A bispecific antibody approach for the potential prophylactic treatment of inherited bleeding disorders

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  • Prafull S. Gandhi
  • Minka Zivkovic
  • Henrik Østergaard
  • Amalie C. Bonde
  • Torben Elm
  • Monika N. Løvgreen
  • Gerd Schluckebier
  • Eva Johansson
  • Ole H. Olsen
  • Eva H.N. Olsen
  • Ian Arris de Bus
  • Karien Bloem
  • Oskar Alskär
  • Catherine J. Rea
  • Søren E. Bjørn
  • Roger E. Schutgens
  • Benny Sørensen
  • Rolf T. Urbanus
  • Johan H. Faber

Inherited bleeding disorders such as Glanzmann thrombasthenia (GT) lack prophylactic treatment options. As a result, serious bleeding episodes are treated acutely with blood product transfusions or frequent, repeated intravenous administration of recombinant activated coagulation factor VII (rFVIIa). Here we describe HMB-001, a bispecific antibody designed to bind and accumulate endogenous FVIIa and deliver it to sites of vascular injury by targeting it to the TREM (triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells)-like transcript-1 (TLT-1) receptor that is selectively expressed on activated platelets. In healthy nonhuman primates, HMB-001 prolonged the half-life of endogenous FVIIa, resulting in its accumulation. Mouse bleeding studies confirmed antibody-mediated potentiation of FVIIa hemostatic activity by TLT-1 targeting. In ex vivo models of GT, HMB-001 localized FVIIa on activated platelets and potentiated fibrin-dependent platelet aggregation. Taken together, these results indicate that HMB-001 has the potential to offer subcutaneous prophylactic treatment to prevent bleeds in people with GT and other inherited bleeding disorders, with a low-frequency dosing regimen.

Original languageEnglish
JournalNature Cardiovascular Research
Volume3
Issue number2
Pages (from-to)166-185
Number of pages20
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024
Externally publishedYes

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