WO2025030041A1 - Methods of treating metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer with bispecific anti-psma x anti-cd28 antibodies - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to methods for treating metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a bispecific antibody that specifically binds to prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) and CD28, as well as methods of treating mCRPC via administration of the bispecific antibody in combination with an antibody that specifically binds to programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1).
- mCRPC metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer
- Prostate-specific membrane antigen also known as FOLH1, glutamate carboxypeptidase II (GCPII), N-acetyl-L-aspartyl-L-glutamate peptidase I (NAALADase I), or N- acetyl-aspartylglutamate (NAAG) peptidase
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- PSMA is an integral, non-shed membrane glycoprotein highly expressed on malignant prostate tissue and is a cell-surface marker for prostate cancer, but shows limited expression on normal tissue.
- Yttrium-90 capromab is a radiotherapeutic comprising a monoclonal antibody to an intracellular epitope of PSMA.
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- DM1 maytansinoid 1
- CD28 is a type I transmembrane protein, which has a single extracellular Ig-V-like domain assembled as a homodimer and which is expressed on the surface of T cells.
- CD28 is the receptor for the CD80 (B7.1) and CD86 (B7.2) proteins and is activated by CD80 or CD86 expressed on antigen-presenting cells (APCs).
- APCs antigen-presenting cells
- CD28 also potentiates cellular signals such as pathways controlled by the NF ⁇ B transcription factor after TCR activation.
- the CD28 co-signal is important for effective T-cell activation such as T cell differentiation, proliferation, cytokine release and cell-death.
- Anti-CD28 antibodies have been proposed for therapeutic purposes involving the activation of T cells.
- TGN1412 anti-CD28 superagonist
- TGN1412 anti-CD28 superagonist
- PD-1 Programmed death receptor-1
- Blockade of the PD-1 signaling pathway has demonstrated clinical activity in patients with multiple tumor types, and antibody therapeutics that block PD-1 (e.g., nivolumab and pembrolizumab) have been approved for the treatment of metastatic melanoma and metastatic squamous non-small cell lung cancer.
- PD-1 e.g., nivolumab and pembrolizumab
- Recent data has demonstrated the clinical activity of PD-1 blockade in patients with aggressive NHL and Hodgkin's lymphoma (Lesokhin, et al.2014, Abstract 291, 56th ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition, San Francisco, Calif.; Ansell et al.2015, N. Engl. J. Med.372(4):311-9).
- Prostate cancer is the leading cause of new cancer diagnoses and the second most common cause of cancer-related death in men in the United States. There were 1.3 million new cases of prostate cancer and 358,989 deaths estimated worldwide in 2018. Therapies blocking androgen related pathways have been the standard for decades in treating prostate cancers. However, patients progress on androgen depletion and/or surgical castration and develop castration resistant prostate cancer. Prognosis is especially poor for men with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). Currently, metastatic prostate cancers remain incurable and improvement in long-term survival remains a high unmet need.
- mCRPC metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer
- the present disclosure provides methods for treating, ameliorating at least one symptom or indication, or inhibiting the growth of a PSMA-expressing cancer in a subject (e.g., metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer).
- the methods according to this aspect of the disclosure comprise administering a therapeutically effective amount of a bispecific antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds to prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) and CD28 to a subject in need thereof.
- the bispecific antibody is administered in combination with an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds to programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1).
- PD-1 programmed death receptor-1
- the present disclosure provides a method of treating metastatic castration- resistant prostate cancer in a subject in need thereof, wherein the method comprises administering to the subject a bispecific antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprising a first antigen- binding domain that specifically binds prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) on a target tumor cell, and a second antigen-binding domain that specifically binds human CD28 on a T cell, wherein the bispecific antibody is administered to the subject at a dose of at least 30 mg once weekly (QW) for at least three weeks in a monotherapy regimen.
- the subject has received at least two prior therapies for metastatic and/or castration-resistant prostate cancer.
- the subject has received at least one anti-androgen therapy.
- anti-androgen therapy is selected from abiraterone, enzalutamide, apalutamide, or darolutamide.
- the subject has histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate without pure small cell carcinoma.
- the subject has metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer with a prostate specific antigen (PSA) value of ⁇ 4 ng/ml prior to treatment with the bispecific antibody.
- PSA prostate specific antigen
- the subject’s cancer has progressed within a six month period prior to treatment with the bispecific antibody, wherein cancer progression is determined by: (a) a rising PSA level confirmed with an interval of ⁇ 1 week between each assessment; (b) radiographic disease progression in soft tissue with or without a rise in PSA; and/or (c) radiographic disease progression in bone with an appearance of two or more bone lesions on bone scan with or without a rise in PSA.
- the subject has had an orchiectomy.
- the subject is receiving luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) agonist or antagonist therapy, and has a serum testosterone level of ⁇ 50 ng/ml prior to treatment with the bispecific antibody.
- LHRH luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone
- the subject has previously received PSMA-targeted lutetium Lu177 vipivotide tetraxetan (177Lu-PSMA-617) radiotherapy.
- the monotherapy regimen comprises administration of the bispecific antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof for at least four weeks, at least five weeks, or at least six weeks.
- the bispecific antibody is administered intravenously.
- the bispecific antibody is administered subcutaneously.
- the method further comprises administration of an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1), wherein the antibody or antigen-binding fragment is administered at a dose of 3 mg to 100 mg or of 3 mg to 1000 mg.
- PD-1 programmed death receptor-1
- the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is administered once every week, once every two weeks, or once every three weeks. In one embodiment, the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is administered intravenously. In one embodiment, the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is administered subcutaneously.
- the present disclosure provides a method of treating metastatic castration- resistant prostate cancer in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject a combination of a bispecific antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprising a first antigen- binding domain that specifically binds prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) on a target tumor cell, and a second antigen-binding domain that specifically binds human CD28 on a T cell, and an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1), wherein the bispecific antibody is administered to the subject at a dose of at least 30 mg once weekly (QW) for at least three weeks, and wherein the subject has previously received PSMA-targeted lutetium Lu177 vipivotide tetraxetan (177Lu-PSMA-617) radiotherapy.
- PSMA prostate specific membrane antigen
- PD-1 programmed death receptor-1
- the bispecific antibody is administered to the subject at a dose of at least 30 mg once weekly (QW) for at least three weeks, at least four weeks, at least five weeks, or at least six weeks. In one embodiment, the bispecific antibody is administered intravenously. In one embodiment, the bispecific antibody is administered subcutaneously. [0014] In some embodiments of the method in which the subject has previously received 177Lu- PSMA-617 radiotherapy, the antibody or antigen-binding fragment that binds PD-1 is administered at a dose of 3 mg to 1000 mg. In some cases, the antibody or antigen-binding fragment that binds PD-1 is administered at a dose of 3 mg to 350 mg.
- the antibody or antigen-binding fragment that binds PD-1 is administered at a dose of 3 mg to 100 mg.
- the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is administered once every week, once every two weeks, once every three weeks, once every four weeks, once every five weeks, once every six weeks, once every seven weeks, once every eight weeks, or once every nine weeks.
- the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is administered intravenously.
- the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is administered subcutaneously.
- the first antigen-binding domain of the bispecific antibody comprises: (a) three heavy chain complementarity determining regions (HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3) contained within a heavy chain variable region (HCVR) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1; and (b) three light chain complementarity determining regions (LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3) contained within a light chain variable region (LCVR) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9.
- the first antigen- binding domain comprises a HCDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, a HCDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3, and a HCDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4.
- the first antigen-binding domain comprises a LCDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10, a LCDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11, and a LCDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 12.
- the first antigen-binding domain comprises a HCVR comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, and a LCVR comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9.
- the second antigen-binding domain of the bispecific antibody comprises: (a) three heavy chain complementarity determining regions (HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3) contained within a heavy chain variable region (HCVR) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5; and (b) three light chain complementarity determining regions (LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3) contained within a light chain variable region (LCVR) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9.
- the second antigen-binding domain comprises a HCDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6, a HCDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7, and a HCDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8.
- the second antigen-binding domain comprises a LCDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10, a LCDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11, and a LCDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 12.
- the second antigen-binding domain comprises a HCVR comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, and a LCVR comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9.
- the bispecific antibody comprises a first heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13. [0018] In some embodiments, the bispecific antibody comprises a second heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14. [0019] In some embodiments, the bispecific antibody comprises a first heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13, a second heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14, and a common light chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15.
- the first antigen-binding domain of the bispecific antibody comprises: (a) three heavy chain complementarity determining regions (HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3) contained within a heavy chain variable region (HCVR) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16; and (b) three light chain complementarity determining regions (LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3) contained within a light chain variable region (LCVR) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 28.
- HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3 contained within a heavy chain variable region (HCVR) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16
- LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3 contained within a light chain variable region (LCVR) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 28.
- the first antigen-binding domain comprises a HCDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 17, a HCDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 18, and a HCDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19.
- the first antigen-binding domain comprises a LCDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 29, a LCDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 30, and a LCDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 31.
- the first antigen-binding domain comprises a HCVR comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16, and a LCVR comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 28.
- the second antigen-binding domain of the bispecific antibody comprises: (a) three heavy chain complementarity determining regions (HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3) contained within a heavy chain variable region (HCVR) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 20 of SEQ ID NO: 24; and (b) three light chain complementarity determining regions (LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3) contained within a light chain variable region (LCVR) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 28.
- the second antigen-binding domain comprises a HCDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 21 or SEQ ID NO: 25, a HCDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 22 or SEQ ID NO: 26, and a HCDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 23 or SEQ ID NO: 27.
- the second antigen-binding domain comprises a LCDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 29, a LCDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 30, and a LCDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 31.
- the second antigen-binding domain comprises a HCVR comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 20 or SEQ ID NO: 24, and a LCVR comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 28.
- the bispecific antibody may comprise a human IgG heavy chain constant region. In some cases, the human IgG heavy chain constant region is isotype IgG1. In some cases, the human IgG heavy chain constant region is isotype IgG4. [0023] In any of the various embodiments discussed above or herein, the bispecific antibody may comprise a chimeric hinge that reduces Fc ⁇ receptor binding relative to a wild-type hinge of the same isotype.
- the first heavy chain of the bispecific antibody or the second heavy chain of the bispecific antibody may comprise a CH3 domain comprising a H435R (EU numbering) modification and a Y436F (EU numbering) modification.
- the bispecific antibody comprises a first heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 32.
- the bispecific antibody comprises a second heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 33.
- the bispecific antibody comprises a second heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 34.
- the bispecific antibody comprises a first heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 32, a second heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 33, and a common light chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 35.
- the bispecific antibody comprises a first heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 32, a second heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 34, and a common light chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 35.
- the antibody or antigen- binding fragment thereof that binds PD-1 comprises: (a) three heavy chain complementarity determining regions (HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3) contained within a heavy chain variable region (HCVR) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 36; and (b) three light chain complementarity determining regions (LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3) contained within a light chain variable region (LCVR) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 40.
- the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that binds PD-1 comprises a HCDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 37, a HCDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 38, and a HCDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 39.
- the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that binds PD-1 comprises a LCDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 41, a LCDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 42, and a LCDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 43.
- the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that binds PD-1 comprises a HCVR comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 36, and a LCVR comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 40.
- the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that binds PD-1 is an antibody comprising a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 44 and a light chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 45.
- the bispecific antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof may be administered to the subject at a dose of from 30 mg to 900 mg once weekly (QW) for at least three weeks.
- the bispecific antibody or antigen- binding fragment thereof is administered to the subject at a dose of from 100 mg to 900 mg once weekly for at least three weeks. In some cases, the bispecific antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is administered to the subject at a dose of from 300 mg to 900 mg once weekly for at least three weeks. [0032] In any of the various embodiments discussed above or herein, the bispecific antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof may be administered to the subject at a dose of from 30 mg to 900 mg (e.g., from 100-900 mg or from 300-900 mg) once every three weeks following a monotherapy or lead-in dosing regimen in which the bispecific antibody is administered QW.
- the monotherapy or lead-in dosing regimen may comprise a period of three weeks or more (e.g., 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24 or more weeks).
- the antibody or antigen- binding fragment thereof that binds PD-1 may be administered to the subject at a dose of from 3 to 100 mg.
- the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that binds PD-1 may administered to the subject at a dose from 3 mg to 350 mg.
- the subject may be further administered an IL-6R antagonist.
- the IL-6R antagonist is an anti-IL-6R antibody.
- the anti-IL-6R antibody is sarilumab or tocilizumab.
- the bispecific antibody may be administered at a frequency of once every three weeks (Q3W) following the at least three weeks.
- the at least three weeks is three weeks, four weeks, five weeks, or six weeks.
- the at least three weeks is 7 weeks, 8 weeks, 9 weeks, 10 weeks, 11 weeks, 12 weeks, 13 weeks, 14 weeks, 15 weeks, 20 weeks or more.
- the subject has: ⁇ at least a 50% decline in prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels in the subject; ⁇ at least a 55% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ⁇ at least a 60% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ⁇ at least a 65% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ⁇ at least a 70% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ⁇ at least a 75% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ⁇ at least a 80% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ⁇ at least a 85% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ⁇ at least a 90% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ⁇ at least a 95% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ⁇ at least a 96% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ⁇ at least a 97% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ⁇ at least a 98% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ⁇ at least a 99% decline in PSA
- the present disclosure also encompasses the use of the bispecific antibodies and/or the anti-PD-1 antibodies (and antigen-binding fragment of either) in the manufacture of a medicament for treating a PSMA-expressing cancer as set forth in any of the embodiments of the methods discussed above or herein
- the present disclosure also encompasses bispecific antibodies and/or anti-PD-1 antibodies (and antigen-binding fragments of either) for use in any of the embodiments of the methods discussed above or herein.
- the present disclosure also encompasses pharmaceutical compositions comprising the bispecific antibodies and/or anti-PD-1 antibodies (and antigen-binding fragments of either) for use in any of the embodiments of the methods discussed above or herein.
- the present disclosure includes methods for treating, ameliorating or reducing the severity of at least one symptom or indication, or inhibiting the growth of a cancer (e.g., metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer) in a subject.
- the methods according to this aspect of the disclosure comprise administering a therapeutically effective amount of a bispecific antibody against PSMA and CD28 to a subject in need thereof.
- the terms “treat”, “treating”, or the like mean to alleviate symptoms, eliminate the causation of symptoms either on a temporary or permanent basis, to delay or inhibit tumor growth, to reduce tumor cell load or tumor burden, to promote tumor regression, to cause tumor shrinkage, necrosis and/or disappearance, to prevent tumor recurrence, and/or to increase duration of survival of the subject.
- the methods further comprise administration of a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that binds human PD-1.
- REGN5678 mAb1
- CRPC metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer
- Such patients generally have 1-2 years of life expectancy with limited treatment options.
- Metastatic CRPC is considered an immunologically "cold" tumor and is largely resistant to immune checkpoint therapy, with large trials of anti-PD-1 antibodies showing response rates in the single-digits.
- the anti-PSMAxCD28 costim bispecific of the present disclosure, REGN5678 was designed to enhance responsiveness in these types of tumor classes, such as prostate cancer, and essentially turn these cold tumors into hot tumors.
- a subject or “a subject in need thereof” means a human or non-human mammal that exhibits one or more symptoms or indications of cancer, and/or who has been diagnosed with cancer, including a prostate cancer (e.g., metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer) and who needs treatment for the same.
- a prostate cancer e.g., metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer
- the term “subject” may be interchangeably used with the term "patient”.
- a human subject may be diagnosed with a primary or a metastatic tumor and/or with one or more symptoms or indications including, but not limited to, enlarged lymph node(s), swollen abdomen, unexplained pain, unexplained weight loss, fever, night sweats, persistent fatigue, loss of appetite, and/or enlargement of spleen.
- the expression includes subjects with primary or established prostate tumors.
- the expression includes human subjects that have and need treatment for prostate cancer or another tumor expressing PSMA.
- the expression includes subjects with PSMA+ tumors (e.g., a tumor with PSMA expression as determined by flow cytometry).
- the expression "a subject in need thereof” includes patients with a prostate cancer that is resistant to or refractory to or is inadequately controlled by prior therapy (e.g., treatment with a conventional anti-cancer agent, including anti- androgen therapy).
- a conventional anti-cancer agent including anti- androgen therapy
- the expression includes subjects who have been treated with chemotherapy, or anti-androgen therapy such as, for example, abiraterone, enzalutamide, apalutamide, or darolutamide.
- the expression also includes subjects with a prostate tumor for which conventional anti-cancer therapy is inadvisable, for example, due to toxic side effects.
- the expression includes patients who have received one or more cycles of chemotherapy or other anti-cancer therapy with toxic side effects.
- the expression "a subject in need thereof” includes patients with a prostate tumor which has been treated but which has subsequently relapsed or metastasized.
- patients with a prostate tumor that may have received treatment with one or more anti-cancer agents leading to tumor regression; however, subsequently have relapsed with cancer resistant to the one or more anti-cancer agents (e.g., castration-resistant prostate cancer) are treated with the methods of the present disclosure.
- the subject was previously treated with 177-Lu-PSMA-617 radiotherapy (e.g., one dose, or at least two doses).
- the methods of the present disclosure may be used to treat patients that have histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate without pure small cell carcinoma.
- the methods of the present disclosure may be used to treat patients that have metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer with a prostate specific antigen (PSA) value of ⁇ 4 ng/ml (e.g., 4 ng/ml, 4.5 ng/ml, 5 ng/ml, 5.5 ng/ml, 6 ng/ml, 6.5 ng/ml, 7 ng/ml, 7.5 ng/ml, 8 ng/ml, 8.5 ng/ml, 9 ng/ml, 9.5 ng/ml, or 10 ng/ml or more) prior to treatment with the bispecific antibody.
- PSA prostate specific antigen
- the methods of the present disclosure may be used to treat patients with prostate cancer that has progressed within a period (e.g., 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 4 months, 5 months, 6 months, 7 months, 8 months, 9 months, or more) prior to treatment with the bispecific antibody, wherein cancer progression is determined by, for example,: (a) a rising PSA level confirmed with an interval of ⁇ 1 week (e.g., 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks, 4 weeks, or more) between each assessment; (b) radiographic (e.g., PET/CT imaging) disease progression in soft tissue with or without a rise in PSA; and/or (c) radiographic (e.g., PET/CT imaging) disease progression in bone with an appearance of two or more bone lesions on bone scan with or without a rise in PSA.
- a rising PSA level confirmed with an interval of ⁇ 1 week (e.g., 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks, 4 weeks, or more) between each assessment
- radiographic e.g., PET/
- the methods of the present disclosure may be used to treat patients that have had an orchiectomy.
- the methods of the present disclosure may be used to treat patient that have or are receiving luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) agonist or antagonist therapy, and have a serum testosterone level of ⁇ 50 ng/ml (e.g., from1 ng/ml to 49 ng/ml, about 45 ng/ml, about 40 ng/ml, about 35 ng/ml, about 30 ng/ml, about 25 ng/ml, about 20 ng/ml, about 15 ng/ml, about 10 ng/ml, or about 5 ng/ml) prior to treatment with the bispecific antibody.
- LHRH luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone
- the methods of the present disclosure are used in a subject with prostate cancer.
- tumor refers to tumors of the prostate, including metastatic tumors originating in the prostate.
- prostate cancer refers to tumors of the prostate, including metastatic tumors originating in the prostate.
- the present disclosure includes methods for treating, or delaying or inhibiting the growth of a tumor.
- the present disclosure includes methods to promote tumor regression.
- the present disclosure includes methods to reduce tumor cell load or to reduce tumor burden.
- the present disclosure includes methods to prevent tumor recurrence.
- the methods comprise administering a therapeutically effective amount of a bispecific anti- PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, optionally in combination with an anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof to a subject in need thereof, wherein each antibody or fragment is administered to the subject in multiple doses, e.g., as part of a specific therapeutic dosing regimen.
- the therapeutic dosing regimen may comprise administering one or more doses of an anti-PSMA x CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof to the subject at a frequency of about once a day, once every two days, once every three days, once every four days, once every five days, once every six days, once a week, once every two weeks, once every three weeks, once every four weeks, once a month, once every two months, once every three months, once every four months, or less frequently.
- the anti-PSMA x anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is administered once a week.
- the anti-PSMA x anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is administered once every three weeks (e.g., following a period of initial weekly dosing). In certain embodiments, the anti-PSMA x anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is administered once every three weeks.
- the one or more doses of the anti- PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof are administered to the subject at a frequency of about once a day, once every two days, once every three days, once every four days, once every five days, once every six days, once a week, once every two weeks, once every three weeks, once every four weeks, once a month, once every five weeks, once every six weeks, once every seven weeks, once every eight weeks, once every two months, once every three months, once every four months, or less frequently.
- the anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is administered to the subject once every three weeks.
- the anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is administered to the subject once every six weeks.
- the present disclosure includes methods to inhibit, retard or stop tumor metastasis or tumor infiltration into peripheral organs.
- the methods comprise administering a therapeutically effective amount of a bispecific anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, optionally in combination with an anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof to a subject in need thereof.
- a combination therapy the anti- PSMA/CD28 bispecific antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is administered to the subject prior to the anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof.
- the anti- PSMA/CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof may be administered about 1 day, more than 1 day, more than 2 days, more than 3 days, more than 4 days, more than 5 days, more than 6 days, more than 7 days, 2 weeks, 3 weeks or more prior to the anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen- binding fragment thereof.
- MRD Minimum residual disease
- the methods of the present disclosure are used to treat a patient with a MRD-positive disease.
- MRD Minimum residual disease refers to small numbers of cancer cells that remain in the patient during or after treatment, wherein the patient may or may not show symptoms or signs of the disease. Such residual cancer cells, if not eliminated, frequently lead to relapse of the disease.
- the present disclosure includes methods to inhibit and/or eliminate residual cancer cells in a patient upon MRD testing.
- MRD may be assayed according to methods known in the art (e.g., MRD flow cytometry).
- the methods comprise administering a bispecific anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, optionally in combination with an anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof to a subject in need thereof.
- the methods of the present disclosure comprise administering to a subject a therapeutically effective amount of a bispecific anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, optionally in combination with an anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof and, optionally, a third therapeutic agent or therapy.
- the third therapeutic agent or therapy may be an agent or therapy selected from the group consisting of, e.g., radiation, chemotherapy, surgery, a cancer vaccine, a PD-L1 inhibitor (e.g., an anti-PD-L1 antibody), a LAG3 inhibitor (e.g., an anti-LAG3 antibody), a CTLA-4 inhibitor (e.g., an anti-CTLA-4 antibody), a TIM3 inhibitor, a BTLA inhibitor, a TIGIT inhibitor, a CD47 inhibitor, an indoleamine-2,3- dioxygenase (IDO) inhibitor, a vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) antagonist, an Ang2 inhibitor, a transforming growth factor beta (TGF.beta.) inhibitor, an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor, an antibody to a tumor-specific antigen, a cytotoxin, a chemotherapeutic agent, anti-androgen therapy, an IL-6R inhibitor, an IL-4R inhibitor, an
- the antibodies may be administered in combination with therapy including a chemotherapeutic agent, radiation and surgery.
- the phrase “in combination with” means that the antibody or antibodies are administered to the subject at the same time as, just before, or just after administration of the third therapeutic agent.
- the antibody or antibodies and the third therapeutic agent are administered in separate formulations.
- the methods of the present disclosure comprise administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a bispecific anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, optionally in combination with an anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof.
- administration of the bispecific antibody, or optionally the combination results in tumor growth inhibition by at least about 10%, about 20%, about 30%, about 40%, about 50%, about 60%, about 70% or about 80% as compared to an untreated subject. In certain embodiments, the administration of the bispecific antibody , or optionally the combination, leads to increased tumor regression, tumor shrinkage and/or disappearance.
- the administration of the bispecific antibody, or optionally the combination leads to delay in tumor growth and development, e.g., tumor growth may be delayed by about 3 days, more than 3 days, about 7 days, more than 7 days, more than 15 days, more than 1 month, more than 3 months, more than 6 months, more than 1 year, more than 2 years, or more than 3 years as compared to an untreated subject.
- administration of the bispecific antibody, or optionally the combination prevents tumor recurrence and/or increases duration of survival of the subject, e.g., increases duration of survival by more than 15 days, more than 1 month, more than 3 months, more than 6 months, more than 12 months, more than 18 months, more than 24 months, more than 36 months, or more than 48 months relative to an untreated subject.
- administration of the bispecific antibody, or optionally the combination increases progression-free survival or overall survival.
- administration of the bispecific antibody, or optionally the combination increases response and duration of response in a subject, e.g., by more than 2%, more than 3%, more than 4%, more than 5%, more than 6%, more than 7%, more than 8%, more than 9%, more than 10%, more than 20%, more than 30%, more than 40% or more than 50% over an untreated subject.
- administration of the bispecific antibody, or optionally the combination, to a subject with prostate cancer leads to complete disappearance of all evidence of tumor cells ("complete response").
- administration of the bispecific antibody, or optionally the combination, to a subject with prostate cancer leads to at least 30% or more decrease in tumor cells or tumor size ("partial response").
- administering leads to complete or partial disappearance of tumor cells/lesions including new measurable lesions.
- Tumor reduction can be measured by any of the methods known in the art, e.g., X-rays, positron emission tomography (PET), computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), cytology, histology, or molecular genetic analyses.
- PET/CT imaging can be performed using a radiotracer (e.g., 18 F-DCFPyL) to detect lesions in patients with metastatic prostate cancer (e.g., mCRPC).
- a radiotracer e.g., 18 F-DCFPyL
- the response of a subject to therapy is categorized as a complete response (CR), a partial response (PR), progressive disease (PD), or as stable disease (SD).
- a CR is defined as disappearance of all target lesions, and a reduction in short axis of any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) to ⁇ 10 mm ( ⁇ 1 cm).
- a PR is defined as an at least 30% decrease in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum diameters.
- PD is defined as an at least 20% increase in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum on study (this includes the baseline sum if that is the smallest on study).
- the methods comprise administering a therapeutically effective amount of a bispecific antibody that specifically binds CD28 and PSMA or antigen-binding fragment thereof.
- bispecific antibody refers to an immunoglobulin protein comprising at least a first antigen-binding domain and a second antigen-binding domain.
- the first antigen-binding domain specifically binds a first antigen (e.g., PSMA)
- the second antigen-binding domain specifically binds a second, distinct antigen (e.g., CD28).
- Each antigen-binding domain of a bispecific antibody comprises a heavy chain variable domain (HCVR) and a light chain variable domain (LCVR), each comprising three CDRs.
- the CDRs of the first antigen-binding domain may be designated with the prefix "A” and the CDRs of the second antigen-binding domain may be designated with the prefix "B".
- the CDRs of the first antigen-binding domain may be referred to herein as A-HCDR1, A-HCDR2, and A-HCDR3; and the CDRs of the second antigen-binding domain may be referred to herein as B-HCDR1, B-HCDR2, and B-HCDR3.
- the first antigen-binding domain and the second antigen-binding domain are each connected to a separate multimerizing domain.
- a "multimerizing domain” is any macromolecule, protein, polypeptide, peptide, or amino acid that has the ability to associate with a second multimerizing domain of the same or similar structure or constitution.
- the multimerizing component is an Fc portion of an immunoglobulin (comprising a C H2 -C H3 domain), e.g., an Fc domain of an IgG selected from the isotypes IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, and IgG4, as well as any allotype within each isotype group.
- Bispecific antibodies of the present disclosure typically comprise two multimerizing domains, e.g., two Fc domains that are each individually part of a separate antibody heavy chain.
- the first and second multimerizing domains may be of the same IgG isotype such as, e.g., IgG1/IgG1, IgG2/IgG2, IgG4/IgG4.
- the first and second multimerizing domains may be of different IgG isotypes such as, e.g., IgG1/IgG2, IgG1/IgG4, IgG2/IgG4, etc.
- Any bispecific antibody format or technology may be used to make the bispecific antibodies of the present disclosure.
- an antibody or fragment thereof having a first antigen binding specificity can be functionally linked (e.g., by chemical coupling, genetic fusion, noncovalent association or otherwise) to one or more other molecular entities, such as another antibody or antibody fragment having a second antigen-binding specificity to produce a bispecific antibody.
- bispecific formats that can be used in the context of the present disclosure include, without limitation, e.g., scFv-based or diabody bispecific formats, IgG-scFv fusions, dual variable domain (DVD)-Ig, Quadroma, knobs-into-holes, common light chain (e.g., common light chain with knobs-into-holes, etc.), CrossMab, CrossFab, (SEED)body, leucine zipper, Duobody, IgG1/IgG2, dual acting Fab (DAF)-IgG, and Mab2 bispecific formats (see, e.g., Klein et al.
- Fc domains may comprise one or more amino acid changes (e.g., insertions, deletions or substitutions) as compared to the wild-type, naturally occurring version of the Fc domain.
- the disclosure includes bispecific antibodies comprising one or more modifications in the Fc domain that results in a modified Fc domain having a modified binding interaction (e.g., enhanced or diminished) between Fc and FcRn.
- the bispecific antibody comprises a modification in a CH2 or a CH3 region, wherein the modification increases the affinity of the Fc domain to FcRn in an acidic environment (e.g., in an endosome where pH ranges from about 5.5 to about 6.0).
- an acidic environment e.g., in an endosome where pH ranges from about 5.5 to about 6.0
- Fc modifications are disclosed in US Patent Publication No.20150266966, incorporated herein in its entirety.
- the present disclosure also includes bispecific antibodies comprising a first CH3 domain and a second Ig C H 3 domain, wherein the first and second Ig C H 3 domains differ from one another by at least one amino acid, and wherein at least one amino acid difference reduces binding of the bispecific antibody to Protein A as compared to a bi-specific antibody lacking the amino acid difference.
- the first Ig C H 3 domain binds Protein A and the second Ig C H 3 domain contains a mutation that reduces or abolishes Protein A binding such as an H95R modification (by IMGT exon numbering; H435R by EU numbering).
- the second C H 3 may further comprise a Y96F modification (by IMGT; Y436F by EU). See, for example, US Patent No. 8,586,713.
- the Fc domain may be chimeric, combining Fc sequences derived from more than one immunoglobulin isotype.
- a chimeric Fc domain can comprise part or all of a C H 2 sequence derived from a human IgG1, human IgG2 or human IgG4 C H 2 region, and part or all of a C H 3 sequence derived from a human IgG1, human IgG2 or human IgG4.
- a chimeric Fc domain can also contain a chimeric hinge region.
- a chimeric hinge may comprise an "upper hinge” sequence, derived from a human IgG1, a human IgG2 or a human IgG4 hinge region, combined with a "lower hinge” sequence, derived from a human IgG1, a human IgG2 or a human IgG4 hinge region.
- a particular example of a chimeric Fc domain that can be included in any of the antibodies set forth herein comprises, from N- to C-terminus: [IgG4 CH1]-[IgG4 upper hinge]- [IgG2 lower hinge]-[IgG4 CH2]-[IgG4 CH3].
- chimeric Fc domains or chimeric heavy chain constant regions that can be included in any of the antibodies of the present disclosure are described in US Patent Publication No.20140243504, which is herein incorporated in its entirety. Chimeric Fc domains and chimeric heavy chain constant regions having these general structural arrangements, and variants thereof, can have altered Fc receptor binding, which in turn affects Fc effector function.
- the bispecific anti- PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody, or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprises heavy chain variable regions (A-HCVR and B-HCVR), light chain variable regions (A-LCVR and B-LCVR), and/or complementarity determining regions (CDRs) comprising any of the amino acid sequences of the bispecific anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 antibodies as set forth in WO 2019/246514.
- A-HCVR and B-HCVR heavy chain variable regions
- A-LCVR and B-LCVR light chain variable regions
- CDRs complementarity determining regions
- the bispecific anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that can be used in the context of the methods of the present disclosure comprises: (a) a first antigen- binding arm that specifically binds PSMA comprising the heavy chain complementarity determining regions (A-HCDR1, A-HCDR2 and A-HCDR3) of a heavy chain variable region (A-HCVR) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and the light chain complementarity determining regions (A-LCDR1, A-LCDR2 and A-LCDR3) of a light chain variable region (A-LCVR) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9; and (b) a second antigen-binding arm that specifically binds CD28 comprising the heavy chain CDRs (B-HCDR1, B-HCDR2 and B-HCDR3) of a HCVR (B-HCVR) comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, and the light chain CDRs (B-LCDR1, B-
- the A-HCDR1 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2; the A-HCDR2 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3; the A-HCDR3 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4; the A-LCDR1 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10; the A-LCDR2 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11; the A-LCDR3 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 12; the B-HCDR1 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6; the B-HCDR2 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7; and the B-HCDR3 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8; and the B-LCDR1 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10; the B-LCDR2 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11; the B-LCDR3 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 12.
- the bispecific anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprises: (a) a first antigen-binding arm comprising a HCVR (A-HCVR) comprising SEQ ID NO: 1 and a LCVR (A-LCVR) comprising SEQ ID NO: 9; and (b) a second antigen-binding arm comprising a HCVR (B-HCVR) comprising SEQ ID NO: 5, and a LCVR (B-LCVR) comprising SEQ ID NO: 9.
- the bispecific anti- PSMA x CD28 antibody comprises a PSMA-binding arm comprising a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13 and a light chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15, and a CD28-binding arm comprising a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14 and a light chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15.
- the bispecific anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that can be used in the context of the methods of the present disclosure comprises: (a) a first antigen-binding arm that specifically binds PSMA comprising the heavy chain complementarity determining regions (A-HCDR1, A-HCDR2 and A-HCDR3) of a heavy chain variable region (A-HCVR) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16 and the light chain complementarity determining regions (A-LCDR1, A-LCDR2 and A-LCDR3) of a light chain variable region (A-LCVR) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 28; and (b) a second antigen-binding arm that specifically binds CD28 comprising the heavy chain CDRs (B- HCDR1, B-HCDR2 and B-HCDR3) of a HCVR (B-HCVR) comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 20 or SEQ ID NO: 24, and the
- the bispecific anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprises: (a) a first antigen-binding arm comprising a HCVR (A-HCVR) comprising SEQ ID NO: 16 and a LCVR (A-LCVR) comprising SEQ ID NO: 28; and (b) a second antigen-binding arm comprising a HCVR (B-HCVR) comprising SEQ ID NO: 20 or SEQ ID NO: 24, and a LCVR (B-LCVR) comprising SEQ ID NO: 28.
- the bispecific anti-PSMA x CD28 antibody comprises a PSMA-binding arm comprising a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 32 and a light chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 35, and a CD28-binding arm comprising a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 33 and a light chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 35.
- the bispecific ant- PSMA x CD28 antibody comprises a PSMA-binding arm comprising a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 32 and a light chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 35, and a CD28-binding arm comprising a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 34 and a light chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 35.
- the methods of the present disclosure also encompass use of a bioequivalent to the bispecific antibodies discussed herein.
- bioequivalent refers to antibodies or fragments thereof that are pharmaceutical equivalents or pharmaceutical alternatives whose rate and/or extent of absorption do not show a significant difference with that of the bispecific antibodies discussed above when administered at the same molar dose under similar experimental conditions, either single dose or multiple dose.
- the term refers to antigen-binding proteins that bind to PSMA and CD28, which do not have clinically meaningful differences to the bispecific antibodies discussed herein in their safety, purity and/or potency.
- the methods comprise administering a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds PD-1.
- antibody includes immunoglobulin molecules comprising four polypeptide chains, two heavy (H) chains and two light (L) chains inter-connected by disulfide bonds, as well as multimers thereof (e.g., IgM).
- each heavy chain comprises a heavy chain variable region (abbreviated herein as HCVR or V H ) and a heavy chain constant region.
- the heavy chain constant region comprises three domains, C H 1, C H 2 and C H 3.
- Each light chain comprises a light chain variable region (abbreviated herein as LCVR or V L ) and a light chain constant region.
- the light chain constant region comprises one domain (C L 1).
- the V H and V L regions can be further subdivided into regions of hypervariability, termed complementarity determining regions (CDRs), interspersed with regions that are more conserved, termed framework regions (FR).
- CDRs complementarity determining regions
- FR framework regions
- Each V H and V L is composed of three CDRs and four FRs, arranged from amino-terminus to carboxy-terminus in the following order: FR1, CDR1, FR2, CDR2, FR3, CDR3, FR4.
- the FRs of the anti-IL-4R antibody may be identical to the human germline sequences, or may be naturally or artificially modified.
- An amino acid consensus sequence may be defined based on a side-by-side analysis of two or more CDRs.
- the term "antibody,” as used herein, also includes antigen-binding fragments of full antibody molecules.
- the terms "antigen-binding portion" of an antibody, “antigen-binding fragment” of an antibody, and the like, as used herein, include any naturally occurring, enzymatically obtainable, synthetic, or genetically engineered polypeptide or glycoprotein that specifically binds an antigen to form a complex.
- Antigen-binding fragments of an antibody may be derived, e.g., from full antibody molecules using any suitable standard techniques such as proteolytic digestion or recombinant genetic engineering techniques involving the manipulation and expression of DNA encoding antibody variable and optionally constant domains.
- DNA is known and/or is readily available from, e.g., commercial sources, DNA libraries (including, e.g., phage-antibody libraries), or can be synthesized.
- the DNA may be sequenced and manipulated chemically or by using molecular biology techniques, for example, to arrange one or more variable and/or constant domains into a suitable configuration, or to introduce codons, create cysteine residues, modify, add or delete amino acids, etc.
- Non-limiting examples of antigen-binding fragments include: (i) Fab fragments; (ii) F(ab')2 fragments; (iii) Fd fragments; (iv) Fv fragments; (v) single-chain Fv (scFv) molecules; (vi) dAb fragments; and (vii) minimal recognition units consisting of the amino acid residues that mimic the hypervariable region of an antibody (e.g., an isolated complementarity determining region (CDR) such as a CDR3 peptide), or a constrained FR3-CDR3-FR4 peptide.
- CDR complementarity determining region
- an antigen-binding fragment of an antibody will typically comprise at least one variable domain.
- the variable domain may be of any size or amino acid composition and will generally comprise at least one CDR which is adjacent to or in frame with one or more framework sequences.
- the V H and V L domains may be situated relative to one another in any suitable arrangement.
- the variable region may be dimeric and contain V H -V H , V H -V L or V L -V L dimers.
- the antigen- binding fragment of an antibody may contain a monomeric V H or V L domain.
- an antigen-binding fragment of an antibody may contain at least one variable domain covalently linked to at least one constant domain.
- Non-limiting, exemplary configurations of variable and constant domains that may be found within an antigen-binding fragment of an antibody of the present disclosure include: (i) VH-CH1; (ii) VH-CH2; (iii) VH-CH3; (iv) VH-CH1-CH2; (v) VH-CH1-CH2-CH3; (vi) VH-CH2-CH3; (vii) VH-CL; (viii) VL-CH1; (ix) VL-CH2; (x) VL-CH3; (xi) VL-CH1-CH2; (xii) VL-CH1-CH2-CH3; (xiii) VL-CH2-CH3; and (xiv) VL-CL.
- variable and constant domains may be either directly linked to one another or may be linked by a full or partial hinge or linker region.
- a hinge region may consist of at least 2 (e.g., 5, 10, 15, 20, 40, 60 or more) amino acids which result in a flexible or semi-flexible linkage between adjacent variable and/or constant domains in a single polypeptide molecule.
- an antigen-binding fragment of an antibody of the present disclosure may comprise a homo-dimer or hetero-dimer (or other multimer) of any of the variable and constant domain configurations listed above in non-covalent association with one another and/or with one or more monomeric VH or VL domain (e.g., by disulfide bond(s)).
- the antibodies used in the methods of the present disclosure may be human antibodies.
- the term "human antibody,” as used herein, is intended to include antibodies having variable and constant regions derived from human germline immunoglobulin sequences.
- human antibodies of the disclosure may nonetheless include amino acid residues not encoded by human germline immunoglobulin sequences (e.g., mutations introduced by random or site-specific mutagenesis in vitro or by somatic mutation in vivo), for example in the CDRs and in particular CDR3.
- human antibody as used herein, is not intended to include antibodies in which CDR sequences derived from the germline of another mammalian species, such as a mouse, have been grafted onto human framework sequences.
- the antibodies used in the methods of the present disclosure may be recombinant human antibodies.
- recombinant human antibody is intended to include all human antibodies that are prepared, expressed, created or isolated by recombinant means, such as antibodies expressed using a recombinant expression vector transfected into a host cell (described further below), antibodies isolated from a recombinant, combinatorial human antibody library (described further below), antibodies isolated from an animal (e.g., a mouse) that is transgenic for human immunoglobulin genes (see e.g., Taylor et al. (1992) Nucl. Acids Res. 20:6287-6295) or antibodies prepared, expressed, created or isolated by any other means that involves splicing of human immunoglobulin gene sequences to other DNA sequences.
- Such recombinant human antibodies have variable and constant regions derived from human germline immunoglobulin sequences. In certain embodiments, however, such recombinant human antibodies are subjected to in vitro mutagenesis (or, when an animal transgenic for human Ig sequences is used, in vivo somatic mutagenesis) and thus the amino acid sequences of the VH and VL regions of the recombinant antibodies are sequences that, while derived from and related to human germline VH and VL sequences, may not naturally exist within the human antibody germline repertoire in vivo. [0075] According to certain embodiments, the antibodies used in the methods of the present disclosure specifically bind PD-1.
- the term "specifically binds,” or the like, means that an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof forms a complex with an antigen that is relatively stable under physiologic conditions.
- Methods for determining whether an antibody specifically binds to an antigen are well known in the art and include, for example, equilibrium dialysis, surface plasmon resonance, and the like.
- an antibody that "specifically binds" PD-1 includes antibodies that bind PD-1 or portion thereof with a KD of less than about 500 nM, less than about 300 nM, less than about 200 nM, less than about 100 nM, less than about 90 nM, less than about 80 nM, less than about 70 nM, less than about 60 nM, less than about 50 nM, less than about 40 nM, less than about 30 nM, less than about 20 nM, less than about 10 nM, less than about 5 nM, less than about 4 nM, less than about 3 nM, less than about 2 nM, less than about 1 nM or less than about 0.5 nM, as measured in a surface plasmon resonance assay.
- the anti-PD-1 antibody, or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprises a heavy chain variable region (HCVR), light chain variable region (LCVR), and/or complementarity determining regions (CDRs) comprising any of the amino acid sequences of the anti-PD-1 antibodies as set forth in US Patent No. 9,987,500.
- HCVR heavy chain variable region
- LCVR light chain variable region
- CDRs complementarity determining regions
- the anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprises three HCDRs (HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3) and three LCDRs (LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3), wherein the HCDR1 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 37; the HCDR2 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 38; the HCDR3 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 39; the LCDR1 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 41; the LCDR2 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 42; and the LCDR3 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 43.
- the anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprises an HCVR comprising SEQ ID NO: 36 and an LCVR comprising SEQ ID NO: 40.
- the methods of the present disclosure comprise the use of an anti-PD-1 antibody, wherein the antibody comprises a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 44.
- the anti-PD-1 antibody comprises a light chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 45.
- An exemplary antibody comprising a HCVR comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 36 and a LCVR comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 40 is the fully human anti-PD-1 antibody known as REGN2810 (also known as cemiplimab, LIBTAYO ® ).
- REGN2810 also known as cemiplimab, LIBTAYO ®
- the methods of the present disclosure comprise the use of REGN2810, or a bioequivalent thereof.
- bioequivalent refers to anti-PD-1 antibodies or PD-1-binding proteins or fragments thereof that are pharmaceutical equivalents or pharmaceutical alternatives whose rate and/or extent of absorption do not show a significant difference with that of REGN2810 when administered at the same molar dose under similar experimental conditions, either single dose or multiple dose.
- the term refers to antigen-binding proteins that bind to PD-1 which do not have clinically meaningful differences with REGN2810 in their safety, purity and/or potency.
- Other anti-PD-1 antibodies that can be used in the context of the methods of the present disclosure include, e.g., the antibodies referred to and known in the art as nivolumab (U.S. Pat.
- the anti-PD-1 antibodies used in the context of the methods of the present disclosure may have pH-dependent binding characteristics.
- an anti-PD-1 antibody for use in the methods of the present disclosure may exhibit reduced binding to PD-1 at acidic pH as compared to neutral pH.
- an anti-PD-1 antibody of the disclosure may exhibit enhanced binding to its antigen at acidic pH as compared to neutral pH.
- the expression "acidic pH” includes pH values less than about 6.2, e.g., about 6.0, 5.95, 5.9, 5.85, 5.8, 5.75, 5.7, 5.65, 5.6, 5.55, 5.5, 5.45, 5.4, 5.35, 5.3, 5.25, 5.2, 5.15, 5.1, 5.05, 5.0, or less.
- neutral pH means a pH of about 7.0 to about 7.4.
- neutral pH includes pH values of about 7.0, 7.05, 7.1, 7.15, 7.2, 7.25, 7.3, 7.35, and 7.4.
- "reduced binding to PD-1 at acidic pH as compared to neutral pH” is expressed in terms of a ratio of the K D value of the antibody binding to PD-1 at acidic pH to the K D value of the antibody binding to PD-1 at neutral pH (or vice versa).
- an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof may be regarded as exhibiting "reduced binding to PD-1 at acidic pH as compared to neutral pH” for purposes of the present disclosure if the antibody or antigen- binding fragment thereof exhibits an acidic/neutral KD ratio of about 3.0 or greater.
- the acidic/neutral KD ratio for an antibody or antigen-binding fragment of the present disclosure can be about 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 5.5, 6.0, 6.5, 7.0, 7.5, 8.0, 8.5, 9.0, 9.5, 10.0, 10.5, 11.0, 11.5, 12.0, 12.5, 13.0, 13.5, 14.0, 14.5, 15.0, 20.0, 25.0, 30.0, 40.0, 50.0, 60.0, 70.0, 100.0, or greater.
- Antibodies with pH-dependent binding characteristics may be obtained, e.g., by screening a population of antibodies for reduced (or enhanced) binding to a particular antigen at acidic pH as compared to neutral pH.
- modifications of the antigen-binding domain at the amino acid level may yield antibodies with pH-dependent characteristics. For example, by substituting one or more amino acids of an antigen-binding domain (e.g., within a CDR) with a histidine residue, an antibody with reduced antigen-binding at acidic pH relative to neutral pH may be obtained.
- the expression "acidic pH” means a pH of 6.0 or less.
- the methods of the present disclosure comprise administering the antibodies for additive or synergistic activity to treat a PSMA-expressing cancer, preferably prostate cancer.
- a PSMA-expressing cancer preferably prostate cancer.
- the combination of anti-PSMA x CD28 bispecific antibody (e.g., mAb1) and anti-PD-1 antibody (e.g., cemiplimab) produces a synergistic therapeutic effect in the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
- the expression "in combination with” means that the anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 bispecific antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is administered before, after, or concurrent with the anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof.
- the term "in combination with” also includes sequential or concomitant administration of anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof and a bispecific anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof.
