Anti-mucin antibodies for early detection and treatment of pancreatic cancer

Abstract

Described herein are compositions and methods of use of anti-pancreatic cancer antibodies or fragments thereof, such as murine, chimeric, humanized or human PAM4 antibodies. The antibodies show novel and useful diagnostic characteristics, such as binding with high specificity to pancreatic and other cancers, but not to normal or benign pancreatic tissues and binding to a high percentage of early stage pancreatic cancers. Preferably, the antibodies bind to an epitope located within the second to fourth cysteine-rich domains of MUC5ac (amino acid residues 1575-2052) and are of use for the detection and diagnosis of early stage pancreatic cancer. In more preferred embodiments, the anti-pancreatic cancer antibodies can be used for immunoassay of serum samples, wherein the immunoassay detects a marker for early stage pancreatic cancer in serum. Most preferably, the serum is extracted with an organic phase, such as butanol, before immunoassay.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A chimeric, humanized or human antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that binds to an epitope located within the second to fourth cysteine-rich domains of MUC5ac (amino acid residues 1575-2052), wherein the antibody binds to 85% or more of pancreatic adenocarcinomas. 
     
     
         2 . The antibody or fragment thereof of  claim 1 , wherein the antibody or fragment thereof binds to the same epitope as or competes for binding to MUC5ac with an antibody that comprises the light chain variable region CDR sequences CDR1 (SASSSVSSSYLY, (SEQ ID NO: 1); CDR2 (STSNLAS, SEQ ID NO:2); and CDR3 (HQWNRYPYT, SEQ ID NO:3); and the heavy chain variable region CDR sequences CDR1 (SYVLH, SEQ ID NO:4); CDR2 (YINPYNDGTQYNEKFKG, SEQ ID NO:5) and CDR3 (GFGGSYGFAY, SEQ ID NO:6). 
     
     
         3 . The antibody or fragment thereof of  claim 1 , wherein the antibody or fragment thereof is a naked antibody or fragment thereof. 
     
     
         4 . The antibody or fragment thereof of  claim 1 , wherein the antibody or fragment thereof is conjugated to at least one therapeutic or diagnostic agent. 
     
     
         5 . The antibody or fragment thereof of  claim 4 , wherein the therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of a radionuclide, an immunomodulator, a hormone, a hormone antagonist, an enzyme, an anti-sense oligonucleotide, siRNA, an enzyme inhibitor, a photoactive therapeutic agent, a cytotoxic agent, a drug, a toxin, an angiogenesis inhibitor and a pro-apoptotic agent. 
     
     
         6 . The antibody or fragment thereof of  claim 5 , wherein the radionuclide is selected from the group consisting of  14 C,  13 N,  15 O,  32 P,  33 P,  47 Sc,  51 Cr,  57 Co,  58 Co,  59 Fe,  62 Cu,  67 Cu,  67 Ga,  67 Ga,  75 Br,  75 Se,  75 Se,  76 Br,  77 As,  77 Br,  80m Br,  89 Sr,  90 Y,  95 Ru,  97 Ru,  99 Mo,  99m Tc,  103m Rh,  103 Ru,  105 Rh,  105 Ru,  107 Hg,  109 Pd,  109 Pt,  111 Ag, In,  113m In,  19 Sb,  121m Te,  122m Te,  125 I,  125m Te,  126 I,  131 I,  133 I,  142 Pr,  143 Pr,  149 Pm,  152 Dy,  153 Sm,  161 Ho,  161 Tb,  165 Tm,  166 Dy,  166 Ho,  167 Tm,  168 Tm,  169 Er,  169 Yb,  177 Lu,  186 Re,  188 Re,  189m Os,  189 Re,  192 Ir,  194 I,  197 Pt,  198 Au,  199 Au,  199 Au,  201 Tl,  203 Hg,  211 At  211 Bi,  211 Pb,  212 Bi,  212 Pb,  213 Bi,  215 Po,  217 At,  219 Rn,  221 Fr,  223 Ra,  224 Ac,  225 Ac,  255 Fm and Th 227 . 
     
     
         7 . The antibody or fragment thereof of  claim 6 , wherein the radionuclide is  90 Y. 
     
