Optimized Antibodies that Target CD19

• US 20100272723A1
• Filed: 08/14/2007
• Published: 10/28/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Xencor, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Xencor, Inc.
• Inventors: Zhukovsky, Eugene Alexander, Richards, John O., Bernett, Matthew J., Lazar, Gregory Alan, Pong, Erik Weiking, Karki, Sher Bahadur, Desjarlais, John R., Chu, Seung Yup
• Granted Patent: US 8,524,867 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 424/139.100
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 17/02 for treating wounds, ulcers, burns, scars, keloids, or the like
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• CPC Class Codes: A61P 25/28 for treating neurodegenerative disorders of the central nervous system, e.g. nootropic agents, cognition enhancers, drugs for treating Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia
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• CPC Class Codes: A61P 7/04 Antihaemorrhagics; Procoagulants; Haemostatic agents; Antifibrinolytic agents
• CPC Class Codes: C07K 16/2803 against the immunoglobulin superfamily
• CPC Class Codes: C07K 16/2896 against molecules with a "CD"-designation, not provided for elsewhere
• CPC Class Codes: C07K 2317/24 containing regions, domains or residues from different species, e.g. chimeric, humanized or veneered
• CPC Class Codes: C07K 2317/41 Glycosylation, sialylation, or fucosylation
• CPC Class Codes: C07K 2317/52 Constant or Fc region; Isotype
• CPC Class Codes: C07K 2317/565 Complementarity determining region [CDR]
• CPC Class Codes: C07K 2317/72 Increased effector function due to an Fc-modification
• CPC Class Codes: C07K 2317/732 Antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity [ADCC]
• CPC Class Codes: C07K 2317/77 : Internalization into the cell
• CPC Class Codes: C07K 2317/92 : Affinity (KD), association rate (Ka), dissociation rate (Kd) or EC50 value
• CPC Class Codes: C07K 2317/94 : Stability, e.g. half-life, pH, temperature or enzyme-resistance

Abstract

Antibodies that target CD19, wherein the antibodies comprise at least one modification relative to a parent antibody, wherein the modification alters affinity to an FcyR or alters effector function as compared to the parent antibody, and methods of using the antibodies.

Claims

1. An antibody that binds CD19, said antibody comprising a heavy chain and/or a light chain, said heavy chain having a CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:

132 and 138, a CDR2 comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs;

111-115 and a CDR3 comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs;

116-118; and

said light chain having a CDR1 comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs;

119-128, a CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NOs;

129, and a CDR3 comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs;

130-131.

2. An antibody according to claim 1, wherein said antibody comprises a variable heavy chain sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS:

13-16, 20-23, and 27-44, and/or a variable light chain sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS;

17-19, 24-26, and 45-79.

3. An antibody according to claim 2, wherein said antibody comprises a variable heavy chain sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS:

86-95, and/or a variable light chain sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS;

96-110.

4. An antibody according to claim 1, wherein said antibody binds with increased affinity to the Fcγ

RIlla receptor or enhances ADCC effector function as compared to the parent antibody.

5. An antibody according to claim 4, wherein said modification is an amino acid.

6. The antibody according to claim 5, wherein said amino acid modification is at a position selected from the group consisting of 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 227, 228, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 249, 255, 258, 260, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 278, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 288, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 313, 317, 318, 320, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, and 337, wherein numbering is according to the EU index.

