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ArticlemAbs2026

Conditional activation of IL-12 through a Fibronectin-EDB dependent switch gate.

Josephine D Kahn, Kothai Parthiban, Peter Slavny, Aaron Arvey, Marc Presler, Jamie Nosbisch, Adrienne Rothschilds, Allan Capili, Teresa Barata, Joana Martins and 6 more

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16 authors.

Josephine D KahnThird Rock Ventures, Boston, MA, USA.
Kothai ParthibanIONTAS, Cambridge, UK.
Peter SlavnyIONTAS, Cambridge, UK.
Aaron ArveyThird Rock Ventures, Boston, MA, USA.
Marc PreslerCertara Inc., Radnor, PA, USA.
Jamie NosbischCertara Inc., Radnor, PA, USA.
Adrienne RothschildsThird Rock Ventures, Boston, MA, USA.
Allan CapiliThird Rock Ventures, Boston, MA, USA.
Teresa BarataFairJourney Biologics, Porto, Portugal.
Joana MartinsFairJourney Biologics, Porto, Portugal.
Jiang ZhuThird Rock Ventures, Boston, MA, USA.
Robert KamenThird Rock Ventures, Boston, MA, USA.
Robert TepperThird Rock Ventures, Boston, MA, USA.
Ton N SchumacherThird Rock Ventures, Boston, MA, USA.
Lioudmila TchistiakovaThird Rock Ventures, Boston, MA, USA.
Divya MathurThird Rock Ventures, Boston, MA, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Potent immune-activators, such as interleukin-12 (IL-12) have been challenging to develop for the treatment of solid tumors due to high systemic toxicity. To expand the therapeutic window achievable with IL-12, we engineered a novel and reversible antibody format, comprising a switch arm and targeting arm, that permits conditional activation of IL12 only in the presence of the pan-tumor matrix antigen Fibronectin-EDB (FN-EDB). The switch arm is formed by a dual specificity Fab that binds to tethered IL-12 or FN-EDB in a competitive manner. The FN-EDB targeting arm promotes the avidity‑driven unveiling of IL-12 that is tethered to the switch arm. We employed a quantitative systems pharmacology (QSP) model to define binding parameters required for Switch-IL-12 activity and use a phage screening and rational library design process to generate switch binders with the desired binding profiles. We show that our

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FibronectinsInterleukin-12AnimalsHumansFibronectinsInterleukin-12Conditional activationDUAL FABIL-12

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PMID42489333
PMCPMC13398103

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