1240 results about "CAR - Chimeric antigen receptor" patented technology

Recombinant NK cells, and especially recombinant NK-92 cells express a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) having an intracellular domain of FcεRIγ. Notably, CAR constructs with an intracellular domain of FcεRIγ had a substantially prolonged duration of expression and significantly extended cytotoxicity over time. The CAR may be expressed from RNA and DNA, preferably as a tricistronic construct that further encodes CD16 and a cytokine to confer autocrine growth support. Advantageously, such constructs also enable high levels of transfection and expression of the recombinant proteins and provide a convenient selection marker to facilitate rapid production of recombinant NK / NK-92 cells.

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.

Disclosed are systems and methods for improving processes for developing cell therapies by applying machine learning to data including manufacturing process data and clinical measurements (e.g., patient response and treatment data) to determine parameters and settings for a manufacturing process for engineering cells for use in cell therapy. Parameters and settings for a manufacturing process for genetically engineered T-cells including, but not limited to, Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T cells can be determined. A method can include receiving a set of process parameters of a cell engineering process, predicting a clinical response associated with an output of the cell engineering process by applying a machine learning model on the received set of process parameters, where the machine learning model is trained on process parameter data and clinical response data, and generating a visualization for use in a graphical user interface of the predicted clinical response.

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

Provided are nucleic acids that encode decoy-resistant interleukin 18 (DR-18) polypeptides, as well as vectors and cells comprising such nucleic acids and cells that comprise such vectors. Cells encoding DR-18 polypeptides may be referred to as DR-18 armored cells. The nucleic acids may further encode a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) or multiple CARs, including CARs that bind to antigens described herein. Methods are also provided, including methods of making the nucleic acids, vectors, and / or cells, as well as methods of use, such as employing the nucleic acids, vectors, and / or cells, in the treatment of a subject having cancer.

The invention provides a CLDN6 single domain antibody and a humanization method thereof. The CLDN6 single-domain antibody provided by the invention has targeted specificity to CLDN6, only recognizes the CLDN6 and does not recognize CLDN3, CLDN4 and CLDN9 of the same family, or the recognition modes are obviously different. The CLDN6 single-domain antibody 1H07 with targeting specificity provided by the invention can be used for constructing a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and a bivalent antibody (bispecific antibody). The CAR constructed based on the antibody sequence can be transduced into a T cell to create a CAR-T cell specifically targeting CLDN6, and the CAR-T cell can be used for treating solid tumors such as ovarian cancer.

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.

Provided herein are chimeric cytokine receptors bearing a binding domain capable of binding a TGF-β ligand or a TGF-β receptor antibody. When present on chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-bearing immune cells (CAR-T-cells), such receptors allow for increased CAR-T cell expansion, activity and persistence, constitutively and / or through engagement of a TGF-β ligand or a TGF-β receptor antibody. Also provided are methods of making and using the chimeric cytokine receptors described herein.

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.

Provided herein are chimeric receptors, including chimeric antigen receptors (CARs), comprising BCMA-binding molecules, including anti-BCMA antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof, including heavy chain variable (VH) regions and single-chain antibody fragments, and encoding polynucleotides. In some embodiments, the anti-BCMA chimeric receptors specifically bind to BCMA. Among the anti-BCMA-binding molecules are human antibodies, including those that compete for binding to BCMA with reference antibodies, including a non-human reference antibody. Also provided are genetically engineered cells expressing the CARs and uses thereof including in adoptive cell therapy.

Provided herein are novel Glypican 3 (GPC3) antibodies or antigen binding fragments and GPC3 / CD3 bispecific antibodies. The present application also provides chimeric antigen receptors comprising the antibodies or antigen-binding fragments, related CAR-T cells, and preparation methods and uses of the same. The present application further provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising GPC3 antibodies or antigen binding fragments, related GPC3 / CD3 bispecific antibodies, related GPC3 CAR or CAR-T cells, and methods of treating cancer in a subject in need thereof by administering the Glypican 3 (GPC3) antibodies or antigen binding fragments, the bispecific antibodies, the chimeric antigen receptors, the CAR-T cells, or the pharmaceutical compositions. The cancers treated in accordance with the application include Glypican-3-positive cancers.

The application provides an application of a FAP-targeted CAR-T cell in preparation of a drug for treating cardiac fibrosis in a chronic phase of myocarditis. It is found in the application that FAP-specific CAR-T cells can effectively target cells expressing mouse FAP proteins, and the CAR-T cells can effectively eliminate cells expressing mouse FAP proteins after being activated, the chimeric antigen receptor T cells effectively reduce cardiac fibrosis in a chronic phase of myocarditis in mice, and restore the function after inflammatory injury. The application develops a CAR-T therapy for myocardial fibrosis caused by a chronic phase of myocarditis, and the chimeric antigen receptor T cells expressing a targeted fibroblast activation protein can recognize activated myocardial fibroblasts, and significantly reduce cardiac fibrosis after inflammatory injury and restore the function.

The present invention provides a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) that recognizes CSPG4 as well as methods of use in the treatment of diseases and disorders.

Disclosed are VHH chimeric antigen receptors (VCARs), VCAR transposons encoding VCARs of the disclosure, cells modified to express VCARs of the disclosure, as well as methods of making and methods of using the same for adoptive cell therapy.