7. An antibody according to claim 5, wherein said amino acid modification is a substitution selected from the group consisting of 221K, 221Y, 222E, 222Y, 223E, 223K, 224E, 224Y, 225E, 225K, 225W, 227E, 227G, 227K, 227Y, 228E, 228G, 228K, 228Y, 230A, 230E, 230G, 230Y, 231E, 231G, 231K, 231P, 231Y, 232E, 232G, 232K, 232Y, 233A, 233D, 233F, 233G, 233H, 233I, 233K, 233L, 233M, 233N, 233Q, 233R, 233S, 233T, 233V, 233W, 233Y, 234A, 234D, 234E, 234F, 234G, 234H, 234I, 234K, 234M, 234N, 234P, 234Q, 234R, 234S, 234T, 234V, 234W, 234Y, 235A, 235D, 235E, 235F, 235G, 235H, 235I, 235K, 235M, 235N, 235P, 235Q, 235R, 235S, 235T, 235V, 235W, 235Y, 236A, 236D, 236E, 236F, 236H, 2361, 236K, 236L, 236M, 236N, 236P, 236Q, 236R, 236S, 236T, 236V, 236W, 236Y, 237D, 237E, 237F, 237H, 237I, 237K, 237L, 237M, 237N, 237P, 237Q, 237R, 237S, 237T, 237V, 237W, 237Y, 238D, 238E, 238F, 238G, 238H, 238I, 238K, 238L, 238M, 238N, 238Q, 238R, 238S, 238T, 238V, 238W, 238Y, 239D, 239E, 239F, 239G, 239H, 239I, 239K, 239L, 239M, 239N, 239P, 239Q, 239R, 239T, 239V, 239W, 239Y, 240A, 240I, 240M, 240T, 241D, 241E, 241L, 241R, 241S, 241W, 241Y, 243E, 243H, 243L, 243Q, 243R, 243W, 243Y, 244H, 245A, 246D, 246E, 246H, 246Y, 247G, 247V, 249H, 249Q, 249Y, 255E, 255Y, 258H, 258S, 258Y, 260D, 260E, 260H, 260Y, 262A, 262E, 262F, 2621, 262T, 263A, 2631, 263M, 263T, 264A, 264D, 264E, 264F, 264G, 264H, 264I, 264K, 264L, 264M, 264N, 264P, 264Q, 264R, 264S, 264T, 264W, 264Y, 265F, 265G, 265H, 265I, 265K, 265L, 265M, 265N, 265P, 265Q, 265R, 265S, 265T, 265V, 265W, 265Y, 266A, 266I, 266M, 266T, 267D, 267E, 267F, 267H, 2671, 267K, 267L, 267M, 267N, 267P, 267Q, 267R, 267T, 267V, 267W, 267Y, 268D, 268E, 268F, 268G, 268I, 268K, 268L, 268M, 268P, 268Q, 268R, 268T, 268V, 268W, 269F, 269G, 269H, 269I, 269K, 269L, 269M, 269N, 269P, 269R, 269S, 269T, 269V, 269W, 269Y, 270F, 270G, 270H, 270I, 270L, 270M, 270P, 270Q, 270R, 270S, 270T, 270W, 270Y, 271A, 271D, 271E, 271F, 271G, 271H, 271I, 271K, 271L, 271M, 271N, 271Q, 271R, 271S, 271T, 271V, 271W, 271Y, 272D, 272F, 272G, 272H, 272I, 272K, 272L, 272M, 272P, 272R, 272S, 272T, 272V, 272W, 272Y, 2731, 274D, 274E, 274F, 274G, 274H, 274I, 274L, 274M, 274N, 274P, 274R, 274T, 274V, 274W, 274Y, 275L, 275W, 276D, 276E, 276F, 276G, 276H, 276I, 276L, 276M, 276P, 276R, 276S, 276T, 276V, 276W, 276Y, 278D, 278E, 278G, 278H, 278I, 278K, 278L, 278M, 278N, 278P, 278Q, 278R, 278S, 278T, 278V, 278W, 280G, 280K, 280L, 