Provided herein are methods and compositions for treating cancer in an individual comprising administering to the individual an effective amount of at least one immune checkpoint inhibitor and a chimeric CD 154 polypeptide. Also provided herein are methods of enhanced immune function.

The embodiments of the present disclosure relate to antigens of β-coronaviruses, preparation methods and uses thereof. The amino acid sequence of the antigen of the β-coronavirus includes an amino acid sequence arranged in a (A-B)-(A-B) pattern or an amino acid sequence arranged in a (A-B)-C-(A-B) pattern or an amino acid sequence arranged in a (A-B)-(A-B′) pattern or an amino acid sequence arranged in a (A-B)-C-(A-B′) pattern. The antigen of the β-coronavirus has a single-chain dimer structure. A single-chain dirtier expressed according to examples of the present disclosure is stable in content and has excellent immunogenicity as an antigen of a β-coronavirus, and a vaccine prepared by using the single-chain dimer as an antigen of a β-coronavirus can elicit high-titer neutralizing antibodies in mice.

Cancer is treated via a coordinated treatment regimen that use various compounds and compositions that employ prime-boost vaccination in combination with immune modulatory treatment and biasing of an immune response towards a Th1 profile.

In certain aspects, the present disclosure relates to the insight that a polypeptide comprising a truncated, ligand-binding portion of the extracellular domain of endoglin (ENG) polypeptide may be used to treat fibrotic disorders.

The present invention relates to a bispecific antibody construct comprising a first binding domain which binds to human DLL3 on the surface of a target cell and a second binding domain which binds to human CD3 on the surface of a T cell. Moreover, the invention provides a polynucleotide encoding the antibody construct, a vector comprising the polynucleotide and a host cell transformed or transfected with the polynucleotide or vector. Furthermore, the invention provides a process for the production of the antibody construct of the invention, a medical use of the antibody construct and a kit comprising the antibody construct.

The invention provides compositions and methods for treating diseases associated with expression of CD123. The invention also relates to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) specific to CD123, vectors encoding the same, and recombinant cells comprising the CD123 CAR. The invention also includes methods of administering a genetically modified cell expressing a CAR that comprises a CD123 binding domain.

The present invention relates to nucleic acid molecules encoding a recombinant human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) strain, dense bodies produced by said HCMV strain and preparations of said dense bodies for use in medicine, particularly as a vaccine against HCMV.

The present invention relates to artificial antigen presenting cell (aAPC) scaffolds to provide cells with specific functional stimulation to obtain phenotypic and functional properties ideal to mediate tumor regression or viral clearance. In particular, the scaffolds of the present invention comprise antigens, such as peptide-MHC (pMHC) class I molecules, and specific combinations of cytokines and co-stimulatory molecules to allow effective expansion and functional stimulation of specific T cells.

Provided are various aqueous formulations of the neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) antagonist ARGX-113, including formulations useful as pharmaceutical compositions, methods for their preparation, devices comprising the various formulations, and uses thereof. In certain embodiments the formulations are suitable and useful for administration of ARGX-113 to a human subject. In certain embodiments the formulations are suitable and useful for subcutaneous administration of ARGX-113 to a human subject. The formulations can be used in the treatment of any condition that would benefit from inhibition of FcRn-mediated antibody recycling. Such conditions can include any one or more of various antibody-mediated autoimmune diseases, including, for example and without limitation, myasthenia gravis (MG) and immune thrombocytopenia (ITP).

Disclosed are immunotherapeutic compositions and the concurrent use of combinations of such compositions for the improved induction of therapeutic immune responses and/or for the prevention, amelioration and/or treatment of disease, including, but not limited to, cancer and infectious disease.