336 results about "CD47" patented technology

Methods are provided to manipulate phagocytosis of cancer cells, including e.g. leukemias, solid tumors including carcinomas, etc.

Provide herein are fusion polypeptides that comprise a CD47 extracellular domain or a variant thereof that is fused to a Fc polypeptide. The fusion polypeptides are useful for treating an immunological disease or disorder in a subject according to the methods described herein. The fusion polypeptides are capable of suppressing immunoresponsiveness of an immune cell, inhibiting production of proinflammatory cytokines, including inhibiting immune complex-induced production of cytokines.

Provide herein are fusion polypeptides that comprise a CD47 extracellular domain or a variant thereof that is fused to a Fc polypeptide. The fusion polypeptides are useful for treating an immunological disease or disorder in a subject according to the methods described herein. The fusion polypeptides are capable of suppressing immunoresponsiveness of an immune cell, inhibiting production of proinflammatory cytokines, including inhibiting immune complex-induced production of cytokines.

Methods are provided to manipulate phagocytosis of cells, including hematopoietic cells, e.g. circulating hematopoietic cells, bone marrow cells, etc.; and solid tumor cells. In some embodiments of the invention the circulating cells are hematopoietic stem cells, or hematopoietic progenitor cells, particularly in a transplantation context, where protection from phagocytosis is desirable. In other embodiments the circulating cells are leukemia cells, particularly acute myeloid leukemia (AML), where increased phagocytosis is desirable.

Methods are provided for treatment of hematologic cancers, particularly lymphomas and leukemias, including without limitation myelogenous and lymphocytic leukemias. A combination of antibodies specific for CD47; and specific for a cancer associated cell surface marker are administered to the patient, and provide for a synergistic decrease in cancer cell burden. The combination of antibodies may comprise a plurality of monospecific antibodies, or a bispecific or multispecific antibody. Markers of interest include without limitation, CD20, CD22, CD52, CD33; CD96; CD44; CD123; CD97; CD99; PTHR2; and HAVCR2.

The invention relates to modulating the SIRPα—CD47 interaction in order to treat hematological cancer and compounds therefor. In particular, there is also provided SIRPα antibodies and antibody fragments, preferably used for treating hematological cancer.

Methods are provided to manipulate phagocytosis of cancer cells, including e.g. leukemias, solid tumors including carcinomas, etc.

The invention relates to a CD47 and PD-L1 targeting bifunctional fusion protein, belongs to the field of biomedicine, and solves the problems that anti-PD-1 / PD-L1 treatment is poor in a low-immunogenicity tumor treatment effect and anti-CD47 treatment is poor in a targeting ability. The fusion protein is composed of a CD47 binding part and a PD-L1 binding part which are linked by a disulfide bond, can block the binding of CD47 and SIRPalpha, can block the binding of PD-L1 and PD-1, can achieve the effects of activating macrophages to phagocytize tumor cells and promoting antigen presentation in natural immunity, can achieve an effect of promoting the activation of tumor specific T cells in acquired immunity, and has lower blood toxicity; and as compared with the single use of anti-PD-L1 or anti-CD47 for treatment, the fusion protein has better antitumor curative effects and blood safety.

The invention relates to modulating the SIRPα-CD47 interaction in order to treat hematological cancer and compounds therefor. In some embodiments, there is provided methods and uses of SIRPα polypeptides, fragments and fusion proteins for treating hematological cancer, preferably human acute myeloid leukemia.

Methods are provided for treatment of hematologic cancers, particularly lymphomas and leukemias, including without limitation myelogenous and lymphocytic leukemias. A combination of antibodies specific for CD47; and specific for a cancer associated cell surface marker are administered to the patient, and provide for a synergistic decrease in cancer cell burden. The combination of antibodies may comprise a plurality of monospecific antibodies, or a bispecific or multispecific antibody. Markers of interest include without limitation, CD20, CD22, CD52, CD33; CD96; CD44; CD123; CD97; CD99; PTHR2; and HAVCR2.

Disclosed herein are anti-CD47 antibody molecules, their manufacture and use in treating disorders associated with CD47 expression, for example, certain hematological cancers and solid tumors.

CD47+ disease cells, such as CD47+ cancer cells, are treated with an agent that blocks signalling via the SIRPα / CD47 axis. The agent is a human SIRPα fusion protein that displays negligible CD47 agonism and negligible red blood cell binding. The fusion protein comprises an IgV domain from variant 2 of human SIRPα, and an Fc having effector function. The IgV domain binds human CD47 with an affinity that is at least five fold greater than the affinity of the entire extracellular region of human SIRPα. The fusion protein is at least 5 fold more potent than a counterpart lacking effector function.

Provided herein are compositions and methods for preventing, ameliorating, and / or reducing tissue ischemia and / or tissue damage due to ischemia, increasing blood vessel diameter, blood flow and tissue perfusion in the presence of vascular disease including peripheral vascular disease, atherosclerotic vascular disease, coronary artery disease, stroke and influencing other conditions, by suppressing CD47 and / or blocking TSP1 and / or CD47 activity or interaction. Influencing the interaction of CD47-TSP1 in blood vessels allows for control of blood vessel diameter and blood flow, and permits modification of blood pressure and cardiac function. Under conditions of decreased blood flow, for instance through injury or atherosclerosis, blocking TSP1-CD47 interaction allows blood vessels to dilate and increases blood flow, tissue perfusion and tissue survival. This in turn reduces or prevents tissue necrosis and death. The therapeutics identified herein allow for precise regulation of blood flow to tissues and organs which need it, while substantially avoiding systemic complications. Methods and compositions described herein can be used to increase tissue survival under conditions of trauma and surgery, as well as conditions of chronic vascular disease. Also disclosed are methods for the treatment of elderly subjects using agents that affect TSP1 and CD47 and thereby affect tissue perfusion. Additionally, provided herein are compositions and methods for influencing blood coagulation, allowing for controlled increased or decreased blood clotting. Additionally, provided herein are compositions and methods for decreasing blood flow, as in the case of cancer through mimicking the effects of TSP1 and CD47 on blood vessel diameter and blood flow.

