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T cell receptors

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Assignee: ADAPTIMMUNE LTDPriority: Jul 26, 2013Filed: Jun 29, 2021Published: Oct 21, 2021
Est. expiryJul 26, 2033(~7 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
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Abstract

The present invention relates to T cell receptors (TCRs) which bind the HLA-A2 restricted FMNKFIYEI (158-166) SEQ ID NO: 1 peptide epitope derived from a Fetoprotein (AFP). Certain preferred TCRs of the invention demonstrate excellent binding characteristics and specificity profiles for this AFP epitope. T cell receptors of the invention may comprise at least one TCR alpha chain variable domain and/or at least one TCR beta chain variable domain, the alpha chain variable domain which may comprise an amino acid sequence that has at least 90% identity to the sequence of amino acid residues 1-112 of SEQ ID NO: 2, and/or the beta chain variable domain which may comprise an amino acid sequence that has at least 90% identity to the sequence of amino acid residues 1-112 of SEQ ID NO: 3.

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for treating a patient comprising:
 administering to the patient a non-naturally occurring and/or purified and/or engineered T cell receptor (TCR) having the property of binding to FMNKFIYEI (SEQ ID NO: 1) HLA-A2 complex and comprising:
 at least one TCR alpha chain variable domain and at least one TCR beta chain variable domain, 
 wherein the alpha chain variable domain comprises at least one of the following sets of CDR sequences: 
   
       
         
           
                 
                 
                 
               
                     
                 
                   CDR1 
                   DRGSQA 
                   residues 27 to 32 of SEQ ID NO: 6 
                 
                   CDR2 
                   IYSNGD 
                   residues 50 to 55 of SEQ ID NO: 6 
                 
                   CDR3 
                   AVNSDS 
                   residues 90 to 101 of SEQ ID NO: 6 
                 
                     
                   GYALNF 
                     
                 
                   or 
                     
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   CDR1 
                   DRGSQS 
                   residues 27 to 32 of SEQ ID NO: 7 
                 
                   CDR2 
                   IYSNGD 
                   residues 50 to 55 of SEQ ID NO: 7 
                 
                   CDR3 
                   AVNSDS 
                   residues 90 to 101 of SEQ ID NO: 7 
                 
                     
                   SYALNF 
                     
                 
                   or 
                     
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   CDR1 
                   DRGSQS 
                   residues 27 to 32 of SEQ ID NO: 8 
                 
                   CDR2 
                   IYSNGD 
                   residues 50 to 55 of SEQ ID NO: 8 
                 
                   CDR3 
                   AVNSDS 
                   residues 90 to 101 of SEQ ID NO: 8 
                 
                     
                   GVALNF 
                     
                 
                   or 
                     
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   CDR1 
                   DRGSQA 
                   residues 27 to 32 of SEQ ID NO: 9 
                 
                   CDR2 
                   IYSNGD 
                   residues 50 to 55 of SEQ ID NO: 9 
                 
                   CDR3 
                   AVNSDS 
                   residues 90 to 101 of SEQ ID NO: 9 
                 
                     
                   GVALNF 
                     
                 
                   or 
                     
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   CDR1 
                   DRGSQS 
                   residues 27 to 32 of SEQ ID NO: 10 
                 
                   CDR2 
                   IYSNGD 
                   residues 50 to 55 of SEQ ID NO: 10 
                 
                   CDR3 
                   AVNSQS 
                   residues 90 to 101 of SEQ ID NO: 10 
                 
                     
                   GYALNF 
                     
                 
                   or 
                     
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   CDR1 
                   DRGSQS 
                   residues 27 to 32 of SEQ ID NO: 11 
                 
                   CDR2 
                   IYSNGD 
                   residues 50 to 55 of SEQ ID NO: 11 
                 
                   CDR3 
                   AVNSQS 
                   residues 90 to 101 of SEQ ID NO: 11 
                 
                     
                   GYSLNF 
                     
                 
                   or 
                     
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   CDR1 
                   DRGSQS 
                   residues 27 to 32 of SEQ ID NO: 12 
                 
