Disclosed herein are reduced viscosity liquid formulations comprising a protein and an excipient compounds. Further disclosed are methods of reducing the viscosity of a liquid formulation comprising a protein, methods of treatment, and methods of improving protein processing.

PD1-41BBL fusion proteins are provided. Accordingly, there is provided a PD1-41BBL fusion protein comprising a single amino acid linker between the PD1 and the 41BBL. Also there is provided a PD1-41BBL fusion protein, wherein the PD1 amino acid is 123-166 amino acids in length and/or wherein the PD1 amino acid sequence comprises SEQ ID NO: 2 and/or wherein the fusion protein is in a form of at least a homo-trimer. Also provided are polynucleotides and nucleic acid constructs encoding the PD1-41BBL fusion protein, host-cells expressing the PD1-41BBL fusion protein and methods of use thereof.

Provided are methods, systems, and kits for selecting a patient for treatment with a therapeutic agent based on a presence of a genotype associated with a positive therapeutic response to the therapeutic agent. The therapeutic agent, in some embodiments, is an inhibitor of TL1A activity or expression, such as for example, an anti-TL1A antibody.

The present invention provides multivalent and multispecific binding proteins that are capable of binding two or more antigens, or two or more epitopes. The present invention also provides methods of making and using such multivalent and multispecific binding proteins, including methods of using such binding proteins for prevention or treatment of various diseases, or for detecting specific antigens in vitro or in vivo.

Genetically engineered T cells expressing a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) that binds B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA) and uses thereof for treating multiple myeloma, for example, refractory and/or relapsed multiple myeloma. The genetically engineered T cells may comprise a disrupted endogenous TRAC gene and/or a disrupted endogenous β2M gene.

Compositions and methods relating to DNase fusion polypeptides are disclosed. The fusion polypeptides include a biologically active DNase joined to the amino-terminus of an immunoglobulin Fc region via a flexible polypeptide linker (e.g., a linker containing at least 26 amino acid residues). Typically, the DNase is a hyperactive and/or actin-resistant DNase1 variant (e.g., a variant of human DNase1 having one or more amino acid substitutions selected from substitutions at Asp-53, Tyr-65, Glu-69, Arg-74, Gly-105, and Ala-114 according to amino acid position numbering of mature wild-type human DNase1) or a DNase1L3 variant (e.g., a variant of human DNase1L3 in which the native nuclear localization signals are removed). In some embodiments, the fusion polypeptide includes a polypeptide segment located carboxyl-terminal to the Fc region and which may be, e.g., a biologically active paraoxonase. Also disclosed are dimeric proteins comprising first and second DNase fusion polypeptides as disclosed herein. The fusion polypeptides and dimeric proteins are useful in methods for therapy, including methods for treating diseases and disorders characterized by NETosis.

The subject invention provides a method of treating an individual afflicted with early stage Dupuytren's disease characterized by the presence of one or more nodules on the individual's hand which comprises injecting into each nodule a pharmaceutical composition comprising an amount of an antihuman TNFa antibody or fragment thereof effective to treat the individual, wherein the pharmaceutical composition is in the form of a liquid and between 0.1 ml and 0.6 ml of the composition is injected into each nodule. This invention also provides for a pre-filled syringe for carrying out the above-described method.

Described herein are methods for treating rheumatoid arthritis by determining whether a subject having rheumatoid arthritis will respond to an anti-TNF-alpha therapy based on the number of innate and adaptive immune cells in a sample from the subject prior to treatment.

The present disclosure provides multispecific antibodies having increased in vivo sustainability, the multispecific antibodies comprising one or more bioactive effector moieties linked to either or both of an N-terminal and a C-terminal of an antigen binding fragment Fab that binds to human serum albumin.

A method of modifying a glycosylation pattern of a polypeptide-of-interest in a plant or plant cell is provided. The method comprising expressing in a plant or plant cell transformed to express at least one glycosidase in a subcellular compartment, a nucleic acid sequence encoding the polypeptide-of-interest, such that the at least one glycosidase and the polypeptide-of-interest are co-localized to the subcellular compartment of the plant or plant cell, thereby modifying the glycosylation pattern of the polypeptide-of-interest in the plant or plant cell.