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The invention provides compositions and methods for treating cancer by using immune effector cells (e.g., T cells, NK cells) engineered to conditionally express an agent which enhances the immune effector response of an immune effector cell that expresses a Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR). The conditional agents described herein include agents that target a cancer associated antigen, e.g., a CAR, agents that inhibit one or more checkpoint inhibitors of the immune response, and a cytokine.

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.

The present disclosure provides bispecific chimeric antigen receptors targeting CD20 and BCMA. The CAR may comprise an scFv targeting CD20 and an scFv targeting BCMA, a hinge region, a transmembrane domain, a co-stimulatory region, and a cytoplasmic signaling domain. The chimeric antigen receptors can be used to treat autoimmune disorders or cancer.

Disclosed are lipid nanoparticle (LNP) delivery systems that specifically target T cells. The LNP delivery system comprises antibodies conjugated to the surface of the LNP, e.g., via maleimide chemistry, that target at least two T cell surface proteins, e.g., CD3 and CD28. The LNP delivery system can have a single population of LNP conjugated to either a bispecific antiCD3 / antiCD28 antibody, or two monospecific antiCD3 and antiCD28 antibodies, or two populations of LNP wherein each population comprises a monospecific antibody. The payload of the LNP delivery system can be, e.g., mRNA encoding chimeric antigen receptors (CAR), a linear DNA fragment or a plasmid encoding chimeric antigen receptors (CAR) or therapeutic proteins such as antibodies, components of a gene editing systems (e.g., CRISPR-Cas), small molecules, antibody-drug conjugates (ADC), and any combination thereof, either encapsulated in the LNP or attached to its surface (e.g., conjugated). Also provided are lipids, pharmaceutical compositions, kits, and methods of treatment.

Disclosed are compositions and methods for preventing graft versus host disease (GVHD) in subjects receiving donor cells. In particular, chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) polypeptides are disclosed that can be used with adoptive cell transfer suppress alloreactive donor cells. Also disclosed are immune effector cells, such as T cells or Natural Killer (NK) cells, that are engineered to express these CARs. Therefore, also disclosed are methods of suppressing alloreactive donor cells in a subject receiving transplant donor cells that involves adoptive transfer of the disclosed immune effector cells engineered to express the disclosed CARs.

The present disclosure provides bispecific chimeric antigen receptors that target BCMA and CD19. The CAR may comprise an scFv targeting BCMA and an scFv targeting CD19, a hinge region, a transmembrane domain, a co-stimulatory region, and a cytoplasm signaling domain. Chimeric antigen receptors can be used to treat autoimmune disorders or cancer.

Embodiments of the invention include compositions and methods related to engineered human mucosal-associated invariant T (eMAIT) cells for off-the-shelf use for clinical therapy for cancer, infectious, and autoimmune diseases. In some embodiments, the eMAIT cells are produced from healthy human donor peripheral blood, cord blood, or G-CSF mobilized peripheral blood. In particular embodiments, the eMAIT cells are produced from a pluripotent stem cell line and therefore can be of unlimited supply. In some embodiments, the eMAIT cells are engineered to express chimeric antigen receptors (CARs), or / and immune regulatory molecules, or / and allorejection resistance molecules. Embodiments of the invention also include compositions of matter comprising polynucleotides encoding mucosal-associated invariant T cell receptor alpha chain polypeptides and / or mucosal-associated invariant T cell receptor beta chain polypeptides.

The present invention relates to bispecific antigen binding molecules specific for both the receptor tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptor 1 (ROR1) and the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), as well as related fusion proteins and conjugates. In another aspect, the invention relates to conjugated immunoglobulin-like shark variable neoantigen receptors (VNARs).

The invention provides immune effector cells (for example, T cells, NK cells) that express a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR), and compositions and methods thereof.

Aspects described herein pertain to engineered chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) and compositions thereof having specificity and affinity for fluorescein containing ligands presented on the surface of tumor cells. Also provided herein are compositions including CARs further comprising a spacer arm and methods of making and using these compositions.

Provided herein, among other things, are polynucleotides comprising a nucleic acid encoding an anti-human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and natural killer cells expressing the polynucleotides.

