XFab-α4-1BB/CD40L fusion protein activates dendritic cells, improves expansion of antigen-specific T cells, and exhibits antitumour efficacy in multiple solid tumour models.

Autor: Wang, Bochun, Liu, Yujie, Yuan, Ruofei, Dou, Xiaoqian, Qian, Niliang, Pan, Xiujie, Xu, Guili, Xu, Qinzhi, Dong, Bo, Yang, Cuima, Li, Hongjie, Wang, Jingjing, Bai, Guijun, Liu, Liangfa, Gao, Xin
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Zdroj: Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy; Dec2023, Vol. 72 Issue 12, p4015-4030, 16p
Abstrakt: Background: Additional immunotherapies are still warranted for non-responders to checkpoint inhibitors with refractory or relapsing cancers, especially for patients with "cold" tumours lacking significant immune infiltration at treatment onset. We developed XFab-α4-1BB/CD40L, a bispecific antibody targeting 4-1BB and CD40 for dendritic cell activation and priming of tumour-reactive T cells to inhibit tumours. Methods: XFab-α4-1BB/CD40L was developed by engineering an anti-4-1BB Fab arm into a CD40L trimer based on XFab® platform. Characterisation of the bispecific antibody was performed by cell-based reporter assays, maturation of dendritic cell assays, and mixed lymphocyte reactions. The abilities of antigen-specific T-cell expansion and antitumour efficacy were assessed in syngeneic mouse tumour models. Toxicological and pharmacodynamic profiles were investigated in non-human primates. Results: XFab-α4-1BB/CD40L demonstrated independent CD40 agonistic activity and conditional 4-1BB activity mediated by CD40 crosslinking, leading to dendritic cell maturation and T-cell proliferation in vitro. We confirmed the expansion of antigen-specific T cells in the vaccination model and potent tumour regression induced by the bispecific antibody alone or in combination with gemcitabine in vivo, concomitant with improved tumour-reactive T-cell infiltration. XFab-α4-1BB/CD40L showed no signs of liver toxicity at doses up to 51 mg/kg in a repeated-dose regimen in non-human primates. Conclusions: XFab-α4-1BB/CD40L is capable of enhancing antitumour immunity by modulating dendritic cell and T-cell functions via targeting 4-1BB agonism to areas of CD40 expression. The focused, potent, and safe immune response induced by the bispecific antibody supports further clinical investigations for the treatment of solid tumours. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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