166results about "Skin cancer vaccine" patented technology

Compositions, systems and methods of improving the health of the microbiome of an individual's skin relate to the provision of skin contacting formulations containing beneficial bacteria and other microbe components to foster the growth and maintenance of a healthy skin microbiome.

The provided herein are methods and compositions for eliciting an immune response to an antigen, such as cancer and microbial antigens.

We formulated multiple TLR agonists into GVAX (lethally irradiated tumor cell vaccines engineered to secrete GM-CSF). Specifically, GLA and R848, TLR4 and TLR7 / 8 agonists found to be safe in patients, were formulated with GVAX (TEGVAX—for TLR agonists enhanced GVAX), and this formulation was effective in producing anti-tumor responses in 3 different preclinical models, including palpable B16. These anti-tumor responses were correlated with increased CD4 and CD8 T-cells that can secrete IFNγ circulating in the tumor microenvironment as well as significantly higher level of p15E specific CTL mediated cell killing in mice treated with TEGVAX in comparison to controls. When combined with anti-PD-1 antibody, TEGVAX was able to induce regression of established B16 tumors.

The invention relates to a preparation method and application of an anti-tumor vaccine based on cell microvesicles and aims to effectively solve problems in preparation of anti-tumor vaccines high inyield, good in universality, strong in killing effect on tumor cells and capable of controlling tumors by improving tumor microenvironments, repairing an immune system and enhancing anti-tumor immuneresponse of organisms. The preparation method comprises the following steps: preparing tumor cell microvesicles loaded with immunomodulators and connecting the surfaces of the microvesicles with adjuvant-loaded liposome to stably form the anti-tumor vaccine. The prepared anti-tumor vaccine is high in yield, good in universality, strong in killing effect on tumor cells and capable of improving tumor microenvironments, repairing an immune system and enhancing anti-tumor immune response of organisms; the method is simple in process and high in efficiency; and the prepared microvesicles are derived from cells, are sufficient in quantity and wide in source, are easy for large-scale production, improve the bioavailability of adjuvants, are effectively applicable to preparation of anti-tumor vaccines based on the cell microvesicles, and can be applied to prevention and treatment of different types of tumors.

The present invention relates to the use of an anti-PD-1 antibody in the treatment of tumors. The invention also relates to use of a reagent for detecting the state of CD8 + T cells and / or NK cells inperipheral blood or a reagent for detecting EMSY genes in a detection kit for predicting the treatment effect of a tumor patient on the anti-PD-1 antibody and / or an antigen binding fragment thereof.

The invention relates to a cationic liposome-protamine-mRNA tumor vaccine and a preparation method and an application method thereof. According to the tumor vaccine, a cationic liposome-protamine compound is used as a delivery carrier and adjuvant of mRNA, wherein the mass ratio of the cationic liposome to protamine to mRNA is 5:1: 1 to 15: 2:1, and the optimal mass ratio is preferably 10:1:1; theparticle size of the constructed cationic liposome-protamine-mRNA tumor vaccine is 50 to 800nm; the Zeta potential is 10 to 60mv; and the encapsulation efficiency is 70% to 95%. The cationic liposome-protamine-mRNA tumor vaccine prepared by the invention can effectively promote antigen uptake of APCs, induce DC stimulation and maturation, promotes secretion of cytokines and cause anti-tumor immune response. The tumor vaccine is used for immunotherapy through intramuscular and subcutaneous injection or nasal mucosa administration, wherein nasal mucosa administration can show a more excellent tumor treatment effect. The tumor vaccine has a wide application prospect in the aspect of tumor treatment.

The application belongs to the field of immunotherapy and discloses a conveying system for conveying water-soluble components and non-water-soluble components of whole-cell components by using nano-scale or micron-scale particles and application of the conveying system in preparation of vaccines for preventing and treating cancers. The whole-cell component conveying system is composed of the nano-scale or micron-scale particles and the whole-cell components loaded by the particles, wherein the whole-cell components are water-soluble components and non-water-soluble components of whole cells in cells or tissues. The water-soluble components and the non-water-soluble components are loaded in the nano particles or the micron particles, so that variant proteins or polypeptides generated by the cancers in the cell components are loaded in the nano particles or the micron particles. Substances with immunogenicity, which are generated due to disease mutation, in the whole-cell components can be used for preventing and treating the cancers. The whole-cell component conveying system can be used for preparing the vaccines for preventing and / or treating the cancers.

Disclosed are novel compositions, methods and vaccines, which upon administration to a patient suffering from a melanoma, colon carcinoma tumor or breast cancer, postpone and / or reduce the need for chemotherapy treatment, slow the progression of or eliminate the tumor and / or alleviate the symptoms of the tumor. The compositions comprise stressed colon carcinoma, melanoma or breast cancer cells, preferably autologous such cells.

