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We have developed a diphtheria toxin-based recombinant human CCR4-IL2 bispecific immunotoxin (CCR4-IL2-IT) for targeted therapy of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL). CCR4-IL2-IT demonstrated superior efficacy in an immunodeficient mouse CTCL model. Recently, we have compared the in vivo efficacy of CCR4-IL2-IT versus Brentuximab (FDA approved leading drug in CTCL market) in the same immunodeficient mouse CTCL model. The comparison demonstrated that CCR4-IL2-IT was significantly more effective than Brentuximab. In this study, we have performed non-GLP (Good Laboratory Practice) toxicology, pharmacokinetics, immunogenicity studies of CCR4-IL2-IT in both rats and minipigs. CCR4-IL2-IT demonstrated excellent safety profiles in both rats and minipigs. The maximum tolerated dose of CCR4-IL2-IT was determined as 0.4 mg/kg in both rats and minipigs. Complete blood count and chemistry analysis did not show significant difference for all measured parameters between the blood samples of pre-injection versus post-injection from the five-day toxicology studies of CCT4-IL2-IT in both rats and minipigs. Histology analysis did not show difference between the PBS treatment group versus CCR4-IL2-IT treatment group at 50 μg/kg in both rats and minipigs. The half-life of CCR4-IL2-IT was determined as about 45 min in rats and 30 min in minipigs. The antibodies against CCR4-IL2-IT were detected in about two weeks after CCR4-IL2-IT treatment. CCR4-IL2-IT did not induce cytokine release syndrome in a peripheral blood mononuclear cell derived humanized mouse model. The depletion of CCR4+ cell and CD25+ cell (two target cell populations of CCR4-IL2-IT) was observed in minipigs. The excellent safety profile promoted us to further develop CCR4-IL2-IT towards clinical trials. Copyright © 2024 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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Zhaohui Wang, Rashmi Ramakrishna, Yong Wang, Yue Qiu, Jihong Ma, Danielle Mintzlaff, Huiping Zhang, Bing Li, Benjamin Hammell, M Scott Lucia, Elizabeth Pomfret, An-Jey A Su, Kia M Washington, David W Mathes, Zhirui Wang. Toxicology, pharmacokinetics, and immunogenicity studies of CCR4-IL2 bispecific immunotoxin in rats and minipigs. European journal of pharmacology. 2024 Apr 05;968:176408

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