Evaluating Antibody Pharmacokinetics as Prerequisite for Determining True Efficacy as Shown by Dual Targeting of PD-1 and CD96

Autor: Christina Boch, Markus Reschke, Frederik Igney, Peter Maier, Philipp Müller, Sarah Danklmaier, Krishna Das, Tamara Hofer, Guido Wollmann, Wolfgang Rist
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Biomedicines, Vol 10, Iss 9, p 2146 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2227-9059
DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10092146
Popis: One important prerequisite for developing a therapeutic monoclonal antibody is to evaluate its in vivo efficacy. We tested the therapeutic potential of an anti-CD96 antibody alone or in combination with an anti-PD-1 antibody in a mouse colon cancer model. Early anti-PD-1 treatment significantly decreased tumor growth and the combination with anti-CD96 further increased the therapeutic benefit, while anti-CD96 treatment alone had no effect. In late therapeutic settings, the treatment combination resulted in enhanced CD8+ T cell infiltration of tumors and an increased CD8/Treg ratio. Measured anti-PD-1 concentrations were as expected in animals treated with anti-PD-1 alone, but lower at later time points in animals receiving combination treatment. Moreover, anti-CD96 concentrations dropped dramatically after 10 days and were undetectable thereafter in most animals due to the occurrence of anti-drug antibodies that were increasing antibody clearance. Comparison of the anti-PD-1 concentrations with tumor growth showed that higher antibody concentrations in plasma correlated with better therapeutic efficacy. The therapeutic effect of anti-CD96 treatment could not be evaluated, because plasma concentrations were too low. Our findings strongly support the notion of measuring both plasma concentration and anti-drug antibody formation throughout in vivo studies, in order to interpret pharmacodynamic data correctly.
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