702results about "Tumor specific antigens" patented technology

The invention provides compositions and methods for treating diseases such as cancer. The invention also relates to a method of administering a therapy comprising a chimeric antigen receptor, an IL-15R molecule and an IL-15 molecule.

Disclosed herein are compositions of retroviruses and methods of using the same for gene delivery, wherein the retroviruses comprise a viral envelope protein comprising at least one mutation that diminishes its native function, a non-viral membrane-bound protein comprising a membrane-bound domain and an extracellular targeting domain.

Drug delivery nanoparticle compositions and methods for the treatment of a cancer are provided that can be used individually or in combination. These compositions and methods include: (1) exogenous vaccination using neoantigens or tumor-associated antigens to potentiate an anti-tumor immune response; (2) nanoparticle-based drug delivery targeting the liver, aimed at reprogramming the hepatic immune environment to reduce or eliminate tumor antigen tolerance, thereby enhancing the immune system's ability to combat metastatic cancer; and (3) expansion of the liver metastasis treatment platform to target tumor-associated lymphoid structures, supporting the immune response at the primary tumor site. Any of these methods may be optionally combined with chemo-immunotherapy for enhanced efficacy.

Immunogenic targets associated with one or more types of cancer, wherein the immunogenic target includes a shared splicing amino acid-based neoantigen present in any of SEQ ID NOs: 1-2545, or a nucleotide coding therefor, are described, as well as uses thereof, and methods of identifying such immunogenic targets. Particular embodiments relate to immunotherapies for treating a type of cancer, and methods of treating a type of cancer by administering such immunotherapies, wherein the immunotherapy includes an immunogenic target including a shared splicing amino acid-based neoantigen present in any of SEQ ID NOs: 1-2545, or a nucleotide coding therefor.

The present invention provides improved LAMP Constructs comprising specific fragments of the LAMP lumenal domain to deliver cancer antigens to immune cells for enhanced processing. These LAMP Constructs can be used for the treatment of disease and in particular hyperproliferative disorders and / or cancer. The improved LAMP Constructs allow for presentation of properly configured three dimensional epitopes for production of an immune response when administered to a subject. The improved LAMP Constructs can be multivalent molecules, and / or can be provided as part of a multivalent vaccine containing two or more LAMP Constructs. The improved LAMP Constructs as described herein can also be used to generate antibodies when administered to a non-human vertebrate.

Compositions of retroviruses and methods of using the same for gene delivery, wherein the retroviruses comprise a viral envelope protein comprising at least one mutation that diminishes its native function, a non-viral membrane-bound protein comprising a membrane-bound domain and an extracellular targeting domain.

Provided herein are nucleic acids, pharmaceutical compositions and vaccines that express a cancer antigen (e.g., PRAME). Also provided herein are methods for treating a cancer.

An antigen peptide is provided specifically for treating individuals suffering from ovarian cancer, preferably based on BRCA1 gene c. 5470_5477del8 mutation. It is selected from amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO. 1 to SEQ ID NO. 6, or derived by substitution, deletion and / or addition of at least one amino acid. The neoantigen polypeptides of the present disclosure can significantly activate T lymphocytes specific to the BRCA1 gene c. 5470_5477del8 mutation in vitro, stimulating the release of the cytokine IFN-y, indicating notable immunogenicity. This enhances T lymphocytes' ability to target and kill cancer cells from ovarian cancer patients carrying the BRCA1 gene c. 5470_5477del8 mutation. Additionally, the antigen peptide can activate and expand human T lymphocytes specific to the BRCA1 gene c. 5470_5477del8 mutation in vitro for adoptive cell therapy. The antigen peptide of the present disclosure addresses the gap in personalized antigen peptide therapies for ovarian cancer patients with BRCAl-c. 5470_5477del8 somatic mutations.

Disclosed herein are alphavirus vectors that include neoantigen-encoding nucleic acid sequences derived from a tumor of a subject. Also disclosed are nucleotides, cells, and methods associated with the vectors including their use as vaccines.

