The present disclosure provides formulations for pharmacologically active reagents, including formulations based on particulates formed from a biodegradable polymer (e.g., a polysaccharide such as dextran) linked to a vitamin or related agent (e.g., folic acid). Hydrophobic pharmaceutically active agents (such as anti-cancer drugs, e.g., paclitaxel) are encapsulated into the polysaccharide-vitamin conjugate for the administration of paclitaxel. The active agent is in a core portion of the particulate, instead of on the surface of the particulate. Processes for making and using the particulates and compositions comprising the same are also disclosed. In particular, methods of cancer diagnosis and treatment are provided.

The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipient(s) and a VEGF neutralizing prodrug, which comprises a VEGF neutralizing biologically active moiety, for use in a method for the treatment of one or more ocular conditions.

The disclosure pertains to conformational epitopes in A-beta, antibodies thereto and methods of making and using immunogens and antibodies specific thereto.

The present invention utilizes carrier particles to present antigen peptides and proteins to the immune system in such a way as to induce antigen specific tolerance. The carrier particle is designed in order to trigger an immune tolerance effect. The invention is useful for treatment of immune related disorders such as autoimmune disease, transplant rejection and allergic reactions.

Aspects of the invention include polyalkylene oxide-asparaginase compositions. In some instances, the composition is a lyophilized storage stable composition. In some instances, the lyophilized compositions include one or more of a buffer, a salt, and a sugar. Aspects of the invention further include methods of making the compositions. The compositions find use in a variety of applications, e.g., in the treatment of a neoplastic condition in a subject.

The disclosure pertains to epitopes identified in A-beta including conformational epitopes, antibodies thereto and methods of making and using immunogens and antibodies specific thereto.

Metastatic triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) still carries a dismal prognosis with the current treatment paradigms. The effectiveness of drug treatment for many solid tumors such as TNBC is limited by tumor heterogeneity, lack of tumor specificity, off-target toxicities, and transient therapeutic action(s). Strategies that provide tumor-specific, sustained concentrations of drugs to the tumors and tumor receptor-specific binding, while reducing off-target effects are needed to ensure sufficient tumor cell uptake within the primary and metastatic tumor microenvironment. The decreased non-specific adhesivity, receptor-targeted nanoparticle formulations (DART nanoparticles) of the invention were assessed for clinical potential in directing biological agents to the cell surface receptor Fn14, which is expressed in many solid cancer types, including TNBC primary tumors and metastatic lesions. They are contemplated for use against solid tumors, particularly brain tumors such as glioblastoma and breast cancer, including metastatic breast cancer.

Compositions and methods for treating eye disorders by administering a drug delivery system into an eye compartment of the patient, wherein the drug delivery system contains a particle containing a core; a coating associated with the particle, wherein the coating is covalently or non-covalently associated with the particle and presents a hydrophilic region to the environment around the particle; and a therapeutic agent are disclosed. The eye compartment can exhibit reduced inflammation or TOP after administration of the drug delivery systems to a patient than if a drug delivery system including an uncoated particle were administered to the patient.

The present invention concerns drug delivery particles which can prevent interaction between a biologically-active cargo comprised within the particles and components of an aqueous environment in which said particles are present. The particles are sensitive to pH such that above a threshold pH level the biologically-active cargo becomes accessible to the surrounding environment. Such particles are accordingly useful for stably storing a biologically-active cargo in an aqueous composition containing components which would otherwise interact deleteriously with the cargo, and releasing the cargo to mediate a biological effect in the body of an animal, such as a human, to which the composition is administered. Also provided are compositions comprising such particles, as well as methods for making and using such particles and compositions.

The disclosure features pharmaceutical compositions formed from prodrug dimers for the extended delivery of a drug and for the treatment of a disease or condition.