                   CDR2 
                   IYSNGD 
                   residues 50 to 55 of SEQ ID NO: 12 
                 
                   CDR3 
                   AVNSQS 
                   residues 90 to 101 of SEQ ID NO: 12 
                 
                     
                   SYALNF 
                     
                 
                   or 
                     
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   CDR1 
                   DRGSQA 
                   residues 27 to 32 of SEQ ID NO: 13 
                 
                   CDR2 
                   IYSNGD 
                   residues 50 to 55 of SEQ ID NO: 13 
                 
                   CDR3 
                   AVNSQS 
                   residues 90 to 101 of SEQ ID NO: 13 
                 
                     
                   GYALNF 
                     
                 
                   or 
                     
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   CDR1 
                   DRGSQS 
                   residues 27 to 32 of SEQ ID NO: 14 
                 
                   CDR2 
                   IYSNGD 
                   residues 50 to 55 of SEQ ID NO: 14 
                 
                   CDR3 
                   AVNSQS 
                   residues 90 to 101 of SEQ ID NO: 14 
                 
                     
                   GVALNF 
                     
                 
                   or 
                     
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   CDR1 
                   DRGSQS 
                   residues 27 to 32 of SEQ ID NO: 15 
                 
                   CDR2 
                   IYSNGD 
                   residues 50 to 55 of SEQ ID NO: 15 
                 
                   CDR3 
                   AVNSQN 
                   residues 90 to 101 of SEQ ID NO: 15 
                 
                     
                   GYALNF 
                     
                 
                   or 
                     
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   CDR1 
                   DRGSFS 
                   residues 27 to 32 of SEQ ID NO: 16 
                 
                   CDR2 
                   IYSNGD 
                   residues 50 to 55 of SEQ ID NO: 16 
                 
                   CDR3 
                   AVNSDS 
                   residues 90 to 101 of SEQ ID NO: 16 
                 
                     
                   GYALNF 
                     
                 
                   or 
                     
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   CDR1 
                   DRGSYS 
                   residues 27 to 32 of SEQ ID NO: 17 
                 
                   CDR2 
                   IYSNGD 
                   residues 50 to 55 of SEQ ID NO: 17 
                 
                   CDR3 
                   AVNSDS 
                   residues 90 to 101 of SEQ ID NO: 17 
                 
                     
                   GYALNF 
                     
                 
                   or 
                     
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   CDR1 
                   DRGSYS 
                   residues 27 to 32 of SEQ ID NO: 18 
                 
                   CDR2 
                   IYSNGD 
                   residues 50 to 55 of SEQ ID NO: 18 
                 
                   CDR3 
                   AVNSDS 
                   residues 90 to 101 of SEQ ID NO: 18 
                 
                     
                   SYALNF 
                     
                 
                   or 
                     
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   CDR1 
                   DRGSYS 
                   residues 27 to 32 of SEQ ID NO: 19 
                 
                   CDR2 
                   IYSNGD 
                   residues 50 to 55 of SEQ ID NO: 19 
                 
                   CDR3 
                   AVNSDS 
                   residues 90 to 101 of SEQ ID NO: 19 
                 
                     
                   GVALNF 
                     
                 
                   or 
                     
                     
                 
                     
                 
                   CDR1 
                   DRGSYS 
                   residues 27 to 32 of SEQ ID NO: 20 
                 
                   CDR2 
                   IYSNGD 
                   residues 50 to 55 of SEQ ID NO: 20 
                 
                   CDR3 
                   AVNSQS 
                   residues 90 to 101 of SEQ ID NO: 20 
                 
                     
                   GYALNF 
                 
                     
                 
             
                
               
               
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               
            
           
         
         
           and the wherein the beta chain variable domain comprises the following set of CDR sequences: 
         
       
       
         
           
                 
                 
                 
               
                     
                 
                   CDR1 
                   SGDLS 
                   residues 27 to 31 of SEQ ID NO: 5 
                 
                   CDR2 
                   YYNGEE 
                   residues 49 to 54 of SEQ ID NO: 5 
                 
                   CDR3 
                   ASSLGGES 
                   residues 92 to 102 of SEQ ID NO: 5 
                 
                     
                   EQF 
                 
                     
                 
             
                
               
               
                
                
                
                
                
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the treating is treating cancer. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2  wherein the treating cancer is treating hepatocellular carcinoma. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the treating comprises treating hepatocellular carcinoma. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the treating comprises adoptive therapy. 
     