280P, 280W, 281D, 281E, 281K, 281N, 281P, 281Q, 281Y, 282E, 282G, 282K, 282P, 282Y, 283G, 283H, 283K, 283L, 283P, 283R, 283Y, 284D, 284E, 284L, 284N, 284Q, 284T, 284Y, 285D, 285E, 285K, 285Q, 285W, 285Y, 286E, 286G, 286P, 286Y, 288D, 288E, 288Y, 290D, 290H, 290L, 290N, 290W, 291D, 291E, 291G, 291H, 291I, 291Q, 291T, 292D, 292E, 292T, 292Y, 293F, 293G, 293H, 293I, 293L, 293M, 293N, 293P, 293R, 293S, 293T, 293V, 293W, 293Y, 294F, 294G, 294H, 294I, 294K, 294L, 294M, 294P, 294R, 294S, 294T, 294V, 294W, 294Y, 295D, 295E, 295F, 295G, 295H, 295I, 295M, 295N, 295P, 295R, 295S, 295T, 295V, 295W, 295Y, 296A, 296D, 296E, 296G, 296H, 296I, 296K, 296L, 296M, 296N, 296Q, 296R, 296S, 296T, 296V, 297D, 297E, 297F, 297G, 297H, 297I, 297K, 297L, 297M, 297P, 297Q, 297R, 297S, 297T, 297V, 297W, 297Y, 298A, 298D, 298E, 298F, 298H, 298I, 298K, 298M, 298N, 298Q, 298R, 298T, 298W, 298Y, 299A, 299D, 299E, 299F, 299G, 299H, 299I, 299K, 299L, 299M, 299N, 299P, 299Q, 299R, 299S, 299V, 299W, 299Y, 300A, 300D, 300E, 300G, 300H, 300K, 300M, 300N, 300P, 300Q, 300R, 300S, 300T, 300V, 300W, 301D, 301E, 301H, 301Y, 302I, 303D, 303E, 303Y, 304D, 304H, 304L, 304N, 304T, 305E, 305T, 305Y, 313F, 317E, 317Q, 318H, 318L, 318Q, 318R, 318Y, 320D, 320F, 320G, 320H, 320I, 320L, 320N, 320P, 320S, 320T, 320V, 320W, 320Y, 322D, 322F, 322G, 322H, 322I, 322P, 322S, 322T, 322V, 322W, 322Y, 323I, 324D, 324F, 324G, 324H, 324I, 324L, 324M, 324P, 324R, 324T, 324V, 324W, 324Y, 325A, 325D, 325E, 325F, 325G, 325H, 325I, 325K, 325L, 325M, 325P, 325Q, 325R, 325S, 325T, 325V, 325W, 325Y, 326E, 326I, 326L, 326P, 326T, 327D, 327E, 327F, 327H, 327I, 327K, 327L, 327M, 327N, 327P, 327R, 327S, 327T, 327V, 327W, 327Y, 328A, 328D, 328E, 328F, 328G, 328H, 328I, 328K, 328M, 328N, 328P, 328Q, 328R, 328S, 328T, 328V, 328W, 328Y, 329D, 329E, 329F, 329G, 329H, 329I, 329K, 329L, 329M, 329N, 329Q, 329R, 329S, 329T, 329V, 329W, 329Y, 330E, 330F, 330G, 330H, 330I, 330L, 330M, 330N, 330P, 330R, 330S, 330T, 330V, 330W, 330Y, 331D, 331F, 331H, 331I, 331L, 331M, 331Q, 331R, 331T, 331V, 331W, 331Y, 332A, 332D, 332E, 332F, 332H, 332K, 332L, 332M, 332N, 332P, 332Q, 332R, 332S, 332T, 332V, 332W, 332Y, 333A, 333F, 333H, 333I, 333L, 333M, 333P, 333T, 333Y, 334A, 334F, 3341, 334L, 334P, 334T, 335D, 335F, 335G, 335H, 335I, 335L, 335M, 335N, 335P, 335R, 335S, 335V, 335W, 335Y, 336E, 336K, 336Y, 337E, 337H, and 337N, wherein numbering is according to the EU index.

