Antibody Engineering Poster: Development and Characterization of CEP-37248: Potent IL-12/23 antagonism via novel mode of receptor inhibition

Leading up to the Antibody Engineering Event, we'll be sharing the posters that will be featured in the Exhibit Hall.  Antibody Engineering & Therapeutics will take place December 8-12, 2013 in Huntington Beach, California.  For more information the program, download the agenda.  If you'd like to join us, as a reader of this blog, when you register to join us and mention code XD13172BLOGJP, you'll save 20% off the standard rate!

Featured Poster:  Development and Characterization of CEP-37248: Potent IL-12/23 antagonism via novel mode of receptor inhibition

Featured Presenter: Adam Clarke, Teva Pharmaceuticals

About the Poster: Antibodies against the p40 subunit of IL-12 and IL-23 have proven efficacious for the treatment of psoriasis, which is considered a largely IL-23-driven disease. However, in Crohn’s Disease, considered to have a major IL-12-driven component in addition to the role of IL-23, clinical efficacy has been less compelling. There is scope for more effective therapy through the development of therapeutics that more completely inhibit both IL-12 and IL-23. This presentation covers the development of CEP-37248, an anti–IL12/23 p40 monoclonal antibody that strongly antagonizes both IL-12 and IL-23. CEP-37248 was humanized and affinity matured to bind with high affinity to IL-12 and IL-23. The site on IL-12p40 to which CEP-37248 binds has been determined by X-ray crystallography and protein mutagenesis. When CEP-37248 binds to IL-12p40 it inhibits the IL-12 and IL-23 receptor-ligand complex in a novel manner, resulting in potent antagonist activity - when tested in IL-12- based cell activity assays CEP-37248 is orders of magnitude more potent then an existing anti-IL-12/23 antibody. This superior potency is also demonstrated in in vivo models. We conclude that CEP-37248 has the potential to be a more effective treatment for IL-12/23-driven autoimmune disease, warranting investigation in the clinic.

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