The present disclosure provides chimeric antigen receptors, compostions, and methods thereof. In one embodiment the present disclosure provides a method of treating autoimmune diseases, asthma, and preventing or mediating organ rejection in a subject.

The invention provides a GPRC5D single-domain antibody B11, and the GPRC5D single-domain antibody B11 has relatively strong binding activity and reaction specificity on GPRC5D. The invention provides an amino acid sequence of a single-domain antibody, an antibody derivative, a biological material and application thereof. The single-domain antibody provided by the invention can be used for constructing a chimeric antigen receptor T cell, and the chimeric antigen receptor T cell has stronger killing power on a target cell.

The present invention relates to immune cells engineered to express chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) that specifically bind to fibroblast activating proteins (FAPs) for use in the treatment of skeletal muscle fibrosis in muscular dystrophy.

Chimeric antigen receptors that include an antigen recognition domain; a spacer domain derived from a modified immunoglobulin Fc region having one or more mutations in its CH2 region resulting in impaired binding to an FcR; and an intracellular signaling domain.

Disclosed herein are antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof that specifically bind to human CD19. Chimeric antigen receptors and chimeric antigen receptor transgenes comprising an antigen binding domain that specifically binds to human CD19 are also disclosed. Also described herein are immune cells, viral vectors, and other compositions containing the antibodies, the antigen binding fragments, the chimeric antigen receptors, and / or the chimeric antigen receptor transgenes.

The invention relates to the field of biological medicines, in particular to a chimeric cytokine activated receptor for activating lymphocytes by using soluble immunosuppressive molecules and application of the chimeric cytokine activated receptor in tumor treatment. The chimeric cytokine activation receptor and a chimeric antigen receptor for recognizing tumor antigens are connected in parallel to form a co-expressed polycistron structure. Wherein the chimeric cytokine activation receptor comprises an scFv structural domain, a transmembrane structural domain and a cytokine chimeric activation structural domain which specifically recognize and bind soluble immunosuppressive molecules. The CAR-NK cell can specifically recognize soluble inhibitory factors in the tumor microenvironment and improve the in-vivo and in-vitro anti-tumor efficacy of the CAR-NK cell, and can be used for treating solid malignant tumors.

Combination therapy of a cancer with a multi-specific binding protein that bind a tumor associated antigen, the NKG2D receptor, and CD16, in combination with a second anti-cancer agent are described. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions of the multi-specific binding protein, and therapeutic methods useful for the treatment of cancer in combination with a second anti-cancer agent.

Provided for herein in several embodiments are immune cell-based (e.g., natural killer (NK) cell) compositions comprising CD19-directed chimeric antigen receptors. In some, embodiments the anti-CD19 binder portion of the CAR is humanized. In several embodiments, the humanized anti-CD19 CAR expressing cells exhibit enhanced expression of the CAR as well as enhanced cytotoxicity and / or persistence. Several embodiments include methods of using of the anti-CD19 CAR expressing immune cells in immunotherapy.

Disclosed are compositions and methods for targeted treatment of cancer. The present disclosure provides chimeric antigen receptors and cells expressing such chimeric antigen receptors. In certain embodiments, engineered cells expressing the chimeric antigen receptors are specific for a low density cancer antigen or peptide in groove antigen.

Provided herein are compositions and methods for adoptive cell therapy comprising engineered immune cells that express a tumor antigen-targeted chimeric antigen receptor and a prodrug converting enzyme.

The present disclosure provides bispecific chimeric antigen receptors targeting CD20 and BCMA. The CAR may comprise an scFv targeting CD20 and an scFv targeting BCMA, a hinge region, a transmembrane domain, a co-stimulatory region, and a cytoplasmic signaling domain. The chimeric antigen receptors can be used to treat autoimmune disorders or cancer.

