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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2017
Synaffix B.v., Oss, NL;
Sander Sebastiaan Van Berkel, Lent, NL;
Ryan Heesbeen, Nijmegen, NL;
Jorge Merijn Mathieu Verkade, Eindhoven, NL;
Maria Antonia Wijdeven, Lent, NL;
Floris Louis Van Delft, Nijmegen, NL;
SYNAFFIX B.V., Oss, NL;
Abstract
The invention relates to a novel linker for use in bioconjugates such as antibody-drug-conjugates. The linker according to the invention is represented by formula: (I) wherein: —BM is a branching moiety; —E is a capping group; —SG is a sulfamide group; —b, c, d, e, g, i, k, l are independently 0 or 1; —f is an integer in the range of 1 to 10; —Sp, Sp, Sp, Sp, Spand Spare a spacer moieties; —Zand Zare connecting groups. The linker according to the invention is useful in the preparation of linker-conjugates and bioconjugates, and can be used for (a) improving conjugation efficiency in the preparation of the bioconjugate, (b) reducing aggregation during the preparation of the bioconjugate and/or of the bioconjugate, (c) increasing stability of the bioconjugate, and/or (d) increasing therapeutic index of the bioconjugate.