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US20090317387A1
US20090317387A1 US12/484,440 US48444009A US2009317387A1 US 20090317387 A1 US20090317387 A1 US 20090317387A1 US 48444009 A US48444009 A US 48444009A US 2009317387 A1 US2009317387 A1 US 2009317387A1
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  • the present invention concerns treatment of previously untreated HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer with a combination of a growth inhibitory HER2 antibody, a HER2 dimerization inhibitor antibody and a taxane.
  • the invention concerns the treatment of HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer in patients who did not receive prior chemotherapy or biologic therapy with a HER2 antibody binding essentially to epitope 2C4, a HER2 antibody binding essentially to epitope 4D5, and a taxane.
  • the invention further comprises extending survival of such patients by the combination therapy of the present invention.
  • the treatment involves administration of trastuzumab, pertuzumab and docetaxel.
  • the receptor family includes four distinct members including epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR, ErbB1, or HER1), HER2 (ErbB2 or p185 neu ), HER3 (ErbB3) and HER4 (ErbB4 or tyro2).
  • EGFR epidermal growth factor receptor
  • ErbB1 HER2
  • HER3 ErbB3
  • HER4 ErbB4 or tyro2
  • EGFR encoded by the erbB 1 gene
  • EGFR receptor expression is often associated with increased production of the EGFR ligand, transforming growth factor alpha (TGF- ⁇ ), by the same tumor cells resulting in receptor activation by an autocrine stimulatory pathway.
  • TGF- ⁇ transforming growth factor alpha
  • Monoclonal antibodies directed against the EGFR or its ligands, TGF- ⁇ and EGF have been evaluated as therapeutic agents in the treatment of such malignancies. See, e.g., Baselga and Mendelsohn, supra; Masui et al. Cancer Research 44:1002-1007 (1984); and Wu et al. J. Clin. Invest. 95:1897-1905 (1995).
  • the second member of the HER family, p185 neu was originally identified as the product of the transforming gene from neuroblastomas of chemically treated rats.
  • the activated form of the neu proto-oncogene results from a point mutation (valine to glutamic acid) in the transmembrane region of the encoded protein.
  • Amplification of the human homolog of neu is observed in breast and ovarian cancers and correlates with a poor prognosis (Slamon et al., Science, 235:177-182 (1987); Slamon et al., Science, 244:707-712 (1989); and U.S. Pat. No. 4,968,603).
  • no point mutation analogous to that in the neu proto-oncogene has been reported for human tumors.
  • HER2 Overexpression of HER2 (frequently but not uniformly due to gene amplification) has also been observed in other carcinomas including carcinomas of the stomach, endometrium, salivary gland, lung, kidney, colon, thyroid, pancreas and bladder. See, among others, King et al., Science, 229:974 (1985); Yokota et al., Lancet: 1:765-767 (1986); Fukushige et al., Mol Cell Biol., 6:955-958 (1986); Guerin et al., Oncogene Res., 3:21-31 (1988); Cohen et al., Oncogene, 4:81-88 (1989); Yonemura et al., Cancer Res., 51:1034 (1991); Borst et al., Gynecol.
  • HER2 may be overexpressed in prostate cancer (Gu et al. Cancer Lett. 99:185-9 (1996); Ross et al. Hum. Pathol. 28:827-33 (1997); Ross et al. Cancer 79:2162-70 (1997); and Sadasivan et al. J. Urol. 150:126-31 (1993)).
  • Antibodies directed against the rat p185 neu and human HER2 protein products have been described.
  • Drebin and colleagues have raised antibodies against the rat neu gene product, p185neu See, for example, Drebin et al., Cell 41:695-706 (1985); Myers et al., Meth. Enzym. 198:277-290 (1991); and WO94/22478.
  • Drebin et al. Oncogene 2:273-277 (1988) report that mixtures of antibodies reactive with two distinct regions of p185 neu result in synergistic anti-tumor effects on neu-transformed NIH-3T3 cells implanted into nude mice. See also U.S. Pat. No. 5,824,311 issued Oct. 20, 1998.
  • Hudziak et al., Mol. Cell. Biol. 9(3): 1165-1172 (1989) describe the generation of a panel of HER2 antibodies which were characterized using the human breast tumor cell line SK-BR-3. Relative cell proliferation of the SK-BR-3 cells following exposure to the antibodies was determined by crystal violet staining of the monolayers after 72 hours. Using this assay, maximum inhibition was obtained with the antibody called 4D5 which inhibited cellular proliferation by 56%. Other antibodies in the panel reduced cellular proliferation to a lesser extent in this assay. The antibody 4D5 was further found to sensitize HER2-overexpressing breast tumor cell lines to the cytotoxic effects of TNF- ⁇ . See also U.S. Pat. No. 5,677,171 issued Oct.
  • HER2 antibodies discussed in Hudziak et al. are further characterized in Fendly et al. Cancer Research 50:1550-1558 (1990); Kotts et al. In Vitro 26(3):59A (1990); Sarup et al. Growth Regulation 1:72-82 (1991); Shepard et al. J. Clin. Immunol. 11(3):117-127 (1991); Kumar et al. Mol. Cell. Biol. 11(2):979-986 (1991); Lewis et al. Cancer Immunol. Immunother. 37:255-263 (1993); Pietras et al. Oncogene 9:1829-1838 (1994); Vitetta et al.
  • a recombinant humanized version of the murine HER2 antibody 4D5 (huMAb4D5-8, rhuMAb HER2, trastuzumab or HERCEPTIN®; U.S. Pat. No. 5,821,337) is clinically active in patients with HER2-overexpressing metastatic breast cancers that have received extensive prior anti-cancer therapy (Baselga et al., J. Clin. Oncol. 14:737-744 (1996)).
  • Trastuzumab received marketing approval from the Food and Drug Administration Sep. 25, 1998 for the treatment of patients with metastatic breast cancer whose tumors overexpress the HER2 protein.
  • trastuzumab While the administration of trastuzumab has led to excellent results in the treatment of breast cancer, recent data from a clinical trial of lapirinib appear to suggest that even with administration of trastuzumab, HER2 plays an active role in tumor biology (Geyer et al., N Engl J Med 2006; 355:2733-2743).
  • HER2 antibodies with various properties have been described in Tagliabue et al. Int. J. Cancer 47:933-937 (1991); McKenzie et al. Oncogene 4:543-548 (1989); Maier et al. Cancer Res. 51:5361-5369 (1991); Bacus et al. Molecular Carcinogenesis 3:350-362 (1990); Stancovski et al. PNAS (USA) 88:8691-8695 (1991); Bacus et al. Cancer Research 52:2580-2589 (1992); Xu et al. Int. J. Cancer 53:401-408 (1993); WO94/00136; Kasprzyk et al.
  • HER3 U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,183,884 and 5,480,968 as well as Kraus et al. PNAS (USA) 86:9193-9197 (1989)
  • HER4 EP Pat Appln No 599,274; Plowman et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 90:1746-1750 (1993); and Plowman et al., Nature, 366:473-475 (1993)). Both of these receptors display increased expression on at least some breast cancer cell lines.
  • HER receptors are generally found in various combinations in cells and heterodimerization is thought to increase the diversity of cellular responses to a variety of HER ligands (Earp et al. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 35: 115-132 (1995)).
  • EGFR is bound by six different ligands; epidermal growth factor (EGF), transforming growth factor alpha (TGF- ⁇ ), amphiregulin, heparin binding epidermal growth factor (HB-EGF), betacellulin and epiregulin (Groenen et al. Growth Factors 11:235-257 (1994)).
  • a family of heregulin proteins resulting from alternative splicing of a single gene are ligands for HER3 and HER4.
  • the heregulin family includes alpha, beta and gamma heregulins (Holmes et al., Science, 256:1205-1210 (1992); U.S. Pat. No. 5,641,869; and Schaefer et al. Oncogene 15:1385-1394 (1997)); neu differentiation factors (NDFs), glial growth factors (GGFs); acetylcholine receptor inducing activity (ARIA); and sensory and motor neuron derived factor (SMDF).
  • NDFs neu differentiation factors
  • GGFs glial growth factors
  • ARIA acetylcholine receptor inducing activity
  • SMDF sensory and motor neuron derived factor
  • neuregulin-2 which is reported to bind either HER3 or HER4 (Chang et al. Nature 387 509-512 (1997); and Carraway et al Nature 387:512-516 (1997)); neuregulin-3 which binds HER4 (Zhang et al. PNAS (USA) 94(18):9562-7 (1997)); and neuregulin-4 which binds HER4 (Harari et al. Oncogene 18:2681-89 (1999)) HB-EGF, betacellulin and epiregulin also bind to HER4.
  • EGF and TGF ⁇ do not bind HER2, EGF stimulates EGFR and HER2 to form a heterodimer, which activates EGFR and results in transphosphorylation of HER2 in the heterodimer. Dimerization and/or transphosphorylation appears to activate the HER2 tyrosine kinase. See Earp et al., supra.
  • HER3 is co-expressed with HER2, an active signaling complex is formed and antibodies directed against HER2 are capable of disrupting this complex (Sliwkowski et al., J. Biol. Chem., 269(20): 14661-14665 (1994)).
  • HER3 for heregulin (HRG) is increased to a higher affinity state when co-expressed with HER2.
  • HRG heregulin
  • HER4 like HER3, forms an active signaling complex with HER2 (Carraway and Cantley, Cell 78:5-8 (1994)).
  • Patent publications related to HER antibodies include: U.S. Pat. No. 5,677,171, U.S. Pat. No. 5,720,937, U.S. Pat. No. 5,720,954, U.S. Pat. No. 5,725,856, U.S. Pat. No. 5,770,195, U.S. Pat. No. 5,772,997, U.S. Pat. No. 6,165,464, U.S. Pat. No. 6,387,371, U.S. Pat. No. 6,399,063, US2002/0192211A1, U.S. Pat. No. 6,015,567, U.S. Pat. No. 6,333,169, U.S. Pat. No. 4,968,603, U.S. Pat. No.
  • Patients treated with the HER2 antibody trastuzumab are selected for therapy based on HER2 overexpression/amplification. See, for example, WO99/31140 (Paton et al.), US2003/0170234A1 (Hellmann, S.), and US2003/0147884 (Paton et al.); as well as WO01/89566, US2002/0064785, and US2003/0134344 (Mass et al.). See, also, U.S. Pat. No. 6,573,043, U.S. Pat. No. 6,905,830, and US2003/0152987, Cohen et al., concerning immunohistochemistry (IHC) and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) for detecting HER2 overexpression and amplification.
  • IHC immunohistochemistry
  • FISH fluorescence in situ hybridization
  • WO2004/063709 refers to biomarkers and methods for determining sensitivity to EGFR inhibitor, erlotinib HCl.
  • WO03/078662 (Baker et al.), and WO03/040404 (Bevilacqua et al.).
  • WO02/44413 (Danenberg, K.) refers to determining EGFR and HER2 gene expression for determining a chemotherapeutic regimen.
  • Pertuzumab also known as recombinant human monoclonal antibody 2C4; OMNITARGTM, Genentech, Inc, South San Francisco
  • HER dimerization inhibitors HDI
  • functions to inhibit the ability of HER2 to form active heterodimers with other HER receptors such as EGFR/HER1, HER3 and HER4
  • HER2 expression levels See, for example, Harari and Yarden Oncogene 19:6102-14 (2000); Yarden and Sliwkowski. Nat. Rev Mol Cell Biol 2:127-37 (2001); Sliwkowski Nat Struct Biol 10:158-9 (2003); Cho et al. Nature 421:756-60 (2003); and Malik et al. Pro Am Soc Cancer Res 44:176-7 (2003).
  • Pertuzumab blockade of the formation of HER2-HER3 heterodimers in tumor cells has been demonstrated to inhibit critical cell signaling, which results in reduced tumor proliferation and survival (Agus et al. Cancer Cell 2:127-37 (2002)).
  • Pertuzumab has undergone testing as a single agent in the clinic with a phase Ia trial in patients with advanced cancers and phase II trials in patients with ovarian cancer and breast cancer as well as lung and prostate cancer.
  • Phase I study patients with incurable, locally advanced, recurrent or metastatic solid tumors that had progressed during or after standard therapy were treated with pertuzumab given intravenously every 3 weeks.
  • Pertuzumab was generally well tolerated. Tumor regression was achieved in 3 of 20 patients evaluable for response. Two patients had confirmed partial responses. Stable disease lasting for more than 2.5 months was observed in 6 of 21 patients (Agus et al. Pro Am Soc Clin Oncol 22:192 (2003)).
  • pertuzumab At doses of 2.0-15 mg/kg, the pharmacokinetics of pertuzumab was linear, and mean clearance ranged from 2.69 to 3.74 mL/day/kg and the mean terminal elimination half-life ranged from 15.3 to 27.6 days. Antibodies to pertuzumab were not detected (Allison et al. Pro Am Soc Clin Oncol 22:197 (2003)).
  • US 2006/0034842 describes methods for treating ErbB-expressing cancer with anti-ErbB2 antibody combinations.
  • WO 08/031,531 describes the use of trastuzumab and pertuzumab in the treatment of HER2-positive metastatic cancer, such as breast cancer.
  • Baselga et al., J Clin Oncol, 2007 ASCO Annual Meeting Proceedings Part I, Col. 25, No. 18S (June 20 Supplement), 2007:1004 report the treatment of patients with pre-treated HER2 positive breast cancer, which has progressed during treatment with trastuzumab, with a combination of trastuzumab and pertuzumab.
  • Pertuzumab has been evaluated in Phase II studies in combination with trastuzumab in patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer who have previously received trastuzumab for metastatic disease.
  • Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, with a global prevalence of more than 1 million patients and a mortality rate of approximately 400,000 deaths per year (International Agency for Research on Cancer; http://www-dep.iarc.fr; Globocan 2002). While improved early detection and advances in systemic therapy for early stage disease have resulted in a decline in breast cancer mortality since 1989, metastatic breast cancer (MBC) remains largely incurable with a median survival of approximately 24 months.
  • MBC metastatic breast cancer
  • Factors associated with poor survival include age ⁇ 50 years, visceral disease, shorter disease-free interval (DFI), aneuploid tumors, tumors with a high S-phase fraction, p53 accumulation, low bcl-2 expression, negative hormone receptor status, and positive human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) status (Chang J, et al., Cancer 2003; 97:545-53).
  • DFI disease-free interval
  • HER2 human epidermal growth factor receptor 2
  • chemotherapy agents such as anthracyclines, taxanes, alkylating agents, and/or vinca alkaloids, used as single agents, have produced important results in extending the survival of patients with metastatic breast cancer, the rare complete responses are short-lived, and usually the disease continues to progress.
  • chemotherapy agents such as anthracyclines, taxanes, alkylating agents, and/or vinca alkaloids
  • the HER2-antibody trastuzumab is approved for use as monotherapy or in combination with chemotherapy in the metastatic setting, and in combination with chemotherapy as adjuvant treatment for HER2-positive breast cancer.
  • the optimal management of metastatic breast cancer now takes into account not only a patient's general condition, medical history, tumor burden, and receptor status, but also the HER2 status.
  • Improvement in survival is an important goal in the treatment of patients diagnosed with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer. Despite advances in cancer therapy, there is significant medical need for new treatment regimens in order to achieve this goal.
  • the present invention provides clinical data from human breast cancer patients treated with a combination of trastuzumab, pertuzumab and docetaxel.
  • the invention concerns a method for the treatment of breast cancer, comprising administering to a HER2 positive metastatic breast cancer patient an effective amount of a growth inhibitory HER2 antibody, a HER2 dimerization inhibitor antibody, and a taxane, wherein the patient did not receive prior chemotherapy or biologic therapy.
  • the growth inhibitory HER2 antibody binds to an epitope within Domain IV (SEQ ID NO: 17) of the HER2 amino acid sequence.
  • the growth inhibitory HER2 antibody binds essentially to epitope 4D5 of HER2.
  • the HER2 dimerization inhibitor antibody binds essentially to epitope 2C4.
  • the growth inhibitory and/or the HER2 dimerization inhibitor antibody is an antibody fragment.
  • the growth inhibitory and/or the HER2 dimerization inhibitor antibody is chimeric, humanized, or human.
  • the growth inhibitory antibody is trastuzumab, or a fragrement thereof
  • the HER2 dimerization antibody is pertuzumab, or a fragment thereof
  • the taxane is docetaxel.
  • the invention concerns a method for the treatment of breast cancer, comprising administering to a HER2 positive metastatic breast cancer patient an effective amount of a first HER2 antibody binding essentially to epitope 2C4, a second HER2 antibody binding essentially to epitope 4D5, and a taxane, wherein the patient did not receive prior chemotherapy or biologic therapy.
  • the patient is a human patient.
  • the first and second antibodies are monoclonal antibodies.
  • At least one of the first and the second antibodies is an antibody fragment.
  • At least one of the first and the second antibodies is chimeric humanized, or human.
  • the first antibody is pertuzumab.
  • the second antibody is trastuzumab.
  • the taxane is docetaxel.
  • first and second antibodies and said taxane are administered concurrently.
  • first and second antibodies and the taxane are administered consecutively, in any order.
  • At least one of the pertuzumab and the transtuzumab is a naked antibody.
  • At least one of the pertuzumab and the transtuzumab is an intact antibody.
  • administration of the pertuzumab, trastuzumab and docetaxel results in a synergistic effect.
  • administration of the pertuzumab, trastuzumab and docetaxel extends survival of the human patient relative to treatment in the absence of at least one of pertuzumab, trastuzumab and docetaxel.
  • progression free survival (PFS) or overall survival (OS) is extended.
  • the methods of the present invention may be performed in the absence of any other means of cancer therapy, e.g. in the absence of a further therapeutic agent, including chemotherapeutic agents and biologics, the methods may optionally comprise the administration of a further therapeutic agent selected from the group consisting of chemotherapeutic agent, a different HER antibody, antibody directed against a tumor associated antigen, anti-hormonal compound, cardioprotectant, cytokine, EGFR-targeted drug, anti-angiogenic agent, tyrosine kinase inhibitor, COX inhibitor, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, farnesyl transferase inhibitor, antibody that binds oncofetal protein CA 125, HER2 vaccine, HER targeting therapy, Raf or ras inhibitor, liposomal doxorubicin, topotecan, taxane, dual tyrosine kinase inhibitor, TLK286, EMD-7200, a medicament that treats nausea, a medicament that prevents or treats skin rash or standard acne therapy
  • the invention concerns a kit comprising a first HER2 antibody binding essentially to epitope 2C4, a second HER2 antibody binding essentially to epitope 4D5, and a taxane, and a package insert or label with directions to treat a HER2 positive metastatic breast cancer patient, who did not receive prior chemotherapy or biologic therapy.
  • the invention concerns a method of promoting pertuzumab for the treatment of a HER2 positive metastatic breast cancer patient who did not receive prior chemotherapy or biologic therapy, in combination with trastuzumab and a taxane.
  • the taxane may, for example, be docetaxel.
  • the invention concerns a method of promoting trastuzumab for the treatment of a HER2 positive metastatic breast cancer patient who did not receive prior chemotherapy or biologic therapy, in combination with pertuzumab and a taxane, such as docetaxel.
  • the invention concerns a method for promoting a taxane for the treatment of a HER2 positive metastatic breast cancer patient who did not receive prior chemotherapy or biologic therapy, in combination with pertuzumab and trastuzumab, wherein the taxane may, for example, be docetaxel.
  • the promotion may be in the form of a written material, or a package insert.
  • FIG. 1 provides a schematic of the HER2 protein structure, and amino acid sequences for Domains I-IV (SEQ ID Nos.14-17, respectively) of the extracellular domain thereof.
  • FIGS. 2A and 2B depict alignments of the amino acid sequences of the variable light (V L ) ( FIG. 2A ) and variable heavy (V H ) ( FIG. 2B ) domains of murine monoclonal antibody 2C4 (SEQ ID Nos. 1 and 2, respectively); V L and V H domains of variant 574/pertuzumab (SEQ ID Nos. 3 and 4, respectively), and human V L and V H consensus frameworks (hum ⁇ 1, light kappa subgroup I; humIII, heavy subgroup III) (SEQ ID Nos. 5 and 6, respectively).
  • CDRs Complementarity Determining Regions
  • FIGS. 3A and 3B show the amino acid sequences of pertuzumab light chain ( FIG. 3A ; SEQ ID NO. 7) and heavy chain ( FIG. 3B ; SEQ ID No. 8). CDRs are shown in bold. Calculated molecular mass of the light chain and heavy chain are 23,526.22 Da and 49,216.56 Da (cysteines in reduced form). The carbohydrate moiety is attached to Asn 299 of the heavy chain.