8. An antibody according to claim 5, wherein said amino acid modification is at a position selected from the group consisting of 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 227, 228, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 243, 245, 246, 247, 249, 255, 258, 260, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 274, 275, 276, 278, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 288, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 313, 317, 318, 320, 322, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, and 337.

9. An antibody according to claim 5, wherein said amino acid modification is a substitution selected from the group consisting of 221K, 222Y, 223E, 223K, 224E, 224Y, 225E, 225W, 227E, 227G, 227K, 227Y, 228E, 228G, 228K, 228Y, 230A, 230E, 230G, 230Y, 231E, 231G, 231K, 231P, 231Y, 232E, 232G, 232K, 232Y, 233A, 233F, 233H, 233I, 233K, 233L, 233M, 233N, 233Q, 233R, 233S, 233T, 233V, 233W, 233Y, 234D, 234E, 234F, 234G, 234H, 234I, 234K, 234M, 234N, 234P, 234Q, 234R, 234S, 234T, 234W, 234Y, 235D, 235F, 235G, 235H, 235I, 235K, 235M, 235N, 235Q, 235R, 235S, 235T, 235V, 235W, 235Y, 236D, 236E, 236F, 236H, 236I, 236K, 236L, 236M, 236N, 236P, 236Q, 236R, 236S, 236T, 236V, 236W, 236Y, 237D, 237E, 237F, 237H, 237I, 237K, 237L, 237M, 237N, 237P, 237Q, 237R, 237S, 237T, 237V, 237W, 237Y, 238D, 238E, 238F, 238G, 238H, 238I, 238K, 238L, 238M, 238N, 238Q, 238R, 238S, 238T, 238V, 238W, 238Y, 239D, 239E, 239F, 239G, 239H, 239I, 239K, 239L, 239M, 239N, 239P, 239Q, 239R, 239T, 239V, 239W, 239Y, 240M, 240T, 241D, 241E, 241R, 241S, 241W, 241Y, 243E, 243H, 243Q, 243R, 243W, 243Y, 245A, 246D, 246H, 246Y, 247G, 247V, 249H, 249Q, 249Y, 255E, 255Y, 258H, 258S, 258Y, 260D, 260E, 260H, 260Y, 262A, 262E, 262F, 262I, 262T, 263A, 2631, 263M, 263T, 264D, 264E, 264F, 264F, 264G, 264H, 264I, 264K, 264L, 264M, 264N, 264P, 264Q, 264R, 264S, 264T, 264W, 264Y, 265F, 265G, 265H, 265I, 265K, 265L, 265M, 265P, 265Q, 265R, 265S, 265T, 265V, 265W, 265Y, 266A ,266I, 266M, 266T, 267D, 267E, 267F, 267H, 267I, 267K, 267L, 267M, 267N, 267P, 267Q, 267R, 267V, 267W, 267Y, 268F, 268G, 268I, 268M, 268P, 268T, 268V, 268W, 269F, 269G, 269H, 269I, 269L, 269M, 269N, 269P, 269R, 269S, 269T, 269V, 269W, 269Y, 270F, 270G, 270H, 270I, 270L, 270M, 270P, 270Q, 270R, 270S, 270T, 270W, 270Y, 271A, 271D, 271E, 271F, 271G, 271H, 271I, 271K, 271L, 271M, 271N, 271Q, 271R, 271S, 271T, 271V, 271W, 271Y, 272F, 272G, 272H, 272I, 272K, 272L, 272M, 272P, 272R, 272S, 272T, 272V, 272W, 272Y, 274D, 274E, 274F, 274G, 274H, 274I, 274L, 274M, 274P, 274R, 274T, 274V, 274W, 274Y, 275W, 276D, 276E, 276F, 276G, 276H, 276I, 276L, 276M, 276P, 276R, 276S, 276T, 276V, 276W, 278D, 278E, 278G, 278H, 278I, 278K, 278L, 278M, 278N, 278P, 278Q, 278R, 278S, 278T, 278V, 278W, 280G, 280P, 280W, 281E, 281K, 281N, 281P, 281Y, 282G, 282P, 282Y, 283G, 283H, 283K, 283L, 283P, 283R, 283Y, 284L, 284N, 284Q, 284T, 284Y, 285K, 285Q, 285W, 285Y, 286G, 286P, 286Y, 288Y, 290H, 290L, 290W, 291D, 291E, 291G, 291H, 291I, 291Q, 291T, 292D, 292E, 292T, 292Y, 293F, 293G, 293H, 293I, 293L, 293M, 293N, 293P, 293R, 293S, 293T, 293W, 293Y, 294F, 294G, 294H, 294I, 294K, 294L, 294M, 294P, 294R, 294S, 294T, 294V, 294W, 294Y, 295D, 295F, 295G, 295H, 295I, 295M, 295N, 295P, 295R, 295S, 295T, 295V, 295W, 295Y, 296A, 296D, 296E, 296G, 296I, 296K, 296L, 296M, 296N, 296Q, 296R, 296S, 296T, 296V, 297D, 297E, 297F, 297G, 297H, 297I, 297K, 297L, 297M, 297P, 297R, 297S, 297T, 297V, 297W, 297Y, 298E, 298F, 298H, 298I, 298K, 298M, 298Q, 298R, 298W, 298Y, 299A, 299D, 299E, 299F, 299G, 299H, 299I, 299K, 299L, 299M, 299N, 299P, 299Q, 299R, 299S, 299V, 299W, 299Y, 300A, 300D, 300E, 300G, 300H, 300K, 300M, 300N, 300P, 300Q, 300R, 300S, 300T, 300V, 300W, 301D, 301E, 301Y, 302I, 303D, 303E, 303Y, 304H, 304L, 304N, 304T, 305E, 305T, 305Y, 313F, 317E, 317Q, 318H, 318L, 318Q, 318R, 318Y, 320D, 320F, 320G, 320H, 320I, 320L, 320N, 320P, 320S, 320T, 320V, 320W, 320Y, 322D, 322F, 322G, 322H, 322I, 322P, 322S, 322T, 322V, 322W, 322Y, 324D, 324F, 324G, 324H, 324I, 324L, 324M, 324P, 324R, 324T, 324V, 324W, 324Y, 325A, 325D, 325E, 325F, 325G, 325H, 325I, 325K, 325L, 325M, 325P, 325Q, 325R, 325S, 325T, 325V, 325W, 325Y, 326L, 326P, 326T, 327D, 327E, 327F, 327H, 327I, 327K, 327L, 327M, 327P, 327R, 327V, 327W, 327Y, 328A, 328D, 328E, 328F, 328G, 328H, 328K, 328M, 328N, 328P, 328Q, 328R, 328S, 328T, 328V, 328W, 328Y, 329D, 329E, 329F, 329G, 329H, 329I, 329K, 329L, 329M, 329N, 329Q, 329R, 329S, 329T, 329V, 329W, 329Y, 330E, 330F, 330H, 330I, 330L, 330M, 330N, 330P, 330W, 330Y, 331D, 331F, 331H, 331I, 331L, 331M, 331Q, 331R, 331T, 331V, 331W, 331Y, 332A, 332F, 332H, 332L, 332M, 332N, 332P, 332Q, 332S, 332T, 332V, 332W, 332Y, 333F, 333H, 333I, 333L, 333M, 333P, 333T, 333Y, 334F, 334P, 334T, 335D, 335F, 335G, 335H, 335I, 335L, 335M, 335P, 335R, 335S, 335V, 335W, 335Y, 336E, 336K, 336Y, 337H, and 337N.

