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A humanised IgG1/k version of A33 (hA33) has been constructed and expressed with yields up to 700 mg l-1 in mouse myeloma NS0 cells in suspension culture. The equilibrium dissociation constant of hA33 (KD = 1.3 nM) was shown to be equivalent to that of the murine antibody in a cell-binding assay. hA33 labelled with yttrium-90 using the macrocyclic chelator 12N4 (DOTA) was shown to localise very effectively to human colon tumour xenografts in nude mice, with tumour levels increasing as blood concentration fell up to 144 h. A Fab' variant of hA33 with a single hinge thiol group to facilitate chemical cross-linking has also been constructed and expressed with yields of 500 mg l-1. Trimaleimide cross-linkers have been used to produce a trivalent Fab fragment (hA33 TFM) that binds antigen on tumour cells with greater avidity than hA33 IgG. Cross-linkers incorporating 12N4 or 9N3 macrocycles have been used to produce hA33 TFM labelled stably and site specifically with yttrium-90 or indium-111 respectively. These molecules have been used to demonstrate that hA33 TFM is cleared more rapidly than hA33 IgG from the circulation of animals but does not lead to accumulation of these metallic radionuclides in the kidney. 90Y-labelled hA33 TFM therefore appears to be the optimal form of the antibody for radioimmunotherapy of colorectal carcinoma.

Type

Journal article

Journal

Br J Cancer

Publication Date

12/1995

Volume

72

Pages

1364 - 1372

Keywords

Amino Acid Sequence, Animals, CHO Cells, Cloning, Molecular, Colorectal Neoplasms, Cricetinae, DNA, Complementary, Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor, Gene Expression, Genes, Immunoglobulin, Humans, Hybridomas, Immunoconjugates, Immunoglobulin Fragments, Immunoglobulin G, Indium Radioisotopes, Mice, Mice, Nude, Molecular Sequence Data, Multiple Myeloma, Neoplasm Transplantation, Tissue Distribution, Transplantation, Heterologous, Tumor Cells, Cultured, Yttrium Radioisotopes