First in human dose calculation of a single-chain bispecific antibody targeting glioma using the MABEL approach

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BACKGROUND: First-in-human (FIH) clinical trials require careful selection of a safe yet biologically relevant starting dose. Typically, such starting doses are selected based on toxicity studies in a pharmacologically relevant animal model. However, with the advent of target-specific and highly active immunotherapeutics, both the Food and Drug Administration and the European Medicines Agency have provided guidance that recommend determining a safe starting dose based on a minimum anticipated biological effect level (MABEL) approach.

METHODS: We recently developed a T cell activating bispecific antibody that effectively treats orthotopic patient-derived malignant glioma and syngeneic glioblastoma in mice (hEGFRvIII:CD3 bi-scFv). hEGFRvIII:CD3 bi-scFv is comprized of two single chain antibody fragments (bi-scFvs) that bind mutant epidermal growth factor receptor variant III (EGFRvIII), a mutation frequently seen in malignant glioma, and human CD3ε on T cells, respectively. In order to establish a FIH dose, we used a MABEL approach to select a safe starting dose for hEGFRvIII:CD3 bi-scFv, based on a combination of in vitro data, in vivo animal studies, and theoretical human receptor occupancy modeling.

RESULTS: Using the most conservative approach to the MABEL assessment, a dose of 57.4 ng hEGFRvIII:CD3 bi-scFv/kg body weight was selected as a safe starting dose for a FIH clinical study.

CONCLUSIONS: The comparison of our MABEL-based starting dose to our in vivo efficacious dose and the theoretical human receptor occupancy strongly supports that our human starting dose of 57.4 ng hEGFRvIII:CD3 bi-scFv/patient kg will be safe.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:8

Enthalten in:

Journal for immunotherapy of cancer - 8(2020), 1 vom: 22. Apr.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Schaller, Teilo H [VerfasserIn]
Snyder, David J [VerfasserIn]
Spasojevic, Ivan [VerfasserIn]
Gedeon, Patrick C [VerfasserIn]
Sanchez-Perez, Luis [VerfasserIn]
Sampson, John H [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Bispecific
Antibodies, Monoclonal
CD3 Complex
CD3E protein, human
EC 2.7.10.1
Epidermal growth factor receptor VIII
ErbB Receptors
Immunology
Journal Article
Neurooncology
Oncology
Pharmacokinetics
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

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Date Completed 18.03.2021

Date Revised 05.05.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/jitc-2019-000213

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM308584902