Disclosed herein, inter alia, are methods of use and composition of novel inhibitors that target the Smac binding site of a variety of inhibitor of apoptosis proteins that contain a Bir domain, including XIAP, cIAP1, cIAP2, or other IAP proteins.

This invention, inter alia, relates to CD19 binding agents and methods of using such CD19 binding agents for treating disease.

This invention, inter alia, relates to CD19 binding agents and methods of using such CD19 binding agents for treating disease.

The present disclosure generally relates to therapeutic nanoparticles. Exemplary nanoparticles disclosed herein may include about 0.1 to about 40 weight percent of a therapeutic agent and about 10 to about 90 weight percent a diblock poly(lactic) acid-poly(ethylene)glycol copolymer or a diblock poly(lactic)-co-poly(glycolic) acid-poly(ethylene)glycol copolymer, wherein the diblock poly(lactic) acid-poly(ethylene)glycol copolymer comprises poly(lactic) acid having a number average molecule weight of about 30 kDa to about 90 kDa or the diblock poly(lactic)-co-poly(glycolic) acid-poly(ethylene)glycol copolymer comprises poly(lactic)-co-poly(glycolic) acid having a number average molecule weight of about 30 kDa to about 90 kDa.

The present disclosure generally relates to therapeutic nanoparticles. Exemplary nanoparticles disclosed herein may include about 0.1 to about 40 weight percent of a therapeutic agent and about 10 to about 90 weight percent a diblock poly(lactic) acid-poly(ethylene)glycol copolymer or a diblock poly(lactic)-co-poly(glycolic) acid-poly(ethylene)glycol copolymer, wherein the diblock poly(lactic) acid-poly(ethylene)glycol copolymer comprises poly(lactic) acid having a number average molecule weight of about 30 kDa to about 90 kDa or the diblock poly(lactic)-co-poly(glycolic) acid-poly(ethylene)glycol copolymer comprises poly(lactic)-co-poly(glycolic) acid having a number average molecule weight of about 30 kDa to about 90 kDa.

The invention relates to antibodies, and in particular, to antibodies exhibiting specificity for Receptor tyrosine kinase-like Orphan Receptors (ROR), and to uses thereof, for example in the treatment of cancer. The invention extends to polynucleotide and polypeptide sequences encoding the antibodies, and therapeutic uses thereof, and to diagnostic kits comprising these molecules. The invention also extends to antibody-drug conjugates and to uses thereof in therapy.

Methods of treating a tumor in a subject and methods of determining a treatment regimen for a subject with a tumor are provided herein. In exemplary aspects, the methods comprise measuring the level of expression of immunoglobulin, FCGR2B, a gene listed in Table 4, or a combination thereof. In exemplary aspects, the subject is a subject from which a sample was obtained, wherein the level of immunoglobulin, FCGR2B, a gene listed in Table 4, or a combination thereof, has been measured from the sample. Related kits, computer readable-storage media, systems, and methods implemented by a processor in a computer are further provided.

Methods of treating a tumor in a subject and methods of determining a treatment regimen for a subject with a tumor are provided herein. In exemplary aspects, the methods comprise measuring the level of expression of immunoglobulin, FCGR2B, a gene listed in Table 4, or a combination thereof. In exemplary aspects, the subject is a subject from which a sample was obtained, wherein the level of immunoglobulin, FCGR2B, a gene listed in Table 4, or a combination thereof, has been measured from the sample. Related kits, computer readable-storage media, systems, and methods implemented by a processor in a computer are further provided.

Methods for using compositions comprising a Granzyme B inhibitor and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier for treating and/or preventing blistering and/or peeling of a skin of a subject are provided. Also provided are methods for using the compositions to improve the healing of a blistered or area of peeled skin of a subject. The compositions can be formulated for oral administration, nasal administration, topical administration, subcorneal administration, intra-epidermal administration, sub-epidermal administration, or for administration by injection.

The present invention concerns a compound of following formula (I): where: —R.sub.1 is H or OH, —R.sub.2 is a (C.sub.1-C.sub.6)alkyl, COOH, COO—((C.sub.1-C.sub.6)alkyl) or thiazolyl group, —R.sub.3 is H or a (C.sub.1-C.sub.6)alkyl group, and —R.sub.4 is: .square-solid.a straight-chain or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms substituted by one or more groups chosen from among OH and NR.sub.5R.sub.6, .square-solid.—(CH.sub.2CH.sub.2X.sub.1)(CH.sub.2CH.sub.2X.sub.2).sub.a2(CH.sub.2CH.sub.2X.sub.3).sub.a3(CH.sub.2CH.sub.2X.sub.4).sub.a4(CH.sub.2CH.sub.2X.sub.5).sub.a5R.sub.7, .square-solid.an aryl-(C.sub.1-C.sub.8)alkyl group substituted by one or more groups chosen from among OH and NR.sub.9R.sub.10 groups, or .square-solid.a heterocycle-(C.sub.1-C.sub.8)alkyl group optionally substituted by one or more groups chosen from among (C.sub.1-C.sub.6)alkyl, OH and NR.sub.12R.sub.13 groups, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate or solvate thereof, and its uses in particular for the treatment of cancer, pharmaceutical compositions containing the same and the preparation methods thereof.

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