Cellular and Molecular Immunology (CMIM), Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium.
In vivo Cellular and Molecular Imaging Laboratory (ICMI), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
Front Immunol. 2021 Mar 9;12:632687. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.632687. eCollection 2021.
UNLABELLED: Nanobodies (Nbs), the variable domains of camelid heavy chain-only antibodies, are a promising class of therapeutics or imaging reagents entering the clinic. They possess unique characteristics, including a minimal size, providing fast pharmacokinetics, high-target specificity, and an affinity in the (sub-)nanomolar range in conjunction with an easy selection and production, which allow them to outperform conventional antibodies for imaging and radiotherapeutic purposes. As for all protein theranostics, extended safety assessment and investigation of their possible immunogenicity in particular are required. In this study, we assessed the immunogenicity risk profile of two Nbs that are in phase II clinical trials: a first Nb against Human Epidermal growth factor Receptor 2 (HER2) for PET imaging of breast cancer and a second Nb with specificity to the Macrophage Mannose Receptor (MMR) for PET imaging of tumor-associated macrophages. For the anti-HER2 Nb, we show that only one out of 20 patients had a low amount of pre-existing anti-drug antibodies (ADAs), which only marginally increased 3 months after administering the Nb, and without negative effects of safety and pharmacokinetics. Further immunogenicity assessment assays showed that both non-humanized Nbs were taken up by human dendritic cells but exhibited no or only a marginal capacity to activate dendritic cells or to induce T cell proliferation. From our data, we conclude that monomeric Nbs present a low immunogenicity risk profile, which is encouraging for their future development toward potential clinical applications. ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY: Nanobodies, the recombinant single domain affinity reagents derived from heavy chain-only antibodies in camelids, are proven to possess a low immunogenicity risk profile, which will facilitate a growing number of Nanobodies to enter the clinic for therapeutic or diagnostic applications.
未加标签:纳米抗体(Nbs),来源于骆驼重链抗体的单域重组亲和力试剂,是一类很有前途的治疗或成像试剂,正在进入临床应用。它们具有独特的特性,包括体积小,提供快速的药代动力学特性,高靶特异性,以及在纳摩尔范围内的亲和力,并具有易于选择和生产的特点,这使得它们在成像和放射治疗方面优于传统抗体。与所有蛋白治疗剂一样,需要对其进行扩展安全性评估,并特别研究其可能的免疫原性。在这项研究中,我们评估了两种处于 II 期临床试验阶段的 Nb 的免疫原性风险概况:一种是针对人表皮生长因子受体 2(HER2)的 Nb,用于乳腺癌的 PET 成像;另一种是针对巨噬细胞甘露糖受体(MMR)的 Nb,用于肿瘤相关巨噬细胞的 PET 成像。对于抗 HER2 的 Nb,我们发现只有 20 名患者中的 1 名有少量预先存在的抗药物抗体(ADA),这在给予 Nb 3 个月后仅略有增加,并且没有安全性和药代动力学的负面影响。进一步的免疫原性评估检测表明,两种非人源化的 Nb 都被人树突状细胞摄取,但没有或只有轻微的能力激活树突状细胞或诱导 T 细胞增殖。从我们的数据中,我们得出结论,单体 Nb 呈现出低免疫原性风险概况,这为它们未来的发展提供了有希望的应用于潜在的临床应用。
一句话总结:纳米抗体,来源于骆驼重链抗体的单域重组亲和力试剂,已被证明具有低免疫原性风险概况,这将促进越来越多的纳米抗体进入临床,用于治疗或诊断应用。
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