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 disclosure provides a population of CD4IL-10 / CAR cells (autologous or allogeneic single-donor and allogeneic polydonor) generated by genetically modifying CD4+ Tcells to express IL-10 and a chimeric antigen receptor. Further provided are methods of generating the CD4IL-10 / CAR cells and methods of using the CD4IL-10 / CAR cells for immune tolerization, treating GvHD, cell and organ transplantation, cancer, and autoimmune and inflammatory disorders.

The invention provides methods and compositions for use in treating cancer, which advantageously may be achieved by targeting of the tumor microenvironment.

Compositions and methods for treating diseases associated with expression of a cancer associated antigen are disclosed. The invention also relates to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) specific to a cancer associated antigen as described herein, SHP inhibitory molecules, vectors encoding the same, and recombinant immune effector cells comprising the CARs and SHP inhibitory molecules. Methods of administering a genetically modified immune effector cell expressing a CAR that comprises an antigen binding domain that binds to a cancer associated antigen and a SHP inhibitory polypeptide are also disclosed.

The invention is directed to a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) directed against CD19, which comprises an amino acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NO: 1-SEQ ID NO: 13. The invention also provides T-cells expressing the CAR and methods for destroying malignant B-cells.

Provided herein are cell surface receptors that include an extracellular binding domain, a transmembrane domain, an intracellular signaling domain, and a protease cleavage site disposed between the extracellular binding domain and the intracellular signaling domain. In certain aspects, the cell surface receptors are engineered cell surface receptors, such as chimeric antigen receptors (CARs). Also provided are cells that include such receptors (e.g., where the cells express the receptors on their surface) and pharmaceutical compositions including such cells. Nucleic acids that encode the cell surface receptors, cells including such nucleic acids, and pharmaceutical compositions including such cells, are also provided. Also provided are methods for regulating signaling of a cell surface receptor, and methods of using the cells of the present disclosure, including methods of using such cells to administer a regulatable cell-based therapy to an individual.

The present invention provides a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) comprising an antigen binding domain comprising a chromogranin A (CgA) peptide or a fragment or derivative thereof.

The present invention relates to chimeric antigen receptors (CAR) against multiple but not all human leukocyte antigen (HLA-G) isoforms. More specifically, the invention concerns CARs that are specific for HLA-G β2M-free or β2M-associated immunosuppressive isoforms respectively.

Provided herein are compositions of NK-92™ cells that express a combination of PD-L1 CAR, CD16 and IL2, and the method of using these cells to to reduce tumor cells and cells in tumor microenvironment (e.g., MDSCs or TAMs) and treat cancer.

Provided are polypeptides that include, from N-terminus to C-terminus, a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR), a protease, and a degron, where the polypeptide further includes a cleavage site for the protease disposed between the CAR and the degron. Also provided are cells that include such polypeptides (e.g., where the cells express the CAR on their surface) and pharmaceutical compositions including such cells. Nucleic acids that encode the polypeptides, cells including such nucleic acids, and pharmaceutical compositions including such cells, are also provided. Also provided are methods for controlling the expression of a CAR on the surface of a cell, and methods of using the cells of the present disclosure, including methods of using such cells to administer a regulatable CAR cell-based therapy (e.g., a regulatable CAR T cell therapy) to an individual.

This document provides methods and materials involved in treating cancer. For example, methods and materials for modulating (e.g., increasing or decreasing) an interleukin-1 (IL-1) signaling pathway (e.g., an IL-1βsignaling pathway) during an adoptive cell therapy (e.g., a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy) are provided. In some cases, one or more inhibitors of an interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1RA) polypeptide can be used to increasing IL-1 signaling (e.g., to reduce immunosuppression of the administered cells). In some cases, CAR T cells having a reduced level of an interleukin 1 receptor, type I (IL-1R1) polypeptide can have decreased IL-1 signaling (e.g., to reduce T cell toxicity associated with the administered cells).

The present invention includes compositions and methods for retrieving tumor-related antibodies and antigens. In one aspect, the invention includes a method for Sequential Tumor-related Antibody and antigen Retrieving (STAR) which directly and efficiently identifies potent antibodies that can specifically bind to tumor-related antigens on the tumor cell surface. In another aspect, the invention includes a CAR comprising a nanobody, a transmembrane domain, and an intracellular domain, wherein the nanobody is retrieved by a STAR method. In another aspect, the invention includes a CAR T system that targets CD13 and treats acute myeloid leukemia. In another aspect, the invention includes a CAR T system and ADC that targets CDH17 and treats NETs and other types of tumors expressing this antigen, with tolerable toxicities.

The invention provides a single-domain antibody capable of specifically recognizing GPRC5D, which has relatively strong binding activity and reaction specificity, also has good species cross reactivity, is of great significance to research and development in different species models, and is beneficial to acceleration of a transformation process from a laboratory to clinic. The antibody sequences A12 and C07 provided by the invention can be used for constructing chimeric antigen receptor T cells, and the chimeric antigen receptor T cells can be used for treating multiple myeloma.

Described herein are engineered cytokine receptor switches that can include a signal peptide, an extracellular activator binding domain, a hinge, a transmembrane domain, and / or an intracellular signaling domain. Binding of an activator to the activator binding domain can activate cytokine signaling through the intracellular signaling domain. These cytokine receptor switches can be expressed in immune cells, sometimes in combination with a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR), to increase immune cell persistence by promoting adoption of memory-like phenotypes. Also described herein are methods of using engineered cytokine receptors in immune cell therapies, such as CAR T-cell therapy, to improve patient outcomes and prevent disease relapse.