10. The antibody of claim 5, wherein said modification is at a position selected from the group consisting of 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 228, 230, 231, 232, 240, 244, 245, 247, 262, 263, 266, 271, 273, 275, 281, 284, 291, 299, 302, 304, 313, 323, 325, 328, 332, 336, wherein the positional numbering is according to the EU index.

11. The antibody of claim 5, wherein said modification is selected from the group consisting of 221K, 221Y, 222E, 222Y, 223E, 223K, 224E, 224Y, 225E, 225K, 225W, 228E, 228G, 228K, 228Y, 230A, 230E, 230G, 230Y, 231E, 231G, 231K, 231P, 231Y, 232E, 232G, 232K, 232Y, 240A, 240I, 240M, 240T, 244H, 245A, 247G, 247V, 262A, 262E, 262F, 262I, 262T, 263A, 263I, 263M, 263T, 266A, 266I, 266M, 266T, 271A, 271D, 271E, 271F, 271G, 271H, 271I, 271K, 271L, 271M, 271N, 271Q, 271R, 271S, 271T, 271V, 271W, 271Y, 2731, 275L, 275W, 281D, 281E, 281K, 281N, 281P, 281Q, 281Y, 284D, 284E, 284L, 284N, 284Q, 284T, 284Y, 291D, 291E, 291G, 291H, 291I, 291Q, 291T, 299A, 299D, 299E, 299F, 299G, 299H, 299I, 299K, 299L, 299M, 299N, 299P, 299Q, 299R, 299S, 299V, 299W, 299Y, 304D, 304H, 304L, 304N, 304T, 313F, 323I, 325A, 325D, 325E, 325F, 325G, 325H, 325I, 325K, 325L, 325M, 325P, 325Q, 325R, 325S, 325T, 325V, 325W, 325Y, 328A, 328D, 328E, 328F, 328G, 328H, 328I, 328K, 328M, 328N, 328P, 328Q, 328R, 328S, 328T, 328V, 328W, 328Y, 332A, 332D, 332E, 332F, 332H, 332K, 332L, 332M, 332N, 332P, 332Q, 332R, 332S, 332T, 332V, 332W, 332Y, 336E, 336K, and 336Y.

12. An antibody according to claim 10, further comprising a second amino acid modification is at a position selected from the group consisting of 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 227, 228, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 249, 255, 258, 260, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 278, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 288, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 313, 317, 318, 320, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, and 337, wherein numbering is according to the EU index.