The present invention relates to an antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof binding to CLDN18.2, an antibody-drug conjugate comprising same, and a use of the antibody and the antibody-drug conjugate. An anti-CLDN18.2 monoclonal antibody according to the present invention comprises a fully human antibody sequence, thereby having low in vivo immunogenicity, and exhibits excellent antigen affinity and binding ability specific to a low expression to a high expression level of the CLDN18.2 protein. Thus, the antibody is expected to exhibit high specificity and safety as an antibody-based therapeutic agent such as in the form of a monoclonal antibody and / or an antigen-binding fragment (scFv), an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), an immune cell engager, a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR), a multispecific antibody, and the like. In addition, the antibody according to the present invention may undergo cellular internalization, enables an anti-CLDN18.2 antibody-drug conjugate comprising said antibodies to be conveniently prepared, and has excellent yield and quality and thus is expected to be highly likely to be developed as a drug. A drug conjugate comprising the anti-CLDN18.2 antibody according to the present invention has excellent in vivo anticancer efficacy and has an expanded therapeutic index (TI) and thus is expected to be usefully employable for the treatment and / or prevention of cancer diseases expressing CLDN18.2 and related diseases.

Genetically engineered immune cells, which express at least two metabolism modulating polypeptides and optionally a chimeric receptor polypeptide (e.g., an antibody-coupled T cell receptor (ACTR) polypeptide or a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) polypeptide) capable of binding to a target antigen of interest. Also disclosed herein are uses of the engineered immune cells for inhibiting cells expressing a target antigen in a subject in need thereof.

Provided herein are chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) for cancer therapy, and more particularly, CARs containing a scFv from an anti-ROR-1 monoclonal antibody. Provided are immune effector cells containing such CARs, and methods of treating proliferative disorders.

The present invention provides immunoresponsive cells, including T cells, cytotoxic T cells, regulatory T cells, and Natural Killer (NK) cells, expressing an antigen recognizing receptor and an inhibitory chimeric antigen receptor (iCAR). Methods of using the immunoresponsive cell include those for the treatment of neoplasia and other pathologies where an increase in an antigen-specific immune response is desired.

Provided herein are novel anti-effector moiety antibodies or antigen binding domains thereof, and CARs comprising such effector moiety antigen binding domains with or without one or more enhancer elements, as well as host cells expressing the receptors and nucleic acid molecules encoding the receptors, and methods of using the same in patient-specific immunotherapy useful for the treatment of solid tumor cancers and other diseases and disorders.

The present disclosure relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising [61Cu]Cu-NODAGA-PSMA I&T or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The present disclosure also relates to methods of imaging subjects suspected of having or diagnosed with a prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-expressing tumor by administering the pharmaceutical compositions described herein and generating one or more radiographic images of the subject.

The invention discloses a chimeric antigen receptor simultaneously targeting GPRC5D and CS1 and application thereof, and relates to the technical field of biological medicines. Spatial epitopes of a GPRC5D antigen and a CS1 antigen are taken as target spots, an scfv region of a GPRC5D antibody and an scfv region of a CS1 antibody are connected in series through Linker, and an optimal structure VH1-VL1-VH2-VL2 is obtained through screening, VH1 and VL1 are anti-GPRC5D scfv, and VH2 and VL2 are anti-CS1scfv. The chimeric antigen receptor constructed by connecting the optimal structure VH1-VL1-VH2-VL2 with a transmembrane region of CD8, a CD137 intracellular signal region and a CD3zeta intracellular signal region in series is used for treating the multiple myeloma, so that the problems of low remission rate and high relapse rate of a CAR-T cell therapy in treatment of the multiple myeloma are solved, and the chimeric antigen receptor is still effective for the multiple myeloma with BCMA negative or low BCMA antigen expression and can be used for treating the multiple myeloma. And a new strategy is provided for clinical treatment of multiple myeloma patients with negative BCMA expression or recurrence after BCMA CAR-T treatment.

To provide methods and compositions for use in treating cancer, which may be achieved by targeting of a tumor microenvironment.SOLUTION: The invention provides an immune cell engineered to express: (a) a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) polypeptide including an extracellular domain including a first antigen-binding domain that binds to a first antigen and a second antigen-binding domain that binds to a second antigen; and (b) a bispecific T cell engager (BiTE), wherein the BiTE binds to a target antigen and a T cell antigen.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1