  • FIGS. 4A and 4B show the amino acid sequences of trastuzumab light chain ( FIG. 4A ; SEQ ID NO. 9) and heavy chain ( FIG. 4B ; SEQ ID NO. 10), respectively.
  • FIGS. 5A and 5B depict a variant pertuzumab light chain sequence ( FIG. 5A ; SEQ ID NO. 11) and a variant pertuzumab heavy chain sequence ( FIG. 5B ; SEQ ID NO. 12), respectively.
  • FIG. 6 Serum Pertuzumab Concentrations ( ⁇ g/mL) for the First 84 Days (through Study Day 85) for Studies TOC2689g and BO16934.
  • biological therapy “immunotherapy” are used herein interchangeably, and refer to cancer treatments utilizing the body's immune system to fight cancer, regardless of their mechanism of action.
  • Biologic therapy specifically includes antibody treatment.
  • chemotherapy refers to treatment comprising the administration of a chemotherapeutic agent, as defined hereinbelow.
  • “Survival” refers to the patient remaining alive, and includes overall survival as well as progression free survival.
  • OS “Overall survival” or “OS” refers to the patient remaining alive for a defined period of time, such as 1 year, 5 years, etc from the time of diagnosis or treatment. For the purposes of the clinical trial described in the examples, overall survival (OS) is defined as the time from the date of randomization of patient population to the date of death from any cause.
  • progression-free survival refers to the patient remaining alive, without the cancer progressing or getting worse.
  • progression-free survival is defined as the time from randomization of study population to the first documented progressive disease, or death from any cause, whichever occurs first.
  • Disease progression can be documented by any clinically accepted methods, such as, for example, radiographical progressive disease, as determined by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) (Therasse et al., J Natl Ca Inst 2000; 92(3):205-216), carcinomatous meningitis diagnosed by cytologic evaluation of cerebral spinal fluid, and/or medical photography to monitor chest wall recurrences of subcutaneous lesions.
  • RECIST Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors
  • extending survival is meant increasing overall or progression free survival in a patient treated in accordance with the present invention relative to an untreated patient and/or relative to a patient treated with one or more approved anti-tumor agents, but not receiving treatment in accordance with the present invention.
  • “extending survival” means extending progression-free survival (PFS) and/or overall survival (OS) of breast cancer patients receiving the combination therapy of the present invention (e.g. treatment with a combination of a HER2 antibody binding essentially to epitope 2C4, a HER2 antibody binding essentially to epitope 4D5, and a taxane, e.g.
  • pertuzumab+trastuzumab+docetaxel relative to patients treated with a HER2 antibody binding essentially to epitope 4D5, and a taxane, e.g. trastuzumab+docetaxel, in the absence of a HER2 antibody binding essentially to epitope 2C4, i.e. pertuzumab.
  • time to disease progression refers to the time, generally measured in weeks or months, from the time of initial treatment until the cancer progresses or worsens. Such progression can be evaluated by the skilled clinician. Disease progression can be evaluated and documented by any clinically accepted methods, such as, for example, radiographical progressive disease, as determined by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) (Therasse et al., J Natl Ca Inst 2000; 92(3):205-216), carcinomatous meningitis diagnosed by cytologic evaluation of cerebral spinal fluid, and/or medical photography to monitor chest wall recurrences of subcutaneous lesions.
  • RECIST Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors
  • extending TTP is meant increasing the time to disease progression in a patient treated in accordance with the present invention relative to an untreated patient and/or relative to a patient treated with one or more approved anti-tumor agents, but not receiving treatment in accordance with the present invention.
  • “extending TTP” means extending time to disease progression (TTP) of breast cancer patients receiving the combination therapy of the present invention (treatment with a combination of a HER2 antibody binding essentially to epitope 2C4, a HER2 antibody binding essentially to epitope 4D5, and a taxane, e.g.
  • pertuzumab+trastuzumab+docetaxel relative to patients treated with a HER2 antibody binding essentially to epitope 4D5, and a taxane, e.g. trastuzumab+docetaxel, in the absence of a HER2 antibody binding essentially to epitope 2C4, i.e. pertuzumab.
  • An “objective response” refers to a measurable response, including complete response (CR) or partial response (PR).
  • Partial response refers to a decrease in the size of one or more tumors or lesions, or in the extent of cancer in the body, in response to treatment.
  • a “HER receptor” is a receptor protein tyrosine kinase which belongs to the HER receptor family and includes EGFR, HER2, HER3 and HER4 receptors.
  • the HER receptor will generally comprise an extracellular domain, which may bind an HER ligand and/or dimerize with another HER receptor molecule; a lipophilic transmembrane domain; a conserved intracellular tyrosine kinase domain; and a carboxyl-terminal signaling domain harboring several tyrosine residues which can be phosphorylated.
  • the HER receptor may be a “native sequence” HER receptor or an “amino acid sequence variant” thereof.
  • the HER receptor is native sequence human HER receptor.
  • ErbB 1 refers to EGFR as disclosed, for example, in Carpenter et al. Ann. Rev. Biochem. 56:881-914 (1987), including naturally occurring mutant forms thereof (e.g. a deletion mutant EGFR as in Humphrey et al. PNAS (USA) 87:4207-4211 (1990)).
  • erbB 1 refers to the gene encoding the EGFR protein product.
  • ErbB2 and HER2 are used interchangeably herein and refer to human HER2 protein described, for example, in Semba et al., PNAS ( USA ) 82:6497-6501 (1985) and Yamamoto et al. Nature 319:230-234 (1986) (Genebank accession number X03363).
  • the term “erbB2” refers to the gene encoding human ErbB2 and “neu@ refers to the gene encoding rat p185 neu .
  • Preferred HER2 is native sequence human HER2.
  • HER2 extracellular domain or “HER2ECD” refers to a domain of HER2 that is outside of a cell, either anchored to a cell membrane, or in circulation, including fragments thereof.
  • the amino acid sequence of HER2 is shown in FIG. 1 .
  • the extracellular domain of HER2 may comprise four domains: “Domain I” (amino acid residues from about 1-195; SEQ ID NO:14), “Domain II” (amino acid residues from about 196-319; SEQ ID NO:15), “Domain III” (amino acid residues from about 320-488: SEQ ID NO:16), and “Domain IV” (amino acid residues from about 489-630; SEQ ID NO: 17) (residue numbering without signal peptide).
  • Domain I amino acid residues from about 1-195; SEQ ID NO:14
  • Domain II amino acid residues from about 196-319; SEQ ID NO:15
  • Domain III amino acid residues from about 320-488: SEQ ID NO:16
  • Domain IV amino acid residues from about 489-630; SEQ ID NO: 17
  • ErbB3 and HER3 refer to the receptor polypeptide as disclosed, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,183,884 and 5,480,968 as well as Kraus et al. PNAS ( USA ) 86:9193-9197 (1989).
  • ErbB4 and HER4 herein refer to the receptor polypeptide as disclosed, for example, in EP Pat Appln No 599,274; Plowman et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 90:1746-1750 (1993); and Plowman et al., Nature, 366:473-475 (1993), including isoforms thereof, e.g., as disclosed in WO99/19488, published Apr. 22, 1999.
  • HER ligand is meant a polypeptide which binds to and/or activates a HER receptor.
  • the HER ligand of particular interest herein is a native sequence human HER ligand such as epidermal growth factor (EGF) (Savage et al., J. Biol. Chem. 247:7612-7621 (1972)); transforming growth factor alpha (TGF- ⁇ ) (Marquardt et al., Science 223:1079-1082 (1984)); amphiregulin also known as schwanoma or keratinocyte autocrine growth factor (Shoyab et al. Science 243:1074-1076 (1989); Kimura et al.
  • EGF epidermal growth factor
  • TGF- ⁇ transforming growth factor alpha
  • amphiregulin also known as schwanoma or keratinocyte autocrine growth factor
  • HER ligands which bind EGFR include EGF, TGF- ⁇ , amphiregulin, betacellulin, HB-EGF and epiregulin.
  • HER ligands which bind HER3 include heregulins.
  • HER ligands capable of binding HER4 include betacellulin, epiregulin, HB-EGF, NRG-2, NRG-3, NRG-4, and heregulins.
  • Heregulin when used herein refers to a polypeptide encoded by the heregulin gene product as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,641,869, or Marchionni et al., Nature, 362:312-318 (1993).
  • heregulins include heregulin- ⁇ , heregulin- ⁇ 1, heregulin- ⁇ 2 and heregulin- ⁇ 3 (Holmes et al., Science, 256:1205-1210 (1992); and U.S. Pat. No. 5,641,869); neu differentiation factor (NDF) (Peles et al.
  • GGFs glial growth factors
  • SMDF motor neuron derived factor
  • a “HER dimer” herein is a noncovalently associated dimer comprising at least two HER receptors. Such complexes may form when a cell expressing two or more HER receptors is exposed to an HER ligand and can be isolated by immunoprecipitation and analyzed by SDS-PAGE as described in Sliwkowski et al., J. Biol. Chem., 269(20):14661-14665 (1994), for example. Other proteins, such as a cytokine receptor subunit (e.g. gp130) may be associated with the dimer.
  • the HER dimer comprises HER2.
  • HER heterodimer herein is a noncovalently associated heterodimer comprising at least two different HER receptors, such as EGFR-HER2, HER2-HER3 or HER2-HER4 heterodimers.
  • HER antibody is an antibody that binds to a HER receptor.
  • the HER antibody further interferes with HER activation or function.
  • the HER antibody binds to the HER2 receptor.
  • HER2 antibodies of interest herein are pertuzumab and trastuzumab.
  • HER activation refers to activation, or phosphorylation, of any one or more HER receptors. Generally, HER activation results in signal transduction (e.g. that caused by an intracellular kinase domain of a HER receptor phosphorylating tyrosine residues in the HER receptor or a substrate polypeptide). HER activation may be mediated by HER ligand binding to a HER dimer comprising the HER receptor of interest.
  • HER ligand binding to a HER dimer may activate a kinase domain of one or more of the HER receptors in the dimer and thereby results in phosphorylation of tyrosine residues in one or more of the HER receptors and/or phosphorylation of tyrosine residues in additional substrate polypeptides(s), such as Akt or MAPK intracellular kinases.
  • Phosphorylation refers to the addition of one or more phosphate group(s) to a protein, such as a HER receptor, or substrate thereof.
  • an antibody which “inhibits HER dimerization” is an antibody which inhibits, or interferes with, formation of a HER dimer. Preferably, such an antibody binds to HER2 at the heterodimeric binding site thereof.
  • the most preferred dimerization inhibiting antibody herein is pertuzumab or MAb 2C4.
  • Other examples of antibodies which inhibit HER dimerization include antibodies which bind to EGFR and inhibit dimerization thereof with one or more other HER receptors (for example EGFR monoclonal antibody 806, MAb 806, which binds to activated or “untethered” EGFR; see Johns et al., J. Biol. Chem. 279(29):30375-30384 (2004)); antibodies which bind to HER3 and inhibit dimerization thereof with one or more other HER receptors; and antibodies which bind to HER4 and inhibit dimerization thereof with one or more other HER receptors.
  • HER2 dimerization inhibitor is an agent that inhibits formation of a dimer or heterodimer comprising HER2.
  • a “heterodimeric binding site” on HER2 refers to a region in the extracellular domain of HER2 that contacts, or interfaces with, a region in the extracellular domain of EGFR, HER3 or HER4 upon formation of a dimer therewith. The region is found in Domain II of HER2 (SEQ ID NO: 15). Franklin et al. Cancer Cell 5:317-328 (2004).
  • an antibody that “binds to domain II” of HER2 binds to residues in domain II (SEQ ID NO: 15) and optionally residues in other domain(s) of HER2, such as domains I and III (SEQ ID NOs: 14 and 16, respectively).
  • the antibody that binds to domain II binds to the junction between domains I, II and III of HER2.
  • Protein “expression” refers to conversion of the information encoded in a gene into messenger RNA (mRNA) and then to the protein.
  • mRNA messenger RNA
  • a sample or cell that “expresses” a protein of interest is one in which mRNA encoding the protein, or the protein, including fragments thereof, is determined to be present in the sample or cell.
  • PCR polymerase chain reaction
  • sequence information from the ends of the region of interest or beyond needs to be available, such that oligonucleotide primers can be designed; these primers will be identical or similar in sequence to opposite strands of the template to be amplified.
  • the 5′ terminal nucleotides of the two primers may coincide with the ends of the amplified material.
  • PCR can be used to amplify specific RNA sequences, specific DNA sequences from total genomic DNA, and cDNA transcribed from total cellular RNA, bacteriophage or plasmid sequences, etc. See generally Mullis et al., Cold Spring Harbor Symp. Quant. Biol., 51: 263 (1987); Erlich, ed., PCR Technology, (Stockton Press, NY, 1989).
  • PCR is considered to be one, but not the only, example of a nucleic acid polymerase reaction method for amplifying a nucleic acid test sample, comprising the use of a known nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) as a primer and utilizes a nucleic acid polymerase to amplify or generate a specific piece of nucleic acid or to amplify or generate a specific piece of nucleic acid which is complementary to a particular nucleic acid.
  • DNA or RNA DNA or RNA
  • qRT-PCR refers to a form of PCR wherein the amount of PCR product is measured at each step in a PCR reaction. This technique has been described in various publications including Cronin et al., Am. J. Pathol. 164(1):35-42 (2004); and Ma et al., Cancer Cell 5:607-616 (2004).
  • microarray refers to an ordered arrangement of hybridizable array elements, preferably polynucleotide probes, on a substrate.
  • polynucleotide when used in singular or plural, generally refers to any polyribonucleotide or polydeoxyribonucleotide, which may be unmodified RNA or DNA or modified RNA or DNA.
  • polynucleotides as defined herein include, without limitation, single- and double-stranded DNA, DNA including single- and double-stranded regions, single- and double-stranded RNA, and RNA including single- and double-stranded regions, hybrid molecules comprising DNA and RNA that may be single-stranded or, more typically, double-stranded or include single- and double-stranded regions.
  • polynucleotide refers to triple-stranded regions comprising RNA or DNA or both RNA and DNA.
  • the strands in such regions may be from the same molecule or from different molecules.
  • the regions may include all of one or more of the molecules, but more typically involve only a region of some of the molecules.
  • One of the molecules of a triple-helical region often is an oligonucleotide.
  • polynucleotide specifically includes cDNAs.
  • the term includes DNAs (including cDNAs) and RNAs that contain one or more modified bases.
  • DNAs or RNAs with backbones modified for stability or for other reasons are “polynucleotides” as that term is intended herein.
  • DNAs or RNAs comprising unusual bases, such as inosine, or modified bases, such as tritiated bases are included within the term “polynucleotides” as defined herein.
  • polynucleotide embraces all chemically, enzymatically and/or metabolically modified forms of unmodified polynucleotides, as well as the chemical forms of DNA and RNA characteristic of viruses and cells, including simple and complex cells.
  • oligonucleotide refers to a relatively short polynucleotide, including, without limitation, single-stranded deoxyribonucleotides, single- or double-stranded ribonucleotides, RNA:DNA hybrids and double-stranded DNAs. Oligonucleotides, such as single-stranded DNA probe oligonucleotides, are often synthesized by chemical methods, for example using automated oligonucleotide synthesizers that are commercially available. However, oligonucleotides can be made by a variety of other methods, including in vitro recombinant DNA-mediated techniques and by expression of DNAs in cells and organisms.
  • gene amplification refers to a process by which multiple copies of a gene or gene fragment are formed in a particular cell or cell line.
  • the duplicated region (a stretch of amplified DNA) is often referred to as “amplicon.”
  • amplicon a stretch of amplified DNA
  • the amount of the messenger RNA (mRNA) produced also increases in the proportion of the number of copies made of the particular gene expressed.
  • “Stringency” of hybridization reactions is readily determinable by one of ordinary skill in the art, and generally is an empirical calculation dependent upon probe length, washing temperature, and salt concentration. In general, longer probes require higher temperatures for proper annealing, while shorter probes need lower temperatures. Hybridization generally depends on the ability of denatured DNA to reanneal when complementary strands are present in an environment below their melting temperature. The higher the degree of desired homology between the probe and hybridizable sequence, the higher the relative temperature which can be used. As a result, it follows that higher relative temperatures would tend to make the reaction conditions more stringent, while lower temperatures less so. For additional details and explanation of stringency of hybridization reactions, see Ausubel et al., Current Protocols in Molecular Biology , Wiley Interscience Publishers, (1995).
  • “Stringent conditions” or “high stringency conditions”, as defined herein, typically: (1) employ low ionic strength and high temperature for washing, for example 0.015 M sodium chloride/0.0015 M sodium citrate/0.1% sodium dodecyl sulfate at 50° C.; (2) employ during hybridization a denaturing agent, such as formamide, for example, 50% (v/v) formamide with 0.1% bovine serum albumin/0.1% Ficoll/0.1% polyvinylpyrrolidone/50 mM sodium phosphate buffer at pH 6.5 with 750 mM sodium chloride, 75 mM sodium citrate at 42° C.; or (3) employ 50% formamide, 5 ⁇ SSC (0.75 M NaCl, 0.075 M sodium citrate), 50 mM sodium phosphate (pH 6.8), 0.1% sodium pyrophosphate, 5 ⁇ Denhardt's solution, sonicated salmon sperm DNA (50 &gr; g/ml), 0.1% SDS, and 10% dextran s
  • Modely stringent conditions may be identified as described by Sambrook et al., Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual , New York: Cold Spring Harbor Press, 1989, and include the use of washing solution and hybridization conditions (e.g., temperature, ionic strength and % SDS) less stringent that those described above.
  • washing solution and hybridization conditions e.g., temperature, ionic strength and % SDS
  • An example of moderately stringent conditions is overnight incubation at 37° C.
  • a “native sequence” polypeptide is one which has the same amino acid sequence as a polypeptide (e.g., HER receptor or HER ligand) derived from nature, including naturally occurring or allelic variants.
  • a polypeptide e.g., HER receptor or HER ligand
  • Such native sequence polypeptides can be isolated from nature or can be produced by recombinant or synthetic means.
  • a native sequence polypeptide can have the amino acid sequence of naturally occurring human polypeptide, murine polypeptide, or polypeptide from any other mammalian species.
  • antibody herein is used in the broadest sense and specifically covers monoclonal antibodies, polyclonal antibodies, multispecific antibodies (e.g. bispecific antibodies), and antibody fragments, so long as they exhibit the desired biological activity.
  • the term “monoclonal antibody” as used herein refers to an antibody from a population of substantially homogeneous antibodies, i.e., the individual antibodies comprising the population are identical and/or bind the same epitope(s), except for possible variants that may arise during production of the monoclonal antibody, such variants generally being present in minor amounts.
  • Such monoclonal antibody typically includes an antibody comprising a polypeptide sequence that binds a target, wherein the target-binding polypeptide sequence was obtained by a process that includes the selection of a single target binding polypeptide sequence from a plurality of polypeptide sequences.
  • the selection process can be the selection of a unique clone from a plurality of clones, such as a pool of hybridoma clones, phage clones or recombinant DNA clones.
  • the selected target binding sequence can be further altered, for example, to improve affinity for the target, to humanize the target binding sequence, to improve its production in cell culture, to reduce its immunogenicity in vivo, to create a multispecific antibody, etc., and that an antibody comprising the altered target binding sequence is also a monoclonal antibody of this invention.
  • each monoclonal antibody of a monoclonal antibody preparation is directed against a single determinant on an antigen.
  • the monoclonal antibody preparations are advantageous in that they are typically uncontaminated by other immunoglobulins.
  • the modifier “monoclonal” indicates the character of the antibody as being obtained from a substantially homogeneous population of antibodies, and is not to be construed as requiring production of the antibody by any particular method.
  • the monoclonal antibodies to be used in accordance with the present invention may be made by a variety of techniques, including, for example, the hybridoma method (e.g., Kohler et al., Nature, 256:495 (1975); Harlow et al., Antibodies: A Laboratory Manual , (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2nd ed. 1988); Hammerling et al., in: Monoclonal Antibodies and T-Cell Hybridomas 563-681, (Elsevier, N.Y., 1981)), recombinant DNA methods (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No.
  • phage display technologies see, e.g., Clackson et al., Nature, 352:624-628 (1991); Marks et al., J. Mol. Biol., 222:581-597 (1991); Sidhu et al., J. Mol. Biol. 338(2):299-310 (2004); Lee et al., J. Mol. Biol. 340(5):1073-1093 (2004); Fellouse, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 101(34): 12467-12472 (2004); and Lee et al. J. Immunol.