13. An antibody according to claim 10, wherein said second amino acid modification is a substitution selected from the group consisting of 221K, 221Y, 222E, 222Y, 223E, 223K, 224E, 224Y, 225E, 225K, 225W, 227E, 227G, 227K, 227Y, 228E, 228G, 228K, 228Y, 230A, 230E, 230G, 230Y, 231E, 231G, 231K, 231P, 231Y, 232E, 232G, 232K, 232Y, 233A, 233D, 233F, 233G, 233H, 233I, 233K, 233L, 233M, 233N, 233Q, 233R, 233S, 233T, 233V, 233W, 233Y, 234A, 234D, 234E, 234F, 234G, 234H, 234I, 234K, 234M, 234N, 234P, 234Q, 234R, 234S, 234T, 234V, 234W, 234Y, 235A, 235D, 235E, 235F, 235G, 235H, 235I, 235K, 235M, 235N, 235P, 235Q, 235R, 235S, 235T, 235V, 235W, 235Y, 236A, 236D, 236E, 236F, 236H, 236I, 236K, 236L, 236M, 236N, 236P, 236Q, 236R, 236S, 236T, 236V, 236W, 236Y, 237D, 237E, 237F, 237H, 237I, 237K, 237L, 237M, 237N, 237P, 237Q, 237R, 237S, 237T, 237V, 237W, 237Y, 238D, 238E, 238F, 238G, 238H, 238I, 238K, 238L, 238M, 238N, 238Q, 238R, 238S, 238T, 238V, 238W, 238Y, 239D, 239E, 239F, 239G, 239H, 239I, 239K, 239L, 239M, 239N, 239P, 239Q, 239R, 239T, 239V, 239W, 239Y, 240A, 240I, 240M, 240T, 241D, 241E, 241L, 241R, 241S, 241W, 241Y, 243E, 243H, 243L, 243Q, 243R, 243W, 243Y, 244H, 245A, 246D, 246E, 246H, 246Y, 247G, 247V, 249H, 249Q, 249Y, 255E, 255Y, 258H, 258S, 258Y, 260D, 260E, 260H, 260Y, 262A, 262E, 262F, 2621, 262T, 263A, 263I, 263M, 263T, 264A, 264D, 264E, 264F, 264G, 264H, 264I, 264K, 264L, 264M, 264N, 264P, 264Q, 264R, 264S, 264T, 264W, 264Y, 265F, 265G, 265H, 265I, 265K, 265L, 265M, 265N, 265P, 265Q, 265R, 265S, 265T, 265V, 265W, 265Y, 266A, 266I, 266M, 266T, 267D, 267E, 267F, 267H, 267I, 267K, 267L, 267M, 267N, 267P, 267Q, 267R, 267T, 267V, 267W, 267Y, 268D, 268E, 268F, 268G, 268I, 268K, 268L, 268M, 268P, 268Q, 268R, 268T, 268V, 268W, 269F, 269G, 269H, 269I, 269K, 269L, 269M, 269N, 269P, 269R, 269S, 269T, 269V, 269W, 269Y, 270F, 270G, 270H, 270I, 270L, 270M, 270P, 270Q, 270R, 270S, 270T, 270W, 270Y, 271A, 271D, 271E, 271F, 271G, 271H, 271I, 271K, 271L, 271M, 271N, 271Q, 271R, 271S, 271T, 271V, 271W, 271Y, 272D, 272F, 272G, 272H, 272I, 272K, 272L, 272M, 272P, 272R, 272S, 272T, 272V, 272W, 272Y, 2731, 274D, 274E, 274F, 274G, 274H, 274I, 274L, 274M, 274N, 274P, 274R, 274T, 274V, 274W, 274Y, 275L, 275W, 276D, 276E, 276F, 276G, 276H, 276I, 276L, 276M, 276P, 276R, 276S, 276T, 276V, 276W, 276Y, 278D, 278E, 278G, 278H, 278I, 278K, 278L, 278M, 278N, 278P, 278Q, 278R, 278S, 278T, 278V, 278W, 280G, 280K, 