- the anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof may be administered more than 72 hours, about 72 hours, about 60 hours, about 48 hours, about 36 hours, about 24 hours, about 12 hours, about 10 hours, about 8 hours, about 6 hours, about 4 hours, about 2 hours, about 1 hour, or about 30 minutes prior to the administration of the bispecific anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen- binding fragment thereof.
- the anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof may be administered about 30 minutes, about 1 hour, about 2 hours, about 4 hours, about 6 hours, about 8 hours, about 10 hours, about 12 hours, about 24 hours, about 36 hours, about 48 hours, about 60 hours, about 72 hours, or more than 72 hours after the administration of the bispecific anti- PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof.
- Administration "concurrent" with the bispecific anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof means that the anti- PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is administered to the subject in a separate dosage form within less than 30 minutes (before, after, or at the same time) of administration of the bispecific anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, or administered to the subject as a single combined dosage formulation comprising both the anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof and the bispecific anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen- binding fragment thereof.
- the methods of the present disclosure comprise administration of a second (i.e., when the bispecific antibody is administered without the anti-PD-1 antibody) or third therapeutic agent (i.e., when a combination of the bispecific antibody and the anti-PD-1 antibody are administered) wherein the second or third therapeutic agent is an anti-cancer drug or anti- cancer therapy.
- the methods of the disclosure comprise administering an anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 bispecific antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, and optionally an anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, in combination with radiation therapy, surgery or other anti-cancer therapy to generate long-term durable anti-tumor responses and/or enhance survival of patients with a PSMA-expressing cancer.
- the methods of the disclosure comprise administering radiation therapy prior to, concomitantly or after administering a bispecific anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, and optionally an anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, to a cancer patient.
- radiation therapy may be administered in one or more doses to tumor lesions after administration of one or more doses of the antibodies.
- radiation therapy may be administered locally to a tumor lesion to enhance the local immunogenicity of a patient's tumor (adjuvinating radiation) and/or to kill tumor cells (ablative radiation) after systemic administration of a bispecific anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen- binding fragment thereof, and optionally an anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof.
- administering or optionally the combination of anti-PSMA x CD28 bispecific antibody (e.g., mAb1) and anti-PD-1 antibody (e.g., cemiplimab), to a subject with mCRPC resuilts in: ⁇ at least a 50% decline in prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels in the subject; ⁇ at least a 55% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ⁇ at least a 60% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ⁇ at least a 65% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ⁇ at least a 70% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ⁇ at least a 75% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ⁇ at least a 80% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ⁇ at least a 85% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ⁇ at least a 90% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ⁇ at least a 95% decline in PSA levels
- the methods discussed in the present disclosure may further comprise tumor biopsies, imaging, and cytokine release syndrome (CRS) monitoring and management to evaluate efficacy and safety within individual subjects or populations of subjects.
- Tumor Biopsy Patients with soft tissue disease may undergo a core or excisional biopsy from a soft tissue lesion if clinically accessible at screening and/or during treatment as discussed herein. For patients without soft tissue disease that is clinically accessible, a bone biopsy may be performed if feasible. Any available tissue from samples (e.g., formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded, or preserved in block for molecular extraction) collected at various time points, as well as archival specimens from previous treatment, in addition to clinical diagnostic uses, may be utilized for biomarker assays.
- samples e.g., formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded, or preserved in block for molecular extraction
- Tumor tissue biopsies may also be subjected to gene expression profiling (using RNA sequencing or other methods) as a measure of composite tumor microenvironmental phenotype, whole exome sequencing or other mutational profiling, and targeted study of gene variants (tumor mutations) such as those affecting DNA repair pathways. They may also be profiled using next-generation sequencing for the T cell receptor repertoire, as a measure of tumor- associated T cell clonal proliferation.
- Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET/CT has been shown to provide a sensitive measure of both PSMA expression and tumor burden in prostate cancer patients. It allows detection of more tumor lesions and greater specificity than conventional imaging modalities used in combination for prostate cancer, such as CT, MRI and bone scan, thereby greatly improves the effectiveness of tumor response assessment and treatment strategy decision-making.
- Fluorine F 18 DCFPyL 18 F-DCFPyL
- Data from enzyme inhibition assays has shown that DCFPyL binds competitively to PSMA expressing LNCaP cells with a Ki of 1.1 nM.
- 18 F-DCFPyL has been tested in multiple phase 1 to 3 studies and found to be well tolerated in prostate cancer patients. Biodistribution following administration of 18 F-DCFPyL injection and optimal imaging time point were determined and radiation dose used was within limit for diagnostic radiotracers for PET. Physiologic accumulation of 18 F-DCFPyL was found to correspond to the distribution of PSMA expressing organs. Accumulation in primary tumor and metastatic lesions was very high, suggesting that 18 F-DCFPyL injection can be used to detect residual tumor as well as regional or distant metastases with high sensitivity and specificity.
- the methods discussed herein may include using 18 F-DCFPyL PSMA PET/CT for assessing whole body tumor burden in mCRPC patients and the anti-tumor activity of the REGN5678, and optionaly the cemiplimab combination.
- CRS Monitoring and Management Cytokine release has been observed with superagonist anti-CD28 bivalent antibodies, bispecific antibodies, and similar molecules. Cytokine release syndrome (CRS) has often resulted in clinical symptoms during infusion or within hours to days of infusion. In a clinical study of 6 patients treated with a bivalent anti-CD28 superagonist antibody (TGN1412), life-threatening CRS occurred acutely, and patients became critically ill within 12 to 16 hours.
- TGN1412 bivalent anti-CD28 superagonist antibody
- the methods discussed herein may include measures to address potential safety issues resulting from cytokine release, including: (1) Cytokine monitoring; (2) Use of anti-IL-6 pathway therapies (e.g., sarilumab or tocilizumab) and corticosteroids for management of CRS; and (3) Provisions for premedication and use of lower dose at initial dosing visits before stepping up to the full dose at the dose level (DL) in the event of observed CRS.
- anti-IL-6 pathway therapies e.g., sarilumab or tocilizumab
- corticosteroids for management of CRS
- CRS patients who develop symptoms consistent with severe CRS, including but not limited to, persistent fevers, neurologic disorders (including mental status changes, obtundation, and seizures), clinical signs of toxicity (hypotension requiring at least 1 IV vasoactive pressor or hypoxia [PO2 ⁇ 90%]) may be considered for pharmacologic intervention with anti-IL-6 pathway therapies (e.g., sarilumab or tocilizumab) and/or high dose steroids. Such additions to the methods discussed herein are contemplated by this disclosure.
- Corticosteroids may also be utilized in the management of CRS, particularly in cases with neurologic symptoms.
- corticosteroids should be used when: 1) IRR/CRS does not respond adequately to anti-IL-6 pathway therapies (e.g., sarilumab or tocilizumab), or 2) anti-IL-6 pathway therapies are not in the best interest of the patient.
- Pharmaceutical Compositions and Administration [0094] The present disclosure includes methods which comprise administering a bispecific anti- PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, optionally in combination with an anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, to a subject wherein the antibody or antibodies (or fragments) are contained within separate or a combined (single) pharmaceutical composition.
- compositions of the disclosure may be formulated with suitable carriers, excipients, and other agents that provide suitable transfer, delivery, tolerance, and the like.
- suitable carriers excipients, and other agents that provide suitable transfer, delivery, tolerance, and the like.
- a multitude of appropriate formulations can be found in the formulary known to all pharmaceutical chemists: Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mack Publishing Company, Easton, Pa.
- formulations include, for example, powders, pastes, ointments, jellies, waxes, oils, lipids, lipid (cationic or anionic) containing vesicles (such as LIPOFECTIN TM ), DNA conjugates, anhydrous absorption pastes, oil-in-water and water-in-oil emulsions, emulsions carbowax (polyethylene glycols of various molecular weights), semi-solid gels, and semi-solid mixtures containing carbowax. See also Powell et al. "Compendium of excipients for parenteral formulations" PDA (1998) J Pharm Sci Technol 52:238-311.
- compositions of the disclosure e.g., encapsulation in liposomes, microparticles, microcapsules, recombinant cells capable of expressing the mutant viruses, receptor mediated endocytosis (see, e.g., Wu et al., 1987, J. Biol. Chem.262: 4429-4432).
- Methods of administration include, but are not limited to, intradermal, intramuscular, intraperitoneal, intravenous, subcutaneous, intranasal, epidural, and oral routes.
- the composition may be administered by any convenient route, for example by infusion or bolus injection, or by injection, and may be administered together with other biologically active agents.
- a pharmaceutical composition of the present disclosure can be delivered subcutaneously or intravenously with a standard needle and syringe.
- a pen delivery device readily has applications in delivering a pharmaceutical composition of the present disclosure.
- Such a pen delivery device can be reusable or disposable.
- a reusable pen delivery device generally utilizes a replaceable cartridge that contains a pharmaceutical composition. Once all of the pharmaceutical composition within the cartridge has been administered and the cartridge is empty, the empty cartridge can readily be discarded and replaced with a new cartridge that contains the pharmaceutical composition. The pen delivery device can then be reused.
- Numerous reusable pen and autoinjector delivery devices have applications in the subcutaneous delivery of a pharmaceutical composition of the present disclosure. Examples include, but are not limited to AUTOPENTM (Owen Mumford, Inc., Woodstock, UK), DISETRONICTM pen (Disetronic Medical Systems, Bergdorf, Switzerland), HUMALOG MIX 75/25TM pen, HUMALOGTM pen, HUMALIN 70/30TM pen (Eli Lilly and Co., Indianapolis, IN), NOVOPENTM I, II and III (Novo Nordisk, Copenhagen, Denmark), NOVOPEN JUNIORTM (Novo Nordisk, Copenhagen, Denmark), BDTM pen (Becton Dickinson, Franklin Lakes, NJ), OPTIPENTM, OPTIPEN PROTM, OPTIPEN STARLETTM, and OPTICLIKTM (sanofi-aventis, Frankfurt, Germany), to name only a few.
- Examples of disposable pen delivery devices having applications in subcutaneous delivery of a pharmaceutical composition of the present disclosure include, but are not limited to the SOLOSTARTM pen (sanofi-aventis), the FLEXPENTM (Novo Nordisk), and the KWIKPENTM (Eli Lilly), the SURECLICK TM Autoinjector (Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA), the PENLET TM (Haselmeier, Stuttgart, Germany), the EPIPEN (Dey, L.P.), and the HUMIRA TM Pen (Abbott Labs, Abbott Park IL), to name only a few.
- the pharmaceutical composition can be delivered in a controlled release system. In one embodiment, a pump may be used.
- polymeric materials can be used; see, Medical Applications of Controlled Release, Langer and Wise (eds.), 1974, CRC Pres., Boca Raton, Fla.
- a controlled release system can be placed in proximity of the composition's target, thus requiring only a fraction of the systemic dose (see, e.g., Goodson, 1984, in Medical Applications of Controlled Release, supra, vol.2, pp.115- 138). Other controlled release systems are discussed in the review by Langer, 1990, Science 249:1527-1533.
- the injectable preparations may include dosage forms for intravenous, subcutaneous, intracutaneous and intramuscular injections, drip infusions, etc. These injectable preparations may be prepared by known methods.
- the injectable preparations may be prepared, e.g., by dissolving, suspending or emulsifying the antibody or its salt described above in a sterile aqueous medium or an oily medium conventionally used for injections.
- a sterile aqueous medium for injections, there are, for example, physiological saline, an isotonic solution containing glucose and other auxiliary agents, etc., which may be used in combination with an appropriate solubilizing agent.
- the injection thus prepared is preferably filled in an appropriate ampoule.
- the pharmaceutical compositions for use described above are prepared into dosage forms in a unit dose suited to fit a dose of the active ingredients.
- Such dosage forms in a unit dose include, for example, a vial or a prefilled syringe.
- Administration Regimens [0101] The present disclosure includes methods comprising administering to a subject a bispecific anti-PSMA x CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, optionally in combination with an anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof at a dosing frequency of about four times a week, twice a week, once a week, once every two weeks, once every three weeks, once every four weeks, once every five weeks, once every six weeks, once every eight weeks, once every twelve weeks, or less frequently so long as a therapeutic response is achieved.
- multiple doses of a bispecific anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof may be administered to a subject over a defined time course.
- the methods according to this aspect of the disclosure comprise administering to a subject one or more doses of a bispecific anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, optionally in sequential administration with one or more doses of an anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof.
- sequential administering means that each dose of the antibody is administered to the subject at a different point in time, e.g., on different days separated by a predetermined interval (e.g., hours, days, weeks or months).
- the present disclosure includes methods which comprise sequential administration to the patient a single initial dose of an antibody (or fragment), followed by one or more secondary doses of the antibody (or fragment), and optionally followed by one or more tertiary doses of the antibody (or fragment).
- initial dose “secondary doses,” and “tertiary doses,” refer to the temporal sequence of administration.
- the "initial dose” is the dose which is administered at the beginning of the treatment regimen (also referred to as the “baseline dose”); the “secondary doses” are the doses which are administered after the initial dose; and the “tertiary doses” are the doses which are administered after the secondary doses.
- the initial, secondary, and tertiary doses may all contain the same amount of the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof (e.g., the bispecific antibody). In certain embodiments, however, the amount contained in the initial, secondary and/or tertiary doses varies from one another (e.g., adjusted up or down as appropriate) during the course of treatment.
- each secondary and/or tertiary dose is administered 1/2 to 14 or more (e.g., 1/2, 1, 11/2, 2, 21/2, 3, 31/2, 4, 41/2, 5, 51/2, 6, 61/2, 7, 71/2, 8, 81/2, 9, 91/2, 10, 101/2, 11, 111/2, 12, 121/2, 13, 131/2, 14, 141/2, or more) weeks after the immediately preceding dose.
- the immediately preceding dose means, in a sequence of multiple administrations, the dose of a bispecific anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 or antigen-binding fragment thereof (and optionally an anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof), which is administered to a patient prior to the administration of the very next dose in the sequence with no intervening doses.
- the methods according to this aspect of the disclosure may comprise administering to a patient any number of secondary and/or tertiary doses of bispecific anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof and optionally an anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof. For example, in certain embodiments, only a single secondary dose is administered to the patient.
- each secondary dose may be administered at the same frequency as the other secondary doses. For example, each secondary dose may be administered to the patient 1, 2 or 3 weeks (e.g., 1 week or 3 weeks) after the immediately preceding dose.
- each tertiary dose may be administered at the same frequency as the other tertiary doses.
- each tertiary dose may be administered to the patient 1 to 4 weeks (e.g., 1 week or 3 weeks) after the immediately preceding dose.
- the frequency at which the secondary and/or tertiary doses are administered to a patient can vary over the course of the treatment regimen. The frequency of administration may also be adjusted during the course of treatment by a physician depending on the needs of the individual patient following clinical examination.
- one or more doses of a bispecific anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, and optionally an anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof are administered at the beginning of a treatment regimen as "induction doses" on a more frequent basis (twice a week, once a week, once in 2 weeks, or once in 3 weeks) followed by subsequent doses (“consolidation doses” or "maintenance doses”) that are administered on the same or a less frequent basis (e.g., once in 4-12 weeks).
- the present disclosure includes methods comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a bispecific antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof at a dose of at least 30 mg once weekly (QW) for at least three weeks in a monotherapy regimen.
- the monotherapy regimen may last from three weeks to 36 weeks or longer.
- the monotherapy regimen is at least four weeks, at least five weeks, or at least six weeks in duration.
- the monotherapy regimen is, or is at least, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, or 36 weeks.
- the methods further comprise administration of an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1), wherein the antibody or antigen-binding fragment is administered at a dose of from 3 mg to 100 mg once every three weeks (Q3W).
- PD-1 programmed death receptor-1
- the administration of the anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof follows the monotherapy regimen.
- the present disclosure also includes methods comprising administering to the subject a combination of a bispecific antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, and an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1), wherein the bispecific antibody is administered to the subject at a dose of at least 30 mg once weekly (QW) for at least three weeks, and wherein the subject has previously received PSMA- targeted lutetium Lu177 vipivotide tetraxetan (177Lu-PSMA-617) radiotherapy.
- the bispecific antibody is administered as monotherapy during a lead-in regimen that is of a duration of at least three weeks, at least four weeks, at least five weeks, or at least six weeks.
- the lead-in regimen is, or is at least, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, or 36 weeks.
- Dosage [0110] The amount of bispecific anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, and optionally the anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, administered to a subject according to the methods of the present disclosure is, generally, a therapeutically effective amount.
- the phrase "therapeutically effective amount” means an amount of antibody (a bispecific anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody and optionally an anti-PD-1 antibody) or antigen-binding fragment thereof that results in one or more of: (a) a reduction in the severity or duration of a symptom of a cancer (e.g., prostate cancer); (b) inhibition of tumor growth, or an increase in tumor necrosis, tumor shrinkage and/or tumor disappearance; (c) delay in tumor growth and development; (d) inhibit or retard or stop tumor metastasis; (e) prevention of recurrence of tumor growth; (f) increase in survival of a subject with cancer (e.g., prostate cancer); and/or (g) a reduction in the use or need for conventional anti-cancer therapy (e.g., reduced or eliminated use of chemotherapeutic or cytotoxic agents) as compared to an untreated subject.
- a cancer e.g., prostate cancer
- a reduction in the use or need for conventional anti-cancer therapy e.g
- a therapeutically effective amount can be from about 0.3 milligrams (mg) to about 2000 mg, e.g., about 0.3 mg, about 0.5 mg, about 1 mg, about 3 mg, about 5 mg, about 10 mg, about 20 mg, about 30 mg, about 40 mg, about 50 mg, about 75 mg, about 100 mg, about 125 mg, about 150 mg, about 200 mg, about 250 mg, about 300 mg, about 350 mg, about 400 mg, about 450 mg, about 500 mg, about 550 mg, about 600 mg, about 650 mg, about 700 mg, about 750 mg, about 800 mg, about 850 mg, about 900 mg, about 950 mg, or about 1000 mg of the bispecific anti- PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof.
- a therapeutically effective amount can be from about 3 mg to about 100 mg (when following the monotherapy regimen of the bispecific antibody), or from about 3 mg to about 400 mg (when used in combination with the bispecific antibody to treat a subject that previously received 177-Lu-PSAMA-617 radiotherapy).
- the anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof may be administered at a dose of from about 3 mg to about 1000 mg.
- the effective amount of the anti-PD-1 antibody (or fragment) may be about 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170, 180, 190, 200, 210, 220, 230, 240, 250, 260, 270, 280, 290, 300, 310, 320, 330, 340, 350, 360, 370, 380, 390, 400, 410, 420, 430, 440, 450, 460, 470, 480, 490, 500, 510, 520, 530, 540, 550, 560, 570, 580, 590, 600, 610, 620, 630, 640,
- 3 mg to 99 mg, or 300 mg to 400 mg, or 650 mg to 750 mg of the anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is administered (e.g., once every three weeks or once every six weeks) to the subject in combination with the bispecific antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof to treat a PSMA-expressing cancer or prostate cancer (e.g., metastatic and/or castration-resistant prostate cancer).
- 350 mg of an anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is administered (e.g., once every three weeks) to the subject in combination with the bispecific antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof to treat a PSMA- expressing cancer or prostate cancer (e.g., metastatic and/or castration-resistant prostate cancer).
- Table 1 Summary of Sequences SEQ ID NO: Description 1 A i PSMA H Ch i V i bl R i 001 21 Anti-CD28 HCDR1 (-002) 22 Anti-CD28 HCDR2 (-002) EXAMPLES [0114] The following examples are put forth so as to provide those of ordinary skill in the art with a complete disclosure and description of how to make and use the methods and compositions of the invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of what the inventors regard as their invention.
- Bispecific antibodies comprising an anti-PSMA-specific binding domain and an anti-CD28- specific binding domain were constructed using standard methodologies, wherein the anti-PSMA antigen binding domain and the anti-CD28 antigen binding domain each comprise different, distinct HCVRs paired with a common LCVR.
- the bispecific antibodies were constructed utilizing a heavy chain from an anti-CD28 antibody, a heavy chain from an anti-PSMA antibody and a common light chain (See Table 2).
- the bispecific antibodies created in accordance with the present Example comprise two separate antigen-binding domains (i.e., binding arms).
- the first antigen-binding domain comprises a heavy chain variable region derived from an anti-CD28 antibody ("CD28-VH")
- the second antigen-binding domain comprises a heavy chain variable region derived from an anti-PSMA antibody ("PSMA-VH"). Both the anti-PSMA and the anti-CD28 share a common light chain.
- the CD28-VH/PSMA-VH pairing creates antigen-binding domains that specifically recognize CD28 on T cells and PSMA on tumor cells.
- Table 2 A summary of the component parts of the antigen-binding domains of the various anti- PSMAxCD28 bispecific antibodies constructed is set forth in Table 2. The corresponding CDR sequences and full-length heavy and light chain sequences are identified in Table 1 (with reference to the “-001,” “-002,” and “-003” bispecific antibodies of Table 2).
- the primary objectives of the study are: • To evaluate safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics (PK) of mAb1 alone and in combination with cemiplimab (dose escalation) • To assess efficacy, as measured by objective response rate (ORR) per modified Prostate Cancer Working Group 3 (PCWG3) criteria, of mAb1 alone and in combination with cemiplimab (dose expansion) [0121]
- the secondary objectives of the study are: • To assess efficacy, as measured by ORR per modified PCWG3 criteria, of mAb1 alone and in combination with cemiplimab (dose escalation and dose expansion) • To characterize the safety profile in each expansion cohort (dose expansion) • To characterize the PK of mAb1 alone and in combination with cemiplimab (dose expansion) • To assess immunogenicity of mAb1 (dose escalation and dose expansion) [0122] Study Design [0123] This is an open-label, phase 1/2,
- low dose cemiplimab (3 mg IV Q3W) may be added after a minimum 6 weeks of mAb1 monotherapy in both dose escalation and dose expansion cohorts.
- Dose escalation There are 2 parts of the study: Dose escalation; and Dose expansion.
- dose escalation patients will receive monotherapy mAb1 up to a dose of 900 mg intravenously (IV) once weekly (QW).
- IV intravenously
- QW once weekly
- participants will receive mAb1 at the MTD/ presumptive RP2D.
- An expansion cohort may also investigate participants with mCRPC that have received prior 177Lu- PSMA-617, and other expansion cohorts may utilize SC dosing and Q3W dosing of mAb1 at the MTD/presumptive RP2D.
- Study Duration The total duration of study participation for each patient will vary based on the occurrence of 1 or more of the following: disease progression, intolerable adverse events (AEs), withdrawal of consent, or study withdrawal criterion is met.
- the study consists of 4 periods: a screening period of up to 28 days; a treatment period with mAb1 monotherapy consisting of a series of 6-week (42 day) cycles of treatment; for participants with progressive disease after a minimum of 6 weeks of mAb1 monotherapy, a combination treatment period with low dose cemiplimab (3 mg IV Q3W) consisting of a series of 6- week (42 day) cycles of treatment; and a follow-up period (90 days) for participants who discontinue therapy, following which participants will be followed for survival.
- Dose escalation of mAb1 will proceed QW from 100 mg up to 900 mg (at doses of 100 mg, 300 mg, 600 mg, and 900 mg).
- Study Population includes men with treatment-experienced mCRPC.
- patients For inclusion in this study, patients must have received at least 2 lines of prior systemic therapy (in addition to androgen deprivation therapy [ADT]) approved for metastatic and/or castration-resistant disease, including a second-generation anti-androgen therapy (e.g., abiraterone, enzalutamide, apalutamide, or darolutamide).
- ADT androgen deprivation therapy
- Participants entering the post-177Lu-PSMA-617 radiotherapy dose expansion cohort must have received prior 177Lu-PSMA-617 exposure.