     
         6 . A method for treating a patient comprising:
 administering to the patient a non-naturally occurring and/or purified and/or engineered T cell receptor (TCR) having the property of binding to FMNKFIYEI (SEQ ID NO: 1) HLA-A2 complex and comprising:   at least one TCR alpha chain variable domain wherein the at least one alpha chain variable domain comprises an amino acid sequence that has at least 90% identity to the sequences of amino acid residues 1-112 of SEQ ID NO: 2; and   at least one TCR beta chain variable domain, wherein the at least one beta chain variable domain comprises an amino acid sequence that has at least 90% identity to the sequences of amino acid residues 1-112 of SEQ ID NO: 3.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6  wherein the treating is treating cancer. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7  wherein the treating cancer is treating hepatocellular carcinoma. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 6  wherein the treating comprises treating hepatocellular carcinoma. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 6  wherein the treating comprises adoptive therapy. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the alpha chain variable domain includes a mutation in one or more of the amino acids corresponding to 31Q, 32S, 94D, 95S, 96G, 97Y and 98A. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the alpha chain variable domain includes at least one of the following mutations: 
       
         
           
                 
                 
                 
                 
               
                     
                 
                     
                   Residue no. 
                     
                     
                 
                     
                 
                     
                   31Q 
                   F 
                   Y 
                 
                     
                   32S 
                   A 
                     
                 
                     
                   94D 
                   Q 
                     
                 
                     
                   95S 
                   N 
                     
                 
                     
                   96G 
                   S 
                     
                 
                     
                   97Y 
                   V 
                     
                 
                     
                   98A 
                   S 
                 
                     
                 
             
                
                
                
               
               
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the alpha chain variable domain comprises an amino acid sequence having at least 90% identity to residues 1-112 of any one of SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 7, SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 9, SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 11, SEQ ID NO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 13, SEQ ID NO: 14, SEQ ID NO: 15, SEQ ID NO: 16, SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 18, SEQ ID NO: 19 and SEQ ID NO: 20. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the alpha chain variable domain comprises Q1 to H112 of SEQ ID NO: 11, SEQ ID NO: 12 or 13 and/or the beta chain variable domain comprise D1 to T112 of SEQ ID NO: 3. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the alpha chain variable domain comprises amino acid resides 1-112 of SEQ ID NO: 2, and the beta chain variable domain comprises amino acid residues 1-112 of SEQ ID NO: 3. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 6  wherein the TCR comprises an alpha chain TRAC constant domain sequence and/or a beta chain TRBC1 or TRBC2 constant domain sequence. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16  wherein the alpha and/or beta chain constant domain sequence(s) are modified by truncation or substitution to delete the native disulfide bond between Cys4 of exon 2 of TRAC and Cys2 of exon 2 of TRBC1 or TRBC2. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the alpha and/or beta chain constant domain sequence(s) are modified by substitution of cysteine residues for Thr 48 of TRAC and Ser 57 of TRBC1 or TRBC2, the cysteines forming a disulfide bond between the alpha and beta constant domains of the TCR. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 6  wherein the TCR is in single chain format of the type Vα-L-Vβ, Vβ-L-Vα, Vα-Cα-L-Vβ, Vα-L-Vβ-Cβ or Vα-Cα-L-Vβ-Cβ wherein Vα and VP are TCR α and β variable regions respectively, Cα and Cβ are TCR α and β constant regions respectively, and L is a linker sequence. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 6  wherein the TCR comprises an alpha-beta heterodimer and/or is associated with a detectable label, a therapeutic agent or a PK modifying moiety.

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