280L, 280P, 280W, 281D, 281E, 281K, 281N, 281P, 281Q, 281Y, 282E, 282G, 282K, 282P, 282Y, 283G, 283H, 283K, 283L, 283P, 283R, 283Y, 284D, 284E, 284L, 284N, 284Q, 284T, 284Y, 285D, 285E, 285K, 285Q, 285W, 285Y, 286E, 286G, 286P, 286Y, 288D, 288E, 288Y, 290D, 290H, 290L, 290N, 290W, 291D, 291E, 291G, 291H, 291I, 291Q, 291T, 292D, 292E, 292T, 292Y, 293F, 293G, 293H, 293I, 293L, 293M, 293N, 293P, 293R, 293S, 293T, 293V, 293W, 293Y, 294F, 294G, 294H, 294I, 294K, 294L, 294M, 294P, 294R, 294S, 294T, 294V, 294W, 294Y, 295D, 295E, 295F, 295G, 295H, 295I, 295M, 295N, 295P, 295R, 295S, 295T, 295V, 295W, 295Y, 296A, 296D, 296E, 296G, 296H, 296I, 296K, 296L, 296M, 296N, 296Q, 296R, 296S, 296T, 296V, 297D, 297E, 297F, 297G, 297H, 297I, 297K, 297L, 297M, 297P, 297Q, 297R, 297S, 297T, 297V, 297W, 297Y, 298A, 298D, 298E, 298F, 298H, 298I, 298K, 298M, 298N, 298Q, 298R, 298T, 298W, 298Y, 299A, 299D, 299E, 299F, 299G, 299H, 299I, 299K, 299L, 299M, 299N, 299P, 299Q, 299R, 299S, 299V, 299W, 299Y, 300A, 300D, 300E, 300G, 300H, 300K, 300M, 300N, 300P, 300Q, 300R, 300S, 300T, 300V, 300W, 301D, 301E, 301H, 301Y, 302I, 303D, 303E, 303Y, 304D, 304H, 304L, 304N, 304T, 305E, 305T, 305Y, 313F, 317E, 317Q, 318H, 318L, 318Q, 318R, 318Y, 320D, 320F, 320G, 320H, 320I, 320L, 320N, 320P, 320S, 320T, 320V, 320W, 320Y, 322D, 322F, 322G, 322H, 322I, 322P, 322S, 322T, 322V, 322W, 322Y, 323I, 324D, 324F, 324G, 324H, 324I, 324L, 324M, 324P, 324R, 324T, 324V, 324W, 324Y, 325A, 325D, 325E, 325F, 325G, 325H, 325I, 325K, 325L, 325M, 325P, 325Q, 325R, 325S, 325T, 325V, 325W, 325Y, 326E, 326I, 326L, 326P, 326T, 327D, 327E, 327F, 327H, 327I, 327K, 327L, 327M, 327N, 327P, 327R, 327S, 327T, 327V, 327W, 327Y, 328A, 328D, 328E, 328F, 328G, 328H, 328I, 328K, 328M, 328N, 328P, 328Q, 328R, 328S, 328T, 328V, 328W, 328Y, 329D, 329E, 329F, 329G, 329H, 329I, 329K, 329L, 329M, 329N, 329Q, 329R, 329S, 329T, 329V, 329W, 329Y, 330E, 330F, 330G, 330H, 330I, 330L, 330M, 330N, 330P, 330R, 330S, 330T, 330V, 330W, 330Y, 331D, 331F, 331H, 331I, 331L, 331M, 331Q, 331R, 331T, 331V, 331W, 331Y, 332A, 332D, 332E, 332F, 332H, 332K, 332L, 332M, 332N, 332P, 332Q, 332R, 332S, 332T, 332V, 332W, 332Y, 333A, 333F, 333H, 333I, 333L, 333M, 333P, 333T, 333Y, 334A, 334F, 334I, 334L, 334P, 334T, 335D, 335F, 335G, 335H, 335I, 335L, 335M, 335N, 335P, 335R, 335S, 335V, 335W, 335Y, 336E, 336K, 336Y, 337E, 337H, and 337N, wherein numbering is according to the EU index.

