibodies, which are projected to enable favorable administration in humans. TNB-928B is a novel TCE with enhanced safety and specificity for the treatment of ovarian cancer.
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spelling doaj-art-9e96f15bb0a54d7bb137adf3be604c3c2025-08-20T03:01:51ZengTaylor & Francis GroupOncoImmunology2162-402X2022-12-0111110.1080/2162402X.2022.2113697A T-cell engaging bispecific antibody with a tumor-selective bivalent folate receptor alpha binding arm for the treatment of ovarian cancerBrian C. Avanzino0Kirthana Prabhakar1Pranjali Dalvi2Sharon Hartstein3Hannes Kehm4Aarti Balasubramani5Andrew A. Boudreau6Ben Buelow7Karen Chang8Laura M. Davison9Suhasini Iyer10Vidyut Kalwit11Kristin Lewis Wilson12Harbani K. Malik-Chaudhry13Will Pierson14Geovanni Pineda15Udaya S. Rangaswamy16Sowmya Saiganesh17Ute Schellenberger18Harshad S. Ugamraj19Rodolfovan D. Yabut20Roland Buelow21Jocelyn Chapman22Nathan D. Trinklein23Katherine E. Harris24Teneobio, Inc, Newark, CA, United StatesTeneobio, Inc, Newark, CA, United StatesTeneobio, Inc, Newark, CA, United StatesTeneobio, Inc, Newark, CA, United StatesTeneobio, Inc, Newark, CA, United StatesTeneobio, Inc, Newark, CA, United StatesTeneobio, Inc, Newark, CA, United StatesTeneobio, Inc, Newark, CA, United StatesTeneobio, Inc, Newark, CA, United StatesTeneobio, Inc, Newark, CA, United StatesTeneobio, Inc, Newark, CA, United StatesTeneobio, Inc, Newark, CA, United StatesTranslational Safety & Bioanalytical Sciences, Amgen Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USATeneobio, Inc, Newark, CA, United StatesDivision of Gynecologic Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USADivision of Gynecologic Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USATeneobio, Inc, Newark, CA, United StatesTeneobio, Inc, Newark, CA, United StatesTeneobio, Inc, Newark, CA, United StatesTeneobio, Inc, Newark, CA, United StatesTranslational Safety & Bioanalytical Sciences, Amgen Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USATeneobio, Inc, Newark, CA, United StatesDivision of Gynecologic Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USATeneobio, Inc, Newark, CA, United StatesTeneobio, Inc, Newark, CA, United StatesThe use of T-cell engagers (TCEs) to treat solid tumors is challenging, and several have been limited by narrow therapeutic windows due to substantial on-target, off-tumor toxicities due to the expression of low levels of target antigens on healthy tissues. Here, we describe TNB-928B, a fully human TCE that has a bivalent binding arm for folate receptor alpha (FRα) to selectively target FRα overexpressing tumor cells while avoiding the lysis of cells with low levels of FRα expression. The bivalent design of the FRα binding arm confers tumor selectivity due to low-affinity but high-avidity binding to high FRα antigen density cells. TNB-928B induces preferential effector T-cell activation, proliferation, and selective cytotoxic activity on high FRα expressing cells while sparing low FRα expressing cells. In addition, TNB-928B induces minimal cytokine release compared to a positive control TCE containing OKT3. Moreover, TNB-928B exhibits substantial ex vivo tumor cell lysis using endogenous T-cells and robust tumor clearance in vivo, promoting T-cell infiltration and antitumor activity in mouse models of ovarian cancer. TNB-928B exhibits pharmacokinetics similar to conventional antibodies, which are projected to enable favorable administration in humans. TNB-928B is a novel TCE with enhanced safety and specificity for the treatment of ovarian cancer.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/2162402X.2022.2113697Bispecific antibodyT-cell engagerfolate receptor alphaovarian canceron-target, off-tumor toxicity
spellingShingle Brian C. Avanzino
Kirthana Prabhakar
Pranjali Dalvi
Sharon Hartstein
Hannes Kehm
Aarti Balasubramani
Andrew A. Boudreau
Ben Buelow
Karen Chang
Laura M. Davison
Suhasini Iyer
Vidyut Kalwit
Kristin Lewis Wilson
Harbani K. Malik-Chaudhry
Will Pierson
Geovanni Pineda
Udaya S. Rangaswamy
Sowmya Saiganesh
Ute Schellenberger
Harshad S. Ugamraj
Rodolfovan D. Yabut
Roland Buelow
Jocelyn Chapman
Nathan D. Trinklein
Katherine E. Harris
A T-cell engaging bispecific antibody with a tumor-selective bivalent folate receptor alpha binding arm for the treatment of ovarian cancer
OncoImmunology
Bispecific antibody
T-cell engager
folate receptor alpha
ovarian cancer
on-target, off-tumor toxicity
title A T-cell engaging bispecific antibody with a tumor-selective bivalent folate receptor alpha binding arm for the treatment of ovarian cancer
title_full A T-cell engaging bispecific antibody with a tumor-selective bivalent folate receptor alpha binding arm for the treatment of ovarian cancer
title_fullStr A T-cell engaging bispecific antibody with a tumor-selective bivalent folate receptor alpha binding arm for the treatment of ovarian cancer
title_full_unstemmed A T-cell engaging bispecific antibody with a tumor-selective bivalent folate receptor alpha binding arm for the treatment of ovarian cancer
title_short A T-cell engaging bispecific antibody with a tumor-selective bivalent folate receptor alpha binding arm for the treatment of ovarian cancer
title_sort t cell engaging bispecific antibody with a tumor selective bivalent folate receptor alpha binding arm for the treatment of ovarian cancer
topic Bispecific antibody
T-cell engager
folate receptor alpha
ovarian cancer
on-target, off-tumor toxicity
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/2162402X.2022.2113697
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