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SIRP alpha-Antibody Fusion Proteins Selectively Bind and Eliminate Dual Antigen-Expressing Tumor Cells
SIRP alpha-Antibody Fusion Proteins Selectively Bind and Eliminate Dual Antigen-Expressing Tumor Cells CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH Piccione, E. C., Juarez, S., Tseng, S., Liu, J., Stafford, M., Narayanan, C., Wang, L., Weiskopf, K., Majeti, R. 2016; 22 (20): 5109-5119Abstract
CD47 is highly expressed on a variety of tumor cells. The interaction of CD47 with signal regulatory protein alpha (SIRPa), a protein on phagocytic cells, transmits a "don't eat me" signal that negatively regulates phagocytosis. CD47-SIRPa antagonists enable phagocytosis by disrupting the inhibitory signal and can synergize with Fc-mediated pro-phagocytic signals for potent elimination of tumor cells. A potential limitation of therapeutic CD47-SIRPa antagonists is that expression of CD47 on normal cells may create sites of toxicity or an "antigen sink." To overcome these limitations and address selective tumor targeting, we developed SIRPabodies to improve the therapeutic benefits of CD47-SIRPa blockade specifically toward tumor.SIRPabodies were generated by grafting the wild-type SIRPa either to the N-terminus or to the C-terminus of the heavy chain of rituximab. Selective tumor binding was tested using CFSE-labeled human primary CLL cells in the presence of 20-fold excess of human RBCs. NSG mice were transplanted with Raji-luciferase cells and were assigned to controls versus SIRPabody treatment. Cynomolgus nonhuman primates were administered a single intravenous infusion of SIRPabody at 3, 10, or 30 mg/kg.SIRPabodies selectively bound to dual antigen-expressing tumor cells in the presence of a large antigen sink. SIRPabody reduced tumor burden and extended survival in mouse xenograft lymphoma models. SIRPabody caused no significant toxicity in nonhuman primates.These findings establish SIRPabodies as a promising approach to deliver the therapeutic benefit of CD47-SIRPa blockade specifically toward tumor cells. SIRPabodies may be applied to additional cancer types by grafting SIRPa onto other tumor-specific therapeutic antibodies. Clin Cancer Res; 22(20); 5109-19. ©2016 AACR.
View details for DOI 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-15-2503
View details for Web of Science ID 000385632700019
View details for PubMedID 27126995