14. An antibody according to claim 5, wherein the amino acid modification is 332E.

15. An antibody according to claim 14, further comprising a second amino acid modification selected from the group consisting of:

236A, 239D, 332E, 268D, 268E, 330Y, and 330L.

16. An antibody according to claim 15, wherein the second amino acid modification is 239D.

17. An antibody according to claim 4, wherein said modification is a glycoform modification that reduces the level of fucose relative to the parent antibody.

19. An antibody according to claim 1, wherein said antibody further reduces binding to Fcγ

RIIb as compared to said parent anti-CD19 antibody.

20. A nucleic acid sequence encoding an antibody of one of claims 1-17.

21. A method of treating a B-cell related disease, wherein said method comprises administering an antibody according to claim 1.

22. A method of claim 21, wherein said disease is selected from the group consisting of:

non-Hodgkin'"'"'s lymphomas (NHL), chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma (B-ALL), and mantle cell lymphoma (MCL).

23. A method of claim 21, wherein said disease is an autoimmune disease.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein said autoimmune disease is selected from the group consisting of:

rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE or lupus), multiple sclerosis, Sjogren'"'"'s syndrome, and idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP).

25. A pharmaceutical composition comprising an antibody according to claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

18. A composition comprising plurality of glycosylated antibodies, wherein about 80-100% of the glycosylated antibody in the composition comprises a mature core carbohydrate structure which lacks fucose.