The present invention relates to the field of treatment of tumor, and especially to a composition comprising a plasmodium, a treatment method and an application thereof. The composition of the present invention has therapeutic effects on colorectal carcinoma, lung carcinoma, breast carcinoma, gastric carcinoma and hepatic carcinoma etc., can inhibit the growth of tumor and prolong the life of the tumor patients, whereas has no therapeutic effect on melanoma and lymphoma; meanwhile, the present invention describes that the long-term plasmodium infection has better therapeutic effect on tumors, and the plasmodium immunotherapy of the present invention does not take the fever time as a course standard when treating tumors, but should be used to extend the duration of plasmodium infection as much as possible until the progression of tumors can be controlled under the premise of protecting the organ functions and life safety of the patients.

The present invention provides for a dosing schedule for the intratumoral delivery of an immunostimulatory cytokine in combination with systemic delivery of a checkpoint inhibitor. In particular, it provides delivery of a plasmid encoding the immunostimulatory cytokine, e.g., IL-12, using intratumoral electroporation, and the systemic delivery of a PD-1 antagonist.

Provided is directed to the field of immunotherapy. Specifically, provided are compositions and methods for improved T cell modulation ex vivo and in vivo and for the treatment of cancer and other pathologies. More specifically, embodiments of the subject matter are directed to the use of soluble NTB-A polypeptides or agonists thereof for the treatment of cancer patients, for preventing and treating cytopenia in susceptible patients, and for the ex vivo preparation of improved cell compositions.

The invention belongs to the field of biotechnology, and particularly relates to an oncolytic virus vaccine and a tumor treatment drug combing oncolytic virus vaccine with an immune checkpoint inhibitor. A brand-new oncolytic virus attenuated strain is provided by site-directed mutagenesis of wild-type virus matrix protein M of VSV (vesicular stomatitis virus). The attenuated strain can be used asa drug alone to treat tumors, and has safety and cure rate higher than those of wild-type viruses and other known attenuated strains. On the basis of the oncolytic virus attenuated strain, a vaccinethat can be used in tumor treatment is also provided by inserting NY-ESO-1 into the attenuated strain. The vaccine has high cure rate and high biological safety. On the basis of the vaccine, the invention also combines the vaccine with the immune checkpoint inhibitor to provide the drug capable of efficiently treating various tumors. In mouse lung cancer models, the cure rate can be astonishing, up to 87.5%, and the treatment effect on large tumors is also good.

The invention discloses a double-chimeric antigen receptor, a T cell and a construction method and an application thereof, which belong to the field of cellular immunotherapy of tumors. The inventionspecifically relates to a specific structure and a construction method of the double chimeric antigen receptor T cell (dCAR-T cell), and preliminarily discusses the in-vivo and in-vitro activity of the dCAR-T cell. The selected tumor-associated antigens are mesothelin and carcino-embryonic antigens, and researches show that the two tumor antigens can be simultaneously expressed on the surface of asolid tumor, such as pancreatic cancer. The invention discloses an antigen receptor. The in-vitro and in-vivo tests prove that the constructed dCAR-T cell can be permanently and effectively activatedonly under the condition that two antigens are simultaneously recognized, and has efficient anti-tumor activity, so that a specific tumor killing function can be exerted, and the application of CAR-Tcell immunotherapy is improved.

Provided are SLC45A2 peptides that bind to MHC I (HLA-A2) on melanoma cells or other antigen-presenting cells and are recognized by T-cell receptors on T cells. The SLC45 A2 peptides may be therapeutically used to treat a cancer, such as a cutaneous melanoma, uveal melanoma, a mucosal melanoma, or a metastatic melanoma. Methods for expanding a population of T cells that target SLC45A2 are also provided.

Methods for selecting a cancer patient for immunotherapy comprise establishing a total passenger gene mutation burden from a tumor of a cancer patient, generating a background distribution for the mutational burden of the tumor, normalizing the total passenger gene mutation burden against the background distribution, and categorizing the cancer patient as an immunotherapy responder when the totalpassenger gene mutation burden is greater than the mean of the background distribution. When the cancer patient is an immunotherapy responder, the patient may be administered an immunotherapy regimenthat comprises activation / inhibition of T cell receptors that promote T cell activation and / or prolong immune cytolytic activities.