- Inclusion Criteria A patient must meet the following criteria to be eligible for inclusion in the study: 1. Men ⁇ 18 years of age 2.
- mCRPC Metastatic, castration-resistant prostate cancer
- PSA progression as defined by a rising PSA level confirmed with an interval of ⁇ 1 week between each assessment.
- Radiographic disease progression in soft tissue based on RECIST Version 1.1 criteria with or without PSA progression c. Radiographic disease progression in bone defined as the appearance of 2 or more new bone lesions on bone scan with or without PSA progression 4.
- a 24-hour urine creatinine collection may substitute for the calculated creatinine clearance to meet eligibility criteria 10.
- Adequate hepatic function a. Total bilirubin ⁇ 1.5 x ULN ( ⁇ 3 x ULN if tumor liver involvement) b. AST ⁇ 2.5 x ULN ( ⁇ 5 x ULN if tumor liver involvement) c. ALT ⁇ 2.5 x ULN ( ⁇ 5 x ULN if tumor liver involvement) d.
- Exclusion Criteria A patient who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from the study: Currently receiving treatment in another study Has participated in a study of an investigational agent or an investigational device within 4 weeks of first dose of study therapy Has received treatment with an approved systemic therapy (including sipuleucel-T) within 3 weeks of dosing or has not yet recovered (i.e., grade ⁇ 1 or baseline) from any acute toxicities except for laboratory changes as described in inclusion criteria and as below: a. Patients with grade 2 ⁇ neuropathy b.
- alopecia Has received radiation therapy or major surgery within 14 days of first administration of study drug or has not recovered (i.e., grade ⁇ 1 or baseline) from AEs, except for laboratory changes as described in inclusion criteria and as below: a. Patients with grade ⁇ 2 neuropathy Has received any previous systemic biologic therapy within 5 half-lives of first dose of study therapy Exception: Patients previously treated with bevacizumab, or other non-immunomodulatory antibodies with half-lives longer than 7 days are permitted after a discussion with the sponsor if at least 30 days have elapsed since last treatment.
- immune modulating agents include blockers of CTLA-4, 4-1BB (CD137), or OX-40, therapeutic vaccines, anti-PD-1/PD-L1, PI3Kdelta inhibitors, CAR-T cells, or cytokine anticancer treatments.
- Prior treatment with sipuleucel-T is permitted Participants who have not recovered (i.e., grade ⁇ 1 or baseline) from immune-mediated AEs 3 months prior to initiation of study drug therapy except for endocrinopathies adequately managed with hormone replacement Participants who have permanently discontinued anti-cancer immune modulating therapies due to immune-related AEs Another malignancy that is progressing or requires active treatment, except: a.
- Non-melanoma skin cancer that has undergone potentially curative therapy b. Any tumor that has been deemed to be effectively treated with definitive local control (with or without continued adjuvant hormonal therapy) Any condition that requires ongoing/continuous corticosteroid therapy (>10 mg prednisone/day or anti-inflammatory equivalent) within 1 week prior to the first dose of study therapy. Patients who require a brief course of steroids (up to 2 days in the week before enrollment) or physiologic replacement are not excluded Ongoing or recent (within 5 years) evidence of significant autoimmune disease that required treatment with systemic immunosuppressive treatments.
- vitiligo childhood asthma that has resolved, endocrinopathies (such as hypothyroidism or type 1 diabetes) that require only hormone replacement, or psoriasis that does not require systemic treatment
- endocrinopathies such as hypothyroidism or type 1 diabetes
- psoriasis that does not require systemic treatment
- CNS metastases including previously treated metastases Encephalitis, meningitis, neurodegenerative disease (with the exception of mild dementia that does not interfere with activities of daily living [ADLs]) or uncontrolled seizures in the year prior to first dose of study therapy
- Known history of, or any evidence of interstitial lung disease, or active, non-infectious pneumonitis past 5 years).
- a history of radiation pneumonitis in the radiation field is permitted Uncontrolled infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B or hepatitis C infection; or diagnosis of immunodeficiency NOTES: • Patients will be tested for hepatitis C virus (HCV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) at screening. • Patients with HIV who have controlled infection (undetectable viral load (HIV RNA polymerase chain reaction [PCR]) and CD4 count above 350 either spontaneously or on a stable antiviral regimen) are permitted.
- HCV hepatitis C virus
- HBV hepatitis B virus
- PCR hepatitis B virus
- HepBsAg+ hepatitis B surface antigen positive
- HBcAb+ hepatitis B virus DNA PCR that is below the limit of detection AND receiving antiviral therapy for hepatitis B
- HBcAb+ Participants with HBsAg negative but total HBV core antibody positive (HBcAb+) are permitted with the following requirements: If serum HBV DNA PCR is above the limit of detection at screening, antiviral therapy for HBV must be initiated prior to study entry. If serum HBV DNA PCR is below the limit of detection, periodic monitoring of HBsAg must be performed.
- HCV Ab+ hepatitis C antibody positive
- HCV Ab+ hepatitis C antibody positive
- Receipt of a live vaccine within 4 weeks of planned start of study medication.
- Prior allogeneic stem cell transplantation or recipients of organ transplants at any time, or autologous stem cell transplantation within 12 weeks of the start of study treatment 21. Has known allergy or hypersensitivity to cemiplimab or components of study drugs.
- 22. Known psychiatric or substance abuse disorders that would interfere with participation with the requirements of the study 23.
- cardiovascular disease e.g., New York Heart Association Class III or IV cardiac disease, myocardial infarction within the previous 6 months, unstable arrhythmias or unstable angina
- significant pulmonary disease e.g., obstructive pulmonary disease and history of symptomatic bronchospasm.
- Active infection including a. Infection requiring hospitalization or treatment with IV anti-infectives within 2 weeks of start of study therapy
- mAb1 at the assigned dose level will be administered QW or Q3W either by IV infusion over 30 minutes to 2 hours or by SC injection.
- Cemiplimab (for designated cohorts) will be administered by IV infusion over 30 minutes Q3W. Low dose cemiplimab (3 mg) will be administered by either IV infusion or IV injection as a bolus of drug Q3W to eligible participants. When both mAb1 and cemiplimab are administered on the same day, mAb1 will be administered first. 18 F-DCFPyL will be administered for PSMA PET/CT imaging procedures.
- Secondary endpoints also include percentage of participants with ⁇ 90% decline of PSA from baseline and from start of combination therapy, confirmed by a second PSA test ⁇ 3 weeks later.
- Results – PSA declines have been observed in 3 patients treated with REGN5678 at 100 mg IV QW during a three week monotherapy period. No grade 3 or higher immune-related adverse events, grade 2 or higher CRS, or immune effector cell associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS) events have been observed with the monotherapy.
- ICANS immune effector cell associated neurotoxicity syndrome
- the addition of low dose cemiplimab e.g., 3- 100 mg Q3W
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The present disclosure provides methods for treating, reducing the severity, or inhibiting the growth of prostate cancer or metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. The methods of the present disclosure comprise administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a bispecific antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds prostate- specific membrane antigen (PSMA) and CD28 as monotherapy or in combination with an anti-PDl antibody.
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METHODS OF TREATING METASTATIC CASTRATION-RESISTANT PROSTATE CANCER WITH BISPECIFIC ANTI-PSMA x ANTI-CD28 ANTIBODIES REFERENCE TO A SEQUENCE LISTING [0001] This application incorporates by reference a computer readable Sequence Listing in ST.26 XML format, titled 11581WO01_Sequence, created on August 1, 2024, and containing 58,853 bytes. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to methods for treating metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a bispecific antibody that specifically binds to prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) and CD28, as well as methods of treating mCRPC via administration of the bispecific antibody in combination with an antibody that specifically binds to programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1). BACKGROUND [0003] Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA), also known as FOLH1, glutamate carboxypeptidase II (GCPII), N-acetyl-L-aspartyl-L-glutamate peptidase I (NAALADase I), or N- acetyl-aspartylglutamate (NAAG) peptidase, is a homodimeric, enzymatic type II transmembrane protein encoded by the folate hydrolase 1 (FOLH1) gene. PSMA is an integral, non-shed membrane glycoprotein highly expressed on malignant prostate tissue and is a cell-surface marker for prostate cancer, but shows limited expression on normal tissue. Its expression is maintained in castrate-resistant prostate cancer, a condition with poor outcome and limited treatment options. Methods for treating prostate cancer by targeting PSMA have been investigated. For example, Yttrium-90 capromab is a radiotherapeutic comprising a monoclonal antibody to an intracellular epitope of PSMA. In another example, J591, a monoclonal antibody to an extracellular epitope of PSMA, is part of the radiotherapeutic Lutetium-177 J591 and in MLN2704, in which maytansinoid 1 (DM1, an antimicrotubule agent) is conjugated to J591. These therapies have been associated with toxicity. PSMA is also expressed within the neovasculature of other tumors such as bladder, renal, gastric, and colorectal carcinomas. [0004] CD28 is a type I transmembrane protein, which has a single extracellular Ig-V-like domain assembled as a homodimer and which is expressed on the surface of T cells. CD28 is the receptor for the CD80 (B7.1) and CD86 (B7.2) proteins and is activated by CD80 or CD86 expressed on antigen-presenting cells (APCs). The binding of CD28 to CD80 or CD86 provides co-stimulatory signals important for T cell activation and survival. T cell stimulation through CD28, in addition to
the T-cell receptor (TCR), provides a potent signal for the production of various interleukins. CD28 also potentiates cellular signals such as pathways controlled by the NFκB transcription factor after TCR activation. The CD28 co-signal is important for effective T-cell activation such as T cell differentiation, proliferation, cytokine release and cell-death. Anti-CD28 antibodies have been proposed for therapeutic purposes involving the activation of T cells. One particular anti-CD28 antibody, TGN1412 (anti-CD28 superagonist), was used in a clinical trial in 2006, in which six healthy volunteers were dosed intravenously with TGN1412 (anti-CD28 superagonist) at a dose of 0.1 mg/kg. Within two hours, all six patients had significant inflammatory responses (cytokine storm), and all patients were in multi-organ failure within sixteen hours. Subjects were treated with corticosteroids, and cytokine levels returned to normal within 2-3 days (Suntharalingam, et al., Cytokine Storm in a Phase 1 Trial of the Anti-CD28 Monoclonal Antibody TGN1412, NEJM 355:1018-1028 (2006)). [0005] Programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1) signaling in the tumor microenvironment plays a key role in allowing tumor cells to escape immune surveillance by the host immune system. Blockade of the PD-1 signaling pathway has demonstrated clinical activity in patients with multiple tumor types, and antibody therapeutics that block PD-1 (e.g., nivolumab and pembrolizumab) have been approved for the treatment of metastatic melanoma and metastatic squamous non-small cell lung cancer. Recent data has demonstrated the clinical activity of PD-1 blockade in patients with aggressive NHL and Hodgkin's lymphoma (Lesokhin, et al.2014, Abstract 291, 56th ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition, San Francisco, Calif.; Ansell et al.2015, N. Engl. J. Med.372(4):311-9). [0006] Prostate cancer is the leading cause of new cancer diagnoses and the second most common cause of cancer-related death in men in the United States. There were 1.3 million new cases of prostate cancer and 358,989 deaths estimated worldwide in 2018. Therapies blocking androgen related pathways have been the standard for decades in treating prostate cancers. However, patients progress on androgen depletion and/or surgical castration and develop castration resistant prostate cancer. Prognosis is especially poor for men with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). Currently, metastatic prostate cancers remain incurable and improvement in long-term survival remains a high unmet need. SUMMARY [0007] According to certain embodiments, the present disclosure provides methods for treating, ameliorating at least one symptom or indication, or inhibiting the growth of a PSMA-expressing cancer in a subject (e.g., metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer). The methods according to this aspect of the disclosure comprise administering a therapeutically effective amount of a bispecific antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds to prostate specific
membrane antigen (PSMA) and CD28 to a subject in need thereof. In some embodiments, the bispecific antibody is administered in combination with an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds to programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1). [0008] In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a method of treating metastatic castration- resistant prostate cancer in a subject in need thereof, wherein the method comprises administering to the subject a bispecific antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprising a first antigen- binding domain that specifically binds prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) on a target tumor cell, and a second antigen-binding domain that specifically binds human CD28 on a T cell, wherein the bispecific antibody is administered to the subject at a dose of at least 30 mg once weekly (QW) for at least three weeks in a monotherapy regimen. [0009] In some embodiments, the subject has received at least two prior therapies for metastatic and/or castration-resistant prostate cancer. In some cases, the subject has received at least one anti-androgen therapy. In some cases, anti-androgen therapy is selected from abiraterone, enzalutamide, apalutamide, or darolutamide. [0010] In some embodiments, the subject has histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate without pure small cell carcinoma. In some cases, the subject has metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer with a prostate specific antigen (PSA) value of ≥4 ng/ml prior to treatment with the bispecific antibody. In some cases, the subject’s cancer has progressed within a six month period prior to treatment with the bispecific antibody, wherein cancer progression is determined by: (a) a rising PSA level confirmed with an interval of ≥ 1 week between each assessment; (b) radiographic disease progression in soft tissue with or without a rise in PSA; and/or (c) radiographic disease progression in bone with an appearance of two or more bone lesions on bone scan with or without a rise in PSA. In some cases, the subject has had an orchiectomy. In some cases, the subject is receiving luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) agonist or antagonist therapy, and has a serum testosterone level of < 50 ng/ml prior to treatment with the bispecific antibody. In one embodiment, the subject has previously received PSMA-targeted lutetium Lu177 vipivotide tetraxetan (177Lu-PSMA-617) radiotherapy. [0011] In some embodiments, the monotherapy regimen comprises administration of the bispecific antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof for at least four weeks, at least five weeks, or at least six weeks. In one embodiment, the bispecific antibody is administered intravenously. In one embodiment, the bispecific antibody is administered subcutaneously. [0012] In some embodiments, the method further comprises administration of an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1), wherein the antibody or antigen-binding fragment is administered at a dose of 3 mg to 100 mg or of 3 mg to 1000 mg. In certain embodiments, the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is
administered once every week, once every two weeks, or once every three weeks. In one embodiment, the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is administered intravenously. In one embodiment, the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is administered subcutaneously. [0013] In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a method of treating metastatic castration- resistant prostate cancer in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject a combination of a bispecific antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprising a first antigen- binding domain that specifically binds prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) on a target tumor cell, and a second antigen-binding domain that specifically binds human CD28 on a T cell, and an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1), wherein the bispecific antibody is administered to the subject at a dose of at least 30 mg once weekly (QW) for at least three weeks, and wherein the subject has previously received PSMA-targeted lutetium Lu177 vipivotide tetraxetan (177Lu-PSMA-617) radiotherapy. In certain embodiments, the bispecific antibody is administered to the subject at a dose of at least 30 mg once weekly (QW) for at least three weeks, at least four weeks, at least five weeks, or at least six weeks. In one embodiment, the bispecific antibody is administered intravenously. In one embodiment, the bispecific antibody is administered subcutaneously. [0014] In some embodiments of the method in which the subject has previously received 177Lu- PSMA-617 radiotherapy, the antibody or antigen-binding fragment that binds PD-1 is administered at a dose of 3 mg to 1000 mg. In some cases, the antibody or antigen-binding fragment that binds PD-1 is administered at a dose of 3 mg to 350 mg. In some cases, the antibody or antigen-binding fragment that binds PD-1 is administered at a dose of 3 mg to 100 mg. In certain embodiments, the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is administered once every week, once every two weeks, once every three weeks, once every four weeks, once every five weeks, once every six weeks, once every seven weeks, once every eight weeks, or once every nine weeks. In one embodiment, the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is administered intravenously. In one embodiment, the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is administered subcutaneously. [0015] In embodiments of any of the methods discussed above or herein, the first antigen-binding domain of the bispecific antibody comprises: (a) three heavy chain complementarity determining regions (HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3) contained within a heavy chain variable region (HCVR) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1; and (b) three light chain complementarity determining regions (LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3) contained within a light chain variable region (LCVR) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9. In some cases, the first antigen- binding domain comprises a HCDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, a HCDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3, and a HCDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4. In some cases, the first antigen-binding domain comprises
a LCDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10, a LCDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11, and a LCDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 12. In some embodiments, the first antigen-binding domain comprises a HCVR comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, and a LCVR comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9. [0016] In some embodiments, the second antigen-binding domain of the bispecific antibody comprises: (a) three heavy chain complementarity determining regions (HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3) contained within a heavy chain variable region (HCVR) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5; and (b) three light chain complementarity determining regions (LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3) contained within a light chain variable region (LCVR) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9. In some cases, the second antigen-binding domain comprises a HCDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6, a HCDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7, and a HCDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8. In some cases, the second antigen-binding domain comprises a LCDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10, a LCDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11, and a LCDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 12. In some embodiments, the second antigen-binding domain comprises a HCVR comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, and a LCVR comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9. [0017] In some embodiments, the bispecific antibody comprises a first heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13. [0018] In some embodiments, the bispecific antibody comprises a second heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14. [0019] In some embodiments, the bispecific antibody comprises a first heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13, a second heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14, and a common light chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15. [0020] In some embodiments, the first antigen-binding domain of the bispecific antibody comprises: (a) three heavy chain complementarity determining regions (HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3) contained within a heavy chain variable region (HCVR) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16; and (b) three light chain complementarity determining regions (LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3) contained within a light chain variable region (LCVR) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 28. In some cases, the first antigen-binding domain comprises a HCDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 17, a HCDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 18, and a HCDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19. In some cases, the first antigen-binding domain comprises a LCDR1 comprising
the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 29, a LCDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 30, and a LCDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 31. In some cases, the first antigen-binding domain comprises a HCVR comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16, and a LCVR comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 28. [0021] In some embodiments, the second antigen-binding domain of the bispecific antibody comprises: (a) three heavy chain complementarity determining regions (HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3) contained within a heavy chain variable region (HCVR) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 20 of SEQ ID NO: 24; and (b) three light chain complementarity determining regions (LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3) contained within a light chain variable region (LCVR) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 28. In some cases, the second antigen-binding domain comprises a HCDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 21 or SEQ ID NO: 25, a HCDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 22 or SEQ ID NO: 26, and a HCDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 23 or SEQ ID NO: 27. In some cases, the second antigen-binding domain comprises a LCDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 29, a LCDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 30, and a LCDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 31. In some embodiments, the second antigen-binding domain comprises a HCVR comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 20 or SEQ ID NO: 24, and a LCVR comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 28. [0022] In any of the various embodiments discussed above or herein, the bispecific antibody may comprise a human IgG heavy chain constant region. In some cases, the human IgG heavy chain constant region is isotype IgG1. In some cases, the human IgG heavy chain constant region is isotype IgG4. [0023] In any of the various embodiments discussed above or herein, the bispecific antibody may comprise a chimeric hinge that reduces Fcɣ receptor binding relative to a wild-type hinge of the same isotype. [0024] In any of the various embodiments discussed above or herein, the first heavy chain of the bispecific antibody or the second heavy chain of the bispecific antibody, but not both, may comprise a CH3 domain comprising a H435R (EU numbering) modification and a Y436F (EU numbering) modification. [0025] In some embodiments, the bispecific antibody comprises a first heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 32. [0026] In some embodiments, the bispecific antibody comprises a second heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 33. [0027] In some embodiments, the bispecific antibody comprises a second heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 34.
