Claims for Patent: 5,935,935

Summary for Patent: 5,935,935

Title:	Adenoviral vectors for treatment of hemophilia
Abstract:	An adenoviral vector including at least one DNA sequence encoding a clotting factor, such as, for example, Factor VIII, or Factor IX. Such vectors may be administered to a host in an amount effective to treat hemophilia in the host. The vectors infect hepatocytes very efficiently, whereby the hepatocytes express the DNA sequence encoding the clotting factor.
Inventor(s):	Connelly; Sheila (Gaithersburg, MD), Kaleko; Michael (Rockville, MD), Smith; Theodore (Germantown, MD)
Assignee:	Genetic Therapy, Inc. (Gaithersburg, MD)
Application Number:	08/484,891
Patent Claims:	1. An adenoviral vector including at least one DNA sequence encoding a clotting factor. 2. The vector of claim 1 wherein said DNA sequence encodes Factor VIII or a fragment thereof having Factor VIII clotting activity. 3. The vector of claim 2 wherein said clotting factor is B domain deleted Factor VIII. 4. The vector of claim 3 wherein said vector further includes a tissue-specific promoter. 5. The vector of claim 4 wherein said tissue-specific promoter is the mouse albumin promoter. 6. The vector of claim 5 wherein said vector further includes at least one genomic element. 7. The vector of claim 5 wherein said vector further includes the first exon of the apolipoprotein A-1 gene, the first intron of the apolipoprotein A-1 gene, and the upstream portion of the second exon of the apolipoprotein A-1 gene to the start codon of the apolipoprotein A-1 gene. 8. The vector of claim 3 wherein said vector further includes at least one genomic element. 9. The vector of claim 8 wherein said vector includes the ApoA1 promoter. 10. The vector of claim 9 wherein said vector further includes the first exon of the apolipoprotein A-1 gene, the first intron of the apolipoprotein A-1 gene, and the upstream portion of the second exon of the apolipoprotein A-1 gene to the start codon of the apolipoprotein A-1 gene. 11. The vector of claim 9 wherein said vector further includes the first exon and first intron of the apolipoprotein A-1 gene. 12. The vector of claim 3 wherein said B domain deleted Factor VIII is human B domain deleted Factor VIII. 13. The vector of claim 2 wherein said Factor VIII or a fragment thereof is human Factor VIII or a fragment thereof having Factor VIII clotting activity. 14. The vector of claim 1 wherein said DNA sequence encodes Factor IX or a fragment thereof having Factor IX clotting activity. 15. The vector of claim 14 wherein said vector further includes a promoter which is not a tissue-specific promoter. 16. The vector of claim 15 wherein said promoter is a Rous Sarcoma Virus promoter. 17. The vector of claim 14 wherein said vector further includes at least one genomic element. 18. The vector of claim 17 wherein said genomic element is the full 3' untranslated region of the Factor IX DNA sequence. 19. The vector of claim 17 wherein said genomic element is the full 5' untranslated region of the Factor IX DNA sequence. 20. The vector of claim 19 wherein said vector further includes at least a portion of an intron of the Factor IX gene. 21. The vector of claim 20 wherein said at least a portion of an intron of the Factor IX gene is a centrally truncated first intron of the Factor IX gene, wherein said centrally truncated first intron includes the first 991 base pairs of the Factor IX first intron and the last 448 base pairs of the Factor IX first intron. 22. The vector of claim 21 wherein said vector further includes the full 3' untranslated region of the Factor IX DNA sequence. 23. The vector of claim 17 wherein said genomic element is at least a portion of an intron of the Factor IX gene. 24. The vector of claim 23 wherein said at least a portion of an intron of the Factor IX gene is a centrally truncated first intron of the Factor IX gene, wherein said centrally truncated first intron includes the first 991 base pairs of the Factor IX first intron and the last 448 base pairs of the Factor IX first intron. 25. The vector of claim 17 wherein said vector further includes the full seventh intron of the Factor IX gene. 26. The vector of claim 14 wherein said Factor IX or a fragment thereof is human Factor IX or a fragment thereof having Factor IX clotting activity. 27. The vector of claim 1 wherein said vector comprises adenoviral 5' ITR; an adenoviral 3' ITR; an adenoviral encapsidation signal; at least one DNA sequence encoding a clotting factor; and a promoter controlling said at least one DNA sequence encoding a clotting factor, wherein said vector is free of at least the majority of adenoviral E1 and E3 DNA sequences, and is not free of all of the E2 and E4 DNA sequences, and DNA sequences encoding adenoviral proteins promoted by the adenoviral major late promoter. 28. The vector of claim 27 wherein said vector also is free of at least a portion of at least one DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of the E2 and E4 DNA sequences. 29. The vector of claim 28 wherein said vector also is free of at least the majority of the adenoviral E1 and E3 DNA sequences, and is free of a portion of the other of the E2 and E4 sequences. 