The described invention provides allogeneic tumor cell vaccines comprising tumor cell lines or tumor cell line variants that are genetically engineered to express a core group of three immunomodulatory molecules, and optionally additional R immunomodulatory polypeptides for induction of one or more subpopulations of PBMCs to proliferate in response to the expressed immunomodulatory molecules and to then enter an effector phase for killing of tumor cells. According to some embodiments, the tumor cell vaccine candidate can induce an immune response in the recipient cancer patient that cross reacts with the patient's own (autologous) tumor cells, the effects of which are sufficient to result in enhanced anti-tumor immunity contributing to the increased survival of a vaccinated patient cohort compared to a matched unvaccinated patient cohort.

A method for treating a microbial infection, especially pneumonia, comprising administering an aqueous-ethanol extract of Thymus or Boswellia or a composition containing the extract. Aqueous-ethanol extracts of Thymus and / or Boswellia.

The present invention relates to tumor cell-based vaccines and methods of using same, wherein the vaccines are based on naturally immune privileged tumor cells that have been genetically modified to express MHC-II restricted peptides derived from endogenously encoded tumor antigens, activate CD4+ T-lymphocytes, provide an array of antigens to which the host is not tolerized and / or induce immunity against the originating tumor cells as well as against metastatic tumor cells.

We formulated multiple TLR agonists into GVAX (lethally irradiated tumor cell vaccines engineered to secrete GM-CSF). Specifically, GLA and R848, TLR4 and TLR7 / 8 agonists found to be safe in patients, were formulated with GVAX (TEGVAX - for TLR agonists enhanced GVAX), and this formulation was effective in producing anti-tumor responses in 3 different preclinical models, including palpable B16. These anti-tumor responses were correlated with increased CD4 and CD8 T-cells that can secrete IFN circulating in the tumor microenvironment as well as significantly higher level of p15E specific CTL mediated cell killing in mice treated with TEGVAX in comparison to controls. When combined with anti-PD-1 antibody, TEGVAX was able to induce regression of established B16 tumors.

The invention relates to tumour therapy. In particular, the present invention relates to vaccine compositions comprising allogenic cells modified with hypercytokines for the treatment of cancer in general and for the treatment of melanoma in particular.

The present disclosure provides methods for expanding TIL populations from fine needle aspirates (FN As) or small biopsies which contain low numbers of TILs, using the methods disclosed herein including in a closed system that leads to improved phenotype and increased metabolic health of the TILs in a shorter time period.

The present invention relates to a medicament for treating cancer or infectious disease, the medicament comprising an immune checkpoint blockade and an adjuvant composition. More specifically, the present invention relates to a medicament for cancer or infectious diseases, wherein an anti-PD-1 antibody or an anti-PD-L1 antibody is used in combination with a nucleic acid adjuvant composed of a double-stranded RNA and a single-stranded ODN.

Disclosed herein are immunotherapeutic constructs comprising a delivery particle, at least one adjuvant, and one or more therapeutic agents / compounds that cause antigen release and / or modulate immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment. These immunotherapeutic constructs create adaptive immunity or anti-cancer immune response(s) that can be used, for instance, to prevent and treat broad types of cancer. Further disclosed are uses of the immunotherapeutic constructs, including to prevent and treat cancer in humans and animals.

The invention discloses nanometer assembly based on an immune checkpoint inhibitor and a preparation method and application of the nanometer assembly. The nanometer assembly comprises a polymer, hyaluronic acid grafted with chlorin and a PD-L1 monoclonal antibody, wherein the structural formula of the polymer is shown in the description, the number-average molar mass of the polymer is 2000-6000, and the ratio of m to n is 1:(8-15). The nanometer assembly can achieve integrated combination treatment of enhancing the enhance antigen presentation stage and the lymphocyte activation, proliferationand differentiation stage and the tumor removal stage.

The invention discloses a chimeric antigen receptor T lymphocyte and an application thereof to preparation of a product for treating solid tumors. A chimeric antigen receptor in the chimeric antigen receptor T lymphocyte sequentially comprises a human CD8 lead peptide, an anti-Siglec-15 single-chain antibody, a human CD8 hinge transmembrane region, a human 4-1BB intracellular region, a human CD3 zeta intracellular region, a self-cleavage peptide, a CSF2Ra signal peptide, an EGFRt protein, a self-cleavage peptide and a human CD27. Experiments prove that the chimeric antigen receptor T lymphocyte provided by the invention highly expresses IFN gamma and CD107a, has a strong killing function on Siglec-15 positive tumor cells, and has killing efficiency of more than 80% under the condition thatthe effect-target ratio is 1: 1. A tumor transplantation model experiment shows that the chimeric antigen receptor T lymphocyte also has a strong killing function on Siglec-15 positive tumor cells inan animal body.