Patent ID: 9340621
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: A61K,A61P,C07K

Claim Text:
1. A binding molecule which is at least bispecific comprising a first and a second binding domain, wherein (a) the first binding domain comprises a variable heavy chain and a variable light chain and is capable of binding to epitope cluster 3 of B cell maturation antigen (BCMA) (CQLRCSSNTPPLTCQRYC), wherein the first binding domain comprises a VH region comprising CDR-H1, CDR-H2 and CDR-H3 and a VL region comprising CDR-L1, CDR-L2 and CDR-L3 selected from the group consisting of: (1) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 1, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 2, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 3, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 4, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 5 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 6; (2) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 11, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 12, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 13, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 14, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 15 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 16; (3) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 21, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 22, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 23, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 24, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 25 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 26; (4) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 31, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 32, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 33, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 34, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 35 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 36; (5) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 41, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 42, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 43, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 44, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 45 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 46; (6) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 51, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 52, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 53, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 54, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 55 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 56; (7) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 61, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 62, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 63, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 64, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 65 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 66; (8) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 71, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 72, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 73, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 74, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 75 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 76; (9) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 161, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 162, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 163, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 164, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 165 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 166; (10) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 171, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 172, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 173, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 174, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 175 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 176; (11) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 181, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 182, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 183, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 184, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 185 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 186; (12) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 191, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 192, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 193, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 194, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 195 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 196; (13) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 201, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 202, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 203, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 204, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 205 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 206; (14) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 211, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 212, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 213, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO:214, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 215 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 216; (15) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 221, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 222, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 223, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 224, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 225 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 226; (16) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 311, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 312, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 313, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 314, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 315 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 316; (17) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 321, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 322, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 323, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 324, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 325 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 326; (18) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 331, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 332, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 333, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 334, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 335 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 336; (19) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 341, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 342, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 343, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 344, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 345 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 346; (20) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 351, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 352, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 353, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 354, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 355 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 356; (21) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 361, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 362, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 363, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 364, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 365 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 366; (22) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 371, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 372, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 373, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 374, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 375 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 376; (23) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 381, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 382, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 383, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 384, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 385 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 386; (24) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 581, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 582, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 583, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 584, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 585 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 586; (25) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 591, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 592, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 593, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 594, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 595 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 596; (26) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 601, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 602, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 603, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 604, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 605 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 606; (27) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 611, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 612, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 613, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 614, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 615 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 616; (28) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 621, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 622, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 623, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 624, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 625 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 626; (29) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 631, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 632, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 633, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 634, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 635 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 636; (30) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 641, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 642, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 643, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 644, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 645 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 646; (31) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 651, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 652, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 653, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 654, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 655 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 656; (32) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 661, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 662, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 663, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 664, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 665 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 666; (33) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 671, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 672, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 673, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 674, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 675 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 676; (34) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 681, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 682, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 683, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 684, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 685 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 686; (35) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 691, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 692, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 693, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 694, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 695 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 696; (36) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 701, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 702, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 703, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 704, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 705 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 706; (37) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 711, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 712, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 713, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 714, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 715 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 716; (38) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 721, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 722, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 723, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 724, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 725 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 726; (39) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 731, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 732, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 733, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 734, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 735 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 736; (40) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 741, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 742, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 743, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 744, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 745 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 746; (41) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 751, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 752, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 753, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 754, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 755 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 756; (42) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 761, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 762, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 763, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 764, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 765 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 766; (43) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 771, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 772, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 773, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 774, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 775 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 776; (44) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 781, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 782, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 783, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 784, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 785 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 786; (45) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 791, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 792, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 793, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 794, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 795 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 796; (46) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 801, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 802, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 803, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 804, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 805 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 806; (47) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 811, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 812, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 813, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 814, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 815 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 816; (48) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 821, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 822, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 823, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 824, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 825 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 826; (49) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 831, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 832, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 833, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 834, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 835 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 836; (50) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 961, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 962, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 963, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 964, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 965 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 966; (51) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 971, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 972, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 973, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 974, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 975 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 976; (52) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 981, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 982, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 983, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 984, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 985 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 986; and (53) CDR-H1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 991, CDR-H2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 992, CDR-H3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 993, CDR-L1 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 994, CDR-L2 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 995 and CDR-L3 as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 996; and (b) the second binding domain comprises a variable heavy chain and a variable light chain and is capable of binding to the T cell CD3 receptor complex; and wherein epitope cluster 3 of BCMA corresponds to amino acid residues 24 to 41 of the sequence as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 1002.