Antibodies that bind human dendritic and epithelial cell 205 (DEC-205)

• US 9,624,300 B2
• Filed: 12/17/2012
• Issued: 04/18/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Celldex Therapeutics Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Celldex Therapeutics Incorporated
• Inventors: Keler, Tibor, He, Lizhen, Ramakrishna, Venky, Vitale, Laura A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Juedes, Amy
• Application Number:
  US13/716,973
• Publication Number:
  US 20130101593A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,583 Days
• Field of Search: None
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Abstract

Isolated monoclonal antibodies which bind to human DEC-205 and related antibody-based compositions and molecules are disclosed. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies, as well as therapeutic and diagnostic methods for using the antibodies.

Claims

1. An isolated monoclonal antibody that binds human DEC-205 (SEQ ID NO:

1) comprising a heavy and a light chain variable region, wherein the heavy or light chain variable region sequences comprise;

(a) SEQ ID NOs;

4 or 10, respectively;

(b) SEQ ID NOs;

16 or 22, respectively;

(c) SEQ ID NOs;

28 or 34, respectively;

(d) SEQ ID NOs;

40 or 46, respectively;

(e) SEQ ID NOs;

52 or 58, respectively;

or

(f) SEQ ID NOs;

76 or 82, respectively.

2. A composition comprising the antibody of claim 1 and a carrier.

3. A molecular conjugate comprising the antibody of claim 1, linked to an antigen.

4. The molecular conjugate claim 3, wherein the antigen is selected from the group consisting of β

hCG, gp100 or Pme117, HER2/neu, WT1, mesothelin, CEA, gp100, MART1, TRP-2, NY-BR-1, NY-CO-58, MN (gp250), idiotype, Tyrosinase, Telomerase, SSX2, MUC-1, MART1, melan-A, NY-ESO-1, MAGE-1, MAGE-3, MAGE-A3, and high molecular weight-melanoma associated antigen (HMW-MAA).

5. The molecular conjugate of claim 3, wherein the antibody comprises the heavy or light chain variable region sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NOs:

28 or 34, respectively.