Nanosecond pulsed electric field (nsPEF) treatments of a tumor are used to cause the tumor to express calreticulin and stimulate an immune response against the tumor and other tumors in a subject. An immune response biomarker can be measured, and further nsPEF treatments can be performed if needed to stimulate or further stimulate the immune response. Cancers that have metastasized may be treated. The treatment can be combined with CD47-blocking antibodies, doxorubicin, CTLA-4-blocking antibodies, and / or PD-1-blocking antibodies. Electrical characteristics of nsPEF treatments can be based on the size, type, and / or strength of tumors and / or a quantity of tumors in the subject.

Polypeptides that can modulate SIRPα-CD47 functions and methods of use of the polypeptides are presented. In addition, polynucleotides that encode the polypeptides referred to above are presented. Further, pharmaceutical compositions to treat conditions are presented.

The invention relates to modulating the SIRPα-CD47 interaction in order to increase hematopoietic stem cell engraftment and compounds therefor. In some embodiments, there is provided isolated SIRPα and CD47 polypeptides, fragments and fusion proteins for enhancing hematopoietic stem cell engraftment. Further there is provided methods for increasing hematopoietic stem cell engraftment through administration of the above polypeptides.

A recombinant bi-functional fusion protein, comprising an Ig region of an extracellular domain of a signal-regulator protein (SIRP), linked via a Fc fragment of an Ig, to an Ig region of an extracellular domain of VEGFR, wherein the protein can bind to CD47 and VEGF simultaneously, blocking the binding of CD47 with the SIRP on the cell surface of macrophages to stimulate the phagocytosis of tumor cells by macrophages, and inhibiting the growth of vascular endothelial cells induced by VEGF. The present application also provides a nucleic acid molecule encoding the recombinant bi-functional fusion protein and an expression vector expressing the protein, a method for producing the protein and a method for treating a disease over-expressing CD47 or VEGF.

Use of an agent capable of inhibiting the interaction between SIRP1alpha and CD47, in the preparation of a composition for the inhibition of macrophage involvement in autoimmune disease. The invention further relates to a method for the treatment of an autoimmune disease with macrophage involvement, comprising administering to a mammal an effective amount of an agent which inhibits the interaction between CD47 and SIRP1alpha. The invention also relates to a method for identifying an agent capable of inhibiting the interaction between CD47 and SIRP1alpha, comprising the steps of exposing one or more test compounds to CD47 and / or SIRP1alpha, and monitoring the ability of the test compound to inhibit their interaction.

The invention relates to monoclonal and / or monovalent antibodies that bind CD47. The invention relates to monoclonal and / or monovalent antibodies that bind CD19. The invention also relates to novel bispecific monoclonal antibodies carrying a different specificity for each binding site of the immunoglobulin molecule, where one of the binding sites is specific for CD47. The invention also relates to novel bispecific monoclonal antibodies carrying a different specificity for each binding site of the immunoglobulin molecule, where one of the binding sites is specific for CD19.

A CD47 partial peptide which has an amino acid sequence constituting an extracellular region having an immunoglobulin-like structure of a CD47 protein, which is specifically bound to an N-terminal immunoglobulin-like structure of a dephosphorylation substrate protein SHPS-1 of an SH2 domain-containing protein, and which can act on a function of cell response mediated by SHPS-1, and an anti-SHPS-1 monoclonal antibody.

Methods are provided to manipulate phagocytosis of cells, including hematopoietic cells, e.g. circulating hematopoietic cells, bone marrow cells, etc.; and solid tumor cells. In some embodiments of the invention the circulating cells are hematopoietic stem cells, or hematopoietic progenitor cells, particularly in a transplantation context, where protection from phagocytosis is desirable. In other embodiments the circulating cells are leukemia cells, particularly acute myeloid leukemia (AML), where increased phagocytosis is desirable.

The present invention relates to a viral particle. The viral particle has a radius of less than about 1 μm, and at least one peptide comprising at least a biologically active portion of CD47. The present invention also includes a method of increasing the life of a particle in vivo in a mammal. The method includes the steps of expressing at least one peptide comprising at least a biologically active portion of CD47 in a viral particle, and administering the viral particle having CD47 expressed to a mammal, wherein the administered viral particle has a longer half life in the mammal than an otherwise identical viral particle that does not have CD47 expressed thereon.

Provide herein are fusion polypeptides that comprise a CD47 extracellular domain or a variant thereof that is fused to a Fc polypeptide. The fusion polypeptides are useful for treating an immunological disease or disorder in a subject according to the methods described herein. The fusion polypeptides are capable of suppressing immunoresponsiveness of an immune cell, inhibiting production of proinflammatory cytokines, including inhibiting immune complex-induced production of cytokines.

The invention discloses immunoglobulin fusion proteins designed to bind both CD47 and a tumor cell antigen. The immunoglobulin fusion proteins include a SIRP afla moiety that binds CD47 and an antigen binding site for a tumor cell antigen.

The present invention provides lipid-based nanoparticles (e.g., liposomes or exosomes) having CD47 on their surface and comprising a therapeutic agent (e.g., a therapeutic protein, an antibody, an inhibitory RNA, and / or a small molecule drug). Furthermore, the present invention provides for use of such lipid-based nanoparticles in therapy.