  • Methods 284(1-2): 119-132 (2004) and technologies for producing human or human-like antibodies in animals that have parts or all of the human immunoglobulin loci or genes encoding human immunoglobulin sequences (see, e.g., WO 1998/24893; WO 1996/34096; WO 1996/33735; WO 1991/10741; Jakobovits et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 90:2551 (1993); Jakobovits et al., Nature, 362:255-258 (1993); Bruggemann et al., Year in Immuno., 7:33 (1993); U.S. Pat. Nos.
  • the monoclonal antibodies herein specifically include “chimeric” antibodies in which a portion of the heavy and/or light chain is identical with or homologous to corresponding sequences in antibodies derived from a particular species or belonging to a particular antibody class or subclass, while the remainder of the chain(s) is identical with or homologous to corresponding sequences in antibodies derived from another species or belonging to another antibody class or subclass, as well as fragments of such antibodies, so long as they exhibit the desired biological activity (U.S. Pat. No. 4,816,567; and Morrison et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 81:6851-6855 (1984)).
  • Chimeric antibodies of interest herein include Aprimatized@ antibodies comprising variable domain antigen-binding sequences derived from a non-human primate (e.g. Old World Monkey, Ape etc) and human constant region sequences, as well as “humanized” antibodies.
  • a non-human primate e.g. Old World Monkey, Ape etc
  • human constant region sequences e.g. Old World Monkey, Ape etc
  • “Humanized” forms of non-human (e.g., rodent) antibodies are chimeric antibodies that contain minimal sequence derived from non-human immunoglobulin.
  • humanized antibodies are human immunoglobulins (recipient antibody) in which residues from a hypervariable region of the recipient are replaced by residues from a hypervariable region of a non-human species (donor antibody) such as mouse, rat, rabbit or nonhuman primate having the desired specificity, affinity, and capacity.
  • donor antibody such as mouse, rat, rabbit or nonhuman primate having the desired specificity, affinity, and capacity.
  • framework region (FR) residues of the human immunoglobulin are replaced by corresponding non-human residues.
  • humanized antibodies may comprise residues that are not found in the recipient antibody or in the donor antibody. These modifications are made to further refine antibody performance.
  • the humanized antibody will comprise substantially all of at least one, and typically two, variable domains, in which all or substantially all of the hypervariable loops correspond to those of a non-human immunoglobulin and all or substantially all of the FRs are those of a human immunoglobulin sequence.
  • the humanized antibody optionally also will comprise at least a portion of an immunoglobulin constant region (Fc), typically that of a human immunoglobulin.
  • Fc immunoglobulin constant region
  • Humanized HER2 antibodies include huMAb4D5-1, huMAb4D5-2, huMAb4D5-3, huMAb4D5-4, huMAb4D5-5, huMAb4D5-6, huMAb4D5-7 and huMAb4D5-8 or trastuzumab (HERCEPTIN®) as described in Table 3 of U.S. Pat. No. 5,821,337 expressly incorporated herein by reference; humanized 520C9 (WO93/21319); and humanized 2C4 antibodies such as pertuzumab as described herein.
  • HERCEPTIN® refers to an antibody comprising the light and heavy chain amino acid sequences in SEQ ID NOs. 9 and 10, respectively.
  • pertuzumab and “OMNITARGTM” refer to an antibody comprising the light and heavy chain amino acid sequences in SEQ ID NOs. 7 and 8, respectively.
  • an “intact antibody” herein is one which comprises two antigen binding regions, and an Fc region.
  • the intact antibody has a functional Fc region.
  • Antibody fragments comprise a portion of an intact antibody, preferably comprising the antigen binding region thereof.
  • Examples of antibody fragments include Fab, Fab′, F(ab′) 2 , and Fv fragments; diabodies; linear antibodies; single-chain antibody molecules; and multispecific antibodies formed from antibody fragment(s).
  • “Native antibodies” are usually heterotetrameric glycoproteins of about 150,000 daltons, composed of two identical light (L) chains and two identical heavy (H) chains. Each light chain is linked to a heavy chain by one covalent disulfide bond, while the number of disulfide linkages varies among the heavy chains of different immunoglobulin isotypes. Each heavy and light chain also has regularly spaced intrachain disulfide bridges. Each heavy chain has at one end a variable domain (V H ) followed by a number of constant domains. Each light chain has a variable domain at one end (V L ) and a constant domain at its other end. The constant domain of the light chain is aligned with the first constant domain of the heavy chain, and the light-chain variable domain is aligned with the variable domain of the heavy chain. Particular amino acid residues are believed to form an interface between the light chain and heavy chain variable domains.
  • variable refers to the fact that certain portions of the variable domains differ extensively in sequence among antibodies and are used in the binding and specificity of each particular antibody for its particular antigen. However, the variability is not evenly distributed throughout the variable domains of antibodies. It is concentrated in three segments called hypervariable regions both in the light chain and the heavy chain variable domains. The more highly conserved portions of variable domains are called the framework regions (FRs).
  • the variable domains of native heavy and light chains each comprise four FRs, largely adopting a ⁇ -sheet configuration, connected by three hypervariable regions, which form loops connecting, and in some cases forming part of, the ⁇ -sheet structure.
  • the hypervariable regions in each chain are held together in close proximity by the FRs and, with the hypervariable regions from the other chain, contribute to the formation of the antigen-binding site of antibodies (see Kabat et al., Sequences of Proteins of Immunological Interest, 5th Ed. Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md. (1991)).
  • the constant domains are not involved directly in binding an antibody to an antigen, but exhibit various effector functions, such as participation of the antibody in antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC).
  • hypervariable region when used herein refers to the amino acid residues of an antibody which are responsible for antigen-binding.
  • the hypervariable region generally comprises amino acid residues from a “complementarity determining region” or “CDR” (e.g. residues 24-34 (L1), 50-56 (L2) and 89-97 (L3) in the light chain variable domain and 31-35 (H1), 50-65 (H2) and 95-102 (H3) in the heavy chain variable domain; Kabat et al., Sequences of Proteins of Immunological Interest, 5th Ed. Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md. (1991)) and/or those residues from a “hypervariable loop” (e.g.
  • “Framework Region” or “FR” residues are those variable domain residues other than the hypervariable region residues as herein defined.
  • Papain digestion of antibodies produces two identical antigen-binding fragments, called “Fab” fragments, each with a single antigen-binding site, and a residual “Fc” fragment, whose name reflects its ability to crystallize readily. Pepsin treatment yields an F(ab′) 2 fragment that has two antigen-binding sites and is still capable of cross-linking antigen.
  • “Fv” is the minimum antibody fragment which contains a complete antigen-recognition and antigen-binding site. This region consists of a dimer of one heavy chain and one light chain variable domain in tight, non-covalent association. It is in this configuration that the three hypervariable regions of each variable domain interact to define an antigen-binding site on the surface of the V H -V L dimer. Collectively, the six hypervariable regions confer antigen-binding specificity to the antibody. However, even a single variable domain (or half of an Fv comprising only three hypervariable regions specific for an antigen) has the ability to recognize and bind antigen, although at a lower affinity than the entire binding site.
  • the Fab fragment also contains the constant domain of the light chain and the first constant domain (CH1) of the heavy chain.
  • Fab fragments differ from Fab fragments by the addition of a few residues at the carboxy terminus of the heavy chain CH1 domain including one or more cysteines from the antibody hinge region.
  • Fab′-SH is the designation herein for Fab′ in which the cysteine residue(s) of the constant domains bear at least one free thiol group.
  • F(ab′) 2 antibody fragments originally were produced as pairs of Fab′ fragments which have hinge cysteines between them. Other chemical couplings of antibody fragments are also known.
  • the “light chains” of antibodies from any vertebrate species can be assigned to one of two clearly distinct types, called kappa ( ⁇ ) and lambda ( ⁇ ), based on the amino acid sequences of their constant domains.
  • Fc region herein is used to define a C-terminal region of an immunoglobulin heavy chain, including native sequence Fc regions and variant Fc regions.
  • the human IgG heavy chain Fc region is usually defined to stretch from an amino acid residue at position Cys226, or from Pro230, to the carboxyl-terminus thereof.
  • the C-terminal lysine (residue 447 according to the EU numbering system) of the Fc region may be removed, for example, during production or purification of the antibody, or by recombinantly engineering the nucleic acid encoding a heavy chain of the antibody. Accordingly, a composition of intact antibodies may comprise antibody populations with all K447 residues removed, antibody populations with no K447 residues removed, and antibody populations having a mixture of antibodies with and without the K447 residue.
  • the numbering of the residues in an immunoglobulin heavy chain is that of the EU index as in Kabat et al., Sequences of Proteins of Immunological Interest, 5th Ed. Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md. (1991), expressly incorporated herein by reference.
  • the “EU index as in Kabat” refers to the residue numbering of the human IgG1 EU antibody.
  • a “functional Fc region” possesses an “effector function” of a native sequence Fc region.
  • effector functions include C1q binding; complement dependent cytotoxicity; Fc receptor binding; antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC); phagocytosis; down regulation of cell surface receptors (e.g. B cell receptor; BCR), etc.
  • ADCC antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity
  • phagocytosis down regulation of cell surface receptors (e.g. B cell receptor; BCR), etc.
  • Such effector functions generally require the Fc region to be combined with a binding domain (e.g. an antibody variable domain) and can be assessed using various assays as herein disclosed, for example.
  • a “native sequence Fc region” comprises an amino acid sequence identical to the amino acid sequence of an Fc region found in nature.
  • Native sequence human Fc regions include a native sequence human IgG1 Fc region (non-A and A allotypes); native sequence human IgG2 Fc region; native sequence human IgG3 Fc region; and native sequence human IgG4 Fc region as well as naturally occurring variants thereof.
  • a “variant Fc region” comprises an amino acid sequence which differs from that of a native sequence Fc region by virtue of at least one amino acid modification, preferably one or more amino acid substitution(s).
  • the variant Fc region has at least one amino acid substitution compared to a native sequence Fc region or to the Fc region of a parent polypeptide, e.g. from about one to about ten amino acid substitutions, and preferably from about one to about five amino acid substitutions in a native sequence Fc region or in the Fc region of the parent polypeptide.
  • the variant Fc region herein will preferably possess at least about 80% homology with a native sequence Fc region and/or with an Fc region of a parent polypeptide, and most preferably at least about 90% homology therewith, more preferably at least about 95% homology therewith.
  • intact antibodies can be assigned to different “classes”. There are five major classes of intact antibodies: IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, and IgM, and several of these may be further divided into Asubclasses@ (isotypes), e.g., IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, IgG4, IgA, and IgA2.
  • Asubclasses@ isotypes
  • the heavy-chain constant domains that correspond to the different classes of antibodies are called ⁇ , ⁇ , ⁇ , ⁇ , and ⁇ , respectively.
  • the subunit structures and three-dimensional configurations of different classes of immunoglobulins are well known.
  • Single-chain Fv or “scFv” antibody fragments comprise the V H and V L domains of antibody, wherein these domains are present in a single polypeptide chain.
  • the Fv polypeptide further comprises a polypeptide linker between the V H and V L domains which enables the scFv to form the desired structure for antigen binding.
  • HER2 antibody scFv fragments are described in WO93/16185; U.S. Pat. No. 5,571,894; and U.S. Pat. No. 5,587,458.
  • diabodies refers to small antibody fragments with two antigen-binding sites, which fragments comprise a variable heavy domain (V H ) connected to a variable light domain (V L ) in the same polypeptide chain (V H -V L ).
  • V H variable heavy domain
  • V L variable light domain
  • the domains are forced to pair with the complementary domains of another chain and create two antigen-binding sites.
  • Diabodies are described more fully in, for example, EP 404,097; WO 93/11161; and Hollinger et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 90:6444-6448 (1993).
  • naked antibody is an antibody that is not conjugated to a heterologous molecule, such as a cytotoxic moiety or radiolabel.
  • an “isolated” antibody is one which has been identified and separated and/or recovered from a component of its natural environment. Contaminant components of its natural environment are materials which would interfere with diagnostic or therapeutic uses for the antibody, and may include enzymes, hormones, and other proteinaceous or nonproteinaceous solutes.
  • the antibody will be purified (1) to greater than 95% by weight of antibody as determined by the Lowry method, and most preferably more than 99% by weight, (2) to a degree sufficient to obtain at least 15 residues of N-terminal or internal amino acid sequence by use of a spinning cup sequenator, or (3) to homogeneity by SDS-PAGE under reducing or nonreducing conditions using Coomassie blue or, preferably, silver stain.
  • Isolated antibody includes the antibody in situ within recombinant cells since at least one component of the antibody's natural environment will not be present. Ordinarily, however, isolated antibody will be prepared by at least one purification step.
  • affinity matured antibody is one with one or more alterations in one or more hypervariable regions thereof which result an improvement in the affinity of the antibody for antigen, compared to a parent antibody which does not possess those alteration(s).
  • Preferred affinity matured antibodies will have nanomolar or even picomolar affinities for the target antigen.
  • Affinity matured antibodies are produced by procedures known in the art. Marks et al. Bio/Technology 10:779-783 (1992) describes affinity maturation by VH and VL domain shuffling. Random mutagenesis of CDR and/or framework residues is described by: Barbas et al. Proc Nat. Acad. Sci , USA 91:3809-3813 (1994); Schier et al.
  • main species antibody refers to the antibody structure in a composition which is the quantitatively predominant antibody molecule in the composition.
  • the main species antibody is a HER2 antibody, such as an antibody that binds to Domain II of HER2, antibody that inhibits HER dimerization more effectively than trastuzumab, and/or an antibody which binds to a heterodimeric binding site of HER2.
  • the preferred embodiment herein of the main species antibody is one comprising the variable light and variable heavy amino acid sequences of SEQ ID Nos. 3 and 4, and most preferably comprising the light chain and heavy chain amino acid sequences in SEQ ID Nos. 7 and 8 (pertuzumab).
  • amino acid sequence variant antibody herein is an antibody with an amino acid sequence which differs from a main species antibody.
  • amino acid sequence variants will possess at least about 70% homology with the main species antibody, and preferably, they will be at least about 80%, more preferably at least about 90% homologous with the main species antibody.
  • the amino acid sequence variants possess substitutions, deletions, and/or additions at certain positions within or adjacent to the amino acid sequence of the main species antibody.
  • amino acid sequence variants herein include an acidic variant (e.g. deamidated antibody variant), a basic variant, an antibody with an amino-terminal leader extension (e.g.
  • VHS- on one or two light chains thereof, an antibody with a C-terminal lysine residue on one or two heavy chains thereof, etc, and includes combinations of variations to the amino acid sequences of heavy and/or light chains.
  • the antibody variant of particular interest herein is the antibody comprising an amino-terminal leader extension on one or two light chains thereof, optionally further comprising other amino acid sequence and/or glycosylation differences relative to the main species antibody.
  • glycosylation variant antibody herein is an antibody with one or more carbohydrate moeities attached thereto which differ from one or more carbohydrate moieties attached to a main species antibody.
  • glycosylation variants herein include antibody with a G1 or G2 oligosaccharide structure, instead a G0 oligosaccharide structure, attached to an Fc region thereof, antibody with one or two carbohydrate moieties attached to one or two light chains thereof, antibody with no carbohydrate attached to one or two heavy chains of the antibody, etc, and combinations of glycosylation alterations.
  • an oligosaccharide structure may be attached to one or two heavy chains of the antibody, e.g. at residue 299 (298, Eu numbering of residues).
  • residue 299 298, Eu numbering of residues.
  • G0 was the predominant oligosaccharide structure, with other oligosaccharide structures such as G0-F, G-1, Man5, Man6, G1-1, G1(1-6), G1(1-3) and G2 being found in lesser amounts in the pertuzumab composition.
  • a AG1 oligosaccharide structure@ herein includes G-1, G1-1, G1(1-6) and G1(1-3) structures.
  • amino-terminal leader extension herein refers to one or more amino acid residues of the amino-terminal leader sequence that are present at the amino-terminus of any one or more heavy or light chains of an antibody.
  • An exemplary amino-terminal leader extension comprises or consists of three amino acid residues, VHS, present on one or both light chains of an antibody variant.
  • a “deamidated” antibody is one in which one or more asparagine residues thereof has been derivitized, e.g. to an aspartic acid, a succinimide, or an iso-aspartic acid.
  • cancer and “cancerous” refer to or describe the physiological condition in mammals that is typically characterized by unregulated cell growth.
  • the cancer treated in accordance with the present invention is any type of metastatic HER2 positive breast cancer, including, without limitation, any histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocaracinoma of the breast with locally recurrent or metastatic disease (where the locally recurrent disease is not amenable to resection with curative intent), HER2-positive metastatic ductal carcinoma, HER2-positive metastatic lobular carcinoma, specifically including both ER-positive and ER-negative breast cancers, and may, but are not required to, express other HER receptors, such as EGFR and/or HER3 and/or HER4 and/or one or more HER ligands.
  • HER receptors such as EGFR and/or HER3 and/or HER4 and/or one or more HER ligands.
  • An “advanced” cancer is one which has spread outside the site or organ of origin, either by local invasion or metastasis.
  • a “refractory” cancer is one which progresses even though an anti-tumor agent, such as a chemotherapeutic agent, is being administered to the cancer patient.
  • An example of a refractory cancer is one which is platinum refractory.
  • a “recurrent” cancer is one which has regrown, either at the initial site or at a distant site, after a response to initial therapy.
  • a “patient” is a human patient.
  • the patient may be a “cancer patient,” i.e. one who is suffering or at risk for suffering from one or more symptoms of cancer.
  • tumor sample herein is a sample derived from, or comprising tumor cells from, a patients tumor, including cancer, as hereinabove defined.
  • tumor samples herein include, but are not limited to, tumor biopsies, circulating tumor cells, circulating plasma proteins, ascitic fluid, primary cell cultures or cell lines derived from tumors or exhibiting tumor-like properties, as well as preserved tumor samples, such as formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tumor samples or frozen tumor samples.
  • a “fixed” tumor sample is one which has been histologically preserved using a fixative.
  • a “formalin-fixed” tumor sample is one which has been preserved using formaldehyde as the fixative.
  • An “embedded” tumor sample is one surrounded by a firm and generally hard medium such as paraffin, wax, celloidin, or a resin. Embedding makes possible the cutting of thin sections for microscopic examination or for generation of tissue microarrays (TMAs).
  • TMAs tissue microarrays
  • a “paraffin-embedded” tumor sample is one surrounded by a purified mixture of solid hydrocarbons derived from petroleum.
  • a “frozen” tumor sample refers to a tumor sample which is, or has been, frozen.
  • a cancer or biological sample which “displays HER expression, amplification, or activation” is one which, in a diagnostic test, expresses (including overexpresses) a HER receptor, has amplified HER gene, and/or otherwise demonstrates activation or phosphorylation of a HER receptor.
  • a cancer or biological sample which “displays HER activation” is one which, in a diagnostic test, demonstrates activation or phosphorylation of a HER receptor. Such activation can be determined directly (e.g. by measuring HER phosphorylation by ELISA) or indirectly (e.g. by gene expression profiling or by detecting HER heterodimers, as described herein).
  • gene expression profiling refers to an evaluation of expression of one or more genes as a surrogate for determining HER phosphorylation directly.
  • a “phospho-ELISA assay” herein is an assay in which phosphorylation of one or more HER receptors, especially HER2, is evaluated in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using a reagent, usually an antibody, to detect phosphorylated HER receptor, substrate, or downstream signaling molecule.
  • a reagent usually an antibody
  • an antibody which detects phosphorylated HER2 is used.
  • the assay may be performed on cell lysates, preferably from fresh or frozen biological samples.
  • a cancer cell with “HER receptor overexpression or amplification” is one which has significantly higher levels of a HER receptor protein or gene compared to a noncancerous cell of the same tissue type. Such overexpression may be caused by gene amplification or by increased transcription or translation. HER receptor overexpression or amplification may be determined in a diagnostic or prognostic assay by evaluating increased levels of the HER protein present on the surface of a cell (e.g. via an immunohistochemistry assay; IHC). Alternatively, or additionally, one may measure levels of HER-encoding nucleic acid in the cell, e.g.
  • FISH fluorescent in situ hybridization
  • PCR polymerase chain reaction
  • qRT-PCR quantitative real time PCR
  • various in vivo assays are available to the skilled practitioner.
  • a detectable label e.g. a radioactive isotope
  • a cancer which “does not overexpress or amplify HER receptor” is one which does not have higher than normal levels of HER receptor protein or gene compared to a noncancerous cell of the same tissue type.
  • Antibodies that inhibit HER dimerization, such as pertuzumab, may be used to treat cancer which does not overexpress or amplify HER2 receptor.
