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Compositions and methods for immunotherapy

a technology of immunotherapy and compositions, applied in the field of compositions and methods for immunotherapy, can solve the problems of significant limitations of dc immunotherapy, as many immunotherapies do, and achieve the effect of improving the immunotherapy

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-05-12
NEXIMMUNE INC
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This patent describes a method for creating a molecule that can stimulate T cells to produce antibodies. This molecule is attached to a solid support and contains proteins called HLA, which are involved in binding antigens. The HLA proteins are fused with other proteins like immunoglobulins to create a more stable and effective molecule for stimulating T cells. Overall, this method allows for the creation of a more powerful tool for research on antibody production and has potential applications in medicine and biotechnology.

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However, DC immunotherapy, like many immunotherapies faces significant limitations.

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Design of Germline Humanized Variable Regions and Human Constant Region Sequences

[0101]This Example demonstrates, inter alia, a design of sequences for germline humanized (CDR grafted) antibodies from a mouse anti-CD28 antibody template; a design of human constant region sequences including human IgG4 containing the S241P (Kabat numbering) hinge stabilizing mutation, the L248E (Kabat numbering) mutation to remove residual Fc gamma receptor binding and a Cys residue (S473C, Kabat numbering) suitable for coupling the antibody; a design of a variant germline humanized antibody V domain with potential non-binding to CD28; a design of a linker sequence for the fusion of HLA-A*02:01 to the N-terminus of the germline humanized antibodies that does not contain potential T cell epitopes.

[0102]The starting anti-CD28 antibody was the murine 9.3 monoclonal antibody (Tan et al. J. Exp. Med. 1993 177:165). Structural models of the 9.3 antibody V regions were produced using Swiss PDB and analyzed ...

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Design of Linkers for Fusion of HLA-A*02:01 to Humanized Antibodies

[0112]Linkers for the fusion of HLA-A*02:01 (IMGT Accession No. HLA00005) to the N-terminus of humanized anti-CD28 antibodies were constructed and incorporated analysis by iTope™ and TCED™ to remove potential immunogenicity.

[0113]The iTope™ software predicts favorable interactions between amino acid side chains of a peptide and specific binding pockets (in particular pocket positions; p1, p4, p6, p7 and p9) within the open-ended binding grooves of 34 human MHC class II alleles. These alleles represent the most common HLA-DR alleles found world-wide with no weighting attributed to those found most prevalently in any particular ethnic population. Twenty of the alleles contain the ‘open’ p1 configuration and fourteen contain the ‘closed’ configuration where glycine at position 83 is replaced by a valine. The location of key binding residues is achieved by the in silico generation of 9 mer peptides that overlap by one am...

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Codon Optimization of Sequences and Expression Cloning

[0119]Codons were optimized using GeneOptimizer®, and optimized sequences were cloned for expression as shown below.

[0120]Sequences were engineered with PmeI restriction sites, Kozak sequence, and signal peptide for expression in NS0 cells. Translation starts immediately downstream of the Kozak sequence.

[0121]The full translated amino acid sequence of the HLA-IgG4HC fusion is shown in FIG. 10.

[0122]The translated sequence of LC3 (VK3) is shown in FIG. 11.

[0123]The translated sequence for HC1 is shown in FIG. 12.

[0124]The translated sequence for HC2 is shown in FIG. 13.

[0125]Human β2 microglobulin was also expressed.

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Abstract

The present invention provides compositions and methods for immunotherapy, which include shelf-stable pharmaceutical compositions for inducing antigen-specific T cells. Such compositions are employed as components of an artificial antigen presenting cell (aAPC), to provide a patient with complexes for presentation of an antigen (e.g., a tumor antigen) and / or a T cell co-stimulatory molecule.

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PRIORITY[0001]This Application claims the benefit of and priority to, U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 838,547, filed Jun. 24, 2013, and U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 948,916, filed Mar. 6, 2014, which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to compositions, including pharmaceutical compositions, and methods that are useful for immunotherapy.BACKGROUND[0003]An antigen-presenting cell (APC) is a cell that processes and displays antigenic peptides in complexes with major histocompatibility complex (MHC) proteins on their surfaces. Effector cells, such as T-cells, may recognize these peptide-MHC (pMHC) complexes using receptors, such as T-cell receptors (TCRs).[0004]Dendritic cells (DCs) are an example of an antigen presenting cell that can be stimulated to effectively present antigen and support expansion of immune effect cells, thereby activating a cytotoxic response towards an antigen. In some immuno...

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IPC IPC(8): A61K47/48A61K38/17A61K39/00C12N9/02C07K16/46C07K14/74A61K39/44A61K39/395C07K16/28
CPCA61K47/48915C12Y114/18001A61K38/1774A61K39/0011C07K16/2818C07K16/465C07K14/70539A61K39/44C12N9/0071A61K2039/6093C07K2317/565C07K2317/20C07K2317/52C07K2319/30C07K2317/94C07K2317/75C07K2317/24A61K2039/505A61K2039/605A61K39/3955A61K39/39A61K47/6937A61P35/00A61P37/02A61K2039/55555A61K39/001191A61K39/001186A61K39/001156A61K39/001192A61K39/001184A61K39/001188A61K47/60A61K39/395
Inventor MCCREEDY, BRUCEJONES, TIMOTHY DAVIDCARR, FRANCIS JOSEPH
Owner NEXIMMUNE INC
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