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We have conjugated the murine monoclonal anti-CD19 antibody B43 to the tyrosine kinase inhibitor genistein to construct an effective immunoconjugate against CD19 antigen positive hematologic malignancies. The scaled-up production and purification of B43 antibody, genistein, and B43-Genistein immunoconjugate permitted the manufacturing of a highly purified clinical-grade B43-Genistein preparation. In clonogenic assays, B43-Genistein elicited selective and potent cytotoxicity against CD19 antigen positive human leukemia cells. To our knowledge, this work represents the first effort of producing a clinical-grade genistein immunoconjugate for treatment of B-lineage leukemia and lymphoma.
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Anticorpos Monoclonais , Antineoplásicos , Genisteína , Imunoconjugados/química , Antineoplásicos/uso terapêutico , Genisteína/uso terapêutico , Humanos , Imunoconjugados/uso terapêutico , Leucemia/terapia , Linfoma/terapia , Células Tumorais Cultivadas/efeitos dos fármacosRESUMO
We have conjugated the murine monoclonal anti-CD7 antibody TXU to the plant hemitoxin pokeweed antiviral protein (PAP) to construct an effective immunotoxin against CD7 antigen positive hematologic malignancies. The scaled-up production and purification of TXU antibody, PAP toxin, and TXU-PAP immunotoxin permitted the manufacturing of a highly purified clinical-grade TXU-PAP preparation. In clonogenic assays, TXU-PAP elicited selective and potent cytotoxicity against CD7 antigen positive human leukemia cells and killed primary clonogenic leukemic cells from T-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) patients. To our knowledge, this pre-IND work represents the first effort of producing a clinical-grade PAP immunotoxin for treatment of T-lineage ALL. Since the CD7 antigen is also expressed on AML cells, TXU-PAP could also be useful for the treatment of CD7 positive acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients.
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Antígenos CD7/imunologia , Antineoplásicos Fitogênicos/uso terapêutico , Imunotoxinas/uso terapêutico , Leucemia-Linfoma de Células T do Adulto/tratamento farmacológico , N-Glicosil Hidrolases , Proteínas de Plantas/imunologia , Anticorpos Monoclonais , Ensaios Clínicos como Assunto , Humanos , Imunotoxinas/isolamento & purificação , Controle de Qualidade , Proteínas Inativadoras de Ribossomos Tipo 1RESUMO
The investigational biotherapeutic agent, B43(anti-CD19)-pokeweed antiviral protein (PAP) immunotoxin, has shown substantial anti-leukemic activity in SCID mouse models of human B-lineage leukemia and lymphoma. In this report, we describe the results of a comprehensive preclinical toxicity study which determined the toxicity profile of B43-PAP in BALB/c mice. Administration of unconjugated B43 monoclonal antibody was not associated with any toxicity, whereas B43-PAP caused dose-limiting and cardiac and renal toxicities which were fatal. In addition, B43-PAP also caused multifocal skeletal myofiber necrosis, which was associated with abnormal gait and lethargy. Notably, parenteral administrations of methylprednisolone, pentoxyphylline, or dopamine were able to markedly reduce B43-PAP related toxicity. This study provides a basis for further evaluation of the toxicity of B43-PAP in monkeys and humans.