[0028] In some embodiments, the bispecific antibody comprises a first heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 32, a second heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 33, and a common light chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 35. [0029] In some embodiments, the bispecific antibody comprises a first heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 32, a second heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 34, and a common light chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 35. [0030] In any of the various embodiments discussed above or herein, the antibody or antigen- binding fragment thereof that binds PD-1 comprises: (a) three heavy chain complementarity determining regions (HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3) contained within a heavy chain variable region (HCVR) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 36; and (b) three light chain complementarity determining regions (LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3) contained within a light chain variable region (LCVR) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 40. In some cases, the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that binds PD-1 comprises a HCDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 37, a HCDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 38, and a HCDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 39. In some cases, the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that binds PD-1 comprises a LCDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 41, a LCDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 42, and a LCDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 43. In some embodiments, the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that binds PD-1 comprises a HCVR comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 36, and a LCVR comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 40. In some embodiments, the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that binds PD-1 is an antibody comprising a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 44 and a light chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 45. [0031] In any of the various embodiments discussed above or herein, the bispecific antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof may be administered to the subject at a dose of from 30 mg to 900 mg once weekly (QW) for at least three weeks. In some cases, the bispecific antibody or antigen- binding fragment thereof is administered to the subject at a dose of from 100 mg to 900 mg once weekly for at least three weeks. In some cases, the bispecific antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is administered to the subject at a dose of from 300 mg to 900 mg once weekly for at least three weeks. [0032] In any of the various embodiments discussed above or herein, the bispecific antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof may be administered to the subject at a dose of from 30 mg to 900
mg (e.g., from 100-900 mg or from 300-900 mg) once every three weeks following a monotherapy or lead-in dosing regimen in which the bispecific antibody is administered QW. The monotherapy or lead-in dosing regimen may comprise a period of three weeks or more (e.g., 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24 or more weeks). [0033] In any of the various embodiments discussed above or herein, the antibody or antigen- binding fragment thereof that binds PD-1 may be administered to the subject at a dose of from 3 to 100 mg. [0034] In embodiments in which the subject has previously received 177Lu-PSMA-617 radiotherapy, the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that binds PD-1 may administered to the subject at a dose from 3 mg to 350 mg. [0035] In any of the various embodiments discussed above or herein, the subject may be further administered an IL-6R antagonist. In some cases, the IL-6R antagonist is an anti-IL-6R antibody. In some cases, the anti-IL-6R antibody is sarilumab or tocilizumab. [0036] In any of the various embodiments discussed above or herein, the bispecific antibody may be administered at a frequency of once every three weeks (Q3W) following the at least three weeks. In some cases, the at least three weeks is three weeks, four weeks, five weeks, or six weeks. In some cases, the at least three weeks is 7 weeks, 8 weeks, 9 weeks, 10 weeks, 11 weeks, 12 weeks, 13 weeks, 14 weeks, 15 weeks, 20 weeks or more. [0037] In any of the various embodiments discussed above or herein, the subject has: ▪ at least a 50% decline in prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels in the subject; ▪ at least a 55% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ▪ at least a 60% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ▪ at least a 65% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ▪ at least a 70% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ▪ at least a 75% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ▪ at least a 80% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ▪ at least a 85% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ▪ at least a 90% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ▪ at least a 95% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ▪ at least a 96% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ▪ at least a 97% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ▪ at least a 98% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ▪ at least a 99% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ▪ a reduction in the size of at least one lesion that has a PSMA PET signal less than the PSMA PET signal in the subject’s liver; and/or
▪ a response in the subject following pseudo-progression, following administration of the combination of a bispecific anti-PSMA x CD28 antibody (e.g., REGN5678) or antigen-binding fragment thereof, optionally in combination with an anti-PD-1 antibody (e.g., cemiplimab) or antigen-binding fragment thereof. [0038] The present disclosure also encompasses the use of the bispecific antibodies and/or the anti-PD-1 antibodies (and antigen-binding fragment of either) in the manufacture of a medicament for treating a PSMA-expressing cancer as set forth in any of the embodiments of the methods discussed above or herein The present disclosure also encompasses bispecific antibodies and/or anti-PD-1 antibodies (and antigen-binding fragments of either) for use in any of the embodiments of the methods discussed above or herein. The present disclosure also encompasses pharmaceutical compositions comprising the bispecific antibodies and/or anti-PD-1 antibodies (and antigen-binding fragments of either) for use in any of the embodiments of the methods discussed above or herein. [0039] In various embodiments, any of the features or components of embodiments discussed above or herein may be combined, and such combinations are encompassed within the scope of the present disclosure. Any specific value discussed above or herein may be combined with another related value discussed above or herein to recite a range with the values representing the upper and lower ends of the range, and such ranges are encompassed within the scope of the present disclosure. [0040] Other embodiments of the present invention will become apparent from a review of the ensuing detailed description. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES [0041] Figure 1 illustrates an embodiment of a study flow diagram for QW dosing of REGN5678 monotherapy, as discussed in Example 2. Participants with evidence of progressive disease after a minimum of 6 weeks of REGN5678 monotherapy may receive low dose cemiplimab (3 mg IV Q3W). Participants may also switch to REGN5678 Q3W dosing after 12 months on treatment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION [0042] Before the present invention is described, it is to be understood that this invention is not limited to particular methods and experimental conditions described, as such methods and conditions may vary. It is also to be understood that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only, and is not intended to be limiting, since the scope of the present invention will be limited only by the appended claims. Any embodiments or features of embodiments can be combined with one another, and such combinations are expressly
encompassed within the scope of the present invention. Any specific value discussed above or herein may be combined with another related value discussed above or herein to recite a range with the values representing the upper and lower ends of the range, and such ranges are encompassed within the scope of the present disclosure. [0043] Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. As used herein, the term "about," when used in reference to a particular recited numerical value, means that the value may vary from the recited value by no more than 1%. For example, as used herein, the expression "about 100" includes 99 and 101 and all values in between (e.g., 99.1, 99.2, 99.3, 99.4, etc.). [0044] Although any methods and materials similar or equivalent to those described herein can be used in the practice or testing of the present invention, the preferred methods and materials are now described. All patents, applications and non-patent publications mentioned in this specification are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties. Methods for Treating or Inhibiting the Growth of Cancers [0045] The present disclosure includes methods for treating, ameliorating or reducing the severity of at least one symptom or indication, or inhibiting the growth of a cancer (e.g., metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer) in a subject. The methods according to this aspect of the disclosure comprise administering a therapeutically effective amount of a bispecific antibody against PSMA and CD28 to a subject in need thereof. As used herein, the terms "treat", "treating", or the like, mean to alleviate symptoms, eliminate the causation of symptoms either on a temporary or permanent basis, to delay or inhibit tumor growth, to reduce tumor cell load or tumor burden, to promote tumor regression, to cause tumor shrinkage, necrosis and/or disappearance, to prevent tumor recurrence, and/or to increase duration of survival of the subject. In some cases, the methods further comprise administration of a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that binds human PD-1. [0046] A clinical trial was conducted in which REGN5678 (mAb1) was administered in combination with the anti-PD-1 antibody cemiplimab in patients with advanced metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) who have failed multiple anti-androgen therapies. Such patients generally have 1-2 years of life expectancy with limited treatment options. Metastatic CRPC is considered an immunologically "cold" tumor and is largely resistant to immune checkpoint therapy, with large trials of anti-PD-1 antibodies showing response rates in the single-digits. The anti-PSMAxCD28 costim bispecific of the present disclosure, REGN5678, was designed to enhance responsiveness in these types of tumor classes, such as prostate cancer, and
essentially turn these cold tumors into hot tumors. In the clinical trial, patients were dosed weekly with REGN5678, and every three weeks with cemiplimab. Evidence of anti-cancer activity was observed, but immune-mediated adverse events (irAEs) were correlated with anti-tumor activity. Due to the risk of high grade adverse reactions, bispecific antibody (or antigen-binding fragment thereof) monotherapy or combinations with low doses (e.g., 3 mg to 100 mg) of an anti-PD-1 antibody may be preferred. [0047] As used herein, the expressions “a subject” or "a subject in need thereof" means a human or non-human mammal that exhibits one or more symptoms or indications of cancer, and/or who has been diagnosed with cancer, including a prostate cancer (e.g., metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer) and who needs treatment for the same. In many embodiments, the term "subject" may be interchangeably used with the term "patient". For example, a human subject may be diagnosed with a primary or a metastatic tumor and/or with one or more symptoms or indications including, but not limited to, enlarged lymph node(s), swollen abdomen, unexplained pain, unexplained weight loss, fever, night sweats, persistent fatigue, loss of appetite, and/or enlargement of spleen. The expression includes subjects with primary or established prostate tumors. In specific embodiments, the expression includes human subjects that have and need treatment for prostate cancer or another tumor expressing PSMA. In other specific embodiments, the expression includes subjects with PSMA+ tumors (e.g., a tumor with PSMA expression as determined by flow cytometry). In certain embodiments, the expression "a subject in need thereof" includes patients with a prostate cancer that is resistant to or refractory to or is inadequately controlled by prior therapy (e.g., treatment with a conventional anti-cancer agent, including anti- androgen therapy). For example, the expression includes subjects who have been treated with chemotherapy, or anti-androgen therapy such as, for example, abiraterone, enzalutamide, apalutamide, or darolutamide. The expression also includes subjects with a prostate tumor for which conventional anti-cancer therapy is inadvisable, for example, due to toxic side effects. For example, the expression includes patients who have received one or more cycles of chemotherapy or other anti-cancer therapy with toxic side effects. In certain embodiments, the expression "a subject in need thereof" includes patients with a prostate tumor which has been treated but which has subsequently relapsed or metastasized. For example, patients with a prostate tumor that may have received treatment with one or more anti-cancer agents leading to tumor regression; however, subsequently have relapsed with cancer resistant to the one or more anti-cancer agents (e.g., castration-resistant prostate cancer) are treated with the methods of the present disclosure. In some cases, as discussed herein, the subject was previously treated with 177-Lu-PSMA-617 radiotherapy (e.g., one dose, or at least two doses). [0048] In certain embodiments, the methods of the present disclosure may be used to treat
patients that have histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate without pure small cell carcinoma. In certain embodiments, the methods of the present disclosure may be used to treat patients that have metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer with a prostate specific antigen (PSA) value of ≥4 ng/ml (e.g., 4 ng/ml, 4.5 ng/ml, 5 ng/ml, 5.5 ng/ml, 6 ng/ml, 6.5 ng/ml, 7 ng/ml, 7.5 ng/ml, 8 ng/ml, 8.5 ng/ml, 9 ng/ml, 9.5 ng/ml, or 10 ng/ml or more) prior to treatment with the bispecific antibody. In certain embodiments, the methods of the present disclosure may be used to treat patients with prostate cancer that has progressed within a period (e.g., 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 4 months, 5 months, 6 months, 7 months, 8 months, 9 months, or more) prior to treatment with the bispecific antibody, wherein cancer progression is determined by, for example,: (a) a rising PSA level confirmed with an interval of ≥ 1 week (e.g., 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks, 4 weeks, or more) between each assessment; (b) radiographic (e.g., PET/CT imaging) disease progression in soft tissue with or without a rise in PSA; and/or (c) radiographic (e.g., PET/CT imaging) disease progression in bone with an appearance of two or more bone lesions on bone scan with or without a rise in PSA. In certain embodiments, the methods of the present disclosure may be used to treat patients that have had an orchiectomy. In certain embodiments, the methods of the present disclosure may be used to treat patient that have or are receiving luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) agonist or antagonist therapy, and have a serum testosterone level of < 50 ng/ml (e.g., from1 ng/ml to 49 ng/ml, about 45 ng/ml, about 40 ng/ml, about 35 ng/ml, about 30 ng/ml, about 25 ng/ml, about 20 ng/ml, about 15 ng/ml, about 10 ng/ml, or about 5 ng/ml) prior to treatment with the bispecific antibody. [0049] In certain embodiments, the methods of the present disclosure are used in a subject with prostate cancer. The terms "tumor", "cancer" and "malignancy" are interchangeably used herein. The term "prostate cancer", as used herein, refers to tumors of the prostate, including metastatic tumors originating in the prostate. [0050] According to certain embodiments, the present disclosure includes methods for treating, or delaying or inhibiting the growth of a tumor. In certain embodiments, the present disclosure includes methods to promote tumor regression. In certain embodiments, the present disclosure includes methods to reduce tumor cell load or to reduce tumor burden. In certain embodiments, the present disclosure includes methods to prevent tumor recurrence. The methods, according to this aspect of the disclosure, comprise administering a therapeutically effective amount of a bispecific anti- PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, optionally in combination with an anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof to a subject in need thereof, wherein each antibody or fragment is administered to the subject in multiple doses, e.g., as part of a specific therapeutic dosing regimen. For example, the therapeutic dosing regimen may comprise administering one or more doses of an anti-PSMA x CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment
thereof to the subject at a frequency of about once a day, once every two days, once every three days, once every four days, once every five days, once every six days, once a week, once every two weeks, once every three weeks, once every four weeks, once a month, once every two months, once every three months, once every four months, or less frequently. In certain embodiments, the anti-PSMA x anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is administered once a week. In certain embodiments, the anti-PSMA x anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is administered once every three weeks (e.g., following a period of initial weekly dosing). In certain embodiments, the anti-PSMA x anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is administered once every three weeks. In certain embodiments, the one or more doses of the anti- PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof are administered to the subject at a frequency of about once a day, once every two days, once every three days, once every four days, once every five days, once every six days, once a week, once every two weeks, once every three weeks, once every four weeks, once a month, once every five weeks, once every six weeks, once every seven weeks, once every eight weeks, once every two months, once every three months, once every four months, or less frequently. In certain embodiments, the anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is administered to the subject once every three weeks. In certain embodiments, the anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is administered to the subject once every six weeks. [0051] In certain embodiments, the present disclosure includes methods to inhibit, retard or stop tumor metastasis or tumor infiltration into peripheral organs. The methods, according to this aspect, comprise administering a therapeutically effective amount of a bispecific anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, optionally in combination with an anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof to a subject in need thereof. [0052] In specific embodiments in which a combination therapy is administered, the anti- PSMA/CD28 bispecific antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is administered to the subject prior to the anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof. In some cases, the anti- PSMA/CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof may be administered about 1 day, more than 1 day, more than 2 days, more than 3 days, more than 4 days, more than 5 days, more than 6 days, more than 7 days, 2 weeks, 3 weeks or more prior to the anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen- binding fragment thereof. [0053] In certain embodiments, the methods of the present disclosure are used to treat a patient with a MRD-positive disease. Minimum residual disease (MRD) refers to small numbers of cancer cells that remain in the patient during or after treatment, wherein the patient may or may not show symptoms or signs of the disease. Such residual cancer cells, if not eliminated, frequently lead to relapse of the disease. The present disclosure includes methods to inhibit and/or eliminate residual
cancer cells in a patient upon MRD testing. MRD may be assayed according to methods known in the art (e.g., MRD flow cytometry). The methods, according to this aspect of the disclosure, comprise administering a bispecific anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, optionally in combination with an anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof to a subject in need thereof. [0054] The methods of the present disclosure, according to certain embodiments, comprise administering to a subject a therapeutically effective amount of a bispecific anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, optionally in combination with an anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof and, optionally, a third therapeutic agent or therapy. The third therapeutic agent or therapy may be an agent or therapy selected from the group consisting of, e.g., radiation, chemotherapy, surgery, a cancer vaccine, a PD-L1 inhibitor (e.g., an anti-PD-L1 antibody), a LAG3 inhibitor (e.g., an anti-LAG3 antibody), a CTLA-4 inhibitor (e.g., an anti-CTLA-4 antibody), a TIM3 inhibitor, a BTLA inhibitor, a TIGIT inhibitor, a CD47 inhibitor, an indoleamine-2,3- dioxygenase (IDO) inhibitor, a vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) antagonist, an Ang2 inhibitor, a transforming growth factor beta (TGF.beta.) inhibitor, an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor, an antibody to a tumor-specific antigen, a cytotoxin, a chemotherapeutic agent, anti-androgen therapy, an IL-6R inhibitor, an IL-4R inhibitor, an IL-10 inhibitor, a cytokine such as IL-2, IL-7, IL-21, and IL-15, an anti-inflammatory drug such as corticosteroids, and non- steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and a dietary supplement such as anti-oxidants. In certain embodiments, the antibodies may be administered in combination with therapy including a chemotherapeutic agent, radiation and surgery. As used herein, the phrase “in combination with" means that the antibody or antibodies are administered to the subject at the same time as, just before, or just after administration of the third therapeutic agent. In certain embodiments, the antibody or antibodies and the third therapeutic agent are administered in separate formulations. [0055] In certain embodiments, the methods of the present disclosure comprise administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a bispecific anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, optionally in combination with an anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof. In certain embodiments, administration of the bispecific antibody, or optionally the combination, results in tumor growth inhibition by at least about 10%, about 20%, about 30%, about 40%, about 50%, about 60%, about 70% or about 80% as compared to an untreated subject. In certain embodiments, the administration of the bispecific antibody , or optionally the combination, leads to increased tumor regression, tumor shrinkage and/or disappearance. In certain embodiments, the administration of the bispecific antibody, or optionally the combination, leads to delay in tumor growth and development, e.g., tumor growth may be delayed by about 3 days, more than 3 days, about 7 days, more than 7 days, more than 15 days,
more than 1 month, more than 3 months, more than 6 months, more than 1 year, more than 2 years, or more than 3 years as compared to an untreated subject. In certain embodiments, administration of the bispecific antibody, or optionally the combination, prevents tumor recurrence and/or increases duration of survival of the subject, e.g., increases duration of survival by more than 15 days, more than 1 month, more than 3 months, more than 6 months, more than 12 months, more than 18 months, more than 24 months, more than 36 months, or more than 48 months relative to an untreated subject. In certain embodiments, administration of the bispecific antibody, or optionally the combination, increases progression-free survival or overall survival. In certain embodiments, administration of the bispecific antibody, or optionally the combination, increases response and duration of response in a subject, e.g., by more than 2%, more than 3%, more than 4%, more than 5%, more than 6%, more than 7%, more than 8%, more than 9%, more than 10%, more than 20%, more than 30%, more than 40% or more than 50% over an untreated subject. In certain embodiments, administration of the bispecific antibody, or optionally the combination, to a subject with prostate cancer leads to complete disappearance of all evidence of tumor cells ("complete response"). In certain embodiments, administration of the bispecific antibody, or optionally the combination, to a subject with prostate cancer leads to at least 30% or more decrease in tumor cells or tumor size ("partial response"). In certain embodiments, administration of the bispecific antibody, or optionally the combination, to a subject with prostate cancer leads to complete or partial disappearance of tumor cells/lesions including new measurable lesions. Tumor reduction can be measured by any of the methods known in the art, e.g., X-rays, positron emission tomography (PET), computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), cytology, histology, or molecular genetic analyses. In some cases, PET/CT imaging can be performed using a radiotracer (e.g., 18F-DCFPyL) to detect lesions in patients with metastatic prostate cancer (e.g., mCRPC). [0056] In certain cases, the response of a subject to therapy is categorized as a complete response (CR), a partial response (PR), progressive disease (PD), or as stable disease (SD). A CR is defined as disappearance of all target lesions, and a reduction in short axis of any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) to <10 mm (<1 cm). A PR is defined as an at least 30% decrease in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum diameters. PD is defined as an at least 20% increase in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum on study (this includes the baseline sum if that is the smallest on study). In addition to the relative increase of 20%, the sum must also demonstrate an absolute increase of at least 5 mm (0.5 cm). (Note: the appearance of one or more new lesions is also considered a progression). SD is defined as neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for PD, taking as reference the smallest sum diameters while on study.
Bispecific Anti-PSMA x Anti-CD28 Antibodies [0057] According to certain exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, the methods comprise administering a therapeutically effective amount of a bispecific antibody that specifically binds CD28 and PSMA or antigen-binding fragment thereof. Such antibodies and fragments may be referred to herein as, e.g., "anti-PSMA/anti-CD28," or "anti-PSMA x CD28" or "PSMA x CD28" bispecific antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof, or other similar terminology. [0058] As used herein, the expression "bispecific antibody" refers to an immunoglobulin protein comprising at least a first antigen-binding domain and a second antigen-binding domain. In the context of the present disclosure, the first antigen-binding domain specifically binds a first antigen (e.g., PSMA), and the second antigen-binding domain specifically binds a second, distinct antigen (e.g., CD28). Each antigen-binding domain of a bispecific antibody comprises a heavy chain variable domain (HCVR) and a light chain variable domain (LCVR), each comprising three CDRs. In the context of a bispecific antibody, the CDRs of the first antigen-binding domain may be designated with the prefix "A" and the CDRs of the second antigen-binding domain may be designated with the prefix "B". Thus, the CDRs of the first antigen-binding domain may be referred to herein as A-HCDR1, A-HCDR2, and A-HCDR3; and the CDRs of the second antigen-binding domain may be referred to herein as B-HCDR1, B-HCDR2, and B-HCDR3. [0059] The first antigen-binding domain and the second antigen-binding domain are each connected to a separate multimerizing domain. As used herein, a "multimerizing domain" is any macromolecule, protein, polypeptide, peptide, or amino acid that has the ability to associate with a second multimerizing domain of the same or similar structure or constitution. In the context of the present disclosure, the multimerizing component is an Fc portion of an immunoglobulin (comprising a CH2-CH3 domain), e.g., an Fc domain of an IgG selected from the isotypes IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, and IgG4, as well as any allotype within each isotype group. [0060] Bispecific antibodies of the present disclosure typically comprise two multimerizing domains, e.g., two Fc domains that are each individually part of a separate antibody heavy chain. The first and second multimerizing domains may be of the same IgG isotype such as, e.g., IgG1/IgG1, IgG2/IgG2, IgG4/IgG4. Alternatively, the first and second multimerizing domains may be of different IgG isotypes such as, e.g., IgG1/IgG2, IgG1/IgG4, IgG2/IgG4, etc. [0061] Any bispecific antibody format or technology may be used to make the bispecific antibodies of the present disclosure. For example, an antibody or fragment thereof having a first antigen binding specificity can be functionally linked (e.g., by chemical coupling, genetic fusion, noncovalent association or otherwise) to one or more other molecular entities, such as another antibody or antibody fragment having a second antigen-binding specificity to produce a bispecific antibody. Specific exemplary bispecific formats that can be used in the context of the present
disclosure include, without limitation, e.g., scFv-based or diabody bispecific formats, IgG-scFv fusions, dual variable domain (DVD)-Ig, Quadroma, knobs-into-holes, common light chain (e.g., common light chain with knobs-into-holes, etc.), CrossMab, CrossFab, (SEED)body, leucine zipper, Duobody, IgG1/IgG2, dual acting Fab (DAF)-IgG, and Mab2 bispecific formats (see, e.g., Klein et al. 2012, mAbs 4:6, 1-11, and references cited therein, for a review of the foregoing formats). [0062] In the context of bispecific antibodies of the present disclosure, Fc domains may comprise one or more amino acid changes (e.g., insertions, deletions or substitutions) as compared to the wild-type, naturally occurring version of the Fc domain. For example, the disclosure includes bispecific antibodies comprising one or more modifications in the Fc domain that results in a modified Fc domain having a modified binding interaction (e.g., enhanced or diminished) between Fc and FcRn. In one embodiment, the bispecific antibody comprises a modification in a CH2 or a CH3 region, wherein the modification increases the affinity of the Fc domain to FcRn in an acidic environment (e.g., in an endosome where pH ranges from about 5.5 to about 6.0). Non-limiting examples of such Fc modifications are disclosed in US Patent Publication No.20150266966, incorporated herein in its entirety. [0063] The present disclosure also includes bispecific antibodies comprising a first CH3 domain and a second Ig CH3 domain, wherein the first and second Ig CH3 domains differ from one another by at least one amino acid, and wherein at least one amino acid difference reduces binding of the bispecific antibody to Protein A as compared to a bi-specific antibody lacking the amino acid difference. In one embodiment, the first Ig CH3 domain binds Protein A and the second Ig CH3 domain contains a mutation that reduces or abolishes Protein A binding such as an H95R modification (by IMGT exon numbering; H435R by EU numbering). The second CH3 may further comprise a Y96F modification (by IMGT; Y436F by EU). See, for example, US Patent No. 8,586,713. Further modifications that may be found within the second CH3 include: D16E, L18M, N44S, K52N, V57M, and V82I (by IMGT; D356E, L358M, N384S, K392N, V397M, and V422I by EU) in the case of IgG1 antibodies; N44S, K52N, and V82I (IMGT; N384S, K392N, and V422I by EU) in the case of IgG2 antibodies; and Q15R, N44S, K52N, V57M, R69K, E79Q, and V82I (by IMGT; Q355R, N384S, K392N, V397M, R409K, E419Q, and V422I by EU) in the case of IgG4 antibodies. [0064] In certain embodiments, the Fc domain may be chimeric, combining Fc sequences derived from more than one immunoglobulin isotype. For example, a chimeric Fc domain can comprise part or all of a CH2 sequence derived from a human IgG1, human IgG2 or human IgG4 CH2 region, and part or all of a CH3 sequence derived from a human IgG1, human IgG2 or human IgG4. A chimeric Fc domain can also contain a chimeric hinge region. For example, a chimeric hinge may comprise an "upper hinge" sequence, derived from a human IgG1, a human IgG2 or a human IgG4 hinge
