The present invention is concerned with a protein oligomer comprising at least two NC-1 monomers of human collagen 18 or fragments of an NC-1 monomer of human collagen 18 for use in the treatment or prevention of an angiogenesis-related disease. The invention further pertains to a fusion protein comprising a NC-1 monomer of human collagen 18 and a Fc domain of an immunoglobulin. The invention also relates to a fusion protein comprising: a) an endostatin peptide or endostatin-derived peptide and b) the RGD motif and/or PHSRN motif of Fibronectin. The invention further relates to a kit comprising the protein oligomer or fusion proteins of the invention.

A method of identifying a subject having cancer who is likely to be responsive to a treatment compound, comprising administering the treatment compound to the subject having the cancer; obtaining a sample from the subject; determining the level of a biomarker in the sample from the subject; and diagnosing the subject as being likely to be responsive to the treatment compound if the level of the biomarker in the sample of the subject changes as compared to a reference level of the biomarker; wherein the treatment compound is Compound 1, Compound 2, or Compound 3.

The invention provides biomarkers to predict effective treatment of cancer using an MDM2 antagonist. Identifying one or more of these biomarkers in a cancer patient allows a determination to be made whether the patient's cancer is likely to be successfully treated using an MDM2 antagonist. Accordingly, the invention relates generally to a companion diagnostic for MDM2 antagonist therapy. The biomarkers are: (i) BAP1; and/or (ii) CDKN2A; and/or (iii) one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten or more of: CXCL10, CXCL11, RSAD2, MX1, BATF2, IF144L, IFITM1, ISG15, CMPK2, IF127, CD74, IFIH1, CCRL2, IF144, HERC6, ISG20, IFIT3, HLA-C, OAS1, IF135, IRF9, EPSTI1, USP18, BST2, CSF1, C1S, DHX58, TRIM14, OASL, IRF7, LGALS3BP, DDX60, LAP3, LAMP3, PARP12, PARP9, SP110, PLSCR1, WARS, STAT1, IRF3, IRF5, MSC, JUN, SPI1, IRF1, COMMD3-BMI1, STAT2, RUNX3, SREBF1, FLI1 and BRCA1.

The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules.

Described herein are compounds, compositions and methods for treatment of cancer. Also described are methods and uses for identifying subject with cancer that are suitable for treatment with the compounds, composition and methods are described herein.

Disclosed herein is a novel gene signature of metastatic cancer cells and a novel three-dimensional (3D) culture system for use in improved methods of predicting metastasis or prognosis in cancer. Accordingly, described herein are methods of determining a risk of metastasis, methods of predicting prognosis for cancer patients, methods of treating a cancer patient identified at high risk of metastasis, methods of treating a cancer patient identified as having poorer prognosis, methods for determining the migration capacity of a tumor, methods of screening a tumor for sensitivity to a drug, and kits for use in performing these methods.

The invention relates to induced neoantigen vaccines and a method of using same to treat cancer by enhancing a patient's anti-cancer immunity. The method involves application of an induction radiation to the patient to generate an “in situ vaccine” in vivo, subsequent removal of the tumor, subjecting its cells to a survival pressure for further production of neoantigens in vitro, and processing of the cells to obtain a self-tumor vaccine. The invention provides comprehensive mobilization of individualized anti-cancer active immunity via sequential combination of means of cancer treatments (e.g., radiotherapy, surgery, chemotherapy). Another aspect of the invention relates to an immunoassay protocol to monitor parameters indicative of the cellular and humoral anti-cancer immunity of a patient.

The present disclosure provides two specific T cell receptors targeting a G12V or G12C mutant epitope of a KRAS gene, and an anti-tumor use thereof. Each of the two T cell receptors consists of an α peptide chain and a β peptide chain. Further provided are an antigen binding fragment of the T cell receptors, a nucleic acid encoding the T cell receptors or an antigen binding fragment thereof, a vector comprising the nucleic acid, and a host cell comprising the vector. Further provided is a method for preparing a specific T cell receptor for a KRAS G12V mutation or an antigen-binding fragment thereof. The specific T cell receptor and antigen-binding fragment thereof can be used as an immune activator to stimulate an immune response of an organism, thereby generating an effect against tumors and other diseases.

The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules.

The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules.