Methods and apparatuses for treating inflammatory diseases by neurostimulation in patients who have failed to adequately respond or have become intolerant to a drug therapy (such as a TNF inhibitor and/or a JAK inhibitor).

Methods and compositions are provided for delivery of a polynucleotide encoding a gene of interest, typically an antigen, to a dendritic cell (DC). The virus envelope comprises a DC-SIGN specific targeting molecule. The methods and related compositions can be used to treat patients suffering from a wide range of conditions, including infection, such as HIV/AIDS, and various types of cancers.

This document relates to conjugates of a biologically active molecule or a derivative thereof and functionalized (e.g., mono- or bi-functional) polymers (e.g., polyethylene glycol and related polymers) as well as methods and materials for making and using such conjugates.

The present invention relates to novel liquid protein formulations, particularly arginine-free liquid pharmaceutical compositions of etanercept. The invention employs particular combinations and classes of buffer systems, tonicifiers, and sugar stabilisers, optionally alongside polar ionisable amino acids (e.g. aspartic acid, glutamic acid, histidine, and lysine), to afford a viable and storable drug product.

The present disclosure describes a pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one antibody and at least one mesenchymal stromal cell-derived protein. Disclosed herein is also the use of said pharmaceutical composition for treating immunological diseases, for example alloimmune and autoimmune diseases. Further disclosed herein is the use of the pharmaceutical composition for immunomodulation.

The present disclosure describes a pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one antibody and at least one mesenchymal stromal cell-derived protein. Disclosed herein is also the use of said pharmaceutical composition for treating immunological diseases, for example alloimmune and autoimmune diseases. Further disclosed herein is the use of the pharmaceutical composition for immunomodulation.

Aspects of the invention described herein, concern approaches to make genetically modified T-cells comprising a chimeric antigen receptor for human therapy. In some alternatives, the methods utilize a selection and/or isolation of CD4+ and/or CD8+ T-cells from a mixed T-cell population, such as, peripheral blood or apheresis derived mononuclear cells. Once selected/isolated, the CD4+ and/or CD8+ T-cells are then activated, genetically modified, and propagated, preferably, in separate or isolated cultures in the presence of one or more cytokines, which support survival, engraftment and/or proliferation of the cells, as well as, preferably promoting or inducing the retention of cell surface receptors, such as CD62L, CD28, and/or CD27. Included herein are also methods of treatment, inhibition, amelioration, or elimination of a cancer by administering to a subject in need thereof, one or more types of the genetically engineered T-cells or compositions that comprise the genetically engineered T-cell prepared as described herein.

Techniques and devices for removing (filtering out) unwanted/inhibitory components (for example, products, byproducts and/or cell output such as inhibitory catabolic proteins) from a composition (for example, autologous fluid or serum) containing such unwanted/inhibitory components. The devices include at least one construct designed to contain a composition (for example, autologous fluid or serum) containing inhibitory/unwanted components (products, byproducts and/or output of cells such as inhibitory catabolic proteins). The construct is provided with interior walls including specific protein capturing means designed to remove the inhibitory/unwanted component(s) (for example, specific protein(s)) from the composition. Proteins targeted for capture include, but are not limited to, catabolic cytokines such as IL-1β, IL-α, IL-6, TNFα, IFNγ and MMPS as these proteins inhibit the healing process.

Presented herein are systems and methods for developing classifiers useful for predicting response to particular treatments. For example, in some embodiments, the present disclosure provides a method of treating subjects suffering from an autoimmune disorder, the method comprising administering an alternative to anti-TNF therapy to subjects who have been determined to be non-responsive via a classifier established to distinguish between responsive and non-responsive prior subjects in a cohort who have received the anti-TNF therapy.

The instant invention provides soluble fusion protein complexes and IL-15 variants that have therapeutic and diagnostic use, and methods for making the proteins. The instant invention additionally provides methods of stimulating or suppressing immune responses in a mammal using the fusion protein complexes and IL-15 variants of the invention.