region, combined with a "lower hinge" sequence, derived from a human IgG1, a human IgG2 or a human IgG4 hinge region. A particular example of a chimeric Fc domain that can be included in any of the antibodies set forth herein comprises, from N- to C-terminus: [IgG4 CH1]-[IgG4 upper hinge]- [IgG2 lower hinge]-[IgG4 CH2]-[IgG4 CH3]. Another example of a chimeric Fc domain that can be included in any of the antibodies set forth herein comprises, from N- to C-terminus: [IgG1 CH1]- [IgG1 upper hinge]-[IgG2 lower hinge]-[IgG4 CH2]-[IgG1 CH3]. These and other examples of chimeric Fc domains or chimeric heavy chain constant regions that can be included in any of the antibodies of the present disclosure are described in US Patent Publication No.20140243504, which is herein incorporated in its entirety. Chimeric Fc domains and chimeric heavy chain constant regions having these general structural arrangements, and variants thereof, can have altered Fc receptor binding, which in turn affects Fc effector function. [0065] According to certain exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, the bispecific anti- PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody, or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprises heavy chain variable regions (A-HCVR and B-HCVR), light chain variable regions (A-LCVR and B-LCVR), and/or complementarity determining regions (CDRs) comprising any of the amino acid sequences of the bispecific anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 antibodies as set forth in WO 2019/246514. In certain exemplary embodiments, the bispecific anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that can be used in the context of the methods of the present disclosure comprises: (a) a first antigen- binding arm that specifically binds PSMA comprising the heavy chain complementarity determining regions (A-HCDR1, A-HCDR2 and A-HCDR3) of a heavy chain variable region (A-HCVR) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and the light chain complementarity determining regions (A-LCDR1, A-LCDR2 and A-LCDR3) of a light chain variable region (A-LCVR) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9; and (b) a second antigen-binding arm that specifically binds CD28 comprising the heavy chain CDRs (B-HCDR1, B-HCDR2 and B-HCDR3) of a HCVR (B-HCVR) comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, and the light chain CDRs (B-LCDR1, B-LCDR2 and B-LCDR3) of a LCVR (B-LCVR) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9. According to certain embodiments, the A-HCDR1 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2; the A-HCDR2 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3; the A-HCDR3 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4; the A-LCDR1 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10; the A-LCDR2 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11; the A-LCDR3 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 12; the B-HCDR1 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6; the B-HCDR2 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7; and the B-HCDR3 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8; and the B-LCDR1 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10; the B-LCDR2 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11; the B-LCDR3 comprises the amino acid
sequence of SEQ ID NO: 12. In yet other embodiments, the bispecific anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprises: (a) a first antigen-binding arm comprising a HCVR (A-HCVR) comprising SEQ ID NO: 1 and a LCVR (A-LCVR) comprising SEQ ID NO: 9; and (b) a second antigen-binding arm comprising a HCVR (B-HCVR) comprising SEQ ID NO: 5, and a LCVR (B-LCVR) comprising SEQ ID NO: 9. In certain exemplary embodiments, the bispecific anti- PSMA x CD28 antibody comprises a PSMA-binding arm comprising a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13 and a light chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15, and a CD28-binding arm comprising a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14 and a light chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15. [0066] In certain exemplary embodiments, the bispecific anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that can be used in the context of the methods of the present disclosure comprises: (a) a first antigen-binding arm that specifically binds PSMA comprising the heavy chain complementarity determining regions (A-HCDR1, A-HCDR2 and A-HCDR3) of a heavy chain variable region (A-HCVR) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 16 and the light chain complementarity determining regions (A-LCDR1, A-LCDR2 and A-LCDR3) of a light chain variable region (A-LCVR) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 28; and (b) a second antigen-binding arm that specifically binds CD28 comprising the heavy chain CDRs (B- HCDR1, B-HCDR2 and B-HCDR3) of a HCVR (B-HCVR) comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 20 or SEQ ID NO: 24, and the light chain CDRs (B-LCDR1, B-LCDR2 and B-LCDR3) of a LCVR (B-LCVR) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 28. According to certain embodiments, the A-HCDR1 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 17; the A-HCDR2 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 18; the A-HCDR3 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19; the A-LCDR1 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 29; the A-LCDR2 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 30; the A-LCDR3 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 31; the B-HCDR1 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 21, or SEQ ID NO: 25; the B-HCDR2 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 22, or SEQ ID NO: 26; and the B-HCDR3 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 23, or SEQ ID NO: 27; and the B-LCDR1 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 29; the B- LCDR2 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 30; the B-LCDR3 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 31. In yet other embodiments, the bispecific anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprises: (a) a first antigen-binding arm comprising a HCVR (A-HCVR) comprising SEQ ID NO: 16 and a LCVR (A-LCVR) comprising SEQ ID NO: 28; and (b) a second antigen-binding arm comprising a HCVR (B-HCVR) comprising SEQ ID NO: 20 or SEQ ID NO: 24, and a LCVR (B-LCVR) comprising SEQ ID NO: 28. In certain exemplary
embodiments, the bispecific anti-PSMA x CD28 antibody comprises a PSMA-binding arm comprising a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 32 and a light chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 35, and a CD28-binding arm comprising a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 33 and a light chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 35. In certain exemplary embodiments, the bispecific ant- PSMA x CD28 antibody comprises a PSMA-binding arm comprising a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 32 and a light chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 35, and a CD28-binding arm comprising a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 34 and a light chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 35. [0067] The methods of the present disclosure also encompass use of a bioequivalent to the bispecific antibodies discussed herein. The term "bioequivalent", as used herein, refers to antibodies or fragments thereof that are pharmaceutical equivalents or pharmaceutical alternatives whose rate and/or extent of absorption do not show a significant difference with that of the bispecific antibodies discussed above when administered at the same molar dose under similar experimental conditions, either single dose or multiple dose. In the context of the disclosure, the term refers to antigen-binding proteins that bind to PSMA and CD28, which do not have clinically meaningful differences to the bispecific antibodies discussed herein in their safety, purity and/or potency. Anti-PD-1 Antibodies and Antigen-Binding Fragments Thereof [0068] According to certain exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, the methods comprise administering a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds PD-1. The term "antibody," as used herein, includes immunoglobulin molecules comprising four polypeptide chains, two heavy (H) chains and two light (L) chains inter-connected by disulfide bonds, as well as multimers thereof (e.g., IgM). In a typical antibody, each heavy chain comprises a heavy chain variable region (abbreviated herein as HCVR or VH) and a heavy chain constant region. The heavy chain constant region comprises three domains, CH1, CH2 and CH3. Each light chain comprises a light chain variable region (abbreviated herein as LCVR or VL) and a light chain constant region. The light chain constant region comprises one domain (CL1). The VH and VL regions can be further subdivided into regions of hypervariability, termed complementarity determining regions (CDRs), interspersed with regions that are more conserved, termed framework regions (FR). Each VH and VL is composed of three CDRs and four FRs, arranged from amino-terminus to carboxy-terminus in the following order: FR1, CDR1, FR2, CDR2, FR3, CDR3, FR4. In different embodiments of the disclosure, the FRs of the anti-IL-4R antibody (or antigen-binding portion thereof) may be identical to the human germline sequences, or
may be naturally or artificially modified. An amino acid consensus sequence may be defined based on a side-by-side analysis of two or more CDRs. [0069] The term "antibody," as used herein, also includes antigen-binding fragments of full antibody molecules. The terms "antigen-binding portion" of an antibody, "antigen-binding fragment" of an antibody, and the like, as used herein, include any naturally occurring, enzymatically obtainable, synthetic, or genetically engineered polypeptide or glycoprotein that specifically binds an antigen to form a complex. Antigen-binding fragments of an antibody may be derived, e.g., from full antibody molecules using any suitable standard techniques such as proteolytic digestion or recombinant genetic engineering techniques involving the manipulation and expression of DNA encoding antibody variable and optionally constant domains. Such DNA is known and/or is readily available from, e.g., commercial sources, DNA libraries (including, e.g., phage-antibody libraries), or can be synthesized. The DNA may be sequenced and manipulated chemically or by using molecular biology techniques, for example, to arrange one or more variable and/or constant domains into a suitable configuration, or to introduce codons, create cysteine residues, modify, add or delete amino acids, etc. [0070] Non-limiting examples of antigen-binding fragments include: (i) Fab fragments; (ii) F(ab')2 fragments; (iii) Fd fragments; (iv) Fv fragments; (v) single-chain Fv (scFv) molecules; (vi) dAb fragments; and (vii) minimal recognition units consisting of the amino acid residues that mimic the hypervariable region of an antibody (e.g., an isolated complementarity determining region (CDR) such as a CDR3 peptide), or a constrained FR3-CDR3-FR4 peptide. Other engineered molecules, such as domain-specific antibodies, single domain antibodies, domain-deleted antibodies, chimeric antibodies, CDR-grafted antibodies, diabodies, triabodies, tetrabodies, minibodies, nanobodies (e.g. monovalent nanobodies, bivalent nanobodies, etc.), small modular immunopharmaceuticals (SMIPs), and shark variable IgNAR domains, are also encompassed within the expression "antigen- binding fragment," as used herein. [0071] An antigen-binding fragment of an antibody will typically comprise at least one variable domain. The variable domain may be of any size or amino acid composition and will generally comprise at least one CDR which is adjacent to or in frame with one or more framework sequences. In antigen-binding fragments having a VH domain associated with a VL domain, the VH and VL domains may be situated relative to one another in any suitable arrangement. For example, the variable region may be dimeric and contain VH-VH, VH-VL or VL-VL dimers. Alternatively, the antigen- binding fragment of an antibody may contain a monomeric VH or VL domain. [0072] In certain embodiments, an antigen-binding fragment of an antibody may contain at least one variable domain covalently linked to at least one constant domain. Non-limiting, exemplary configurations of variable and constant domains that may be found within an antigen-binding
fragment of an antibody of the present disclosure include: (i) VH-CH1; (ii) VH-CH2; (iii) VH-CH3; (iv) VH-CH1-CH2; (v) VH-CH1-CH2-CH3; (vi) VH-CH2-CH3; (vii) VH-CL; (viii) VL-CH1; (ix) VL-CH2; (x) VL-CH3; (xi) VL-CH1-CH2; (xii) VL-CH1-CH2-CH3; (xiii) VL-CH2-CH3; and (xiv) VL-CL. In any configuration of variable and constant domains, including any of the exemplary configurations listed above, the variable and constant domains may be either directly linked to one another or may be linked by a full or partial hinge or linker region. A hinge region may consist of at least 2 (e.g., 5, 10, 15, 20, 40, 60 or more) amino acids which result in a flexible or semi-flexible linkage between adjacent variable and/or constant domains in a single polypeptide molecule. Moreover, an antigen-binding fragment of an antibody of the present disclosure may comprise a homo-dimer or hetero-dimer (or other multimer) of any of the variable and constant domain configurations listed above in non-covalent association with one another and/or with one or more monomeric VH or VL domain (e.g., by disulfide bond(s)). [0073] The antibodies used in the methods of the present disclosure may be human antibodies. The term "human antibody," as used herein, is intended to include antibodies having variable and constant regions derived from human germline immunoglobulin sequences. The human antibodies of the disclosure may nonetheless include amino acid residues not encoded by human germline immunoglobulin sequences (e.g., mutations introduced by random or site-specific mutagenesis in vitro or by somatic mutation in vivo), for example in the CDRs and in particular CDR3. However, the term "human antibody," as used herein, is not intended to include antibodies in which CDR sequences derived from the germline of another mammalian species, such as a mouse, have been grafted onto human framework sequences. [0074] The antibodies used in the methods of the present disclosure may be recombinant human antibodies. The term "recombinant human antibody," as used herein, is intended to include all human antibodies that are prepared, expressed, created or isolated by recombinant means, such as antibodies expressed using a recombinant expression vector transfected into a host cell (described further below), antibodies isolated from a recombinant, combinatorial human antibody library (described further below), antibodies isolated from an animal (e.g., a mouse) that is transgenic for human immunoglobulin genes (see e.g., Taylor et al. (1992) Nucl. Acids Res. 20:6287-6295) or antibodies prepared, expressed, created or isolated by any other means that involves splicing of human immunoglobulin gene sequences to other DNA sequences. Such recombinant human antibodies have variable and constant regions derived from human germline immunoglobulin sequences. In certain embodiments, however, such recombinant human antibodies are subjected to in vitro mutagenesis (or, when an animal transgenic for human Ig sequences is used, in vivo somatic mutagenesis) and thus the amino acid sequences of the VH and VL regions of the recombinant antibodies are sequences that, while derived from and related to human germline
VH and VL sequences, may not naturally exist within the human antibody germline repertoire in vivo. [0075] According to certain embodiments, the antibodies used in the methods of the present disclosure specifically bind PD-1. The term "specifically binds," or the like, means that an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof forms a complex with an antigen that is relatively stable under physiologic conditions. Methods for determining whether an antibody specifically binds to an antigen are well known in the art and include, for example, equilibrium dialysis, surface plasmon resonance, and the like. For example, an antibody that "specifically binds" PD-1, as used in the context of the present disclosure, includes antibodies that bind PD-1 or portion thereof with a KD of less than about 500 nM, less than about 300 nM, less than about 200 nM, less than about 100 nM, less than about 90 nM, less than about 80 nM, less than about 70 nM, less than about 60 nM, less than about 50 nM, less than about 40 nM, less than about 30 nM, less than about 20 nM, less than about 10 nM, less than about 5 nM, less than about 4 nM, less than about 3 nM, less than about 2 nM, less than about 1 nM or less than about 0.5 nM, as measured in a surface plasmon resonance assay. An isolated antibody that specifically binds human PD-1 may, however, have cross-reactivity to other antigens, such as PD-1 molecules from other (non-human) species. [0076] According to certain exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, the anti-PD-1 antibody, or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprises a heavy chain variable region (HCVR), light chain variable region (LCVR), and/or complementarity determining regions (CDRs) comprising any of the amino acid sequences of the anti-PD-1 antibodies as set forth in US Patent No. 9,987,500. In certain exemplary embodiments, the anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that can be used in the context of the methods of the present disclosure comprises the heavy chain complementarity determining regions (HCDRs) of a heavy chain variable region (HCVR) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 36 and the light chain complementarity determining regions (LCDRs) of a light chain variable region (LCVR) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 40. According to certain embodiments, the anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprises three HCDRs (HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3) and three LCDRs (LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3), wherein the HCDR1 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 37; the HCDR2 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 38; the HCDR3 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 39; the LCDR1 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 41; the LCDR2 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 42; and the LCDR3 comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 43. In yet other embodiments, the anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprises an HCVR comprising SEQ ID NO: 36 and an LCVR comprising SEQ ID NO: 40. In certain embodiments, the methods of the present disclosure comprise the use of an anti-PD-1
antibody, wherein the antibody comprises a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 44. In some embodiments, the anti-PD-1 antibody comprises a light chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 45. An exemplary antibody comprising a HCVR comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 36 and a LCVR comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 40 is the fully human anti-PD-1 antibody known as REGN2810 (also known as cemiplimab, LIBTAYO®). According to certain exemplary embodiments, the methods of the present disclosure comprise the use of REGN2810, or a bioequivalent thereof. The term "bioequivalent", as used herein, refers to anti-PD-1 antibodies or PD-1-binding proteins or fragments thereof that are pharmaceutical equivalents or pharmaceutical alternatives whose rate and/or extent of absorption do not show a significant difference with that of REGN2810 when administered at the same molar dose under similar experimental conditions, either single dose or multiple dose. In the context of the disclosure, the term refers to antigen-binding proteins that bind to PD-1 which do not have clinically meaningful differences with REGN2810 in their safety, purity and/or potency. [0077] Other anti-PD-1 antibodies that can be used in the context of the methods of the present disclosure include, e.g., the antibodies referred to and known in the art as nivolumab (U.S. Pat. No. 8,008,449), pembrolizumab (U.S. Pat. No.8,354,509), MEDI0608 (U.S. Pat. No.8,609,089), pidilizumab (U.S. Pat. No.8,686,119), or any of the anti-PD-1 antibodies as set forth in U.S. Pat. Nos.6,808,710, 7,488,802, 8,168,757, 8,354,509, 8,779,105, or 8,900,587. [0078] The anti-PD-1 antibodies used in the context of the methods of the present disclosure may have pH-dependent binding characteristics. For example, an anti-PD-1 antibody for use in the methods of the present disclosure may exhibit reduced binding to PD-1 at acidic pH as compared to neutral pH. Alternatively, an anti-PD-1 antibody of the disclosure may exhibit enhanced binding to its antigen at acidic pH as compared to neutral pH. The expression "acidic pH" includes pH values less than about 6.2, e.g., about 6.0, 5.95, 5.9, 5.85, 5.8, 5.75, 5.7, 5.65, 5.6, 5.55, 5.5, 5.45, 5.4, 5.35, 5.3, 5.25, 5.2, 5.15, 5.1, 5.05, 5.0, or less. As used herein, the expression "neutral pH" means a pH of about 7.0 to about 7.4. The expression "neutral pH" includes pH values of about 7.0, 7.05, 7.1, 7.15, 7.2, 7.25, 7.3, 7.35, and 7.4. [0079] In certain instances, "reduced binding to PD-1 at acidic pH as compared to neutral pH" is expressed in terms of a ratio of the KD value of the antibody binding to PD-1 at acidic pH to the KD value of the antibody binding to PD-1 at neutral pH (or vice versa). For example, an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof may be regarded as exhibiting "reduced binding to PD-1 at acidic pH as compared to neutral pH" for purposes of the present disclosure if the antibody or antigen- binding fragment thereof exhibits an acidic/neutral KD ratio of about 3.0 or greater. In certain exemplary embodiments, the acidic/neutral KD ratio for an antibody or antigen-binding fragment of
the present disclosure can be about 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 5.5, 6.0, 6.5, 7.0, 7.5, 8.0, 8.5, 9.0, 9.5, 10.0, 10.5, 11.0, 11.5, 12.0, 12.5, 13.0, 13.5, 14.0, 14.5, 15.0, 20.0, 25.0, 30.0, 40.0, 50.0, 60.0, 70.0, 100.0, or greater. [0080] Antibodies with pH-dependent binding characteristics may be obtained, e.g., by screening a population of antibodies for reduced (or enhanced) binding to a particular antigen at acidic pH as compared to neutral pH. Additionally, modifications of the antigen-binding domain at the amino acid level may yield antibodies with pH-dependent characteristics. For example, by substituting one or more amino acids of an antigen-binding domain (e.g., within a CDR) with a histidine residue, an antibody with reduced antigen-binding at acidic pH relative to neutral pH may be obtained. As used herein, the expression "acidic pH" means a pH of 6.0 or less. Combination Therapies [0081] The methods of the present disclosure, according to certain embodiments, comprise administering to the subject an anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 bispecific antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof in combination with an anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof. In certain embodiments, the methods of the present disclosure comprise administering the antibodies for additive or synergistic activity to treat a PSMA-expressing cancer, preferably prostate cancer. In some embodiments, the combination of anti-PSMA x CD28 bispecific antibody (e.g., mAb1) and anti-PD-1 antibody (e.g., cemiplimab) produces a synergistic therapeutic effect in the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. As used herein, the expression "in combination with" means that the anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 bispecific antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is administered before, after, or concurrent with the anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof. The term "in combination with" also includes sequential or concomitant administration of anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof and a bispecific anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof. For example, when administered "before" the bispecific anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, the anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof may be administered more than 72 hours, about 72 hours, about 60 hours, about 48 hours, about 36 hours, about 24 hours, about 12 hours, about 10 hours, about 8 hours, about 6 hours, about 4 hours, about 2 hours, about 1 hour, or about 30 minutes prior to the administration of the bispecific anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen- binding fragment thereof. When administered "after" the bispecific anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, the anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof may be administered about 30 minutes, about 1 hour, about 2 hours, about 4 hours, about 6 hours, about 8 hours, about 10 hours, about 12 hours, about 24 hours, about 36 hours, about 48 hours, about 60 hours, about 72 hours, or more than 72 hours after the administration of the bispecific anti-
PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof. Administration "concurrent" with the bispecific anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof means that the anti- PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is administered to the subject in a separate dosage form within less than 30 minutes (before, after, or at the same time) of administration of the bispecific anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, or administered to the subject as a single combined dosage formulation comprising both the anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof and the bispecific anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen- binding fragment thereof. [0082] In certain embodiments, the methods of the present disclosure comprise administration of a second (i.e., when the bispecific antibody is administered without the anti-PD-1 antibody) or third therapeutic agent (i.e., when a combination of the bispecific antibody and the anti-PD-1 antibody are administered) wherein the second or third therapeutic agent is an anti-cancer drug or anti- cancer therapy. In certain embodiments, the methods of the disclosure comprise administering an anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 bispecific antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, and optionally an anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, in combination with radiation therapy, surgery or other anti-cancer therapy to generate long-term durable anti-tumor responses and/or enhance survival of patients with a PSMA-expressing cancer. [0083] In some embodiments, the methods of the disclosure comprise administering radiation therapy prior to, concomitantly or after administering a bispecific anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, and optionally an anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, to a cancer patient. For example, radiation therapy may be administered in one or more doses to tumor lesions after administration of one or more doses of the antibodies. In some embodiments, radiation therapy may be administered locally to a tumor lesion to enhance the local immunogenicity of a patient's tumor (adjuvinating radiation) and/or to kill tumor cells (ablative radiation) after systemic administration of a bispecific anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen- binding fragment thereof, and optionally an anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof. Efficacy and Monitoring [0084] In various embodiments, administration of the bispecific antibody, or optionally the combination of anti-PSMA x CD28 bispecific antibody (e.g., mAb1) and anti-PD-1 antibody (e.g., cemiplimab), to a subject with mCRPC resuilts in: ▪ at least a 50% decline in prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels in the subject; ▪ at least a 55% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ▪ at least a 60% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ▪ at least a 65% decline in PSA levels in the subject;
▪ at least a 70% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ▪ at least a 75% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ▪ at least a 80% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ▪ at least a 85% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ▪ at least a 90% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ▪ at least a 95% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ▪ at least a 96% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ▪ at least a 97% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ▪ at least a 98% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ▪ at least a 99% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ▪ a reduction in the size of at least one lesion that has a PSMA PET signal less than the PSMA PET signal in the subject’s liver; and/or ▪ a response in the subject following pseudo-progression. [0085] The methods discussed in the present disclosure may further comprise tumor biopsies, imaging, and cytokine release syndrome (CRS) monitoring and management to evaluate efficacy and safety within individual subjects or populations of subjects. Tumor Biopsy [0086] Patients with soft tissue disease may undergo a core or excisional biopsy from a soft tissue lesion if clinically accessible at screening and/or during treatment as discussed herein. For patients without soft tissue disease that is clinically accessible, a bone biopsy may be performed if feasible. Any available tissue from samples (e.g., formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded, or preserved in block for molecular extraction) collected at various time points, as well as archival specimens from previous treatment, in addition to clinical diagnostic uses, may be utilized for biomarker assays. Specifically, these samples may be assessed using in situ imaging with probes for gene targets relevant to REGN5678 (PSMA, CD28) and optionally cemiplimab (PD-L1), as well as markers of immune activation, suppression, and function, and tumor cell phenotype. [0087] Tumor tissue biopsies, if available, may also be subjected to gene expression profiling (using RNA sequencing or other methods) as a measure of composite tumor microenvironmental phenotype, whole exome sequencing or other mutational profiling, and targeted study of gene variants (tumor mutations) such as those affecting DNA repair pathways. They may also be profiled using next-generation sequencing for the T cell receptor repertoire, as a measure of tumor- associated T cell clonal proliferation. Imaging
[0088] Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET/CT has been shown to provide a sensitive measure of both PSMA expression and tumor burden in prostate cancer patients. It allows detection of more tumor lesions and greater specificity than conventional imaging modalities used in combination for prostate cancer, such as CT, MRI and bone scan, thereby greatly improves the effectiveness of tumor response assessment and treatment strategy decision-making. [0089] Fluorine F 18 DCFPyL (18F-DCFPyL) is a radiolabeled small molecule that binds to the extracellular domain of PSMA with high affinity. Data from enzyme inhibition assays has shown that DCFPyL binds competitively to PSMA expressing LNCaP cells with a Ki of 1.1 nM.18F-DCFPyL has been tested in multiple phase 1 to 3 studies and found to be well tolerated in prostate cancer patients. Biodistribution following administration of 18F-DCFPyL injection and optimal imaging time point were determined and radiation dose used was within limit for diagnostic radiotracers for PET. Physiologic accumulation of 18F-DCFPyL was found to correspond to the distribution of PSMA expressing organs. Accumulation in primary tumor and metastatic lesions was very high, suggesting that 18F-DCFPyL injection can be used to detect residual tumor as well as regional or distant metastases with high sensitivity and specificity. According, the methods discussed herein may include using 18F-DCFPyL PSMA PET/CT for assessing whole body tumor burden in mCRPC patients and the anti-tumor activity of the REGN5678, and optionaly the cemiplimab combination. CRS Monitoring and Management [0090] Cytokine release has been observed with superagonist anti-CD28 bivalent antibodies, bispecific antibodies, and similar molecules. Cytokine release syndrome (CRS) has often resulted in clinical symptoms during infusion or within hours to days of infusion. In a clinical study of 6 patients treated with a bivalent anti-CD28 superagonist antibody (TGN1412), life-threatening CRS occurred acutely, and patients became critically ill within 12 to 16 hours. Prior experience with bispecific antibodies targeting a tumor antigen and CD3 has shown that when CRS occurred, the events were most prominent following the first 1 or 2 weekly doses of study treatment and were typically transient, even when higher doses were administered in subsequent weeks. This has also been observed in combination with cemiplimab. CRS typically occurs more frequently with the first 2 weekly doses for any given patient and decreases in frequency upon subsequent exposure. Based on these findings, the risk of an initial episode of CRS occurring after third dose or later is considered to be low. [0091] Subcutaneous administration of bispecific antibodies has recently been evaluated in preclinical and early-phase clinical studies. Subcutaneous administration of a bispecific antibody targeting a tumor antigen and CD3 was tolerated without severe CRS events (no Grade ≥3 CRS) in a B-cell tumor. In cynomolgus monkeys, SC administration of the same bispecific antibody resulted
in lower Cmax, delayed Tmax, and lower plasma cytokine levels compared to IV administration. The methods discussed herein may include measures to address potential safety issues resulting from cytokine release, including: (1) Cytokine monitoring; (2) Use of anti-IL-6 pathway therapies (e.g., sarilumab or tocilizumab) and corticosteroids for management of CRS; and (3) Provisions for premedication and use of lower dose at initial dosing visits before stepping up to the full dose at the dose level (DL) in the event of observed CRS. [0092] Patients who develop symptoms consistent with severe CRS, including but not limited to, persistent fevers, neurologic disorders (including mental status changes, obtundation, and seizures), clinical signs of toxicity (hypotension requiring at least 1 IV vasoactive pressor or hypoxia [PO2 <90%]) may be considered for pharmacologic intervention with anti-IL-6 pathway therapies (e.g., sarilumab or tocilizumab) and/or high dose steroids. Such additions to the methods discussed herein are contemplated by this disclosure. [0093] Corticosteroids may also be utilized in the management of CRS, particularly in cases with neurologic symptoms. In general, corticosteroids should be used when: 1) IRR/CRS does not respond adequately to anti-IL-6 pathway therapies (e.g., sarilumab or tocilizumab), or 2) anti-IL-6 pathway therapies are not in the best interest of the patient. Pharmaceutical Compositions and Administration [0094] The present disclosure includes methods which comprise administering a bispecific anti- PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, optionally in combination with an anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, to a subject wherein the antibody or antibodies (or fragments) are contained within separate or a combined (single) pharmaceutical composition. The pharmaceutical compositions of the disclosure may be formulated with suitable carriers, excipients, and other agents that provide suitable transfer, delivery, tolerance, and the like. A multitude of appropriate formulations can be found in the formulary known to all pharmaceutical chemists: Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mack Publishing Company, Easton, Pa. These formulations include, for example, powders, pastes, ointments, jellies, waxes, oils, lipids, lipid (cationic or anionic) containing vesicles (such as LIPOFECTINTM), DNA conjugates, anhydrous absorption pastes, oil-in-water and water-in-oil emulsions, emulsions carbowax (polyethylene glycols of various molecular weights), semi-solid gels, and semi-solid mixtures containing carbowax. See also Powell et al. "Compendium of excipients for parenteral formulations" PDA (1998) J Pharm Sci Technol 52:238-311. [0095] Various delivery systems are known and can be used to administer the pharmaceutical