30. A cell transduced with the vector of claim 1. 31. The cell of claim 30 wherein said DNA sequence encodes Factor VIII or a fragment thereof having Factor VIII clotting activity. 32. The cell of claim 31 wherein said Factor VIII is human Factor VIII or a fragment thereof having Factor VIII clotting activity. 33. The cell of claim 31 wherein said DNA sequence encodes B domain deleted Factor VIII. 34. The cell of claim 33 wherein said B domain is deleted Factor VIII is human B domain deleted Factor VIII. 35. The cell of claim 33 wherein said vector further includes a tissue-specific promoter. 36. The cell of claim 35 wherein said tissue-specific promoter is the mouse albumin promoter. 37. The cell of claim 36 wherein said vector further includes the first exon of the apolipoprotein A-1 gene, the first intron of the apolipoprotein A-1 gene, and the upstream portion of the second exon of the apolipoprotein A-1 gene to the start codon of the apolipoprotein A-1 gene. 38. The cell of claim 33 wherein said vector further includes at least one genomic element. 39. The cell of claim 38 wherein said vector includes the ApoA1 promoter. 40. The cell of claim 39 wherein said vector further includes the first exon of the apolipoprotein A-1 gene, the first intron of the apolipoprotein A-1 gene, and the upstream portion of the second exon of the apolipoprotein A-1 gene to the start codon of the apolipoprotein A-1 gene. 41. The cell of claim 30 wherein said DNA sequence encodes Factor IX or a fragment thereof having Factor IX clotting activity. 42. The cell of claim 41 wherein said Factor IX is human Factor IX or a fragment thereof having Factor IX clotting activity. 43. The cell of claim 41 wherein said vector further includes a promoter which is not a tissue-specific promoter. 44. The cell of claim 43 wherein said promoter is a Rous Sarcoma Virus promoter. 45. The cell of claim 43 wherein said vector further includes at least one genomic element. 46. The cell of claim 45 wherein said genomic element is the full 3' untranslated region of the Factor IX DNA sequence. 47. The cell of claim 45 wherein said genomic element is the full 5' untranslated region of the Factor IX DNA sequence. 48. The cell of claim 47 wherein said vector further includes at least a portion of an intron of the Factor IX gene. 49. The cell of claim 48 wherein said at least a portion of an intron of the Factor IX gene is a centrally truncated first intron of the Factor IX gene, wherein said centrally truncated first intron includes the first 991 base pairs of the Factor IX first intron and the last 448 base pairs of the Factor IX first intron. 50. The cell of claim 49 wherein said vector further includes the full 3' untranslated region of the Factor IX DNA sequence. 51. The cell of claim 45 wherein said vector further includes the full seventh intron of the Factor IX gene. 52. The cell of claim 45 wherein said genomic element is at least a portion of an intron of the Factor IX gene. 53. The cell of claim 52 wherein said at least a portion of an intron of the Factor IX gene is a centrally truncated first intron of the Factor IX gene, wherein said centrally truncated first intron includes the first 991 base pairs of the Factor IX first intron and the last 448 base pairs of the Factor IX first intron. 54. A process for expressing a clotting factor in a mammal, comprising: administering to a mammal the vector of claim 1. 55. The process of claim 54 wherein said mammal is a human. 56. The process of claim 55 wherein said vector is administered intravenously. 57. The process of claim 54 wherein said clotting factor is Factor VIII or a fragment thereof having Factor VIII clotting activity. 58. The process of claim 57 wherein said Factor VIII is human Factor VIII or a fragment thereof having Factor VIII clotting activity. 59. The process of claim 57 wherein said clotting factor is B domain deleted Factor VIII. 60. The process of claim 59 wherein said B domain deleted Factor VIII is human B domain deleted Factor VIII. 61. The process of claim 59 wherein a sufficient amount of said vector is administered to a mammal to provide at least 10 ng/ml of B domain deleted Factor VIII in the blood of said mammal. 62. The process of claim 54 wherein said clotting factor is Factor IX or a fragment thereof having Factor IX clotting activity. 63. The process of claim 62 wherein said Factor IX is human Factor IX or a fragment thereof having Factor IX clotting activity. 64. The process of claim 62 wherein a sufficient amount of said vector is administered to a mammal to provide at least 250 ng/ml of Factor IX in the blood of said mammal. 65. The method of claim 54 wherein said vector comprises an adenoviral 5' ITR; an adenoviral 3' ITR; an adenoviral encapsidation signal; at least one DNA sequence encoding a clotting factor; and a promoter controlling said at least one DNA sequence encoding a clotting factor, wherein said vector is free of at least the majority of adenoviral E1 and E3 DNA sequences, and is not free of all of the E2 and E4 DNA sequences, and DNA sequences encoding adenoviral proteins promoted by the adenoviral major late promoter.

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