  • an “anti-tumor agent” refers to a drug used to treat cancer.
  • anti-tumor agents herein include chemotherapeutic agents, HER dimerization inhibitors, HER antibodies, antibodies directed against tumor associated antigens, anti-hormonal compounds, cytokines, EGFR-targeted drugs, anti-angiogenic agents, tyrosine kinase inhibitors, growth inhibitory agents and antibodies, cytotoxic agents, antibodies that induce apoptosis, COX inhibitors, farnesyl transferase inhibitors, antibodies that binds oncofetal protein CA 125, HER2 vaccines, Raf or ras inhibitors, liposomal doxorubicin, topotecan, taxane, dual tyrosine kinase inhibitors, TLK286, EMD-7200, pertuzumab, trastuzumab, erlotinib, and bevacizumab.
  • An “approved anti-tumor agent” is a drug used to treat cancer which has been accorded marketing approval by a regulatory authority such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or foreign equivalent thereof.
  • FDA Food and Drug Administration
  • HER dimerization inhibitor is administered as a “single anti-tumor agent” it is the only anti-tumor agent administered to treat the cancer, i.e. it is not administered in combination with another anti-tumor agent, such as chemotherapy.
  • a “growth inhibitory agent” when used herein refers to a compound or composition which inhibits growth of a cell, especially a HER expressing cancer cell either in vitro or in vivo.
  • the growth inhibitory agent may be one which significantly reduces the percentage of HER expressing cells in S phase.
  • growth inhibitory agents include agents that block cell cycle progression (at a place other than S phase), such as agents that induce G1 arrest and M-phase arrest.
  • Classical M-phase blockers include the vincas (vincristine and vinblastine), taxanes, and topo II inhibitors such as doxorubicin, epirubicin, daunorubicin, etoposide, and bleomycin.
  • DNA alkylating agents such as tamoxifen, prednisone, dacarbazine, mechlorethamine, cisplatin, methotrexate, 5-fluorouracil, and ara-C. Further information can be found in The Molecular Basis of Cancer , Mendelsohn and Israel, eds., Chapter 1, entitled “Cell cycle regulation, oncogenes, and antineoplastic drugs” by Murakami et al. (WB Saunders: Philadelphia, 1995), especially p. 13.
  • growth inhibitory antibodies are those which bind to HER2 and inhibit the growth of cancer cells overexpressing HER2.
  • Preferred growth inhibitory HER2 antibodies inhibit growth of SK-BR-3 breast tumor cells in cell culture by greater than 20%, and preferably greater than 50% (e.g. from about 50% to about 100%) at an antibody concentration of about 0.5 to 30 ⁇ g/mil, where the growth inhibition is determined six days after exposure of the SK-BR-3 cells to the antibody (see U.S. Pat. No. 5,677,171 issued Oct. 14, 1997).
  • the SK-BR-3 cell growth inhibition assay is described in more detail in that patent and hereinbelow.
  • the preferred growth inhibitory antibody is a humanized variant of murine monoclonal antibody 4D5, e.g., trastuzumab.
  • an antibody which “induces apoptosis” is one which induces programmed cell death as determined by binding of annexin V, fragmentation of DNA, cell shrinkage, dilation of endoplasmic reticulum, cell fragmentation, and/or formation of membrane vesicles (called apoptotic bodies).
  • the cell is usually one which overexpresses the HER2 receptor.
  • the cell is a tumor cell, e.g. a breast, ovarian, stomach, endometrial, salivary gland, lung, kidney, colon, thyroid, pancreatic or bladder cell.
  • the cell may be a SK-BR-3, BT474, Calu 3 cell, MDA-MB-453, MDA-MB-361 or SKOV3 cell.
  • phosphatidyl serine (PS) translocation can be measured by annexin binding; DNA fragmentation can be evaluated through DNA laddering; and nuclear/chromatin condensation along with DNA fragmentation can be evaluated by any increase in hypodiploid cells.
  • the antibody which induces apoptosis is one which results in about 2 to 50 fold, preferably about 5 to 50 fold, and most preferably about 10 to 50 fold, induction of annexin binding relative to untreated cell in an annexin binding assay using BT474 cells (see below).
  • Examples of HER2 antibodies that induce apoptosis are 7C2 and 7F3.
  • the “epitope 2C4” is the region in the extracellular domain of HER2 to which the antibody 2C4 binds.
  • a routine cross-blocking assay such as that described in Antibodies, A Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Ed Harlow and David Lane (1988), can be performed.
  • the antibody blocks 2C4's binding to HER2 by about 50% or more.
  • epitope mapping can be performed to assess whether the antibody binds essentially to the 2C4 epitope of HER2.
  • Epitope 2C4 comprises residues from Domain II (SEQ ID NO: 15) in the extracellular domain of HER2.
  • 2C4 and pertuzumab binds to the extracellular domain of HER2 at the junction of domains I, II and III (SEQ ID NOs: 14, 15, and 16, respectively). Franklin et al. Cancer Cell 5:317-328 (2004).
  • the “epitope 4D5” is the region in the extracellular domain of HER2 to which the antibody 4D5 (ATCC CRL 10463) and trastuzumab bind. This epitope is close to the transmembrane domain of HER2, and within Domain IV of HER2 (SEQ ID NO: 17).
  • a routine cross-blocking assay such as that described in Antibodies, A Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Ed Harlow and David Lane (1988), can be performed.
  • epitope mapping can be performed to assess whether the antibody binds essentially to the 4D5 epitope of HER2 (e.g. any one or more residues in the region from about residue 529 to about residue 625, inclusive of the HER2ECD, residue numbering including signal peptide).
  • the “epitope 7C2/7F3” is the region at the N terminus, within Domain I (SEQ ID NO: 14), of the extracellular domain of HER2 to which the 7C2 and/or 7F3 antibodies (each deposited with the ATCC, see below) bind.
  • a routine cross-blocking assay such as that described in Antibodies, A Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Ed Harlow and David Lane (1988) can be performed.
  • epitope mapping can be performed to establish whether the antibody binds essentially to the 7C2/7F3 epitope on HER2 (e.g. any one or more of residues in the region from about residue 22 to about residue 53 of the HER2ECD, residue numbering including signal peptide).
  • Treatment refers to both therapeutic treatment and prophylactic or preventative measures. Those in need of treatment include those already with cancer as well as those in which cancer is to be prevented. Hence, the patient to be treated herein may have been diagnosed as having cancer or may be predisposed or susceptible to cancer.
  • the term “effective amount” refers to an amount of a drug effective to treat cancer in the patient.
  • the effective amount of the drug may reduce the number of cancer cells; reduce the tumor size; inhibit (i.e., slow to some extent and preferably stop) cancer cell infiltration into peripheral organs; inhibit (i.e., slow to some extent and preferably stop) tumor metastasis; inhibit, to some extent, tumor growth; and/or relieve to some extent one or more of the symptoms associated with the cancer.
  • the drug may prevent growth and/or kill existing cancer cells, it may be cytostatic and/or cytotoxic.
  • the effective amount may extend progression free survival (e.g.
  • cytotoxic agent refers to a substance that inhibits or prevents the function of cells and/or causes destruction of cells.
  • the term is intended to include radioactive isotopes (e.g. At 211 , I 131 , I 125 , Y 90 , Re 186 , Re 188 , Sm 153 , Bi 212 , P 32 and radioactive isotopes of Lu), chemotherapeutic agents, and toxins such as small molecule toxins or enzymatically active toxins of bacterial, fungal, plant or animal origin, including fragments and/or variants thereof.
  • radioactive isotopes e.g. At 211 , I 131 , I 125 , Y 90 , Re 186 , Re 188 , Sm 153 , Bi 212 , P 32 and radioactive isotopes of Lu
  • chemotherapeutic agents e.g. At 211 , I 131 , I 125 , Y 90 , Re 186
  • chemotherapeutic agent is a chemical compound useful in the treatment of cancer.
  • examples of chemotherapeutic agents include alkylating agents such as thiotepa and CYTOXAN® cyclosphosphamide; alkyl sulfonates such as busulfan, improsulfan and piposulfan; aziridines such as benzodopa, carboquone, meturedopa, and uredopa; ethylenimines and methylamelamines including altretamine, triethylenemelamine, trietylenephosphoramide, triethiylenethiophosphoramide and trimethylolomelamine; TLK 286 (TELCYTATM); acetogenins (especially bullatacin and bullatacinone); delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (dronabinol, MARINOL®); beta-lapachone; lapachol; colchicines; betulinic acid; a camptothec
  • anthracyclines such as annamycin, AD 32, alcarubicin, daunorubicin, dexrazoxane, DX-52-1, epirubicin, GPX-100, idarubicin, KRN5500, menogaril, dynemicin, including dynemicin A, an esperamicin, neocarzinostatin chromophore and related chromoprotein enediyne antiobiotic chromophores, aclacinomysins, actinomycin, authramycin, azaserine, bleomycins, cactinomycin, carabicin, carminomycin, carzinophilin, chromomycinis, dactinomycin, detorubicin, 6-diazo-5-oxo-L-norleucine, ADRIAMYCIN® doxorubic
  • anti-hormonal agents that act to regulate or inhibit hormone action on tumors
  • SERMs selective estrogen receptor modulators
  • tamoxifen including NOLVADEX® tamoxifen
  • raloxifene including NOLVADEX® tamoxifen
  • droloxifene 4-hydroxytamoxifen
  • trioxifene keoxifene
  • LY117018 onapristone
  • aromatase inhibitors that inhibit the enzyme aromatase, which regulates estrogen production in the adrenal glands, such as, for example, 4(5)-imidazoles, aminoglutethimide, MEGASE® megestrol acetate, AROMASIN® exemestane, formestanie, fadrozole, RIVISOR® vorozole, FEMARA® letrozole, and ARIMIDEX® anastrozole
  • anti-androgens such as flutamide, nil
  • an “antimetabolite chemotherapeutic agent” is an agent which is structurally similar to a metabolite, but can not be used by the body in a productive manner. Many antimetabolite chemotherapeutic agents interfere with the production of the nucleic acids, RNA and DNA.
  • antimetabolite chemotherapeutic agents include gemcitabine (GEMZAR®), 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), capecitabine (XELODATM), 6-mercaptopurine, methotrexate, 6-thioguanine, pemetrexed, raltitrexed, arabinosylcytosine ARA-C cytarabine (CYTOSAR-U®), dacarbazine (DTIC-DOME®), azocytosine, deoxycytosine, pyridmidene, fludarabine (FLUDARA®), cladrabine, 2-deoxy-D-glucose etc.
  • the preferred antimetabolite chemotherapeutic agent is gemcitabine.
  • “Gemcitabine” or A “2′-deoxy-2′,2′-difluorocytidine monohydrochloride (b-isomer)” is a nucleoside analogue that exhibits antitumor activity.
  • the empirical formula for gemcitabine HCl is C9H11F2N3O4 A HCl.
  • Gemcitabine HCl is sold by Eli Lilly under the trademark GEMZAR®.
  • platinum-based chemotherapeutic agent comprises an organic compound which contains platinum as an integral part of the molecule.
  • platinum-based chemotherapeutic agents include carboplatin, cisplatin, and oxaliplatinum.
  • platinum-based chemotherapy is intended therapy with one or more platinum-based chemotherapeutic agents, optionally in combination with one or more other chemotherapeutic agents.
  • chemotherapy-resistant cancer is meant that the cancer patient has progressed while receiving a chemotherapy regimen (i.e. the patient is “chemotherapy refractory”), or the patient has progressed within 12 months (for instance, within 6 months) after completing a chemotherapy regimen.
  • platinum-resistant cancer is meant that the cancer patient has progressed while receiving platinum-based chemotherapy (i.e. the patient is “platinum refractory”), or the patient has progressed within 12 months (for instance, within 6 months) after completing a platinum-based chemotherapy regimen.
  • an “anti-angiogenic agent” refers to a compound which blocks, or interferes with to some degree, the development of blood vessels.
  • the anti-angiogenic factor may, for instance, be a small molecule or antibody that binds to a growth factor or growth factor receptor involved in promoting angiogenesis.
  • the preferred anti-angiogenic factor herein is an antibody that binds to vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), such as bevacizumab (AVASTIN®).
  • VEGF vascular endothelial growth factor
  • cytokine is a generic term for proteins released by one cell population which act on another cell as intercellular mediators.
  • cytokines are lymphokines, monokines, and traditional polypeptide hormones. Included among the cytokines are growth hormone such as human growth hormone, N-methionyl human growth hormone, and bovine growth hormone; parathyroid hormone; thyroxine; insulin; proinsulin; relaxin; prorelaxin; glycoprotein hormones such as follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), and luteinizing hormone (LH); hepatic growth factor; fibroblast growth factor; prolactin; placental lactogen; tumor necrosis factor- ⁇ and - ⁇ ; mullerian-inhibiting substance; mouse gonadotropin-associated peptide; inhibin; activin; vascular endothelial growth factor; integrin; thrombopoietin (TPO); nerve growth factors such as NGF- ⁇ ; platelet-growth factor;
  • EGFR-targeted drug refers to a therapeutic agent that binds to EGFR and, optionally, inhibits EGFR activation.
  • agents include antibodies and small molecules that bind to EGFR.
  • antibodies which bind to EGFR include MAb 579 (ATCC CRL HB 8506), MAb 455 (ATCC CRL HB8507), MAb 225 (ATCC CRL 8508), MAb 528 (ATCC CRL 8509) (see, U.S. Pat. No.
  • EGFR human antibodies that bind EGFR
  • human antibodies that bind EGFR such as ABX-EGF (see WO98/50433, Abgenix); EMD 55900 (Stragliotto et al. Eur. J. Cancer 32A:636-640 (1996)); EMD7200 (matuzumab) a humanized EGFR antibody directed against EGFR that competes with both EGF and TGF-alpha for EGFR binding; and mAb 806 or humanized mAb 806 (Johns et al., J. Biol. Chem. 279(29):30375-30384 (2004)).
  • the anti-EGFR antibody may be conjugated with a cytotoxic agent, thus generating an immunoconjugate (see, e.g., EP659,439A2, Merck Patent GmbH).
  • a cytotoxic agent see, e.g., EP659,439A2, Merck Patent GmbH.
  • small molecules that bind to EGFR include ZD1839 or Gefitinib (IRESSA; Astra Zeneca); CP-358774 or Erlotinib (TARCEVATM; Genentech/OSI); and AG1478, AG1571 (SU 5271; Sugen); EMD-7200.
  • a “tyrosine kinase inhibitor” is a molecule which inhibits tyrosine kinase activity of a tyrosine kinase such as a HER receptor.
  • examples of such inhibitors include the EGFR-targeted drugs noted in the preceding paragraph; small molecule HER2 tyrosine kinase inhibitor such as TAK 165 available from Takeda; CP-724,714, an oral selective inhibitor of the ErbB2 receptor tyrosine kinase (Pfizer and OSI); dual-HER inhibitors such as EKB-569 (available from Wyeth) which preferentially binds EGFR but inhibits both HER2 and EGFR-overexpressing cells; GW572016 (available from Glaxo) an oral HER2 and EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor; PKI-166 (available from Novartis); pan-HER inhibitors such as canertinib (CI-1033; Pharmacia); Raf-1 inhibitor
  • a “fixed” or “flat” dose of a therapeutic agent herein refers to a dose that is administered to a human patient without regard for the weight (WT) or body surface area (BSA) of the patient.
  • the fixed or flat dose is therefore not provided as a mg/kg dose or a mg/m 2 dose, but rather as an absolute amount of the therapeutic agent.
  • a “loading” dose herein generally comprises an initial dose of a therapeutic agent administered to a patient, and is followed by one or more maintenance dose(s) thereof. Generally, a single loading dose is administered, but multiple loading doses are contemplated herein. Usually, the amount of loading dose(s) administered exceeds the amount of the maintenance dose(s) administered and/or the loading dose(s) are administered more frequently than the maintenance dose(s), so as to achieve the desired steady-state concentration of the therapeutic agent earlier than can be achieved with the maintenance dose(s).
  • a “maintenance” dose herein refers to one or more doses of a therapeutic agent administered to the patient over a treatment period. Usually, the maintenance doses are administered at spaced treatment intervals, such as approximately every week, approximately every 2 weeks, approximately every 3 weeks, or approximately every 4 weeks.
  • the HER antigen to be used for production of antibodies may be, e.g., a soluble form of the extracellular domain of a HER receptor or a portion thereof, containing the desired epitope.
  • cells expressing HER at their cell surface e.g. NIH-3T3 cells transformed to overexpress HER2; or a carcinoma cell line such as SK-BR-3 cells, see Stancovski et al. PNAS ( USA ) 88:8691-8695 (1991)
  • NIH-3T3 cells transformed to overexpress HER2 e.g. NIH-3T3 cells transformed to overexpress HER2; or a carcinoma cell line such as SK-BR-3 cells, see Stancovski et al. PNAS ( USA ) 88:8691-8695 (1991)
  • Other forms of HER receptor useful for generating antibodies will be apparent to those skilled in the art.
  • Animals are immunized against the antigen, immunogenic conjugates, or derivatives by combining, e.g., 100 ⁇ g or 5 ⁇ g of the protein or conjugate (for rabbits or mice, respectively) with 3 volumes of Freund's complete adjuvant and injecting the solution intradermally at multiple sites.
  • the animals are boosted with 1 ⁇ 5 to 1/10 the original amount of peptide or conjugate in Freund's complete adjuvant by subcutaneous injection at multiple sites.
  • Seven to 14 days later the animals are bled and the serum is assayed for antibody titer. Animals are boosted until the titer plateaus.
  • a mouse or other appropriate host animal such as a hamster
  • lymphocytes that produce or are capable of producing antibodies that will specifically bind to the protein used for immunization.
  • lymphocytes may be immunized in vitro. Lymphocytes then are fused with myeloma cells using a suitable fusing agent, such as polyethylene glycol, to form a hybridoma cell (Goding, Monoclonal Antibodies: Principles and Practice, pp. 59-103 (Academic Press, 1986)).
  • Preferred myeloma cells are those that fuse efficiently, support stable high-level production of antibody by the selected antibody-producing cells, and are sensitive to a medium such as HAT medium.
  • preferred myeloma cell lines are murine myeloma lines, such as those derived from MOPC-21 and MPC-11 mouse tumors available from the Salk Institute Cell Distribution Center, San Diego, Calif. USA, and SP-2 or X63-Ag8-653 cells available from the American Type Culture Collection, Rockville, Md. USA.
  • Human myeloma and mouse-human heteromyeloma cell lines also have been described for the production of human monoclonal antibodies (Kozbor, J. Immunol., 133:3001 (1984); and Brodeur et al., Monoclonal Antibody Production Techniques and Applications , pp. 51-63 (Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, 1987)).
  • the monoclonal antibodies secreted by the subclones are suitably separated from the culture medium, ascites fluid, or serum by conventional antibody purification procedures such as, for example, protein A-Sepharose, hydroxylapatite chromatography, gel electrophoresis, dialysis, or affinity chromatography.
  • monoclonal antibodies or antibody fragments can be isolated from antibody phage libraries generated using the techniques described in McCafferty et al., Nature, 348:552-554 (1990). Clackson et al., Nature, 352:624-628 (1991) and Marks et al., J. Mol. Biol., 222:581-597 (1991) describe the isolation of murine and human antibodies, respectively, using phage libraries.
  • non-immunoglobulin polypeptides are substituted for the constant domains of an antibody, or they are substituted for the variable domains of one antigen-combining site of an antibody to create a chimeric bivalent antibody comprising one antigen-combining site having specificity for an antigen and another antigen-combining site having specificity for a different antigen.
  • a humanized antibody has one or more amino acid residues introduced into it from a source which is non-human. These non-human amino acid residues are often referred to as “import” residues, which are typically taken from an “import” variable domain.
  • Humanization can be essentially performed following the method of Winter and co-workers (Jones et al., Nature, 321:522-525 (1986); Riechmann et al., Nature, 332:323-327 (1988); Verhoeyen et al., Science, 239:1534-1536 (1988)), by substituting hypervariable region sequences for the corresponding sequences of a human antibody.
  • humanized antibodies are chimeric antibodies (U.S. Pat. No. 4,816,567) wherein substantially less than an intact human variable domain has been substituted by the corresponding sequence from a non-human species.
  • humanized antibodies are typically human antibodies in which some hypervariable region residues and possibly some FR residues are substituted by residues from analogous sites in rodent antibodies.
  • variable domains both light and heavy
  • sequence of the variable domain of a rodent antibody is screened against the entire library of known human variable-domain sequences.
  • the human sequence which is closest to that of the rodent is then accepted as the human framework region (FR) for the humanized antibody (Sims et al., J. Immunol., 151:2296 (1993); Chothia et al., J. Mol. Biol., 196:901 (1987)).