There are disclosed inter alia polypeptides and nucleic acids encoding said polypeptides which are useful in the treatment, prevention and diagnosis of cancer, particularly ovarian cancer, osteosarcoma, colon cancer, breast cancer, skin cancer, melanoma, esophageal cancer, esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESSC), particularly esophageal cancer, or EAC or ESSC.

There are disclosed inter alia polypeptides and nucleic acids encoding said polypeptides which are useful in the treatment, prevention and diagnosis of cancer, particularly melanoma, especially cutaneous melanoma and uveal melanoma.

The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for targeting a Ras antigen to, for example, treat or prevent cancer. Disclosed embodiments include binding proteins, such as a T cell receptor or a chimeric antigen receptor, that bind to a Ras antigen:HLA complex. Polynucleotides encoding such binding protein can introduced into a host cell, such as a T cell, and the cell can be used in immunotherapy for treating various cancers. Also provided are immunogenic polypeptides that can be useful to, for example, induce an immune response against a mutated Ras or to identify a binding protein that binds to a Ras antigen.

The present invention relates to an isolated T cell receptor (TCR) specific for MAGE-A4 and a polypeptide comprising a functional portion of the TCR. Further implicated are a multivalent TCR complex, a nucleic acid encoding a TCR, a cell expressing the TCR and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the TCR. The invention also refers to the TCR for use as a medicament, in particular to the TCR for use in the treatment of cancer.

To provide a method for selecting a subject for whom the effect of a pharmaceutical composition for treating or preventing cancer can be expected.SOLUTION: A step of determining an expression level of WT1mRNA using a sample collected from a subject, and a step of providing an indicator that the subject is a subject for whom the pharmaceutical composition is expected to be effective when the expression level of WT1mRNA is less than or equal to or less than 10000 copies / μ gRNA.SELECTED DRAWING: None

The present invention relates to 4-1BB ligand (4-BBL) extracellular domain (ECD) muteins having reduce affinity for its cognate receptor 4-1BB. The 4-1BBL ECD muteins can be present in homo- or heterotrimeric fusion protein comprising three 4-1BBL ECD monomers. The invention further relates conjugates of such the 4-BBL ECD muteins with a heterologous moiety, such as an antigen binding protein. The antigen-binding regions comprised in the antigen binding protein in the conjugates preferably are specific for a tumor-associated antigen (TAA). In addition to a 4-BBL ECD mutein, the conjugates can comprise further NK cell-activating cytokines, such an IL-21 receptor agonist. The conjugates can further comprise an antigen-binding region that has affinity for a surface antigen expressed on NK cells, e.g. CD16A. Alternatively, the conjugates can further comprise an antigen-binding region that specifically binds an epitope of a γδ TCR. The conjugates of the invention specifically redirect and activate NK cells or γδ T cells to lyse targeted tumor cells. The invention further relates to the use of the 4-BBL ECD muteins and conjugates thereof in the treatment of cancer, preferably a cancer expressing the TAA.

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) has not benefited from innovative immunotherapies, primarily due to the lack of actionable immune targets. Novel tumor-specific antigens (TSAs) shared by the majority of AML cells are described herein. Most of the TSAs described herein are derived from aberrantly expressed, non-mutated genomic sequences that are not expressed in normal tissues, such as intronic and intergenic sequences. Nucleic acids, compositions, cells, and vaccines derived from these TSAs are described. Use of the TSAs, nucleic acids, compositions, cells, and vaccines for the treatment of leukemias, such as AML, is also described.

Colorectal cancer (CRC) has not benefited from innovative immunotherapies, mainly because of the lack of actionable immune targets. Novel tumor-specific antigens (TSAs) and tumor-associated antigens (TAAs) expressed by CRC cells are described herein. Most of the TSAs described herein derives from aberrantly expressed unmutated genomic sequences, such as intronic and intergenic sequences, which are not expressed in normal tissues. Nucleic acids, compositions, cells, antibodies and vaccines derived from these TSAs are described. The use of the TSAs, nucleic acids, compositions, antibodies, cells and vaccines for the treatment of CRC is also described.

