TRANSFORMED T-CELLS AND T-CELL RECEPTORS FOR USE IN CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to T-cell receptors (TCRs) that bind to tumor-associated antigens (TAA) for targeting cancer cells, T-cells expressing them, methods for producing them, and methods for treating cancers using them. In particular, the present disclosure relates to TCRs and variants thereof that bind to HLA class I or II molecules with a peptide, such as IGF2BP3-001 having the amino acid sequence KIQEILTQV (SEQ ID NO:1). The present disclosure further relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids, and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present disclosure relates to cancer immunotherapy.The present disclosure further relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides, which can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients in vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses or stimulate T-cells ex vivo and deliver them to patients. Peptides bound to major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules, or the peptides themselves, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell J receptors and other binding molecules.