  • Another method uses a particular framework region derived from the consensus sequence of all human antibodies of a particular subgroup of light or heavy chains.
  • the same framework may be used for several different humanized antibodies (Carter et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 89:4285 (1992); Presta et al., J. Immunol., 151:2623 (1993)).
  • humanized antibodies are prepared by a process of analysis of the parental sequences and various conceptual humanized products using three-dimensional models of the parental and humanized sequences.
  • Three-dimensional immunoglobulin models are commonly available and are familiar to those skilled in the art.
  • Computer programs are available which illustrate and display probable three-dimensional conformational structures of selected candidate immunoglobulin sequences. Inspection of these displays permits analysis of the likely role of the residues in the functioning of the candidate immunoglobulin sequence, i.e., the analysis of residues that influence the ability of the candidate immunoglobulin to bind its antigen.
  • FR residues can be selected and combined from the recipient and import sequences so that the desired antibody characteristic, such as increased affinity for the target antigen(s), is achieved.
  • the hypervariable region residues are directly and most substantially involved in influencing antigen binding.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 6,949,245 describes production of exemplary humanized HER2 antibodies which bind HER2 and block ligand activation of a HER receptor.
  • a humanized antibody used in the methods of the present invention is rhuMAb 2C4 (pertuzumab), or an antibody that binds essentially to the same epitope within the HER2 extracellular domain as pertuzumab.
  • one of the antibodies used in the methods of the present invention blocks EGF, TGF- ⁇ and/or HRG mediated activation of MAPK essentially as effectively as murine monoclonal antibody 2C4 (or a Fab fragment thereof) and/or binds HER2 essentially as effectively as murine monoclonal antibody 2C4 (or a Fab fragment thereof).
  • the humanized antibody herein may, for example, comprise nonhuman hypervariable region residues incorporated into a human variable heavy domain and may further comprise a framework region (FR) substitution at a position selected from the group consisting of 69H, 71H and 73H utilizing the variable domain numbering system set forth in Kabat et al., Sequences of Proteins of Immunological Interest, 5th Ed. Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md. (1991).
  • the humanized antibody comprises FR substitutions at two or all of positions 69H, 71H and 73H.
  • An exemplary humanized antibody of interest herein comprises variable heavy domain complementarity determining residues GFTFTDYTMX (SEQ ID NO: 18), where X is preferrably D or S; DVNPNSGGSIYNQRFKG (SEQ ID NO: 19); and/or NLGPSFYFDY (SEQ ID NO:20), optionally comprising amino acid modifications of those CDR residues, e.g. where the modifications essentially maintain or improve affinity of the antibody.
  • an antibody variant for use in the methods of the present invention may have from about one to about seven or about five amino acid substitutions in the above variable heavy CDR sequences.
  • Such antibody variants may be prepared by affinity maturation, e.g., as described below.
  • the humanized antibody may comprise variable light domain complementarity determining residues KASQDVSIGVA (SEQ ID NO:21); SASYX 1 X 2 X 3 , where X 1 is preferably R or L, X 2 is preferably Y or E, and X 3 is preferably T or S (SEQ ID NO:22); and/or QQYYIYPYT (SEQ ID NO:23), e.g. in addition to those variable heavy domain CDR residues in the preceding paragraph.
  • Such humanized antibodies optionally comprise amino acid modifications of the above CDR residues, e.g. where the modifications essentially maintain or improve affinity of the antibody.
  • the antibody variant of interest may have from about one to about seven or about five amino acid substitutions in the above variable light CDR sequences.
  • Such antibody variants may be prepared by affinity maturation, e.g., as described below.
  • the present application also contemplates affinity matured antibodies which bind HER2.
  • the parent antibody may be a human antibody or a humanized antibody, e.g., one comprising the variable light and/or variable heavy sequences of SEQ ID Nos. 7 and 8, respectively (i.e. comprising the VL and/or VH of pertuzumab).
  • An affinity matured variant of pertuzumab preferably binds to HER2 receptor with an affinity superior to that of murine 2C4 or pertuzumab (e.g. from about two or about four fold, to about 100 fold or about 1000 fold improved affinity, e.g. as assessed using a HER2-extracellular domain (ECD) ELISA).
  • ECD HER2-extracellular domain
  • variable heavy CDR residues for substitution include H28, H30, H34, H35, H64, H96, H99, or combinations of two or more (e.g. two, three, four, five, six, or seven of these residues).
  • variable light CDR residues for alteration include L28, L50, L53, L56, L91, L92, L93, L94, L96, L97 or combinations of two or more (e.g. two to three, four, five or up to about ten of these residues).
  • Humanization of murine 4D5 antibody to generate humanized variants thereof, including trastuzumab, is described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,821,337, 6,054,297, 6,407,213, 6,639,055, 6,719,971, and 6,800,738, as well as Carter et al. PNAS (USA), 89:4285-4289 (1992).
  • HuMAb4D5-8 (trastuzumab) bound HER2 antigen 3-fold more tightly than the mouse 4D5 antibody, and had secondary immune function (ADCC) which allowed for directed cytotoxic activity of the humanized antibody in the presence of human effector cells.
  • ADCC secondary immune function
  • HuMAb4D5-8 comprised variable light (V L ) CDR residues incorporated in a V L K subgroup I consensuse framework, and variable heavy (V H ) CDR residues incorporated into a V H subgroup III consensus framework.
  • the antibody further comprised framework region (FR) substitutions as positions: 71, 73, 78, and 93 of the V H (Kabat numbering of FR residues; and a FR substitution at position 66 of the V L (Kabat numbering of FR residues).
  • Trastuzumab comprises non-A allotype human ⁇ 1 Fc region.
  • the humanized antibody or affinity matured antibody may be an antibody fragment, such as a Fab, which is optionally conjugated with one or more cytotoxic agent(s) in order to generate an immunoconjugate.
  • the humanized antibody or affinity matured antibody may be an intact antibody, such as an intact IgG1 antibody.
  • human antibodies can be generated.
  • transgenic animals e.g., mice
  • transgenic animals e.g., mice
  • J H antibody heavy-chain joining region
  • transfer of the human germ-line immunoglobulin gene array in such germ-line mutant mice will result in the production of human antibodies upon antigen challenge. See, e.g., Jakobovits et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci.
  • phage display technology can be used to produce human antibodies and antibody fragments in vitro, from immunoglobulin variable (V) domain gene repertoires from unimmunized donors.
  • antibody V domain genes are cloned in-frame into either a major or minor coat protein gene of a filamentous bacteriophage, such as M13 or fd, and displayed as functional antibody fragments on the surface of the phage particle.
  • a filamentous bacteriophage such as M13 or fd
  • the filamentous particle contains a single-stranded DNA copy of the phage genome
  • selections based on the functional properties of the antibody also result in selection of the gene encoding the antibody exhibiting those properties.
  • the phage mimics some of the properties of the B-cell.
  • Phage display can be performed in a variety of formats; for their review see, e.g., Johnson, Kevin S, and Chiswell, David J., Current Opinion in Structural Biology 3:564-571 (1993).
  • V-gene segments can be used for phage display.
  • Clackson et al. Nature, 352:624-628 (1991) isolated a diverse array of anti-oxazolone antibodies from a small random combinatorial library of V genes derived from the spleens of immunized mice.
  • a repertoire of V genes from unimmunized human donors can be constructed and antibodies to a diverse array of antigens (including self-antigens) can be isolated essentially following the techniques described by Marks et al., J. Mol. Biol. 222:581-597 (1991), or Griffith et al., EMBO J. 12:725-734 (1993). See, also, U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,565,332 and 5,573,905.
  • human antibodies may also be generated by in vitro activated B cells (see U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,567,610 and 5,229,275).
  • antibody fragments comprising one or more antigen binding regions.
  • these fragments were derived via proteolytic digestion of intact antibodies (see, e.g., Morimoto et al., Journal of Biochemical and Biophysical Methods 24:107-117 (1992); and Brennan et al., Science, 229:81 (1985)).
  • these fragments can now be produced directly by recombinant host cells.
  • the antibody fragments can be isolated from the antibody phage libraries discussed above.
  • Fab′-SH fragments can be directly recovered from E. coli and chemically coupled to form F(ab′) 2 fragments (Carter et al., Bio/Technology 10:163-167 (1992)).
  • F(ab′) 2 fragments can be isolated directly from recombinant host cell culture.
  • the antibody of choice is a single chain Fv fragment (scFv). See WO 93/16185; U.S. Pat. No. 5,571,894; and U.S. Pat. No. 5,587,458.
  • the antibody fragment may also be a “linear antibody”, e.g., as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,641,870 for example. Such linear antibody fragments may be monospecific or bispecific.
  • Bispecific antibodies are antibodies that have binding specificities for at least two different epitopes.
  • Exemplary bispecific antibodies may bind to two different epitopes of the HER2 protein.
  • Other such antibodies may combine a HER2 binding site with binding site(s) for EGFR, HER3 and/or HER4.
  • a HER2 arm may be combined with an arm which binds to a triggering molecule on a leukocyte such as a T-cell receptor molecule (e.g. CD2 or CD3), or Fc receptors for IgG (Fc ⁇ R), such as Fc ⁇ RI (CD64), Fc ⁇ RII (CD32) and Fc ⁇ RIII (CD16) so as to focus cellular defense mechanisms to the HER2-expressing cell.
  • a triggering molecule such as a T-cell receptor molecule (e.g. CD2 or CD3), or Fc receptors for IgG (Fc ⁇ R), such as Fc ⁇ RI (CD64), Fc ⁇ RII (CD32) and
  • Bispecific antibodies may also be used to localize cytotoxic agents to cells which express HER2. These antibodies possess a HER2-binding arm and an arm which binds the cytotoxic agent (e.g. saporin, anti-interferon- ⁇ , vinca alkaloid, ricin A chain, methotrexate or radioactive isotope hapten). Bispecific antibodies can be prepared as full length antibodies or antibody fragments (e.g. F(ab′) 2 bispecific antibodies).
  • cytotoxic agent e.g. saporin, anti-interferon- ⁇ , vinca alkaloid, ricin A chain, methotrexate or radioactive isotope hapten.
  • Bispecific antibodies can be prepared as full length antibodies or antibody fragments (e.g. F(ab′) 2 bispecific antibodies).
  • WO 96/16673 describes a bispecific HER2/Fc ⁇ RIII antibody and U.S. Pat. No. 5,837,234 discloses a bispecific HER2/Fc ⁇ RI antibody IDM1 (Osidem). A bispecific HER2/Fc ⁇ antibody is shown in WO98/02463. U.S. Pat. No. 5,821,337 teaches a bispecific HER2/CD3 antibody. MDX-210 is a bispecific HER2-Fc ⁇ RIII Ab.
  • bispecific antibodies are known in the art. Traditional production of full length bispecific antibodies is based on the coexpression of two immunoglobulin heavy chain-light chain pairs, where the two chains have different specificities (Millstein et al., Nature, 305:537-539 (1983)). Because of the random assortment of immunoglobulin heavy and light chains, these hybridomas (quadromas) produce a potential mixture of 10 different antibody molecules, of which only one has the correct bispecific structure. Purification of the correct molecule, which is usually done by affinity chromatography steps, is rather cumbersome, and the product yields are low. Similar procedures are disclosed in WO 93/08829, and in Traunecker et al., EMBO J., 10:3655-3659 (1991).
  • antibody variable domains with the desired binding specificities are fused to immunoglobulin constant domain sequences.
  • the fusion preferably is with an immunoglobulin heavy chain constant domain, comprising at least part of the hinge, CH2, and CH3 regions. It is preferred to have the first heavy-chain constant region (CH1) containing the site necessary for light chain binding, present in at least one of the fusions.
  • DNAs encoding the immunoglobulin heavy chain fusions and, if desired, the immunoglobulin light chain are inserted into separate expression vectors, and are co-transfected into a suitable host organism.
  • the bispecific antibodies are composed of a hybrid immunoglobulin heavy chain with a first binding specificity in one arm, and a hybrid immunoglobulin heavy chain-light chain pair (providing a second binding specificity) in the other arm. It was found that this asymmetric structure facilitates the separation of the desired bispecific compound from unwanted immunoglobulin chain combinations, as the presence of an immunoglobulin light chain in only one half of the bispecific molecule provides for a facile way of separation. This approach is disclosed in WO 94/04690. For further details of generating bispecific antibodies see, for example, Suresh et al., Methods in Enzymology, 121:210 (1986).
  • the interface between a pair of antibody molecules can be engineered to maximize the percentage of heterodimers which are recovered from recombinant cell culture.
  • the preferred interface comprises at least a part of the C H 3 domain of an antibody constant domain.
  • one or more small amino acid side chains from the interface of the first antibody molecule are replaced with larger side chains (e.g. tyrosine or tryptophan).
  • Compensatory “cavities” of identical or similar size to the large side chain(s) are created on the interface of the second antibody molecule by replacing large amino acid side chains with smaller ones (e.g. alanine or threonine). This provides a mechanism for increasing the yield of the heterodimer over other unwanted end-products such as homodimers.
  • Bispecific antibodies include cross-linked or “heteroconjugate” antibodies.
  • one of the antibodies in the heteroconjugate can be coupled to avidin, the other to biotin.
  • Such antibodies have, for example, been proposed to target immune system cells to unwanted cells (U.S. Pat. No. 4,676,980), and for treatment of HIV infection (WO 91/00360, WO 92/200373, and EP 03089).
  • Heteroconjugate antibodies may be made using any convenient cross-linking methods. Suitable cross-linking agents are well known in the art, and are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,676,980, along with a number of cross-linking techniques.
  • bispecific antibodies can be prepared using chemical linkage.
  • Brennan et al., Science, 229: 81 (1985) describe a procedure wherein intact antibodies are proteolytically cleaved to generate F(ab′) 2 fragments. These fragments are reduced in the presence of the dithiol complexing agent sodium arsenite to stabilize vicinal dithiols and prevent intermolecular disulfide formation.
  • the Fab′ fragments generated are then converted to thionitrobenzoate (TNB) derivatives.
  • One of the Fab′-TNB derivatives is then reconverted to the Fab′-thiol by reduction with mercaptoethylamine and is mixed with an equimolar amount of the other Fab′-TNB derivative to form the bispecific antibody.
  • the bispecific antibodies produced can be used as agents for the selective immobilization of enzymes.
  • bispecific antibodies have been produced using leucine zippers.
  • the leucine zipper peptides from the Fos and Jun proteins were linked to the Fab′ portions of two different antibodies by gene fusion.
  • the antibody homodimers were reduced at the hinge region to form monomers and then re-oxidized to form the antibody heterodimers. This method can also be utilized for the production of antibody homodimers.
  • the fragments comprise a heavy-chain variable domain (V H ) connected to a light-chain variable domain (V L ) by a linker which is too short to allow pairing between the two domains on the same chain. Accordingly, the V H and V L domains of one fragment are forced to pair with the complementary V L and V H domains of another fragment, thereby forming two antigen-binding sites.
  • V H and V L domains of one fragment are forced to pair with the complementary V L and V H domains of another fragment, thereby forming two antigen-binding sites.
  • sFv single-chain Fv
  • Antibodies with more than two valencies are contemplated.
  • trispecific antibodies can be prepared. Tutt et al. J. Immunol. 147: 60 (1991).
  • Amino acid sequence modification(s) of the antibodies described herein are contemplated. For example, it may be desirable to improve the binding affinity and/or other biological properties of the antibody.
  • Amino acid sequence variants of the antibody are prepared by introducing appropriate nucleotide changes into the antibody nucleic acid, or by peptide synthesis. Such modifications include, for example, deletions from, and/or insertions into and/or substitutions of, residues within the amino acid sequences of the antibody. Any combination of deletion, insertion, and substitution is made to arrive at the final construct, provided that the final construct possesses the desired characteristics.
  • the amino acid changes also may alter post-translational processes of the antibody, such as changing the number or position of glycosylation sites.
  • a useful method for identification of certain residues or regions of the antibody that are preferred locations for mutagenesis is called “alanine scanning mutagenesis” as described by Cunningham and Wells Science, 244:1081-1085 (1989).
  • a residue or group of target residues are identified (e.g., charged residues such as arg, asp, his, lys, and glu) and replaced by a neutral or negatively charged amino acid (most preferably alanine or polyalanine) to affect the interaction of the amino acids with antigen.
  • Those amino acid locations demonstrating functional sensitivity to the substitutions then are refined by introducing further or other variants at, or for, the sites of substitution.
  • the site for introducing an amino acid sequence variation is predetermined, the nature of the mutation per se need not be predetermined. For example, to analyze the performance of a mutation at a given site, ala scanning or random mutagenesis is conducted at the target codon or region and the expressed antibody variants are screened for the desired activity.
  • Amino acid sequence insertions include amino- and/or carboxyl-terminal fusions ranging in length from one residue to polypeptides containing a hundred or more residues, as well as intrasequence insertions of single or multiple amino acid residues.
  • terminal insertions include antibody with an N-terminal methionyl residue or the antibody fused to a cytotoxic polypeptide.
  • Other insertional variants of the antibody molecule include the fusion to the N- or C-terminus of the antibody to an enzyme (e.g. for ADEPT) or a polypeptide which increases the serum half-life of the antibody.
  • variants are an amino acid substitution variant. These variants have at least one amino acid residue in the antibody molecule replaced by a different residue.
  • the sites of greatest interest for substitutional mutagenesis include the hypervariable regions, but FR alterations are also contemplated.
  • Conservative substitutions are shown in Table 1 under the heading of “preferred substitutions”. If such substitutions result in a change in biological activity, then more substantial changes, denominated “exemplary substitutions” in Table 1, or as further described below in reference to amino acid classes, may be introduced and the products screened.
  • Substantial modifications in the biological properties of the antibody are accomplished by selecting substitutions that differ significantly in their effect on maintaining (a) the structure of the polypeptide backbone in the area of the substitution, for example, as a sheet or helical conformation, (b) the charge or hydrophobicity of the molecule at the target site, or (c) the bulk of the side chain.
  • Amino acids may be grouped according to similarities in the properties of their side chains (in A. L. Lehninger, in Biochemistry , second ed., pp. 73-75, Worth Publishers, New York (1975)):
  • Naturally occurring residues may be divided into groups based on common side-chain properties:
  • H is, Lys, Arg
  • Non-conservative substitutions will entail exchanging a member of one of these classes for another class.
  • cysteine residue not involved in maintaining the proper conformation of the antibody also may be substituted, generally with serine, to improve the oxidative stability of the molecule and prevent aberrant crosslinking.
  • cysteine bond(s) may be added to the antibody to improve its stability (particularly where the antibody is an antibody fragment such as an Fv fragment).
  • a particularly preferred type of substitutional variant involves substituting one or more hypervariable region residues of a parent antibody (e.g. a humanized or human antibody).
  • a parent antibody e.g. a humanized or human antibody
  • the resulting variant(s) selected for further development will have improved biological properties relative to the parent antibody from which they are generated.
  • a convenient way for generating such substitutional variants involves affinity maturation using phage display. Briefly, several hypervariable region sites (e.g. 6-7 sites) are mutated to generate all possible amino substitutions at each site.
  • the antibody variants thus generated are displayed in a monovalent fashion from filamentous phage particles as fusions to the gene III product of M13 packaged within each particle. The phage-displayed variants are then screened for their biological activity (e.g. binding affinity) as herein disclosed.
  • alanine scanning mutagenesis can be performed to identify hypervariable region residues contributing significantly to antigen binding.
  • Another type of amino acid variant of the antibody alters the original glycosylation pattern of the antibody. By altering is meant deleting one or more carbohydrate moieties found in the antibody, and/or adding one or more glycosylation sites that are not present in the antibody.
  • N-linked refers to the attachment of the carbohydrate moiety to the side chain of an asparagine residue.
  • the tripeptide sequences asparagine-X-serine and asparagine-X-threonine, where X is any amino acid except proline, are the recognition sequences for enzymatic attachment of the carbohydrate moiety to the asparagine side chain.
  • X is any amino acid except proline
  • O-linked glycosylation refers to the attachment of one of the sugars N-aceylgalactosamine, galactose, or xylose to a hydroxyamino acid, most commonly serine or threonine, although 5-hydroxyproline or 5-hydroxylysine may also be used.
  • glycosylation sites to the antibody is conveniently accomplished by altering the amino acid sequence such that it contains one or more of the above-described tripeptide sequences (for N-linked glycosylation sites).
  • the alteration may also be made by the addition of, or substitution by, one or more serine or threonine residues to the sequence of the original antibody (for O-linked glycosylation sites).