The invention relates to the technical field of biological medicine, and provides a ginseng cell engineering tumor vaccine as well as a preparation method and application thereof. The ginseng cell engineering tumor vaccine comprises an exosome derived from a recombinant ginseng cell capable of expressing a tumor antigen; the recombinant ginseng cell capable of expressing the tumor antigen is obtained by introducing a recombinant plasmid containing tumor antigen DNA into a ginseng cell. According to the invention, ginseng cells in Chinese herbal medicines are taken as host cells for recombinant expression of tumor antigens, large-scale production of tumor vaccines can be realized through construction of an engineering recombinant cell system, biocompatibility and uniformity of the vaccines can be maintained, and safety risks can be reduced. Meanwhile, the prepared tumor antigen recombinant expression ginseng cell exosome can integrate the antigen, an adjuvant and a carrier, and the antigen phagocytosis, maturation and antigen peptide presentation capabilities of APCs are enhanced.

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Novel tumor-specific antigens (TSAs) and tumor-associated antigens (TAAs) expressed by colorectal tumor cells are described herein. Synthetic long peptides, nucleic acids, compositions, cells, TCRs, antibodies and vaccines derived from these TSAs and TAAs are described. The use of the TSAs / TAAs, nucleic acids, compositions, antibodies, cells and vaccines for the prevention or treatment of cancer expressing the TSAs and / or TAAs, including CRC, is also described.

The present invention provides a combined chimeric antigen receptor targeting CD19 and CD20 and application thereof. Specifically, the present invention provides a combined chimeric antigen receptor targeting CD19 and CD20, which comprises a scFv targeting CD19 and CD20, a hinge region, a transmembrane region, and an intracellular signaling domain. The present invention provides a nucleic acid molecule encoding the chimeric antigen receptor and a corresponding expression vector, a CAR-T cell, and applications thereof. The experimental results show that the chimeric antigen receptor provided by the present invention shows extremely high killing ability against tumor cells. The chimeric antigen receptor of the present invention targets CD19 and / or CD20 positive cells and can be used to treat CD19 and / or CD20 positive B-cell lymphoma, leukemia and other diseases.

The present invention inter alia relates to an antigen recognizing construct capable of binding to a Preferentially Expressed Antigen in Melanoma (FRAME) peptide, a T cell receptor having antigenic specificity for FRAME, a nucleic acid sequence encoding said antigen recognizing construct or T cell receptor, a vector comprising said nucleic acid sequence, and a host cell comprising said antigen recognizing construct or T cell receptor. The invention also relates to the antigen recognizing construct or T cell receptor, the nucleic acid sequence, vector or host cell for use in medicine or for use in detection, diagnosis, prognosis, prevention and / or treatment of a disease. Additionally, the present invention relates to a method of treating a disease as well as a pharmaceutical composition and a kit.

The present disclosure provides T cell receptors (TCRs) that bind to antigenic peptides of MAGE-A10 presented by HLA-A molecules. Also provided are nucleic acids encoding such TCRs, vectors comprising such nucleic acids, cells comprising such TCRs, nucleic acids and vectors, and compositions comprising such TCRs, nucleic acids, vectors, and cells. Also provided are methods for treating diseases / conditions using, and medical uses of, such TCRs, nucleic acids, vectors, cells and compositions.

The invention belongs to the technical field of biological medicines, and particularly relates to an mRNA vaccine for preventing or treating malignant tumors as well as a preparation method and application of the mRNA vaccine. The mRNA vaccine is composed of a nucleic acid molecule encoding an NID1 antigen and cationic lipid nanoparticles wrapping the nucleic acid molecule, and the nucleic acid molecule or the cationic lipid nanoparticles have good immunogenicity and can induce an organism to generate strong cellular and humoral immune response in a short time. The nucleic acid molecule or the lipid nanoparticle thereof can express NID1 protein in a body after being delivered into the body, trigger immune response of the body and enable the body to generate anti-tumor immune response, meanwhile, the nucleic acid molecule or the lipid nanoparticle thereof can effectively inhibit tumor growth only by low dosage, and the nucleic acid molecule or the lipid nanoparticle thereof is quick, simple and convenient to prepare and low in cost. The large-scale production can be realized in a short time, the industrialization of the medicine is facilitated, and the cost of the anti-tumor medicine is reduced.