composition of the disclosure, e.g., encapsulation in liposomes, microparticles, microcapsules, recombinant cells capable of expressing the mutant viruses, receptor mediated endocytosis (see, e.g., Wu et al., 1987, J. Biol. Chem.262: 4429-4432). Methods of administration include, but are not limited to, intradermal, intramuscular, intraperitoneal, intravenous, subcutaneous, intranasal, epidural, and oral routes. The composition may be administered by any convenient route, for example by infusion or bolus injection, or by injection, and may be administered together with other biologically active agents. [0096] A pharmaceutical composition of the present disclosure can be delivered subcutaneously or intravenously with a standard needle and syringe. In addition, with respect to subcutaneous delivery, a pen delivery device readily has applications in delivering a pharmaceutical composition of the present disclosure. Such a pen delivery device can be reusable or disposable. A reusable pen delivery device generally utilizes a replaceable cartridge that contains a pharmaceutical composition. Once all of the pharmaceutical composition within the cartridge has been administered and the cartridge is empty, the empty cartridge can readily be discarded and replaced with a new cartridge that contains the pharmaceutical composition. The pen delivery device can then be reused. In a disposable pen delivery device, there is no replaceable cartridge. Rather, the disposable pen delivery device comes prefilled with the pharmaceutical composition held in a reservoir within the device. Once the reservoir is emptied of the pharmaceutical composition, the entire device is discarded. [0097] Numerous reusable pen and autoinjector delivery devices have applications in the subcutaneous delivery of a pharmaceutical composition of the present disclosure. Examples include, but are not limited to AUTOPEN™ (Owen Mumford, Inc., Woodstock, UK), DISETRONIC™ pen (Disetronic Medical Systems, Bergdorf, Switzerland), HUMALOG MIX 75/25™ pen, HUMALOG™ pen, HUMALIN 70/30™ pen (Eli Lilly and Co., Indianapolis, IN), NOVOPEN™ I, II and III (Novo Nordisk, Copenhagen, Denmark), NOVOPEN JUNIOR™ (Novo Nordisk, Copenhagen, Denmark), BD™ pen (Becton Dickinson, Franklin Lakes, NJ), OPTIPEN™, OPTIPEN PRO™, OPTIPEN STARLET™, and OPTICLIK™ (sanofi-aventis, Frankfurt, Germany), to name only a few. Examples of disposable pen delivery devices having applications in subcutaneous delivery of a pharmaceutical composition of the present disclosure include, but are not limited to the SOLOSTAR™ pen (sanofi-aventis), the FLEXPEN™ (Novo Nordisk), and the KWIKPEN™ (Eli Lilly), the SURECLICKTM Autoinjector (Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA), the PENLETTM (Haselmeier, Stuttgart, Germany), the EPIPEN (Dey, L.P.), and the HUMIRATM Pen (Abbott Labs, Abbott Park IL), to name only a few. [0098] In certain situations, the pharmaceutical composition can be delivered in a controlled release system. In one embodiment, a pump may be used. In another embodiment, polymeric
materials can be used; see, Medical Applications of Controlled Release, Langer and Wise (eds.), 1974, CRC Pres., Boca Raton, Fla. In yet another embodiment, a controlled release system can be placed in proximity of the composition's target, thus requiring only a fraction of the systemic dose (see, e.g., Goodson, 1984, in Medical Applications of Controlled Release, supra, vol.2, pp.115- 138). Other controlled release systems are discussed in the review by Langer, 1990, Science 249:1527-1533. [0099] The injectable preparations may include dosage forms for intravenous, subcutaneous, intracutaneous and intramuscular injections, drip infusions, etc. These injectable preparations may be prepared by known methods. For example, the injectable preparations may be prepared, e.g., by dissolving, suspending or emulsifying the antibody or its salt described above in a sterile aqueous medium or an oily medium conventionally used for injections. As the aqueous medium for injections, there are, for example, physiological saline, an isotonic solution containing glucose and other auxiliary agents, etc., which may be used in combination with an appropriate solubilizing agent. The injection thus prepared is preferably filled in an appropriate ampoule. [0100] Advantageously, the pharmaceutical compositions for use described above are prepared into dosage forms in a unit dose suited to fit a dose of the active ingredients. Such dosage forms in a unit dose include, for example, a vial or a prefilled syringe. Administration Regimens [0101] The present disclosure includes methods comprising administering to a subject a bispecific anti-PSMA x CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, optionally in combination with an anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof at a dosing frequency of about four times a week, twice a week, once a week, once every two weeks, once every three weeks, once every four weeks, once every five weeks, once every six weeks, once every eight weeks, once every twelve weeks, or less frequently so long as a therapeutic response is achieved. [0102] According to certain embodiments of the present disclosure, multiple doses of a bispecific anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, optionally in combination with an anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, may be administered to a subject over a defined time course. The methods according to this aspect of the disclosure comprise administering to a subject one or more doses of a bispecific anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, optionally in sequential administration with one or more doses of an anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof. As used herein, "sequential administering" means that each dose of the antibody is administered to the subject at a different point in time, e.g., on different days separated by a predetermined interval (e.g., hours, days, weeks or months). The present disclosure includes methods which comprise sequential administration to the patient a single initial
dose of an antibody (or fragment), followed by one or more secondary doses of the antibody (or fragment), and optionally followed by one or more tertiary doses of the antibody (or fragment). [0103] The terms "initial dose," "secondary doses," and "tertiary doses," refer to the temporal sequence of administration. Thus, the "initial dose" is the dose which is administered at the beginning of the treatment regimen (also referred to as the "baseline dose"); the "secondary doses" are the doses which are administered after the initial dose; and the "tertiary doses" are the doses which are administered after the secondary doses. The initial, secondary, and tertiary doses may all contain the same amount of the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof (e.g., the bispecific antibody). In certain embodiments, however, the amount contained in the initial, secondary and/or tertiary doses varies from one another (e.g., adjusted up or down as appropriate) during the course of treatment. In certain embodiments, one or more (e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5) doses are administered at the beginning of the treatment regimen as "loading doses" followed by subsequent doses that are administered on a less frequent basis (e.g., "maintenance doses"). [0104] In one exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, each secondary and/or tertiary dose is administered 1/2 to 14 or more (e.g., 1/2, 1, 11/2, 2, 21/2, 3, 31/2, 4, 41/2, 5, 51/2, 6, 61/2, 7, 71/2, 8, 81/2, 9, 91/2, 10, 101/2, 11, 111/2, 12, 121/2, 13, 131/2, 14, 141/2, or more) weeks after the immediately preceding dose. The phrase "the immediately preceding dose," as used herein, means, in a sequence of multiple administrations, the dose of a bispecific anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 or antigen-binding fragment thereof (and optionally an anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof), which is administered to a patient prior to the administration of the very next dose in the sequence with no intervening doses. [0105] The methods according to this aspect of the disclosure may comprise administering to a patient any number of secondary and/or tertiary doses of bispecific anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof and optionally an anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof. For example, in certain embodiments, only a single secondary dose is administered to the patient. In other embodiments, two or more (e.g., 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or more) secondary doses are administered to the patient. Likewise, in certain embodiments, only a single tertiary dose is administered to the patient. In other embodiments, two or more (e.g., 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or more) tertiary doses are administered to the patient. [0106] In embodiments involving multiple secondary doses, each secondary dose may be administered at the same frequency as the other secondary doses. For example, each secondary dose may be administered to the patient 1, 2 or 3 weeks (e.g., 1 week or 3 weeks) after the immediately preceding dose. Similarly, in embodiments involving multiple tertiary doses, each tertiary dose may be administered at the same frequency as the other tertiary doses. For example, each tertiary dose may be administered to the patient 1 to 4 weeks (e.g., 1 week or 3 weeks) after
the immediately preceding dose. Alternatively, the frequency at which the secondary and/or tertiary doses are administered to a patient can vary over the course of the treatment regimen. The frequency of administration may also be adjusted during the course of treatment by a physician depending on the needs of the individual patient following clinical examination. [0107] In certain embodiments, one or more doses of a bispecific anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, and optionally an anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, are administered at the beginning of a treatment regimen as "induction doses" on a more frequent basis (twice a week, once a week, once in 2 weeks, or once in 3 weeks) followed by subsequent doses ("consolidation doses" or "maintenance doses") that are administered on the same or a less frequent basis (e.g., once in 4-12 weeks). [0108] The present disclosure includes methods comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a bispecific antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof at a dose of at least 30 mg once weekly (QW) for at least three weeks in a monotherapy regimen. In various embodiments, the monotherapy regimen may last from three weeks to 36 weeks or longer. In some cases, the monotherapy regimen is at least four weeks, at least five weeks, or at least six weeks in duration. In some cases, the monotherapy regimen is, or is at least, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, or 36 weeks. In some cases, the methods further comprise administration of an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1), wherein the antibody or antigen-binding fragment is administered at a dose of from 3 mg to 100 mg once every three weeks (Q3W). In some cases, the administration of the anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof follows the monotherapy regimen. [0109] The present disclosure also includes methods comprising administering to the subject a combination of a bispecific antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, and an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1), wherein the bispecific antibody is administered to the subject at a dose of at least 30 mg once weekly (QW) for at least three weeks, and wherein the subject has previously received PSMA- targeted lutetium Lu177 vipivotide tetraxetan (177Lu-PSMA-617) radiotherapy. In some cases, the bispecific antibody is administered as monotherapy during a lead-in regimen that is of a duration of at least three weeks, at least four weeks, at least five weeks, or at least six weeks. In some cases, the lead-in regimen is, or is at least, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, or 36 weeks. Dosage [0110] The amount of bispecific anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment
thereof, and optionally the anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, administered to a subject according to the methods of the present disclosure is, generally, a therapeutically effective amount. As used herein, the phrase "therapeutically effective amount" means an amount of antibody (a bispecific anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody and optionally an anti-PD-1 antibody) or antigen-binding fragment thereof that results in one or more of: (a) a reduction in the severity or duration of a symptom of a cancer (e.g., prostate cancer); (b) inhibition of tumor growth, or an increase in tumor necrosis, tumor shrinkage and/or tumor disappearance; (c) delay in tumor growth and development; (d) inhibit or retard or stop tumor metastasis; (e) prevention of recurrence of tumor growth; (f) increase in survival of a subject with cancer (e.g., prostate cancer); and/or (g) a reduction in the use or need for conventional anti-cancer therapy (e.g., reduced or eliminated use of chemotherapeutic or cytotoxic agents) as compared to an untreated subject. [0111] In the case of a bispecific anti-PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, a therapeutically effective amount can be from about 0.3 milligrams (mg) to about 2000 mg, e.g., about 0.3 mg, about 0.5 mg, about 1 mg, about 3 mg, about 5 mg, about 10 mg, about 20 mg, about 30 mg, about 40 mg, about 50 mg, about 75 mg, about 100 mg, about 125 mg, about 150 mg, about 200 mg, about 250 mg, about 300 mg, about 350 mg, about 400 mg, about 450 mg, about 500 mg, about 550 mg, about 600 mg, about 650 mg, about 700 mg, about 750 mg, about 800 mg, about 850 mg, about 900 mg, about 950 mg, or about 1000 mg of the bispecific anti- PSMA/anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof. In certain embodiments, 30 mg, 100 mg, 300 mg, 600 mg, or 900 mg of the bispecific anti-PSMA x anti-CD28 antibody or antigen- binding fragment thereof is administered (e.g., once weekly or once every three weeks) to the subject to treat a PSMA-expressing cancer or prostate cancer (e.g., metastatic and/or castration- resistant prostate cancer). [0112] In the case of an anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, a therapeutically effective amount can be from about 3 mg to about 100 mg (when following the monotherapy regimen of the bispecific antibody), or from about 3 mg to about 400 mg (when used in combination with the bispecific antibody to treat a subject that previously received 177-Lu-PSAMA-617 radiotherapy). In some embodiments (including the embodiments discussed above), the anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof may be administered at a dose of from about 3 mg to about 1000 mg. Thus, in certain embodiments, the effective amount of the anti-PD-1 antibody (or fragment) may be about 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170, 180, 190, 200, 210, 220, 230, 240, 250, 260, 270, 280, 290, 300, 310, 320, 330, 340, 350, 360, 370, 380, 390, 400, 410, 420, 430, 440, 450, 460, 470, 480, 490, 500, 510, 520, 530, 540, 550, 560, 570, 580, 590, 600, 610, 620, 630, 640, 650, 660, 670, 680, 690, 700, 710, 720, 730, 740, 750, 760, 770, 780, 790, 800, 810, 820, 830,
840, 850, 860, 870, 880, 890, 900, 910, 920, 930, 940, 950, 960, 970, 980, 990, or 1000 mg. In certain embodiments, 3 mg to 99 mg, or 300 mg to 400 mg, or 650 mg to 750 mg of the anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is administered (e.g., once every three weeks or once every six weeks) to the subject in combination with the bispecific antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof to treat a PSMA-expressing cancer or prostate cancer (e.g., metastatic and/or castration-resistant prostate cancer). In certain embodiments, 350 mg of an anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is administered (e.g., once every three weeks) to the subject in combination with the bispecific antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof to treat a PSMA- expressing cancer or prostate cancer (e.g., metastatic and/or castration-resistant prostate cancer). [0113] A summary of the sequences and the corresponding SEQ ID NOs referenced herein is shown in Table 1, below. Table 1: Summary of Sequences SEQ ID NO: Description 1 A i PSMA H Ch i V i bl R i 001
21 Anti-CD28 HCDR1 (-002) 22 Anti-CD28 HCDR2 (-002)
EXAMPLES [0114] The following examples are put forth so as to provide those of ordinary skill in the art with a complete disclosure and description of how to make and use the methods and compositions of the invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of what the inventors regard as their invention. Efforts have been made to ensure accuracy with respect to numbers used (e.g., amounts, temperature, etc.) but some experimental errors and deviations should be accounted for. Unless indicated otherwise, parts are parts by weight, molecular weight is average molecular weight, temperature is in degrees Centigrade, and pressure is at or near atmospheric.
Example 1: Generation of Bispecific Antibodies that Bind Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA) and CD28 [0115] Bispecific antibodies comprising an anti-PSMA-specific binding domain and an anti-CD28- specific binding domain were constructed using standard methodologies, wherein the anti-PSMA antigen binding domain and the anti-CD28 antigen binding domain each comprise different, distinct HCVRs paired with a common LCVR. In some instances the bispecific antibodies were constructed utilizing a heavy chain from an anti-CD28 antibody, a heavy chain from an anti-PSMA antibody and a common light chain (See Table 2). [0116] The bispecific antibodies created in accordance with the present Example comprise two separate antigen-binding domains (i.e., binding arms). The first antigen-binding domain comprises a heavy chain variable region derived from an anti-CD28 antibody ("CD28-VH"), and the second antigen-binding domain comprises a heavy chain variable region derived from an anti-PSMA antibody ("PSMA-VH"). Both the anti-PSMA and the anti-CD28 share a common light chain. The CD28-VH/PSMA-VH pairing creates antigen-binding domains that specifically recognize CD28 on T cells and PSMA on tumor cells. [0117] A summary of the component parts of the antigen-binding domains of the various anti- PSMAxCD28 bispecific antibodies constructed is set forth in Table 2. The corresponding CDR sequences and full-length heavy and light chain sequences are identified in Table 1 (with reference to the “-001,” “-002,” and “-003” bispecific antibodies of Table 2). Table 2: Summary of Component Parts of Anti-PSMAxCD28 Bispecific Antibodies Anti-PSMA Anti-CD28 n ) ) )
Example 2: A Phase 1/2 Study of a Bispecific Anti-PSMA x Anti-CD28 Antibody in Patients with Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
[0118] This is an open-label, phase 1/2, first-in-human study evaluating safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and anti-tumor activity of mAb1 (REGN5678) in treatment-experienced metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). [0119] Study Objectives [0120] The primary objectives of the study are: • To evaluate safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics (PK) of mAb1 alone and in combination with cemiplimab (dose escalation) • To assess efficacy, as measured by objective response rate (ORR) per modified Prostate Cancer Working Group 3 (PCWG3) criteria, of mAb1 alone and in combination with cemiplimab (dose expansion) [0121] The secondary objectives of the study are: • To assess efficacy, as measured by ORR per modified PCWG3 criteria, of mAb1 alone and in combination with cemiplimab (dose escalation and dose expansion) • To characterize the safety profile in each expansion cohort (dose expansion) • To characterize the PK of mAb1 alone and in combination with cemiplimab (dose expansion) • To assess immunogenicity of mAb1 (dose escalation and dose expansion) [0122] Study Design [0123] This is an open-label, phase 1/2, first-in-human study evaluating safety, tolerability, PK, and anti-tumor activity of mAb1 (anti-PSMAxCD28) in treatment-experienced metastatic castration- resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). Upon disease progression, low dose cemiplimab (3 mg IV Q3W) may be added after a minimum 6 weeks of mAb1 monotherapy in both dose escalation and dose expansion cohorts. There are 2 parts of the study: Dose escalation; and Dose expansion. [0124] During dose escalation, patients will receive monotherapy mAb1 up to a dose of 900 mg intravenously (IV) once weekly (QW). [0125] During dose expansion, participants will receive mAb1 at the MTD/ presumptive RP2D. An expansion cohort may also investigate participants with mCRPC that have received prior 177Lu- PSMA-617, and other expansion cohorts may utilize SC dosing and Q3W dosing of mAb1 at the MTD/presumptive RP2D.. [0126] Study Duration [0127] The total duration of study participation for each patient will vary based on the occurrence of 1 or more of the following: disease progression, intolerable adverse events (AEs), withdrawal of consent, or study withdrawal criterion is met. For participants in dose escalation and expansion cohorts, the study consists of 4 periods: a screening period of up to 28 days; a treatment period
with mAb1 monotherapy consisting of a series of 6-week (42 day) cycles of treatment; for participants with progressive disease after a minimum of 6 weeks of mAb1 monotherapy, a combination treatment period with low dose cemiplimab (3 mg IV Q3W) consisting of a series of 6- week (42 day) cycles of treatment; and a follow-up period (90 days) for participants who discontinue therapy, following which participants will be followed for survival. [0128] Dose escalation of mAb1 will proceed QW from 100 mg up to 900 mg (at doses of 100 mg, 300 mg, 600 mg, and 900 mg). [0129] Study Population [0130] The study population includes men with treatment-experienced mCRPC. For inclusion in this study, patients must have received at least 2 lines of prior systemic therapy (in addition to androgen deprivation therapy [ADT]) approved for metastatic and/or castration-resistant disease, including a second-generation anti-androgen therapy (e.g., abiraterone, enzalutamide, apalutamide, or darolutamide). [0131] Participants entering the post-177Lu-PSMA-617 radiotherapy dose expansion cohort must have received prior 177Lu-PSMA-617 exposure. [0132] Inclusion Criteria: A patient must meet the following criteria to be eligible for inclusion in the study: 1. Men ≥18 years of age 2. Histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate without pure small cell carcinoma. 3. Metastatic, castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) with PSA value at screening ≥4 ng/mL that has progressed within 6 months prior to screening according to 1 of the following: a. PSA progression as defined by a rising PSA level confirmed with an interval of ≥1 week between each assessment. b. Radiographic disease progression in soft tissue based on RECIST Version 1.1 criteria with or without PSA progression c. Radiographic disease progression in bone defined as the appearance of 2 or more new bone lesions on bone scan with or without PSA progression 4. Has received ≥2 lines prior systemic therapy approved in the metastatic and/or castration-resistant setting (in addition to androgen deprivation therapy [ADT]) including at least a. one second-generation anti-androgen therapy (e.g., abiraterone, enzalutamide, apalutamide, or darolutamide)
b. For post-177Lu-PSMA-617 radiotherapy expansion cohorts only must have received at least 2 doses of 177Lu-PSMA-617. NOTE: a non-taxane based chemotherapy regimen given for metastatic prostate cancer with mixed histology is permissible and will be included when evaluating line of therapy 5. Able and willing to provide tumor tissue, either archival or newly obtained. NOTE: For dose escalation only, if archival or fresh tissue is not available, a pathology report that confirms diagnosis of prostate cancer may be submitted. 6. Have had either orchiectomy OR be on luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) agonist or antagonist therapy with serum testosterone <50 ng/dL AND agree to stay on LHRH agonist or antagonist therapy during the study 7. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 8. Adequate organ and bone marrow function documented by: a. Hemoglobin ≥8.5 g/dL b. Absolute neutrophil count ≥1.5 x 109/L) c. Platelet count ≥100 x 109/L 9. Serum creatinine ≤1.5 x ULN or estimated glomerular filtration rate >50 mL/min/1.73 m2. A 24-hour urine creatinine collection may substitute for the calculated creatinine clearance to meet eligibility criteria 10. Adequate hepatic function: a. Total bilirubin ≤1.5 x ULN (≤3 x ULN if tumor liver involvement) b. AST ≤2.5 x ULN (≤5 x ULN if tumor liver involvement) c. ALT ≤2.5 x ULN (≤5 x ULN if tumor liver involvement) d. Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) ≤2.5 x ULN (≤5 x ULN if tumor liver or bone involvement) NOTES: • In patients with tumor liver involvement if levels of AST ≥3 x ULN or ALT ≥3 x ULN, and bilirubin levels ≥2 x ULN will be excluded regardless of the above criteria • Patients with Gilbert’s syndrome do not need to meet total bilirubin requirements provided their total bilirubin is not greater than their historical level. Gilbert’s syndrome must be documented appropriately as past medical history 11. Willing and able to comply with clinic visits and study-related procedures 12. Provide informed consent signed by study patient 13. Able to understand and complete study-related questionnaires [0133] Exclusion Criteria: A patient who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from the study:
Currently receiving treatment in another study Has participated in a study of an investigational agent or an investigational device within 4 weeks of first dose of study therapy Has received treatment with an approved systemic therapy (including sipuleucel-T) within 3 weeks of dosing or has not yet recovered (i.e., grade ≤1 or baseline) from any acute toxicities except for laboratory changes as described in inclusion criteria and as below: a. Patients with grade 2 ≤ neuropathy b. alopecia Has received radiation therapy or major surgery within 14 days of first administration of study drug or has not recovered (i.e., grade ≤1 or baseline) from AEs, except for laboratory changes as described in inclusion criteria and as below: a. Patients with grade ≤2 neuropathy Has received any previous systemic biologic therapy within 5 half-lives of first dose of study therapy Exception: Patients previously treated with bevacizumab, or other non-immunomodulatory antibodies with half-lives longer than 7 days are permitted after a discussion with the sponsor if at least 30 days have elapsed since last treatment. Has received prior PSMA-targeting therapy with the exception of approved radiopharmaceutical therapy (e.g., 177Lu-PSMA-617) in mCRPC patients Dose Escalation: Has had prior anti-cancer immunotherapy (other than sipuleucel-T) within 5 half-lives prior to study therapy. Examples of immune modulating agents include blockers of CTLA-4, 4-1BB (CD137), or OX-40, therapeutic vaccines, anti-PD-1/PD-L1, phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) delta inhibitors, or cytokine anticancer treatments. NOTE: Patients who have received prior investigational cell-based therapies (e.g., CAR-T cells) are excluded. Dose Expansion: Has had prior anti-cancer immunotherapy. Examples of immune modulating agents include blockers of CTLA-4, 4-1BB (CD137), or OX-40, therapeutic vaccines, anti-PD-1/PD-L1, PI3Kdelta inhibitors, CAR-T cells, or cytokine anticancer treatments. NOTE: Prior treatment with sipuleucel-T is permitted Participants who have not recovered (i.e., grade ≤1 or baseline) from immune-mediated AEs 3 months prior to initiation of study drug therapy except for endocrinopathies adequately managed with hormone replacement Participants who have permanently discontinued anti-cancer immune modulating therapies due to immune-related AEs Another malignancy that is progressing or requires active treatment, except:
a. Non-melanoma skin cancer that has undergone potentially curative therapy b. Any tumor that has been deemed to be effectively treated with definitive local control (with or without continued adjuvant hormonal therapy) Any condition that requires ongoing/continuous corticosteroid therapy (>10 mg prednisone/day or anti-inflammatory equivalent) within 1 week prior to the first dose of study therapy. Patients who require a brief course of steroids (up to 2 days in the week before enrollment) or physiologic replacement are not excluded Ongoing or recent (within 5 years) evidence of significant autoimmune disease that required treatment with systemic immunosuppressive treatments. The following are not exclusionary: vitiligo, childhood asthma that has resolved, endocrinopathies (such as hypothyroidism or type 1 diabetes) that require only hormone replacement, or psoriasis that does not require systemic treatment History of CNS metastases, including previously treated metastases Encephalitis, meningitis, neurodegenerative disease (with the exception of mild dementia that does not interfere with activities of daily living [ADLs]) or uncontrolled seizures in the year prior to first dose of study therapy Known history of, or any evidence of interstitial lung disease, or active, non-infectious pneumonitis (past 5 years). A history of radiation pneumonitis in the radiation field is permitted Uncontrolled infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B or hepatitis C infection; or diagnosis of immunodeficiency NOTES: • Patients will be tested for hepatitis C virus (HCV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) at screening. • Patients with HIV who have controlled infection (undetectable viral load (HIV RNA polymerase chain reaction [PCR]) and CD4 count above 350 either spontaneously or on a stable antiviral regimen) are permitted. • Patients with hepatitis B surface antigen positive (HepBsAg+) who have controlled infection (serum hepatitis B virus DNA PCR that is below the limit of detection AND receiving antiviral therapy for hepatitis B) are permitted. • Participants with HBsAg negative but total HBV core antibody positive (HBcAb+) are permitted with the following requirements: If serum HBV DNA PCR is above the limit of detection at screening, antiviral therapy for HBV must be initiated prior to study entry. If
serum HBV DNA PCR is below the limit of detection, periodic monitoring of HBsAg must be performed. • Patients who are hepatitis C antibody positive (HCV Ab+) who have controlled infection (undetectable HCV RNA by PCR either spontaneously or in response to a successful prior course of anti-HCV therapy) are permitted. 18. Any infection requiring hospitalization or treatment with IV anti-infectives within 2 weeks of first dose of study therapy 19. Receipt of a live vaccine within 4 weeks of planned start of study medication. 20. Prior allogeneic stem cell transplantation or recipients of organ transplants at any time, or autologous stem cell transplantation within 12 weeks of the start of study treatment 21. Has known allergy or hypersensitivity to cemiplimab or components of study drugs. 22. Known psychiatric or substance abuse disorders that would interfere with participation with the requirements of the study 23. Any medical condition, co-morbidity, physical examination finding, metabolic dysfunction, or clinical laboratory abnormality that, in the opinion of the investigator, renders the patient unsuitable for participation in a clinical trial due to high safety risks and/or potential to affect interpretation of results of the study including, but not limited to, significant cardiovascular disease (e.g., New York Heart Association Class III or IV cardiac disease, myocardial infarction within the previous 6 months, unstable arrhythmias or unstable angina) and/or significant pulmonary disease (e.g., obstructive pulmonary disease and history of symptomatic bronchospasm). 24. Active infection including a. Infection requiring hospitalization or treatment with IV anti-infectives within 2 weeks of start of study therapy b. Known active tuberculosis or history of incompletely treated active or latent tuberculosis. Acceptable treatments for latent tuberculosis would be 9 months of isoniazid 300 mg by mouth daily or equivalent proven regimen) 25. History of invasive opportunistic infections, including but not limited to histoplasmosis, coccidioidomycosis, Pneumocystic jirovecii, or aspergillosis, or John Cunningham virus (progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy). [0134] Study Treatments [0135] mAb1 at the assigned dose level will be administered QW or Q3W either by IV infusion over 30 minutes to 2 hours or by SC injection. Cemiplimab (for designated cohorts) will be administered by IV infusion over 30 minutes Q3W. Low dose cemiplimab (3 mg) will be administered by either IV infusion or IV injection as a bolus of drug Q3W to eligible participants.
