The present invention relates to lipid
nanoparticle loaded with antitumoral agent and functionalized to target immunosuppressive cells. Inventors developpe valrubicin-loaded immunoliposomes (Val-ILs). A small amount of valrubicin incorporated into Val-ILs induces
leukemia cell death
in vivo, suggesting that Val-ILs could be used to treat
acute leukemia cells. Inventors also demonstrated that Val-ILs could reduce the risk of
contamination of CD34+ hematopoietic stem cells by
acute leukemia cells during autologous
peripheral blood stem cell transplantation. They also highlighted the potential of Val-ILs to target immunosuppressive
cell populations in the
spleen. The most efficient Val-ILs were found to be those loaded with CD11b,CD223, CD64, TIM1, CD200R3, CD204, CD49b, VEGFR2 and SIGLECF antibodies. This study provides the effectiveness and ease of preparation of Val-ILs as a novel
nanoparticle technology. In the context of cancers, Val-ILs have the potential to be used as a precise and effective therapy based on targeted
vesicle-mediated
cell death.