  • the carbohydrate attached thereto may be altered.
  • antibodies with a mature carbohydrate structure that lacks fucose attached to an Fc region of the antibody are described in US Pat Appl No US 2003/0157108 A1, Presta, L. See also US 2004/0093621 A1 (Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd).
  • Antibodies with a bisecting N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) in the carbohydrate attached to an Fc region of the antibody are referenced in WO03/011878, Jean-Mairet et al. and U.S. Pat. No. 6,602,684, Umana et al.
  • Antibodies with at least one galactose residue in the oligosaccharide attached to an Fc region of the antibody are reported in WO97/30087, Patel et al. See, also, WO98/58964 (Raju, S.) and WO99/22764 (Raju, S.) concerning antibodies with altered carbohydrate attached to the Fc region thereof.
  • ADCC antigen-dependent cell-mediated cyotoxicity
  • CDC complement dependent cytotoxicity
  • This may be achieved by introducing one or more amino acid substitutions in an Fc region of the antibody.
  • cysteine residue(s) may be introduced in the Fc region, thereby allowing interchain disulfide bond formation in this region.
  • the homodimeric antibody thus generated may have improved internalization capability and/or increased complement-mediated cell killing and antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC). See Caron et al., J. Exp Med. 176:1191-1195 (1992) and Shopes, B. J. Immunol.
  • Homodimeric antibodies with enhanced anti-tumor activity may also be prepared using heterobifunctional cross-linkers as described in Wolff et al. Cancer Research 53:2560-2565 (1993).
  • an antibody can be engineered which has dual Fc regions and may thereby have enhanced complement lysis and ADCC capabilities. See Stevenson et al. Anti - Cancer Drug Design 3:219-230 (1989).
  • WO00/42072 (Presta, L.) describes antibodies with improved ADCC function in the presence of human effector cells, where the antibodies comprise amino acid substitutions in the Fc region thereof.
  • the antibody with improved ADCC comprises substitutions at positions 298, 333, and/or 334 of the Fc region (Eu numbering of residues).
  • the altered Fc region is a human IgG1 Fc region comprising or consisting of substitutions at one, two or three of these positions. Such substitutions are optionally combined with substitution(s) which increase C1q binding and/or CDC.
  • Antibodies with altered C1q binding and/or complement dependent cytotoxicity are described in WO99/51642, U.S. Pat. No. 6,194,551B1, U.S. Pat. No. 6,242,195B1, U.S. Pat. No. 6,528,624B1 and U.S. Pat. No. 6,538,124 (Idusogie et al.).
  • the antibodies comprise an amino acid substitution at one or more of amino acid positions 270, 322, 326, 327, 329, 313, 333 and/or 334 of the Fc region thereof (Eu numbering of residues).
  • a salvage receptor binding epitope refers to an epitope of the Fc region of an IgG molecule (e.g., IgG 1 , IgG 2 , IgG 3 , or IgG 4 ) that is responsible for increasing the in vivo serum half-life of the IgG molecule.
  • Antibodies with improved binding to the neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn), and increased half-lives are described in WO0/42072 (Presta, L.) and US2005/0014934A1 (Hinton et al.). These antibodies comprise an Fc region with one or more substitutions therein which improve binding of the Fc region to FcRn.
  • the Fc region may have substitutions at one or more of positions 238, 250, 256, 265, 272, 286, 303, 305, 307, 311, 312, 314, 317, 340, 356, 360, 362, 376, 378, 380, 382, 413, 424, 428 or 434 (Eu numbering of residues).
  • the preferred Fc region-comprising antibody variant with improved FcRn binding comprises amino acid substitutions at one, two or three of positions 307, 380 and 434 of the Fc region thereof (Eu numbering of residues).
  • Nucleic acid molecules encoding amino acid sequence variants of the antibody are prepared by a variety of methods known in the art. These methods include, but are not limited to, isolation from a natural source (in the case of naturally occurring amino acid sequence variants) or preparation by oligonucleotide-mediated (or site-directed) mutagenesis, PCR mutagenesis, and cassette mutagenesis of an earlier prepared variant or a non-variant version of the antibody.
  • the ability of the antibody to block HER ligand binding to cells expressing the HER receptor may be determined. For example, cells naturally expressing, or transfected to express, HER receptors of the HER hetero-oligomer may be incubated with the antibody and then exposed to labeled HER ligand. The ability of the antibody to block ligand binding to the HER receptor in the HER hetero-oligomer may then be evaluated.
  • HER2 antibodies inhibition of HRG binding to MCF7 breast tumor cell lines by HER2 antibodies may be performed using monolayer MCF7 cultures on ice in a 24-well-plate format essentially as described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,949,245.
  • HER2 monoclonal antibodies may be added to each well and incubated for 30 minutes.
  • 125I-labeled rHRG ⁇ 1177-224 25 pm
  • the incubation may be continued for 4 to 16 hours.
  • Dose response curves may be prepared and an IC50 value may be calculated for the antibody of interest.
  • the antibody which blocks ligand activation of a HER receptor will have an IC 50 for inhibiting HRG binding to MCF7 cells in this assay of about 50 nM or less, more preferably 10 nM or less.
  • the IC 50 for inhibiting HRG binding to MCF7 cells in this assay may, for example, be about 100 nM or less, more preferably 50 nM or less.
  • the ability of an antibody to block HER ligand-stimulated tyrosine phosphorylation of a HER receptor present in a HER hetero-oligomer may be assessed.
  • cells endogenously expressing the HER receptors or transfected to expressed them may be incubated with the antibody and then assayed for HER ligand-dependent tyrosine phosphorylation activity using an anti-phosphotyrosine monoclonal (which is optionally conjugated with a detectable label).
  • the kinase receptor activation assay described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,766,863 is also available for determining HER receptor activation and blocking of that activity by an antibody.
  • one may screen for an antibody which inhibits HRG stimulation of p180 tyrosine phosphorylation in MCF7 cells essentially as described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,949,245.
  • the MCF7 cells may be plated in 24-well plates and monoclonal antibodies to HER2 may be added to each well and incubated for 30 minutes at room temperature; then rHRGP ⁇ 1 177-244 may be added to each well to a final concentration of 0.2 nM, and the incubation may be continued for 8 minutes.
  • Media may be aspirated from each well, and reactions may be stopped by the addition of 100 ⁇ l of SDS sample buffer (5% SDS, 25 mM DTT, and 25 mM Tris-HCl, pH 6.8).
  • Each sample (25 ⁇ l) may be electrophoresed on a 4-12% gradient gel (Novex) and then electrophoretically transferred to polyvinylidene difluoride membrane.
  • Antiphosphotyrosine (at 1 ⁇ g/mil) immunoblots may be developed, and the intensity of the predominant reactive band at M r ⁇ 180,000 may be quantified by reflectance densitometry.
  • the antibody selected will preferably significantly inhibit HRG stimulation of p180 tyrosine phosphorylation to about 0-35% of control in this assay.
  • a dose-response curve for inhibition of HRG stimulation of p180 tyrosine phosphorylation as determined by reflectance densitometry may be prepared and an IC 50 for the antibody of interest may be calculated.
  • the antibody which blocks ligand activation of a HER receptor will have an IC 50 for inhibiting HRG stimulation of p180 tyrosine phosphorylation in this assay of about 50 nM or less, more preferably 10 nM or less.
  • the IC 50 for inhibiting HRG stimulation of p180 tyrosine phosphorylation in this assay may, for example, be about 100 nM or less, more preferably 50 nM or less.
  • MDA-MB-175 cells may be treated with a HER2 monoclonal antibody (10 ⁇ g/mL) for 4 days and stained with crystal violet. Incubation with a HER2 antibody may show a growth inhibitory effect on this cell line similar to that displayed by monoclonal antibody 2C4. In a further embodiment, exogenous HRG will not significantly reverse this inhibition.
  • the antibody will be able to inhibit cell proliferation of MDA-MB-175 cells to a greater extent than monoclonal antibody 4D5 (and optionally to a greater extent than monoclonal antibody 7F3), both in the presence and absence of exogenous HRG.
  • the growth inhibitory antibody of choice is able to inhibit growth of SK-BR-3 cells in cell culture by about 20-100% and preferably by about 50-100% at an antibody concentration of about 0.5 to 30 ⁇ g/mil.
  • the SK-BR-3 assay described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,677,171 can be performed. According to this assay, SK-BR-3 cells are grown in a 1:1 mixture of F12 and DMEM medium supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum, glutamine and penicillin streptomycin.
  • the SK-BR-3 cells are plated at 20,000 cells in a 35 mm cell culture dish (2 mls/35 mm dish). 0.5 to 30 ⁇ g/ml of the HER2 antibody is added per dish. After six days, the number of cells, compared to untreated cells are counted using an electronic COULTERTM cell counter.
  • Those antibodies which inhibit growth of the SK-BR-3 cells by about 20-100% or about 50-100% may be selected as growth inhibitory antibodies. See U.S. Pat. No. 5,677,171 for assays for screening for growth inhibitory antibodies, such as 4D5 and 3E8.
  • an annexin binding assay using BT474 cells is available.
  • the BT474 cells are cultured and seeded in dishes as discussed in the preceding paragraph.
  • the medium is then removed and replaced with fresh medium alone or medium containing 10 ⁇ g/ml of the monoclonal antibody.
  • monolayers are washed with PBS and detached by trypsinization.
  • Cells are then centrifuged, resuspended in Ca 2+ binding buffer and aliquoted into tubes as discussed above for the cell death assay. Tubes then receive labeled annexin (e.g. annexin V-FTIC) (1 ⁇ g/ml).
  • labeled annexin e.g. annexin V-FTIC
  • Samples may be analyzed using a FACSCANTM flow cytometer and FACSCONVERTTM CellQuest software (Becton Dickinson). Those antibodies which induce statistically significant levels of annexin binding relative to control are selected as apoptosis-inducing antibodies. In addition to the annexin binding assay, a DNA staining assay using BT474 cells is available.
  • BT474 cells which have been treated with the antibody of interest as described in the preceding two paragraphs are incubated with 9 ⁇ g/ml HOECHST 33342TM for 2 hr at 37° C., then analyzed on an EPICS ELITETM flow cytometer (Coulter Corporation) using MODFIT LTTM software (Verity Software House).
  • Antibodies which induce a change in the percentage of apoptotic cells which is 2 fold or greater (and preferably 3 fold or greater) than untreated cells (up to 100% apoptotic cells) may be selected as pro-apoptotic antibodies using this assay. See WO98/17797 for assays for screening for antibodies which induce apoptosis, such as 7C2 and 7F3.
  • a routine cross-blocking assay such as that described in Antibodies, A Laboratory Manual , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Ed Harlow and David Lane (1988), can be performed to assess whether the antibody cross-blocks binding of an antibody, such as 2C4 or pertuzumab, to HER2.
  • epitope mapping can be performed by methods known in the art and/or one can study the antibody-HER2 structure (Franklin et al. Cancer Cell 5:317-328 (2004)) to see what domain(s) of HER2 is/are bound by the antibody.
  • the composition comprises a mixture of a main species pertuzumab antibody and one or more variants thereof.
  • the preferred embodiment herein of a pertuzumab main species antibody is one comprising the variable light and variable heavy amino acid sequences in SEQ ID Nos. 3 and 4, and most preferably comprising a light chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID No. 7, and a heavy chain amino acid sequence of SEQ ID No. 8 (including deamidated and/or oxidized variants of those sequences).
  • the composition comprises a mixture of the main species pertuzumab antibody and an amino acid sequence variant thereof comprising an amino-terminal leader extension.
  • the amino-terminal leader extension is on a light chain of the antibody variant (e.g. on one or two light chains of the antibody variant).
  • the antibody variant herein may comprise an amino-terminal leader extension on any one or more of the heavy or light chains thereof.
  • the amino-terminal leader extension is on one or two light chains of the antibody.
  • the amino-terminal leader extension preferably comprises or consists of VHS-.
  • Presence of the amino-terminal leader extension in the composition can be detected by various analytical techniques including, but not limited to, N-terminal sequence analysis, assay for charge heterogeneity (for instance, cation exchange chromatography or capillary zone electrophoresis), mass spectrometry, etc.
  • the amount of the antibody variant in the composition generally ranges from an amount that constitutes the detection limit of any assay (preferably N-terminal sequence analysis) used to detect the variant to an amount less than the amount of the main species antibody. Generally, about 20% or less (e.g. from about 1% to about 15%, for instance from 5% to about 15%) of the antibody molecules in the composition comprise an amino-terminal leader extension.
  • Such percentage amounts are preferably determined using quantitative N-terminal sequence analysis or cation exchange analysis (preferably using a high-resolution, weak cation-exchange column, such as a PROPAC WCX-10TM cation exchange column).
  • a high-resolution, weak cation-exchange column such as a PROPAC WCX-10TM cation exchange column.
  • further amino acid sequence alterations of the main species antibody and/or variant are contemplated, including but not limited to an antibody comprising a C-terminal lysine residue on one or both heavy chains thereof, a deamidated antibody variant, etc.
  • the main species antibody or variant may further comprise glycosylation variations, non-limiting examples of which include antibody comprising a G1 or G2 oligosaccharide structure attached to the Fc region thereof, antibody comprising a carbohydrate moiety attached to a light chain thereof (e.g. one or two carbohydrate moieties, such as glucose or galactose, attached to one or two light chains of the antibody, for instance attached to one or more lysine residues), antibody comprising one or two non-glycosylated heavy chains, or antibody comprising a sialidated oligosaccharide attached to one or two heavy chains thereof etc.
  • glycosylation variations non-limiting examples of which include antibody comprising a G1 or G2 oligosaccharide structure attached to the Fc region thereof, antibody comprising a carbohydrate moiety attached to a light chain thereof (e.g. one or two carbohydrate moieties, such as glucose or galactose, attached to one or two light chains of the antibody, for instance attached to
  • composition may be recovered from a genetically engineered cell line, e.g. a Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cell line expressing the HER2 antibody, or may be prepared by peptide synthesis.
  • a genetically engineered cell line e.g. a Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cell line expressing the HER2 antibody
  • CHO Chinese Hamster Ovary
  • the trastuzumab composition generally comprises a mixture of a main species antibody (comprising light and heavy chain sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 9 and 10, respectively), and variant forms thereof, in particular acidic variants (including deamidated variants).
  • a main species antibody comprising light and heavy chain sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 9 and 10, respectively
  • variant forms thereof in particular acidic variants (including deamidated variants).
  • the amount of such acidic variants in the composition is less than about 25%. See, U.S. Pat. No. 6,339,142. See, also, Harris et al., J.
  • Peak A (Asn30 deamidated to Asp in both light chains); Peak B (Asn55 deamidated to isoAsp in one heavy chain); Peak 1 (Asn30 deamidated to Asp in one light chain); Peak 2 (Asn30 deamidated to Asp in one light chain, and Asp102 isomerized to isoAsp in one heavy chain); Peak 3 (main peak form, or main species antibody); Peak 4 (Asp102 isomerized to isoAsp in one heavy chain); and Peak C (Asp102 succinimide (Asu) in one heavy chain).
  • the invention also pertains to immunoconjugates comprising an antibody conjugated to a cytotoxic agent such as a chemotherapeutic agent, toxin (e.g. a small molecule toxin or an enzymatically active toxin of bacterial, fungal, plant or animal origin, including fragments and/or variants thereof), or a radioactive isotope (i.e., a radioconjugate).
  • a cytotoxic agent such as a chemotherapeutic agent, toxin (e.g. a small molecule toxin or an enzymatically active toxin of bacterial, fungal, plant or animal origin, including fragments and/or variants thereof), or a radioactive isotope (i.e., a radioconjugate).
  • Conjugates of an antibody and one or more small molecule toxins such as a calicheamicin, a maytansine (U.S. Pat. No. 5,208,020), a trichothene, and CC 1065 are also contemplated herein.
  • the antibody is conjugated to one or more maytansine molecules (e.g. about 1 to about 10 maytansine molecules per antibody molecule).
  • Maytansine may, for example, be converted to May-SS-Me which may be reduced to May-SH3 and reacted with modified antibody (Chari et al. Cancer Research 52: 127-131 (1992)) to generate a maytansinoid-antibody immunoconjugate.
  • Another immunoconjugate of interest comprises an antibody conjugated to one or more calicheamicin molecules.
  • the calicheamicin family of antibiotics are capable of producing double-stranded DNA breaks at sub-picomolar concentrations.
  • Structural analogues of calicheamicin which may be used include, but are not limited to, ⁇ 1 I , ⁇ 2 I , ⁇ 3 I , N-acetyl- ⁇ 1 I , PSAG and ⁇ I 1 (Hinman et al. Cancer Research 53: 3336-3342 (1993) and Lode et al. Cancer Research 58: 2925-2928 (1998)). See, also, U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,714,586; 5,712,374; 5,264,586; and 5,773,001 expressly incorporated herein by reference.
  • Enzymatically active toxins and fragments thereof which can be used include diphtheria A chain, nonbinding active fragments of diphtheria toxin, exotoxin A chain (from Pseudomonas aeruginosa ), ricin A chain, abrin A chain, modeccin A chain, alpha-sarcin, Aleurites fordii proteins, dianthin proteins, Phytolaca americana proteins (PAPI, PAPII, and PAP-S), momordica charantia inhibitor, curcin, crotin, sapaonaria officinalis inhibitor, gelonin, mitogellin, restrictocin, phenomycin, enomycin and the tricothecenes. See, for example, WO 93/21232 published Oct. 28, 1993.
  • the present invention further contemplates an immunoconjugate formed between an antibody and a compound with nucleolytic activity (e.g. a ribonuclease or a DNA endonuclease such as a deoxyribonuclease; DNase).
  • a compound with nucleolytic activity e.g. a ribonuclease or a DNA endonuclease such as a deoxyribonuclease; DNase.
  • radioactive isotopes are available for the production of radioconjugated HER2 antibodies. Examples include At 211 , I 131 , I 125 , Y 90 , Re 186 , R 188 , Sm 153 , Bi 212 , P 32 and radioactive isotopes of Lu.
  • Conjugates of the antibody and cytotoxic agent may be made using a variety of bifunctional protein coupling agents such as N-succinimidyl-3-(2-pyridyldithiol) propionate (SPDP), succinimidyl-4-(N-maleimidomethyl)cyclohexane-1-carboxylate, iminothiolane (IT), bifunctional derivatives of imidoesters (such as dimethyl adipimidate HCL), active esters (such as disuccinimidyl suberate), aldehydes (such as glutareldehyde), bis-azido compounds (such as bis (p-azidobenzoyl) hexanediamine), bis-diazonium derivatives (such as bis-(p-diazoniumbenzoyl)-ethylenediamine), diisocyanates (such as tolyene 2,6-diisocyanate), and bis-active fluorine compounds (such as 1,5-diflu
  • a ricin immunotoxin can be prepared as described in Vitetta et al. Science 238: 1098 (1987).
  • Carbon-14-labeled 1-isothiocyanatobenzyl-3-methyldiethylene triaminepentaacetic acid (MX-DTPA) is an exemplary chelating agent for conjugation of radionucleotide to the antibody. See WO94/11026.
  • the linker may be a Acleavable linker@ facilitating release of the cytotoxic drug in the cell.
  • an acid-labile linker, peptidase-sensitive linker, dimethyl linker or disulfide-containing linker (Chari et al. Cancer Research 52: 127-131 (1992)) may be used.
  • a fusion protein comprising the antibody and cytotoxic agent may be made, e.g. by recombinant techniques or peptide synthesis.
  • the antibody may be linked to one of a variety of nonproteinaceous polymers, e.g., polyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, polyoxyalkylenes, or copolymers of polyethylene glycol and polypropylene glycol.
  • the antibody also may be entrapped in microcapsules prepared, for example, by coacervation techniques or by interfacial polymerization (for example, hydroxymethylcellulose or gelatin-microcapsules and poly(methylmethacylate) microcapsules, respectively), in colloidal drug delivery systems (for example, liposomes, albumin microspheres, microemulsions, nano-particles and nanocapsules), or in macroemulsions.
  • colloidal drug delivery systems for example, liposomes, albumin microspheres, microemulsions, nano-particles and nanocapsules
  • the antibodies disclosed herein may also be formulated as immunoliposomes.
  • Liposomes containing the antibody are prepared by methods known in the art, such as described in Epstein et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 82:3688 (1985); Hwang et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 77:4030 (1980); U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,485,045 and 4,544,545; and WO97/38731 published Oct. 23, 1997. Liposomes with enhanced circulation time are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,013,556.