The present disclosure relates to methods and compositions that involve isolated peptides derived from SF3B1 mutation-associated tumors, and the use of such methods and compositions for treatment or prevention of cancer.

There are disclosed inter alia polypeptides and nucleic acids encoding said polypeptides which are useful in the treatment, prevention and diagnosis of cancer, particularly ovarian cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, pancreatic cancer, prostate cancer, stromal cancer, osteosarcoma, colon cancer, breast cancer, skin cancer, melanoma, esophageal cancer, esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESSC), particularly esophageal cancer, or EAC or ESSC.

The invention relates to genetically modified arenaviruses suitable for the treatment of neoplastic diseases, such as cancer. The arenaviruses described herein may be suitable for treatment of neoplastic diseases and / or for the use in immunotherapies. In particular, provided herein are methods and compositions for treating a neoplastic disease by administering a genetically modified arenavirus, wherein the arenavirus has been engineered to include a nucleotide sequence encoding one or more antigenic fragment(s) of mutant KRAS alone or to further include a nucleotide sequence encoding one or more antigenic fragment(s) of a mutated cancer driver gene (e.g., a mutant TP53) or a tumor-associated antigen.

The present invention relates to a fusion protein comprising a peptide antigen containing a T cell epitope, a first carrier protein linked to the N-terminus of the peptide antigen, and a second carrier protein linked to the C-terminus of the peptide antigen; a nucleic acid molecule encoding the fusion protein; an expression vector containing the nucleic acid molecule; a cell transformed with the expression vector; and an immunogenic composition comprising the fusion protein, the nucleic acid molecule, the expression vector, or the cell.

Novel nucleic acid sequences, vectors, modified cells, binding agents, peptides and pharmaceutical compositions are provided herein that are useful as a medicament, for example in the prevention or treatment of cancer or viral infections associated with impaired HLA class I antigen presentation. Corresponding methods and uses are also provided herein.

Provided is a method for producing a heterodimeric protein such as a bispecific antibody with which a heterodimeric protein composed of only domains having natural amino acid sequences can also be produced. A production method of the present invention is a method for producing a heterodimeric protein. The production method includes a production step of producing a heterodimeric protein by reacting a dimeric protein having a reaction tag with a modification protein for modifying the dimeric protein. The dimeric protein having a reaction tag includes a first monomeric protein and a second monomeric protein. The first monomeric protein includes a first reaction tag and a first dimer formation domain capable of forming a dimer in this order. The first reaction tag includes a binding tag and a first C intein. The second monomeric protein includes a second reaction tag and a second dimer formation domain capable of forming a dimer together with the first dimer formation domain in this order. The second reaction tag includes a binding partner capable of binding to the binding tag, and a second C intein. The modification protein includes a first modification protein and a second modification protein. The first modification protein includes a first N intein capable of reacting with the first C intein, and a first addition component to be added to the first monomeric protein. The second modification protein includes a second N intein capable of reacting with the second C intein, and a second addition component to be added to the second monomeric protein. The first addition component and the second addition component are different addition components. The first monomeric protein and the second monomeric protein form a dimer. In the production step, the first N intein of the first modification protein reacts with the first C intein of the first monomeric protein, and then the first addition component of the first modification protein is linked to the first monomeric protein, and the second N intein of the second modification protein reacts with the second C intein of the second monomeric protein, and then the second addition component of the second modification protein is linked to the second monomeric protein.

To provide an antigenic polypeptide and a corresponding polynucleotide that are used for the treatment or prevention of cancer, and particularly used for the treatment or prevention of malignant melanoma.SOLUTION: There are disclosed particularly polypeptides and nucleic acids encoding the polypeptides, which are useful in the treatment, prevention and diagnosis of cancer, particularly malignant melanoma, especially cutaneous malignant melanoma and uveal malignant melanoma.SELECTED DRAWING: None