Inventors:
Yong DAI - Northborough MA, US
Yong WANG - Wayland MA, US
Shengjin JIN - Acton MA, US
Deborah MESHULAM - Brookline MA, US
Godfrey AMPHLETT - Cambridge MA, US
Ravi CHARI - Newton MA, US
Wei ZHANG - Wayne PA, US
Assignee:
ImmunoGen, Inc. - Waltham MA
International Classification:
C07K 1/107
US Classification:
530303, 530351, 530324, 530399, 530380, 5303917, 5303919
Abstract:
The invention provides processes for preparing a cell-binding agent chemically coupled to a drug. A first process comprises covalently attaching a linker to a cell-binding agent, an optional purification step, conjugating a drug to the cell-binding agent, a subsequent purification step, and optional holding steps. A second process comprises covalently attaching a linker to a cell-binding agent, a purification step, conjugating a drug to the cell-binding agent, a subsequent purification step, holding steps, and optionally a tangential flow filtration (TFF) step.