  • Particularly useful liposomes can be generated by the reverse phase evaporation method with a lipid composition comprising phosphatidylcholine, cholesterol and PEG-derivatized phosphatidylethanolamine (PEG-PE). Liposomes are extruded through filters of defined pore size to yield liposomes with the desired diameter.
  • Fab′ fragments of the antibody of the present invention can be conjugated to the liposomes as described in Martin et al. J. Biol. Chem. 257: 286-288 (1982) via a disulfide interchange reaction. A chemotherapeutic agent is optionally contained within the liposome. See Gabizon et al. J. National Cancer Inst. 81(19)1484 (1989).
  • Docetaxel is an anti-neoplastic agent that binds to free tubulin and promotes the assembly of tubulin into stable microtubules while simultaneously inhibiting their assembly. This leads to the production of microtubule bundles without normal function and to the stabilization of microtubules, blocking cells in the M-phase of the cell cycle and leading to cell death.
  • the present invention concerns the treatment of patients who have HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer and have not received prior chemotherapy or biologic therapy (including approved or investigational tyrosine kinase/HER inhibitors or vaccines) for their metastatic disease.
  • Patient could have received one prior hormonal treatment for metastatic breast cancer.
  • Patients may have received systemic breast cancer treatment in the neo-adjuvant or adjuvant setting, provided that the patient has experienced a disease-free interval (DFI) of ⁇ 12 months from completion of adjuvant systemic treatment (excluding hormonal therapy) to metastatic diagnosis.
  • Patients may have received trastuzumab and/or a taxane during the neo-adjuvant or adjuvant treatment.
  • DFI disease-free interval
  • HER2 protein overexpression is important for selection of patients for treatment in accordance with the present invention.
  • FDA-approved commercial assays are available to identify breast cancer patients whose cancer overexpresses HER2. These methods include HERCEPTESTTM (Dako) and PATHWAY® HER-2/neu (immunohistochemistry (IHC) assays) and PathVysion® and HER2FISH pharmDxTM (FISH assays). Users should refer to the package inserts of specific assay kits for information on the validation and performance of each assay.
  • HER2 overexpression may be analyzed byIHC, e.g. using the HERCEPTEST® (Dako). Paraffin embedded tissue sections from a tumor biopsy may be subjected to the IHC assay and accorded a HER2 protein staining intensity criteria as follows:
  • Those tumors with 0 or 1+ scores for HER2 overexpression assessment may be characterized as not overexpressing HER2, whereas those tumors with 2+ or 3+ scores may be characterized as overexpressing HER2.
  • Tumors overexpressing HER2 may be rated by immunohistochemical scores corresponding to the number of copies of HER2 molecules expressed per cell, and can been determined biochemically:
  • FISH assays to detect gene amplification may also be employed for selection of patients appropriate for treatment in accordance with the present invention.
  • FISH assays such as the INFORMTM (sold by Ventana, Arizona) or PathVysion® (Vysis, Illinois) may be carried out on formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tumor tissue to determine the extent (if any) of HER2 amplification in the tumor.
  • HER2-positive status is confirmed using archival paraffin-embedded tumor tissue, using any of the foregoing methods.
  • HER2-positive patients having a 3+IHC score or a ⁇ 2.0 FISH amplification ratio are selected for treatment in accordance with the present invention.
  • Therapeutic formulations of the HER2 antibodies used in accordance with the present invention are prepared for storage by mixing an antibody having the desired degree of purity with optional pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, excipients or stabilizers ( Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences 16th edition, Osol, A. Ed. (1980)), generally in the form of lyophilized formulations or aqueous solutions. Antibody crystals are also contemplated (see US Pat Appln 2002/0136719).
  • Acceptable carriers, excipients, or stabilizers are nontoxic to recipients at the dosages and concentrations employed, and include buffers such as phosphate, citrate, and other organic acids; antioxidants including ascorbic acid and methionine; preservatives (such as octadecyldimethylbenzyl ammonium chloride; hexamethonium chloride; benzalkonium chloride, benzethonium chloride; phenol, butyl or benzyl alcohol; alkyl parabens such as methyl or propyl paraben; catechol; resorcinol; cyclohexanol; 3-pentanol; and m-cresol); low molecular weight (less than about 10 residues) polypeptides; proteins, such as serum albumin, gelatin, or immunoglobulins; hydrophilic polymers such as polyvinylpyrrolidone; amino acids such as glycine, glutamine, asparagine, histidine,
  • Zn-protein complexes Zn-protein complexes
  • non-ionic surfactants such as TWEENTM, PLURONICSTM or polyethylene glycol (PEG). Lyophilized antibody formulations are described in WO 97/04801, expressly incorporated herein by reference.
  • Lyophilized antibody formulations are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,267,958, 6,685,940 and 6,821,515, expressly incorporated herein by reference.
  • the preferred HERCEPTIN® (trastuzumab) formulation is a sterile, white to pale yellow preservative-free lyophilized powder for intravenous (IV) administration, comprising 440 mg trastuzumab, 400 mg .alpha ⁇ , ⁇ -trehalose dihydrate, 9.9 mg L-histidine-HCl, 6.4 mg L-histidine, and 1.8 mg polysorbate 20, USP.
  • the preferred pertuzumab formulation for therapeutic use comprises 30 mg/mL pertuzumab in 20 mM histidine acetate, 120 mM sucrose, 0.02% polysorbate 20, at pH 6.0.
  • An alternate pertuzumab formulation comprises 25 mg/mL pertuzumab, 10 mM histidine-HCl buffer, 240 mM sucrose, 0.02% polysorbate 20, pH 6.0.
  • the formulation of the placebo used in the clinical trials described in the Examples is equivalent to pertuzumab, without the active agent.
  • the formulation herein may also contain more than one active compound as necessary for the particular indication being treated, preferably those with complementary activities that do not adversely affect each other.
  • active compound preferably those with complementary activities that do not adversely affect each other.
  • drugs which can be combined with the HER dimerization inhibitor are described in the Method Section below. Such molecules are suitably present in combination in amounts that are effective for the purpose intended.
  • the active ingredients may also be entrapped in microcapsules prepared, for example, by coacervation techniques or by interfacial polymerization, for example, hydroxymethylcellulose or gelatin-microcapsules and poly-(methylmethacylate) microcapsules, respectively, in colloidal drug delivery systems (for example, liposomes, albumin microspheres, microemulsions, nano-particles and nanocapsules) or in macroemulsions.
  • colloidal drug delivery systems for example, liposomes, albumin microspheres, microemulsions, nano-particles and nanocapsules
  • Sustained-release preparations may be prepared. Suitable examples of sustained-release preparations include semipermeable matrices of solid hydrophobic polymers containing the antibody, which matrices are in the form of shaped articles, e.g. films, or microcapsules. Examples of sustained-release matrices include polyesters, hydrogels (for example, poly(2-hydroxyethyl-methacrylate), or poly(vinylalcohol)), polylactides (U.S. Pat. No.
  • copolymers of L-glutamic acid and ⁇ ethyl-L-glutamate copolymers of L-glutamic acid and ⁇ ethyl-L-glutamate, non-degradable ethylene-vinyl acetate, degradable lactic acid-glycolic acid copolymers such as the LUPRON DEPOTTM (injectable microspheres composed of lactic acid-glycolic acid copolymer and leuprolide acetate), and poly-D-( ⁇ )-3-hydroxybutyric acid.
  • LUPRON DEPOTTM injectable microspheres composed of lactic acid-glycolic acid copolymer and leuprolide acetate
  • poly-D-( ⁇ )-3-hydroxybutyric acid poly-D-( ⁇ )-3-hydroxybutyric acid.
  • the formulations to be used for in vivo administration must be sterile. This is readily accomplished by filtration through sterile filtration membranes.
  • the treatment methods of the present invention comprise, consist essentially of, or consist of the administration of a growth inhibitory HER2 antibody, a HER2 dimerization inhibitor antibody and a taxane.
  • the treatment methods of the present invention comprise, consist essentially of, or consist of the administration of an antibody binding essentially to epitope 2C4, a HER2 antibody binding essentially to epitope 4D5, and a taxane to HER2 positive metastatic breast cancer patients as hereinabove defined, who did not receive prior chemotherapy or biologic therapy for their metastatic disease.
  • the treatment comprises, consists essentially of or consists of treatment with pertuzumab+trastuzumab+docetaxel.
  • the treatment methods herein may result in a synergistic, or greater than additive, therapeutic benefit to the patient.
  • PFS progression-free survival
  • OS overall survival
  • the treatment extends PFS or OS at least about 5%, or at least about 10%, or at least about 15% or at least about 20%, or at least about 25% more than PFS or OS achieved by administering trastuzumab+docetaxel to the metastatic breast cancer patient to be treated.
  • Antibodies binding essentially to epitope 2C4 specifically include, without limitation, rhuMAb 2C4 (pertuzumab).
  • Antibodies binding essentially to epitope 4D5 specifically include, without limitation, huMAb4D5-1, huMAb4D5-2, huMAb4D5-3, huMAb4D5-4, huMAb4D5-5, huMAb4D5-6, huMAb4D5-7 and huMAb4D5-8 (trastuzumab).
  • the antibodies and taxane such as pertuzumab, trastuzumab, and docetaxel are administered to a human patient in accord with known methods, such as intravenous administration, e.g., as a bolus or by continuous infusion over a period of time, by intramuscular, intraperitoneal, intracerobrospinal, subcutaneous, intra-articular, intrasynovial, intrathecal, oral, topical, or inhalation routes.
  • intravenous administration e.g., as a bolus or by continuous infusion over a period of time
  • intramuscular, intraperitoneal, intracerobrospinal subcutaneous, intra-articular, intrasynovial, intrathecal, oral, topical, or inhalation routes.
  • Intravenous administration is preferred.
  • a fixed dose of HER dimerization inhibitor e.g. pertuzumab
  • loading dose is administered, followed by one or more doses of approximately 420 mg (maintenance dose(s)) of the antibody.
  • the maintenance doses are preferably administered about every 3 weeks, for a total of at least two doses, until radiographic or clinical progressive disease, or unmanageable toxicity, preferably up to 17 or more doses.
  • the growth inhibitory HER2 antibody preferably is trastuzumab, which typically is administered as an intravenous loading dose of about 8 mg/kg, followed by the administration of 6 mg/kg doses in subsequent cyclies.
  • trastuzumab is typically administered every 3 weeks until radiographic or clinical progressive disease or unmanageable toxicity, preferably up to 17 or more doses.
  • the taxane preferably is docetaxel, which is typically administered as an IV dose of 75 mg/m 2 every 3 weeks for at least 6 cycles until radiographic or clinical progressive disease or unmanageable toxicity.
  • the HER2 antibodies preferably are administered as naked antibodies.
  • the inhibitor administered may be conjugated with a cytotoxic agent.
  • the conjugated inhibitor and/or antigen to which it is bound is/are internalized by the cell, resulting in increased therapeutic efficacy of the conjugate in killing the cancer cell to which it binds.
  • the cytotoxic agent targets or interferes with nucleic acid in the cancer cell. Examples of such cytotoxic agents include maytansinoids, calicheamicins, ribonucleases and DNA endonucleases.
  • treatment starts with the administration of pertuzumab, or HER2 dimerization inhibitor antibody, followed by administration of trastuzumab or another growth inhibitory HER2 antibody and a taxane, e.g. docetaxel, on the following day.
  • treatment starts with trastuzumab, or another growth inhibitory HER2 antibody, followed by the administration of pertuzumab, or another HER2 dimerization inhibitor antibody, and a taxane, e.g. docetaxel.
  • all three agents are administered on the same day, in any order.
  • dosages and treatment protocols described herein are for information purposes only, and can be altered by a skilled physician considering factors specific to the patient and cancer to be treated, such as the patient's age, weight, overall physical condition, treatment history, the severity and type of the breast cancer to be treated, the extent and nature of the metastasis, and the like.
  • hybridoma cell lines have been deposited with the American Type Culture Collection, 10801 University Boulevard, Manassas, Va. 20110-2209, USA (ATCC):
  • PFS progression-free survival
  • IRF independent review facility
  • the study enrolls 800 patients from approximately 250 sites worldwide.
  • the study population is patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer (MBC) who have not previously been treated with chemotherapy and/or biologic therapy for their MBC.
  • MBC metastatic breast cancer
  • Patients with Stage IV disease at initial disease presentation as well as those who have progressed following either neo-adjuvant or adjuvant therapy with a disease-free interval of at least 12 months are included, and they may have received trastuzumab and/or taxanes in the adjuvant setting.
  • the investigational drug is pertuzumab in combination with trastuzumab and docetaxel, compared to the administration of placebo in combination with trastuzumab and docetaxel.
  • Pertuzumab/placebo are administered as an IV loading dose of 840 mg for Cycle I, and 420 mg for subsequent cyclies. Pertuzumab/placebo are administered every 3 weeks until investigator-assessed radiographic or clinical progressive disease, or unmanageable toxicity. Administration may be delayed to assess or treat adverse events such as cardiac adverse events or mylosuppression. No dose reduction is allowed.
  • pertuzumab/placebo a dose of pertuzumab/placebo for 1 cycle (i.e., the 2 sequential administration times are 6 weeks or more apart).
  • a re-loading dose of pertuzumab/placebo 840 mg
  • the 3 study therapies should be given on the same schedule as Cycle 1, i.e., pertuzumab/placebo on Day 1, and trastuzumab and docetaxel on Day 2.
  • Subsequent maintenance pertuzumab doses of 420 mg are then given every 3 weeks, starting 3 weeks later.
  • trastuzumab is administered as an IV loading does of 8 mg/kg for Cycle 1, and 6 mg/kg for subsequent cyclies.
  • the dose of trastuzumab does not need to be recalculated unless the body weight has changed by more than ⁇ 10% from baseline.
  • Trastuzumab is administered every 3 weeks until investigator-assessed radiographic or clinical progressive disease, or unmanageable toxicity. Administration may be delayed to assessed or treat adverse events such as cardiac adverse events or myelosuppression. No dose reduction is allowed.
  • trastuzumab/placebo 8 mg/kg
  • the 3 study therapies should be given on the same schedule as Cycle 1, i.e., pertuzumab/placebo on Day 1, and trastuzumab and docetaxel on Day 2.
  • Subsequent maintenance trastuzumab doses of 6 mg/kg are then given every 3 weeks, starting 3 weeks later.
  • each vial of trastuzumab 150 mg is reconstituted with 7.2 mL of Sterile Water for Injection (SWFI).
  • SWFI Sterile Water for Injection
  • trastuzumab 440 mg is reconstituted with 20 mL of either SWFI or Bacteriostatic Water for Injection (BWFI), USP, 1.1% benzyl alcohol preserved, as supplied. If the trastuzumab is reconstituted with SWFI, it is suitable for single use only.
  • SWFI Bacteriostatic Water for Injection
  • USP Bacteriostatic Water for Injection
  • Docetaxel is administered as an IV dose of 75 mg/m 2 every 3 weeks for at least 6 cycles until investigator-assessed radiographic or clinical progressive disease or unmanageable toxicity.
  • the docetaxel dose is increased to 100 mg/m 2 for patients who tolerate at least 1 cycle without any of the following toxicitiesL febrile neurtopenia, Grade 4 neutropenia for >5 days or ANC ⁇ 100 ⁇ L for more than 1 day, or other non-hematological toxicities of Grade>2 (NCI/CTCAE, Version 3).
  • NCI/CTCAE Non-hematological toxicities of Grade>2
  • Cycle 1 If the administrations of all three agents are well tolerated in Cycle 1, they may be given sequentially on Day 1 in subsequent cycles thereafter. If the subject cannot tolerate all three drugs given on the same day, the Cycle 1 dosing schedule (pertuzumab/placebo on Day 1, trastuzumab and docetaxel on Day 2) is followed.
  • the subject is taken off the study treatment. However, if docetaxel needs to be permanently discontinued for reasons related to toxicity, the subject can continue on monoclonal antibody study drugs.
  • LVEF Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction
  • ECHO ECHO is the preferred method. If the patient is randomized, the same method of LVEF assessment, ECHO or MUGA, must be used throughout the study, and to the extent possible, be obtained at the same institution). All pre-study LVEF values during and post-trastuzumab adjuvant treatment for patients who received such adjuvant therapy prior to enrollment into the study will be collected.
  • the primary endpoint is PFS based on IRF evaluations.
  • PFS is defined as the time from randomization to the first documented radiographical progressive disease, as determined by the IRF using current RECIST (Therasse et al. 2000), or death from any cause, whichever occurs first.
  • Carcinomatous meningitis diagnosed by cytologic evaluation of cerebral spinal fluid will also define progressive disease. Medical photography will also be allowed to monitor chest wall recurrences of subcutaneous lesions.
  • FACT-B Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast
  • the FACT-B has a 28-item generic score for all patients, plus nine items specific to breast cancer. Patients rate all items on a five-point scale ranging from “not at all” to “very much.”
  • the FACT-B provides supplemental domain valuative ratings or utility weights, thus providing an estimate of the relative importance of each quality of life domain to an individual patient.
  • the FACT-B provides a total QoL score as well as information about physical well-being, social/family well-being, functional well-being, and disease-specific concerns.
  • the FACT-B has been used extensively and has demonstrated reliability, validity, and sensitivity to change over time. Only female patients on this study will be asked to complete the FACT-B questionnaire.
  • An economic assessment comparing various costs between the two treatment arms is conducted by evaluating hospitalizations while on study treatment.
  • the number of hospital visits, number of days admitted, and type of visits (emergency room vs. inpatient care) will be collected. This information will be collected from information submitted on AE and SAE electronic case report forms (eCRFs).
  • Tumor tissue samples from the primary tumor are submitted from all subjects during screening and submitted to a central pathology laboratory for assessment of HER2 status via IHC and FISH for study eligibility, as well as for the assessment of tumor tissue biomarkers for pertuzumab/trastuzumab response prediction.
  • Tumor tissue samples are submitted in the form of either paraffin blocks or unstained, freshly cut slides containing formalin-fixed tumor tissue. Because uncontrolled oxidation processes on the slides may affect slides, tumor tissue blocks are preferred. However, if a tumor block is not available, 25 unstained freshly cut slides of 4 ⁇ m are submitted (the number of slides submitted may be reduced pending on the regulatory and or IEC requirements of some counties).
  • TMAs tissue microarrays
  • a variety of analysis methodologies may be used, including but not limited to, qRT-PCR, IHC, in-situ hybridization, and gene expression profiling. At the end of the collection process, the most suitable analytical methodologies will be selected and employed.
  • the tumor blocks are also used to set up a TMA: a maximum of 2 tissue cores of 1.5 mm each are taken out using a puncher and then rearranged as an array into a block of wax.
  • a single array may include tissue cores from different patients. This process protects the tissue against oxidation and allows for long-term storage and later analysis.
  • tissue sections can be generated using the latter tissue microarray. This technology allows a high throughput (many patient samples on one glass slide) analysis of biomarkers.
  • the submitted tumor blocks are used to generate sections on glass slides for the extraction of tumor DNA and RNA for later analysis. These slides are prepared in a central lab to ensure the same quality for all samples and in later studies. Note that as tumorigenesis is a multiple-step process linked to somatic events, DNA analysis will focus on sporadic mutations specifically found in tumor tissue but not inherited changes found in the whole body. For this purpose, some sections containing tumor will be taken from the block and used for the extraction process. The tumor tissue samples will be stored at the study Sponsors' facility or a contract laboratory facility for up to 7 years after database closure, at which time the samples will be destroyed.
  • a biopsy of the patient's metastatic tumor tissue is available, it is submitted from consenting patients at baseline (after the patient has been determined to be eligible for the study, but before the first administration of study medication) for the assessment of tumor tissue biomarkers for pertuzumab/trastuzumab response prediction.
  • serum samples from an approximately 5 mL blood draw
  • Biomarker assessments with these samples will include levels of ECD/HER2, selected HER ligands, and/or markers thought to be important for HER family signaling or response to HER inhibitors and HER activation. Leftovers of samples may be used for re-testing or developing and validating existing and/or new diagnostic tests related to pertuzumab or trastuzumab, or both.
  • a whole blood sample (3 mL) for assessment of Fc ⁇ polymorphism is collected from patients at baseline (after the patient has been determined to be eligible for the study but before the first administration of study medication).
  • An analysis of Fc ⁇ -receptor polymorphism is correlated with clinical outcome in order to further evaluate the mechanism of action of both trastuzumab and pertuzumab.
  • Mandatory blood collection for polymorphic analysis will be pending on the regulatory and or IEC requirements of the individual countries.
