Materials and methods for producing genome-edited cells engineered to express a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) construct on the cell surface, and materials and methods for genome editing to modulate the expression, function, or activity of one or more immuno-oncology related genes in a cell, and materials and methods for treating a patient using the genome-edited engineered cells.

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.

Materials and methods for producing genome-edited cells engineered to express a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) construct on the cell surface, and materials and methods for genome editing to modulate the expression, function, or activity of one or more immuno-oncology related genes in a cell, and materials and methods for treating a patient using the genome-edited engineered cells.

The described invention provides allogeneic tumor cell vaccines comprising tumor cell lines or tumor cell line variants that are genetically engineered to express a core group of three immunomodulatory molecules, and optionally additional R immunomodulatory polypeptides for induction of one or more subpopulations of PBMCs to proliferate in response to the expressed immunomodulatory molecules and to then enter an effector phase for killing of tumor cells. According to some embodiments, the tumor cell vaccine candidate can induce an immune response in the recipient cancer patient that cross reacts with the patient's own (autologous) tumor cells, the effects of which are sufficient to result in enhanced anti-tumor immunity contributing to the increased survival of a vaccinated patient cohort compared to a matched unvaccinated patient cohort.

Genetically engineered immune cells such as T cells capable of secreting an interleukin-12 protein, for example, upon activation of the T cells. Such genetically engineered immune cells may further express a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) targeting an antigen of interest, e.g., a tumor-associated antigen, a disrupted T cell receptor alpha chain constant (TRAC) gene, a disrupted beta-2-microglubulin (β2M) gene, a disrupted gene encoding the antigen of interest, or a combination thereof.

The present invention provides improved Etanercept variants which comprise one (A105E), preferably two (A105E/L106F), amino acid substitutions regarding the Etanercept original amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3. These variants inhibit TNF activity but fail to neutralize human LTα (hLTα). Thus, they are proposed herein as a great alternative to be used in the clinic for the treatment of autoimmune or inflammatory diseases in which an exacerbated TNF activity is involved, since they prevent the side effects associated to the use of the original Etanercept molecule while retaining the TNF blocking activity.

The invention relates to a composition and related methods for reducing tumor volume and/or increasing the survival of a cancer patient. The composition comprises a recombinant MVA encoding a Tumor Associated Antigen (“TAA”) as well as 4-1BBL and/or CD40L and can be administered to a subject in any suitable manner, including by intravenous and/or intratumoral administration.

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.

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.