     
         8 . The antibody or fragment thereof of  claim 5 , wherein the drug is selected from the group consisting of 5-fluorouracil, afatinib, aplidin, azaribine, anastrozole, anthracyclines, axitinib, AVL-101, AVL-291, bendamustine, bleomycin, bortezomib, bosutinib, bryostatin-1, busulfan, calicheamycin, camptothecin, carboplatin, 10-hydroxycamptothecin, carmustine, celecoxib, chlorambucil, cisplatinum (CDDP), Cox-2 inhibitors, irinotecan (CPT-11), SN-38, carboplatin, cladribine, camptothecans, crizotinib, cyclophosphamide, cytarabine, dacarbazine, dasatinib, dinaciclib, docetaxel, dactinomycin, daunorubicin, doxorubicin, 2-pyrrolinodoxorubicine (2PDOX), pro-2PDOX, cyano-morpholino doxorubicin, doxorubicin glucuronide, epirubicin glucuronide, erlotinib, estramustine, epipodophyllotoxin, entinostat, estrogen receptor binding agents, etoposide (VP 16), etoposide glucuronide, etoposide phosphate, exemestane, fingolimod, floxuridine (FUdR), 3′,5′-O-dioleoyl-FudR (FUdR-dO), fludarabine, flutamide, farnesyl-protein transferase inhibitors, flavopiridol, fostamatinib, ganetespib, GDC-0834, GS-1101, gefitinib, gemcitabine, hydroxyurea, ibrutinib, idarubicin, idelalisib, ifosfamide, imatinib, L-asparaginase, lapatinib, lenolidamide, leucovorin, LFM-A13, lomustine, mechlorethamine, melphalan, mercaptopurine, 6-mercaptopurine, methotrexate, mitoxantrone, mithramycin, mitomycin, mitotane, navelbine, neratinib, nilotinib, nitrosurea, olaparib, plicomycin, procarbazine, paclitaxel, PCI-32765, pentostatin, PSI-341, raloxifene, semustine, sorafenib, streptozocin, SU11248, sunitinib, tamoxifen, temazolomide, transplatinum, thalidomide, thioguanine, thiotepa, teniposide, topotecan, uracil mustard, vatalanib, vinorelbine, vinblastine, vincristine, vinca alkaloids and ZD1839. 
     
     
         9 . The antibody or fragment thereof of  claim 5 , wherein the toxin is elected from the group consisting of ricin, abrin, alpha toxin, saporin, ribonuclease (RNase), DNase I, Staphylococcal enterotoxin-A, pokeweed antiviral protein, gelonin, diphtheria toxin,  Pseudomonas  exotoxin, and  Pseudomonas  endotoxin. 
     
     
         10 . The antibody or fragment thereof of  claim 5 , wherein the immunomodulator is selected from the group consisting of a cytokine, a stem cell growth factor, a lymphotoxin, a hematopoietic factor, a colony stimulating factor (CSF), an interferon (IFN), erythropoietin, thrombopoietin tumor necrosis factor (TNF), granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF), granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF), interferon-α, interferon-β, interferon-γ, interferon-λ, human growth hormone, N-methionyl human growth hormone, bovine growth hormone, parathyroid hormone, thyroxine, insulin, proinsulin, relaxin, prorelaxin, follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), hepatic growth factor, prostaglandin, fibroblast growth factor, prolactin, placental lactogen, OB protein, tumor necrosis factor-α, tumor necrosis factor-β, mullerian-inhibiting substance, mouse gonadotropin-associated peptide, inhibin, activin, vascular endothelial growth factor, integrin, thrombopoietin (TPO), NGF-β, platelet-growth factor, TGF-α, TGF-β, insulin-like growth factor-I, insulin-like growth factor-II, erythropoietin (EPO), macrophage-CSF (M-CSF), IL-1, IL-1α, IL-2, IL-3, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-7, IL-8, IL-9, IL-10, IL-11, IL-12, IL-13, IL-14, IL-15, IL-16, IL-17, IL-18, IL-21, IL-23, IL-25, LIF, FLT-3, angiostatin, thrombospondin, endostatin, and lymphotoxin. 
     
     
         11 . The antibody or fragment thereof of  claim 5 , wherein the tyrosine kinase inhibitor is selected from the group consisting of canertinib, dasatinib, erlotinib, gefitinib, imatinib, lapatinib, leflunomide, nilotinib, pazopanib, semaxinib, sorafenib, sunitinib, sutent, vatalanib, PCI-32765 (ibrutinib), PCI-45292, GDC-0834, LFM-A13 and RN486. 
     
     
         12 . The antibody or fragment thereof of  claim 1 , wherein the antibody is a bispecific antibody comprising a second antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof. 
     
     
         13 . The antibody or fragment thereof of  claim 12 , wherein the second antibody or antigen-binding antibody fragment thereof binds to an antigen selected from the group consisting of CA19.9, DUPAN2, SPAN1, Nd2, B72.3, CC49, Le a , Le(y), CEACAM5, CEACAM6, CSAp, MUC1, MUC2, MUC3, MUC4, MUC5ac, MUC16, MUC17, HLA-DR, CD40, CD74, CD138, HER2/neu, EGFR, EGP-1, EGP-2, VEGF, P1GF, insulin-like growth factor, tenascin, platelet-derived growth factor, IL-6, bcl-2, K-ras, p53 and cMET. 
     
     
         14 . The antibody or fragment thereof of  claim 12 , wherein the second antibody is selected from the group consisting of hR1 (anti-IGF-1R), hPAM4 (anti-MUC5ac), hIMMU-31 (anti-AFP), hLL1 (anti-CD74), hMu-9 (anti-CSAp), hL243 (anti-HLA-DR), hL243 IgG4P (anti-HLA-DR), hMN-14 (anti-CEACAM5), hMN-15 (anti-CEACAM6), hRS7 (anti-EGP-1 or anti-TROP-2), hMN-3 (anti-CEACAM6), Ab124 (anti-CXCR4) and Ab125 (anti-CXCR4).