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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2023

Preclinical study of CD19 detection methods post tafasitamab treatment.

Kristina Ilieva, Markus Eberl, Jan Jaehrling, Derek Blair, Maria Patra-Kneuer, Rainer Boxhammer, Diana Alvarez Arias, Christina Heitmüller

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Kristina IlievaDepartment of Translational Research, Translational Sciences, MorphoSys AG, Planegg, Germany.
Markus EberlDepartment of Translational Research, Translational Sciences, MorphoSys AG, Planegg, Germany.
Jan JaehrlingDepartment of Analytical Sciences, Translational Sciences, MorphoSys AG, Planegg, Germany.
Derek BlairDepartment of Clinical Biomarkers & Companion Diagnostics, Translational Sciences, MorphoSys AG, Planegg, Germany.
Maria Patra-KneuerDepartment of Translational Research, Translational Sciences, MorphoSys AG, Planegg, Germany.
Rainer BoxhammerDepartment of Clinical Biomarkers & Companion Diagnostics, Translational Sciences, MorphoSys AG, Planegg, Germany.
Diana Alvarez AriasTranslational Sciences, Incyte Corporation, Wilmington, DE, United States.
Christina HeitmüllerDepartment of Translational Research, Translational Sciences, MorphoSys AG, Planegg, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Several CD19 targeted antibody-based therapeutics are currently available for patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), including the Fc-modified antibody immunotherapy tafasitamab. This therapeutic landscape warrants the evaluation of potential sequencing approaches. Prior to a subsequent CD19-targeted therapy, CD19 expression on tafasitamab-treated patient biopsy samples may be assessed. However, no standardized methods for its detection are currently available. In this context, selecting a tafasitamab-competing CD19 detection antibody for immunohistochemistry (IHC) or flow cytometry (FC) may lead to misinterpreting epitope masking by tafasitamab as antigen loss or downregulation. Methods: We analyzed a comprehensive panel of commercially available CD19 detection antibody clones for IHC and FC using competition assays on tafasitamab pre-treated cell lines. To remove bound tafasitamab from the cell surface, an acidic dissociation protocol was used. Antibody affinities for CD19 were measured using Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) or Bio-Layer Interferometry (BLI). Results: While CD19 was successfully detected on tafasitamab pre-treated samples using all 7 tested IHC antibody clones, all 8 tested FC antibody clones were confirmed to compete with tafasitamab. An acidic dissociation was demonstrated essential to circumvent CD19 masking by tafasitamab and avoid false negative FC results. Discussion: The current study highlights the importance of selecting appropriate CD19 detection tools and techniques for correct interpretation of CD19 expression. The findings presented herein can serve as a guideline to investigators and may help navigate treatment strategies in the clinical setting.

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Antibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedLymphoma, Large B-Cell, DiffuseHumansImmunoglobulin Fc FragmentsImmunotherapyAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedImmunoglobulin Fc Fragmentstafasitamabantibody competitionantibody immunotherapyantigen maskingCD19 detectionDLBCLflow cytometryimmunohistochemistrytafasitamab

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PMID37928552
PMCPMC10622958

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