When both mAb1 and cemiplimab are administered on the same day, mAb1 will be administered first. 18F-DCFPyL will be administered for PSMA PET/CT imaging procedures. [0136] Study Endpoints [0137] The study’s primary endpoints are assessed for both mAb1 alone and in combination with cemiplimab: Dose Escalation: • Safety, as measured by the incidence and severity of treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs)/adverse events of special interest (AESIs)/serious adverse events (SAEs) and grade ≥3 laboratory abnormalities during the treatment period and up to 90 days after the last dose of study treatment or until the start of new therapy for treatment of the patient's tumor, whichever occurs first. • Tolerability, as measured by the incidence of dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) from the first dose through the end of the DLT observation period for mAb1 alone and in combination with cemiplimab (if applicable) • mAb1 concentrations in serum over time Dose Expansion: • ORR per modified PCWG3 criteria, defined as the percentage of patients who have achieved response per modified PCWG3 criteria based on: - ≥50% decline of prostate specific antigen (PSA) from baseline and/or from start of combination therapy, confirmed by a second PSA test ≥4 weeks later, AND/OR - Confirmed radiographic response of complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) [0138] Secondary endpoints include ORR based upon PSA response, defined as the percentage of participants who have achieved ≥50% decline of PSA from baseline and from start of combination therapy, confirmed by a second PSA test ≥3 weeks later. Secondary endpoints also include percentage of participants with ≥90% decline of PSA from baseline and from start of combination therapy, confirmed by a second PSA test ≥3 weeks later. [0139] Results – PSA declines have been observed in 3 patients treated with REGN5678 at 100 mg IV QW during a three week monotherapy period. No grade 3 or higher immune-related adverse events, grade 2 or higher CRS, or immune effector cell associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS) events have been observed with the monotherapy. The addition of low dose cemiplimab (e.g., 3- 100 mg Q3W) will augment efficacy while minimizing immune-related adverse events while minimizing the risk of irAEs. Treatment of mCRPC patients, including those with prior exposure to 177Lu-PSMA-617 radiotherapy, with REGN5678 (QW) in combination with cemiplimab (Q3W doses
of from 350 mg) reduced PSA levels and induced radiographic responses. Doses of cemiplimab ranging from 3 mg to 350 mg are being evaluated to minimize the risk of immune-mediated adverse reactions. [0140] The present invention is not to be limited in scope by the specific embodiments described herein. Indeed, various modifications of the invention in addition to those described herein will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the foregoing description. Such modifications are intended to fall within the scope of the appended claims. Sequences SEQ ID NO: 1 QVQLVESGGGVVQPGRSLRLSCAASGFTFSSYGMHWVRQAPGKGLEWVAFMSYDGSNKFYSDSVKGRFTISRD NSRKMLFLQMNNLRAEDTAVYYCARDQYYDFLTDHGVFDYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 2 GFTFSSYG SEQ ID NO: 3 MSYDGSNK SEQ ID NO: 4 ARDQYYDFLTDHGVFDY SEQ ID NO: 5 QVQLQESGPGLVKPSETLSLTCTVSGGSISSYYWSWIRQPPGKGLEWIGYIYYSGITHYNPSLKSRVTISVDT SKIQFSLKLSSVTAADTAVYYCARWGVRRDYYYYGMDVWGQGTTVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 6 GGSISSYY SEQ ID NO: 7 IYYSGIT SEQ ID NO: 8 ARWGVRRDYYYYGMDV SEQ ID NO: 9 EIVLTQSPGTLSLSPGERATLSCRASQSVSSSYLAWYQQKPGQAPRLLIYGASSRATGIPDRFSGSGSGTDFT LTISRLEPEDFAVYYCQQYGSSPWTFGQGTKVEIK SEQ ID NO: 10 RASQSVSSSYLA SEQ ID NO: 11 GASSRAT SEQ ID NO: 12 QQYGSSPWT
SEQ ID NO: 13 QVQLVESGGGVVQPGRSLRLSCAASGFTFSSYGMHWVRQAPGKGLEWVAFMSYDGSNKFYSDSVKGRFTISRD NSRKMLFLQMNNLRAEDTAVYYCARDQYYDFLTDHGVFDYWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSEST AALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTKTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVD KRVESKYGPPCPPCPAPPVAGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSQEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKT KPREEQFNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSQEEMTKNQ VSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSRLTVDKSRWQEGNVFSCSVMHEALHNH YTQKSLSLSLGK SEQ ID NO: 14 QVQLQESGPGLVKPSETLSLTCTVSGGSISSYYWSWIRQPPGKGLEWIGYIYYSGITHYNPSLKSRVTISVDT SKIQFSLKLSSVTAADTAVYYCARWGVRRDYYYYGMDVWGQGTTVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTAA LGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTKTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDKR VESKYGPPCPPCPAPPVAGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSQEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKP REEQFNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSQEEMTKNQVS LTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSRLTVDKSRWQEGNVFSCSVMHEALHNRFT QKSLSLSPGK SEQ ID NO: 15 EIVLTQSPGTLSLSPGERATLSCRASQSVSSSYLAWYQQKPGQAPRLLIYGASSRATGIPDRFSGSGSGTDFT LTISRLEPEDFAVYYCQQYGSSPWTFGQGTKVEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAK VQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC SEQ ID NO: 16 QVQLVESGGGVVQPGRSLRLSCAASGFTFSSYGMHWVRQAPGKGLEWVAVISYAGNNKYYADSVKGRFTVSRD NSKKTLYLQMNSLRSEDTAVYYCAKDSYYDFLTDPDVLDIWGQGTMVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 17 GFTFSSYG SEQ ID NO: 18 ISYAGNNK SEQ ID NO: 19 AKDSYYDFLTDPDVLDI SEQ ID NO: 20 EVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSTYAMTWVRQAPGKGLEWVSFISGSGDNTYYADSVKGRFTISRD NSKNTLYLQMNSLRADDSAIYHCAKDSGYCSSGGCSLYFYYGMDVWGQGTTVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 21 GFTFSTYA SEQ ID NO: 22 ISGSGDNT SEQ ID NO: 23 AKDSGYCSSGGCSLYFYYGMDV SEQ ID NO: 24 EVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSRNNMHWVRQAPGKGLEYVSGISSNGGRTYYADSVKGRFTISRD NSKNTLYLQMGGLRAADMAVYFCTRDDELLSFDYWGQGTLVTVSS
SEQ ID NO: 25 GFTFSRNN SEQ ID NO: 26 ISSNGGRT SEQ ID NO: 27 TRDDELLSFDY SEQ ID NO: 28 DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQSISSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYAASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTL TISSLQPEDFATYYCQQSYSTPPITFGQGTRLEIK SEQ ID NO: 29 QSISSY SEQ ID NO: 30 AAS SEQ ID NO: 31 QQSYSTPPIT SEQ ID NO: 32 QVQLVESGGGVVQPGRSLRLSCAASGFTFSSYGMHWVRQAPGKGLEWVAVISYAGNNKYYADSVKGRFTVSRD NSKKTLYLQMNSLRSEDTAVYYCAKDSYYDFLTDPDVLDIWGQGTMVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSEST AALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTKTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVD KRVESKYGPPCPPCPAPPVAGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSQEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKT KPREEQFNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSQEEMTKNQ VSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSRLTVDKSRWQEGNVFSCSVMHEALHNH YTQKSLSLSLGK SEQ ID NO: 33 EVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSTYAMTWVRQAPGKGLEWVSFISGSGDNTYYADSVKGRFTISRD NSKNTLYLQMNSLRADDSAIYHCAKDSGYCSSGGCSLYFYYGMDVWGQGTTVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPCSRS TSESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTKTYTCNVDHKPS NTKVDKRVESKYGPPCPPCPAPPVAGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSQEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEV HNAKTKPREEQFNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSQEE MTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSRLTVDKSRWQEGNVFSCSVMHE ALHNRFTQKSLSLSPGK SEQ ID NO: 34 EVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSRNNMHWVRQAPGKGLEYVSGISSNGGRTYYADSVKGRFTISRD NSKNTLYLQMGGLRAADMAVYFCTRDDELLSFDYWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTAALGCL VKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTKTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDKRVESK YGPPCPPCPAPPVAGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSQEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQ FNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSQEEMTKNQVSLTCL VKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSRLTVDKSRWQEGNVFSCSVMHEALHNRFTQKSL SLSPGK SEQ ID NO: 35 DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQSISSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYAASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTL TISSLQPEDFATYYCQQSYSTPPITFGQGTRLEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAK VQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC
SEQ ID NO: 36 EVQLLESGGVLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSNFGMTWVRQAPGKGLEWVSGISGGGRDTYFADSVKGRFTISRD NSKNTLYLQMNSLKGEDTAVYYCVKWGNIYFDYWGQGTLVTVSS SEQ ID NO: 37 GFTFSNFG SEQ ID NO: 38 ISGGGRDT SEQ ID NO: 39 VKWGNIYFDY SEQ ID NO: 40 DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDSITITCRASLSINTFLNWYQQKPGKAPNLLIYAASSLHGGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTL TIRTLQPEDFATYYCQQSSNTPFTFGPGTVVDFR SEQ ID NO: 41 LSINTF SEQ ID NO: 42 AAS SEQ ID NO: 43 QQSSNTPFT SEQ ID NO: 44 EVQLLESGGVLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSNFGMTWVRQAPGKGLEWVSGISGGGRDTYFADSVKGRFTISRD NSKNTLYLQMNSLKGEDTAVYYCVKWGNIYFDYWGQGTLVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTAALGCLV KDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTKTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDKRVESKY GPPCPPCPAPEFLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSQEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQ FNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPSSIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSQEEMTKNQVSLTCL VKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSRLTVDKSRWQEGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSL SLSLGK SEQ ID NO: 45 DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDSITITCRASLSINTFLNWYQQKPGKAPNLLIYAASSLHGGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTL TIRTLQPEDFATYYCQQSSNTPFTFGPGTVVDFRRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKV QWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC *******
Claims
What is claimed is: 1. A method of treating metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject a bispecific antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprising a first antigen-binding domain that specifically binds prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA), and a second antigen-binding domain that specifically binds human CD28, wherein the bispecific antibody is administered to the subject at a dose of at least 30 mg once weekly (QW) for at least three weeks in a monotherapy regimen.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the subject has received at least two prior therapies for metastatic and/or castration-resistant prostate cancer.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the subject has received at least one anti- androgen therapy.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the anti-androgen therapy is selected from abiraterone, enzalutamide, apalutamide, or darolutamide.
5. The method of any one of claims 1-4, wherein the subject has histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate without pure small cell carcinoma.
6. The method of any one of claims 1-5, wherein the subject has metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer with a prostate specific antigen (PSA) value of ≥4 ng/ml prior to treatment with the bispecific antibody.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein the subject’s cancer has progressed within a six month period prior to treatment with the bispecific antibody, wherein cancer progression is determined by: (a) a rising PSA level confirmed with an interval of ≥ 1 week between each assessment; (b) radiographic disease progression in soft tissue with or without a rise in PSA; and/or (c) radiographic disease progression in bone with an appearance of two or more bone lesions on bone scan with or without a rise in PSA.
8. The method of any one of claims 1-7, wherein the subject has had an orchiectomy.
9. The method of any one of claims 1-8, wherein the subject is receiving luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) agonist or antagonist therapy, and has a serum testosterone level of < 50 ng/ml prior to treatment with the bispecific antibody.
10. The method of any one of claims 1-9, wherein the monotherapy regimen comprises administration of the bispecific antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof for at least four weeks, at least five weeks, or at least six weeks.
11. The method of any one of claims 1-10, further comprising administration of an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1), wherein the antibody or antigen-binding fragment is administered at a dose of 3 mg to 1000 mg, or a dose of 3 mg to 100 mg.
12. A method of treating metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject a combination of a bispecific antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprising a first antigen-binding domain that specifically binds prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) on a target tumor cell, and a second antigen-binding domain that specifically binds human CD28 on a T cell, and an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1), wherein the bispecific antibody is administered to the subject at a dose of at least 30 mg once weekly (QW) for at least three weeks, and wherein the subject has previously received PSMA-targeted lutetium Lu177 vipivotide tetraxetan (177Lu-PSMA-617) radiotherapy.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein the antibody or antigen-binding fragment that binds PD-1 is administered at a dose of 3 mg to 1000 mg.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein the antibody or antigen-binding fragment that binds PD-1 is administered at a dose of 3 mg to 100 mg.
15. The method of any one of claims 1-14: (a) wherein the first antigen-binding domain comprises three heavy chain complementarity determining regions (HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3) contained within a heavy chain variable region (HCVR) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1; and three light chain complementarity determining regions (LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3) contained within a light chain variable region (LCVR) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9, and (b) wherein the second antigen-binding domain comprises three heavy chain complementarity determining regions (HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3) contained within a heavy chain variable region (HCVR) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5; and three light chain complementarity determining regions (LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3) contained within a light chain variable region (LCVR) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein the first antigen-binding domain comprises a HCDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, a HCDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3, and a HCDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4.
17. The method of claim 15 or 16, wherein the second antigen-binding domain comprises a HCDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6, a HCDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7, and a HCDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8.
18. The method of any one of claims 15-17, wherein the first antigen-binding domain and the second antigen-binding domain comprise a LCDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 10, a LCDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11, and a LCDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 12.
19. The method of any one of claims 15-18, wherein the first antigen-binding domain comprises a HCVR comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, and a LCVR comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9.
20. The method of any one of claims 15-19, wherein the second antigen-binding domain comprises a HCVR comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, and a LCVR comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9.
21. The method of any one of claims 1-20, wherein the bispecific antibody comprises a human IgG heavy chain constant region.
22. The method of claim 21, wherein the human IgG heavy chain constant region is isotype IgG1.
23. The method of claim 21, wherein the human IgG heavy chain constant region is isotype IgG4.
24. The method of claim 22 or 23, wherein the bispecific antibody comprises a chimeric hinge that reduces Fcɣ receptor binding relative to a wild-type hinge of the same isotype.
25. The method of any one of claims 21-24, wherein the first heavy chain or the second heavy chain, but not both, comprises a CH3 domain comprising a H435R (EU numbering) modification and a Y436F (EU numbering) modification.
26. The method of any one of claims 1-20, wherein the bispecific antibody comprises a first heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13.
27. The method of any one of claims 1-20, wherein the bispecific antibody comprises a second heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14.
28. The method of any one of claims 1-20, wherein the bispecific antibody comprises a first heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 13, a second heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14, and a common light chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 15.
29. The method of any one of claims 11-28, wherein the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that binds PD-1 comprises: (a) three heavy chain complementarity determining regions (HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3) contained within a heavy chain variable region (HCVR) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 36; and (b) three light chain complementarity determining regions (LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3) contained within a light chain variable region (LCVR) comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 40.
30. The method of claim 29, wherein the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that binds PD-1 comprises a HCDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 37, a HCDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 38, and a HCDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 39.
31. The method of claim 29 or 30, wherein the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that binds PD-1 comprises a LCDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 41, a LCDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 42, and a LCDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 43.
32. The method of any one of claims 29-31, wherein the antibody or antigen- binding fragment thereof that binds PD-1 comprises a HCVR comprising the amino acid
sequence of SEQ ID NO: 36, and a LCVR comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 40.
33. The method of claim 32, wherein the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that binds PD-1 is an antibody comprising a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 44 and a light chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 45.
34. The method of any one of claims 1-33, wherein the bispecific antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is administered to the subject at a dose of from 30 mg to 900 mg once weekly for at least three weeks.
35. The method of claim 34, wherein the bispecific antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is administered to the subject at a dose of from 100 mg to 900 mg once weekly for at least three weeks.
36. The method of claim 34, wherein the bispecific antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is administered to the subject at a dose of from 300 mg to 900 mg once weekly for at least three weeks.
37. The method of claim 34, wherein the bispecific antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof is administered to the subject at a dose of 100 mg, 300 mg, 600 mg or 900 mg once weekly for at least three weeks.
38. The method of any one of claims 1-37, wherein the bispecific antibody is administered at a frequency of once every three weeks (Q3W) following the at least three weeks.
39. The method of claim 38, wherein the at least three weeks is three weeks, four weeks, five weeks, or six weeks.
40. The method of any one of claims 1-37, wherein the subject has: ▪ at least a 50% decline in prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels in the subject; ▪ at least a 55% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ▪ at least a 60% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ▪ at least a 65% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ▪ at least a 70% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ▪ at least a 75% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ▪ at least a 80% decline in PSA levels in the subject;
▪ at least a 85% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ▪ at least a 90% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ▪ at least a 95% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ▪ at least a 96% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ▪ at least a 97% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ▪ at least a 98% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ▪ at least a 99% decline in PSA levels in the subject; ▪ a reduction in the size of at least one lesion that has a PSMA PET signal less than the PSMA PET signal in the subject’s liver; and/or ▪ a response in the subject following pseudo-progression, following administration of the bispecific antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof.
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