  • Blood samples for extraction of serum and plasma samples (approximately 5 mL per sample) for biomarker discovery, validation, and application will be collected from consenting patients. These samples are collected at baseline (after the patient has been determined to be eligible for the study but before the first administration of study medication) and during the study every 9 weeks at the time of every tumor assessment until IRF-determined progressive disease. If IRF-determined PD occurs prior to post-treatment Week 18, BSR samples will continue to be collected every 9 weeks until posttreatment Week 18.
  • the collected BSR samples will be stored with the study Sponsor's facility or a contract laboratory facility for up to 15 years after the end of the associated study (database closure), at which time the samples will be destroyed. These samples will be used only for research purposes to identify dynamic biomarkers that may be predictive of response to pertuzumab and trastuzumab treatment (in terms of dose, safety, tolerability, and efficacy) and will help to better understand the pathogenesis, course, and outcome of breast cancer and related diseases and adverse events.
  • the collected blood samples may be used to develop and validate diagnostic assays and allow the generation of statistically meaningful biomarker data related to HER2-positive breast cancer disease or response to pertuzumab and/or trastuzumab. Since the identification of new markers that correlate with disease activity and the efficacy or safety of treatment is rapidly developing, the definitive list of analyses remains to be determined.
  • Objective response Only patients with measurable disease at baseline will be included in the analysis of the objective response. Patients without a post-baseline tumor assessment will be considered to be non-responders. Analysis of objective response will be based on IRF assessments.
  • An estimate of the objective response rate and its 95% CI will be calculated for each treatment arm.
  • the difference in objective response rate will also be provided with 95% CIs.
  • the Mantel-Haenszel ⁇ 2 test stratified by prior treatment status and region will be used to compare the objective response rate between the two treatment arms.
  • An unadjusted Fisher's exact test result will also be provided as a sensitivity analysis.
  • Duration of objective response Only patients with an objective response will be included in the analysis of duration of objective response.
  • the method for handling censoring is the same as that described for the primary endpoint. Analysis of duration of objective response will be based on IRF assessments.
  • Median duration of objective response for each arm will be estimated using the Kaplan-Meier approach.
  • the hazard ratio between the two arms will also be estimated using Cox regression.
  • Time to symptom progression A decrease of five points in TOI-PFB is considered symptom progression. Data for patients who do not have an observed symptom progression will be censored at the last observed TOI-PFB assessment date. If baseline TOI-PFB assessment is unavailable, or if there is no post-baseline TOI-PFB assessment performed, data will be censored at the time of randomization plus 1 day. Analysis methods are the same as those described for the primary endpoint.
  • Biomarker analyses To evaluate the effect of molecular markers on efficacy outcome, efficacy outcomes will be summarized for all patients, and by treatment arm, within each subgroup determined by exploratory markers. Markers to be considered include the status of HER receptors, HER ligands, Fc- ⁇ , shed antigens (e.g., ECD/HER2), and other markers relevant for the HER family pathway. Special emphasis will be put on markers that have shown association with clinical outcome in patients treated with pertuzumab in previous studies:
  • qRT-PCR markers tumor gene expression profiles associated with HER2 activation
  • Baseline serum markers levels of ECD/HER2 and HER ligands
  • Efficacy outcomes considered for this analysis will include PFS, objective response rate, and OS.
  • the PFS and objective response will be based on the IRF assessments.
  • the biomarker analyses at the time of protocol development do not take the form of testing fixed hypotheses involving specific cutoffs or other pre-specified prediction rules. It is planned for the Statistical Analysis Plan (to be generated prior to unblinding of this trial) to use all available scientific evidence from independent studies or publications to specify testable prediction rules. In addition, this plan will specify in due detail how data-adaptive prediction rules will be derived (e.g., systematic cutoff search) and how the inherent multiplicity/bias will be corrected in order to prevent biased conclusions.
  • Clinical covariates can be of prognostic value and could interact with treatment benefit and with biomarker status.
  • Candidates here are baseline variables of prognostic value describing tumour properties and morbidity status or common lab values.
  • Biomarker prediction will be checked involving relevant clinical covariates, which could be part of the biomarker prediction function, if necessary.
  • This substudy has two main goals: (1) to describe the potential effects of pertuzumab on the QTc interval, and (2) to evaluate the pharmacokinetic profile of pertuzumab in the presence of trastuzumab and docetaxel and to describe any drug-drug interactions that might be observed when all three drugs are co-administered.
  • QTc is considered prolonged when it is greater than 450 milliseconds (ms) in duration.
  • the QT/QTc interval can be affected by the location of the ECG lead, gender, time of day, drug therapy, or congenital conditions.
  • Several pre-disposing factors may influence drug-induced arrhythmia secondary to prolonged QT/QTc, including electrolyte imbalance, bradycardia, toxins, cerebrovascular disease, inhibition of cytochrome p450, and inhibition of p-glycoprotein (Kannankeril and Roden Curr Opin Cardiol 2007; 22:39-43, Morissette et al 2005, supra).
  • the common mechanism of drug-induced QT/QTc interval prolongation is the direct blockade of specific potassium channels, encoded by the human ether-a-go-go (hERG)-related gene, that regulate cardiac repolarization or disrupt hERG channel protein trafficking, or both. Drugs have been classified by their propensity to prolong the QTc interval; the classification provided in Table 2 is commonly used (Woosley http//www.arizonacert.org (updated as of Mar. 1, 2006).
  • the drugs known to block potassium channels are small molecules, such as antiarrhythmics, some antibiotics, antiemetics, antihistamines, antipsychotics, antidepressants, bronchodilators, and some central nervous system (CNS) stimulants (Morissette et al. 2005m supra, Woosley 2006, supra).
  • the binding site for potassium channel blockade is located on an intracellular domain, a site that is difficult for large molecules (i.e., monoclonal antibodies) to access.
  • Drugs on Lists 1, 2, and 4 should also be avoided by patients with QT syndrome Drug List 4 Drugs that, in some reports, have been weakly associated with torsades de pointes, and/or QT prolongation but that are unlikely to be a risk for torsades de pointes when used in the usual recommended dosages and in patients with out other risk factors (e.g., concomitant QT prolonging drugs, bradycardia, electrolyte disturbances, congenital long QT syndrome, concomitant drugs that inhibit metabolism)
  • risk factors e.g., concomitant QT prolonging drugs, bradycardia, electrolyte disturbances, congenital long QT syndrome, concomitant drugs that inhibit metabolism
  • Substantial evidence indicates a greater risk (usually > 2 fold) of torsades de pointes in women
  • pertuzumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody based on human IgG1 ( ⁇ ) framework sequences and consists of two heavy chains (449 residues) and two light chains (214 residues). Like trastuzumab (Herceptin®), pertuzumab is produced in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells and is directed against HER2. However, it differs from trastuzumab in the epitope-binding regions of the light chain (12 amino acid differences) and heavy chain (29 amino acid differences). As a result, pertuzumab binds to a different epitope on HER2.
  • Pertuzumab acts by blocking the association of HER2 with other HER family members, including HER1 (EGFR), HER3, and HER4. As a result, it inhibits ligand-initiated intracellular signaling through two major signal pathways, MAP kinase and PI3 kinase. Inhibition of these signaling pathways can result in growth arrest and apoptosis, respectively (Hanahan and Weinberg Cell 2000; 100:57-70). Nonclinical data have demonstrated that overexpression of HER2 is not required for the anti-tumor activity of pertuzumab.
  • telemetered animals had systolic, diastolic, and mean arterial blood pressure, heart rate, PR interval, QRS, QT, and Lead II ECG data recorded.
  • Four 1-minute tracings were collected for each animal from 2 to 22 hours after dosing and interpreted by a board-certified veterinary cardiologist.
  • serum was also analyzed for creatinine kinase isozymes and Troponin T on Study Days 2/3 and 44/45 for all animals.
  • a two-compartment model adequately described the concentration-time data, with a systemic serum clearance of approximately 0.24 L/day and a terminal half-life of approximately 17 days for a typical patient. Based on these data, a dosing interval of 3 weeks is recommended in clinical studies.
  • concentration-time data show that the loading dose 840 mg (followed by 420 mg every 3 weeks) resulted in the achievement of steady-state C min and C max by the second cycle, and also achieved serum pertuzumab target concentrations>20 ⁇ g/mL in most patients.
  • Mean serum C min and C max for the first two cycles of treatment in ovarian and metastatic breast cancer (MBC) patients are presented in Table 3.
  • FIG. 6 shows the concentration-time profiles for the first 84 days.
  • PK parameters were estimated using a two-compartment model (see Table 4).
  • the mean initial half-life and the mean terminal half-life were also within the ranges observed across 2-15 mg/kg dose groups in the Phase Ia study.
  • a dosing regimen of pertuzumab administered every 3 weeks to patients in Phase II studies (Studies TOC2689g and B016934) using a fixed 840 mg loading dose (equivalent to 12 mg/kg for a 70 kg patient) for treatment Cycle 1 and a fixed 420 mg maintenance dose (equivalent to 6 mg/kg for a 70 kg patient) for subsequent treatment cycles resulted in steady-state serum C min of approximately 60 ⁇ g/mL by the second treatment cycle.
  • the PK objectives of this substudy are the following:
  • the ECG objectives are exploratory and may include the following:
  • a subset of investigative sites participating in Study TOC4129g/WO20698 will participate in this substudy. Patients at these sites who have consented to participate in and have been determined to be eligible for enrollment into Study TOC4129g/WO20698 will be invited to participate in this substudy. Participation in this substudy is optional; therefore, informed consent for this substudy will be obtained separately from the consent to participate in Study TOC4129g/WO20698. Refusal to participate in this substudy will not affect a patient's eligibility a patient's eligibility for Study TOC4129g/WO20698. Fifty evaluable patients (25 per treatment arm) will be enrolled to this substudy.
  • Each enrolled patient will receive treatment as specified in TOC4129g/WO20698.
  • Day 1 of TOC4129g/WO20698 will correspond to Day 1 of this substudy.
  • Triplicate 12-lead ECG measurements will be taken during the pre-treatment baseline period from Day ⁇ 7 to Day ⁇ 1 (i.e., within 7 days prior to Cycle 1 Day 1), at Cycle 1 Day 1, at Cycle 1 Day 3, coincident with the 23-hour docetaxel PK sample, and at Cycle 3 Day 1 (corresponding to pertuzumab/placebo steady-state C min and C max )
  • triplicate 12-lead ECG measurements will be taken at the following timepoints: ⁇ 30 and ⁇ 15 minutes pre-pertuzumab/placebo infusion (any premedication that is required before the pertuzumab/placebo infusion must be given between these two pre-dose timepoints), immediately post-pertuzumab/placebo infusion, and 60-75 minutes post-pertuzumab/placebo infusion.
  • ECG results will be sent to a central core cardiology laboratory for the determination of the QT/QTc interval, which will be used as the data
  • the Cycle 1 and Cycle 3 pertuzumab/placebo infusions should be administered at the same time of day, and the baseline (Day ⁇ 7 to Day ⁇ 1) ECG readings must be taken at the same corresponding time of day as the Cycle 1 and Cycle 3 ECG measurements.
  • the severity of QTc prolongation will be graded according to the National Cancer Institute Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI-CTCAE), Version 3.0.
  • NCI-CTCAE National Cancer Institute Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Events
  • a treatment algorithm is provided to guide study treatment decisions based upon the observed QT/QTc interval at each timepoint. If at any time during this substudy the QTc interval exceeds 500 ms or a high degree of artifact is present on the ECG, cardiac consultation with the ECG core laboratory is available.
  • Blood samples for pertuzumab PK evaluation will be drawn before and after the pertuzumab/placebo infusions at Cycles 1, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, with an additional sample drawn at the Treatment Discontinuation Visit (28-42 days after the last dose of study treatment).
  • the post-pertuzumab PK samples will be drawn 60-75 minutes after the end of the pertuzumab/placebo infusion to correspond with the ECGs performed on those days.
  • Blood samples for the docetaxel PK evaluation will be collected at Cycle 1 at the following timepoints after the initiation of docetaxel infusion (Timepoint 0): 0.5 hour (during infusion), 1.0 hour (at the end of infusion, EOI), 1.25 hours (15 minutes after the EOI), 2 hours (1 hour after EOI), 4 hours (3 hours after EOI), 6 hours (5 hours after EOI), 8 hours (7 hours after EOI), and 24 hours (Cycle 1 Day 3, 23 hours after EOI).
  • Bazett's correction generally over-corrects at elevated heart rates and under-corrects at heart rates below 60 beats per minute (bpm). Fridericia's correction has been chosen as the primary correction because it accounts for the effect of altered heart rates on QT interval.
  • Pertuzumab PK samples will be drawn at the time of the Cycles 1 and 3 ECG readings when therapeutic serum concentrations of pertuzumab are expected to be achieved. Pertuzumab exposure will be correlated with QTc.
  • Cycle 3 Day 1 (assuming 21-day cycles) was chosen for the measurement of QTc at steady-state concentration based on the Phase II studies, during which a loading dose of 840 mg (followed by 420 mg every 3 weeks) resulted in the achievement of steady-state C min and C max by the second cycle. Therefore, the majority of the population should be at steady state by Cycle 3.
  • a positive-control comparison drug e.g., moxifloxacin
  • ICH guidelines to validate assay sensitivity
  • a positive control drug will not be administered to patients in this substudy as it is felt that the use of a positive-control medication would not be ethical in a metastatic cancer patient population.
  • patients have baseline variability secondary to medications already being administered.
  • Per ICH recommendations rates of selected adverse events, if observed (TdP; sudden death; ventricular tachycardia; ventricular fibrillation and flutter; syncope; and seizures) will be compared between the pertuzumab-treated and control patients, as part of data collected for Study TOC4129g/WO20698. Additionally, the incidence of QTc interval prolongation and the change from baseline in QTc interval will be summarized.
  • the proposed sampling scheme for pertuzumab concentration assessments in this substudy should allow for the adequate characterization of the pharmacokinetics of pertuzumab.
  • the pertuzumab concentration results will be compared with available data from other pertuzumab clinical studies.
  • the pertuzumab concentration data will be used for population PK modeling to generate PK parameter estimates. These data may also contribute to a future population PK analysis to investigate the effect of physiologic and disease-related covariates on PK parameters.
  • Study TOC4129g/WO20698 proposes to combine pertuzumab with trastuzumab and docetaxel. Based on the clearance mechanisms for pertuzumab, there is no expectation that pertuzumab will alter the pharmacokinetics of docetaxel. However, the concentrations of docetaxel will be measured to assess a potential PK-related interaction between docetaxel and pertuzumab (in the presence of trastuzumab). In addition, concentrations of trastuzumab will be measured to assess a potential PK-related interaction between trastuzumab and pertuzumab (in the presence of docetaxel).
  • PK outcome measures are the following:
  • Study TOC4129g/WO20698 is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, the control group will consist of patients randomized to receive placebo instead of pertuzumab.
  • Clinical judgment should be applied when determining treatment options and supportive care treatment for each patient.
  • Study treatment infusions, ECG measurements, and blood draws should be consistently administered, recorded, and collected at the same time of day, between 9:00 AM-12:00 PM and >1 hour postprandial, in order to minimize variations due to circadian rhythms.
  • Informed consent must be obtained before study-specific evaluations are performed.
  • the informed consent process should be documented in the patient's medical chart.
  • Serum potassium, magnesium and calcium levels must be within normal limits before performing ECGs, as determined by local laboratory testing performed as specified in the main protocol TOC4129g/WO20698. Patients may receive electrolyte supplement per institutional standard practice to bring electrolyte levels within normal limits prior to performing the ECGs; retesting of potassium, magnesium, and calcium levels should be performed according to institutional standard practice.
  • Triplicate 12-lead ECG readings will be taken during the baseline period (Day ⁇ 7 to Day ⁇ 1; i.e., within 7 days prior to Cycle 1 Day 1) at the same time of day at which ECG measurements will be performed at Cycles 1 and 3.
  • ECGs should be collected on the same type of machine for each site involved in the study, and the same machine should be used for all ECGs for a specific patient. Detailed instructions on ECG acquisitions are provided in the central ECG core laboratory manual.
  • the 12-lead ECGs (triplicate runs) will be performed before collecting the corresponding PK samples. All ECGs for a patient should be obtained on the same machine.
  • Serum potassium, magnesium and calcium levels must be within normal limits before performing ECGs, as determined by local laboratory testing performed as specified in the main protocol TOC4129g/WO20698. Patients may receive electrolyte supplement per institutional standard practice to bring electrolyte levels within normal limits prior to performing the ECGs; retesting of potassium, magnesium, and calcium levels should be performed according to institutional standard practice.
  • Blood samples for pertuzumab PK evaluation will be drawn pre- and post-pertuzumab/placebo infusion at the following cycles: Cycles 1, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, and 18. An additional sample will be drawn at the Treatment Discontinuation Visit (28-42 days after the last dose of study treatment).
  • the trastuzumab dose should be delayed until after the 60-75 minute post-pertuzumab ECG assessments and PK sample collection have been completed.
  • Plasma samples will be analyzed for docetaxel concentrations using a high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method (or equivalent), and the plasma concentrations will be quantified by comparing the results against known standards.
  • HPLC high-performance liquid chromatography
  • the lower limit of quantification (LLOQ) for docetaxel in human plasma will be determined according to validated assay methods established by the laboratory contracted to perform the analyses.
  • Serum samples will be assayed for pertuzumab concentrations using an ELISA that is currently being developed.
  • the minimum quantifiable concentration (MQC) for pertuzumab in human serum measured by this assay is to be determined.
  • Serum samples collected at baseline will be assayed for trastuzumab concentrations using a receptor-binding ELISA.
  • This assay uses immobilized antigen HER2-ECD to capture trastuzumab from serum samples.
  • the MQC for trastuzumab in human serum measured by this assay is 156 ng/mL.
  • Serum samples collected after pertuzumab administration will be assayed for trastuzumab concentrations using an ELISA that is currently being developed.
  • the MQC for pertuzumab in human serum measured by this assay is to be determined.
  • Demographic and baseline characteristics such as age, sex, and race, will be summarized using means, standard deviations, medians, ranges (for continuous variables), and frequencies and percentages (for categorical variables). Summaries will be presented by study treatment patients actually received.
  • Population modeling will be used to derive post-hoc PK parameter estimates (CL, AUC, V d , and t 1/2 ) for pertuzumab, and will be summarized for the treatment cohort. Observed C max and C min for pertuzumab and trastuzumab will be summarized for each specified PK sampling timepoint. Descriptive statistics will include means, medians, ranges, and standard deviations, as appropriate. Pertuzumab PK parameters and serum concentration-time data will be compared with available data from other pertuzumab clinical studies.
  • Plasma concentrations and the AUC for docetaxel will be summarized by treatment arm using descriptive statistics as described above.
  • the geometric mean ratio for AUC between the experimental and control arms will be computed and the corresponding 90% confidence intervals will be provided.
  • the ECG-evaluable analysis population will comprise all patients who receive any study drug (as per Protocol TOC4129g/WO20698) and who have ECG data available for baseline, the pre-pertuzumab/placebo timepoint on Cycle 1 Day 1, and at least one timepoint following pertuzumab/placebo administration at Cycle 1 or Cycle 3.
  • the average of the triplicate ECG readings for each timepoint will be utilized in the analyses.
  • Descriptive statistics will be used for absolute QTcF value and change from baseline in QTcF for each timepoint.
  • the difference in mean baseline-adjusted QTcF between the two treatment arms (ddQTcF) will be provided as well as the two-sided 90% confidence interval.
  • At least 50 ECG-evaluable patients will be enrolled to this substudy.
  • the sample size for this substudy has been primarily chosen to provide an estimate of key PK and ECG parameters. No formal statistical hypothesis testing is planned. Assuming an equal rate of participation between treatment arms (25 patients per treatment arm) and an estimated standard deviation of 20 ms, the two-sided 90% confidence interval for the baseline-adjusted difference in QTcF between treatment arms (ddQTcF) will be within 10 ms of the observed difference.
  • a PK-evaluable patient is defined as a patient who has had complete PK samples collected at Cycle 1 and Cycle 3. With a sample size of 40 evaluable patients and an inter-patient coefficient of variation in AUC of 30%, the 90% confidence interval for the ratio of the geometric mean docetaxel concentrations between treatment arms will be (86%, 117%) if the observed geometric mean AUCs for both treatment arms are identical.
  • An ECG-evaluable patient is defined as a patient who has an interpretable baseline ECG as well as an interpretable ECG at Cycle 3 Day 1 immediately post-pertuzumab/placebo infusion (steady-state C max ). With this sample size of 40 evaluable patients and an estimated standard deviation of 20 ms, a 95% confidence interval for the difference between treatment arms in mean change in QTcF from baseline to Cycle 3 will be ⁇ 12.4 ms from the observed mean change.

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