Aspects of the invention include compositions and methods for treatment of solid tumors with engineered or non-engineered γδ-T cells. In some embodiments, the γδ-T cells comprise a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) construct. The CAR construct can contain an anti-TryD binding domain, a CD8α hinge and transmembrane domain, a costimulatory domain, a 003ζ signalling domain, a combination thereof, or all thereof. The CAR construct can contain an anti-GPC3 binding domain, a CD8α hinge and transmembrane domain, a costimulatmy domain, a CD3ζ signalling domain, a combination thereof, or all thereof. The CAR construct can contain a domain encoding for a secreted common gamma chain cytokine such as a sIL 15 domain.

A transdermal membrane comprising a non-infectious icosahedral phage vaccine displaying an antigen is described wherein the membrane is stable at room temperature for greater than 3 months and uses thereof to vaccinate a subject against the antigen.

Hematopoeitic stem/progenitor cells (HSPC) and/or non-T effector cells are modified to express an extracellular component including a tag cassette. The tag cassette can be used to activate, promote proliferation of, detect, enrich, isolate, track, deplete and/or eliminate modified cells. The cells can also be modified to express a binding domain.

The present invention relates to a recombinant virus of the family Paramyxoviridae comprising an expressible polynucleotide encoding at least one of (i) a tumor antigen, (ii) a fragment of a tumor antigen, and (iii) a variant of (i) or (ii). The present invention further relates to a polynucleotide encoding said recombinant virus of the family Paramyxoviridae and to a host cell comprising said recombinant virus of the family Paramyxoviridae and/or said polynucleotide encoding said recombinant virus of the family Paramyxoviridae. Moreover, the present invention relates to a method for activating immune cells with antitumor activity in a sample comprising cancer cells and to further means, methods, and uses related to the present invention.

The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a modified mRNA that is stabilised by sequence modifications and optimised for translation. The pharmaceutical composition according to the invention is particularly well suited for use as an inoculating agent, as well as a therapeutic agent for tissue regeneration. In addition, a process is described for determining sequence modifications that promote stabilisation and translational efficiency of modified mRNA of the invention.

The present invention provides an immune enhancer comprising at least an interferon and a granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, and an immunotherapeutic pharmaceutical composition comprising at least an antigen and the above-mentioned immune enhancers. The present invention further discloses a preparation method of the immunotherapeutic pharmaceutical composition, the use of the immune enhancer and the immunotherapeutic pharmaceutical composition. The immune enhancer can be applied to disease and tumor treatments caused by viruses, bacteria, and other microorganisms.

The present invention provides a vaccine formulation for use in the prevention and/or treatment of a cancer, comprising a complex of a hyaluronic acid derivative having an introduced hydrophobic group, and an antigen.

This document provides methods and materials for expanding antigen-specific T cells (e.g., antigen-specific CD4.sup.+ T cells and/or antigen-specific CD8.sup.+ T cells) in culture. For example, methods and materials for performing a polyclonal stimulation step for a particular duration (e.g., from about 1 hour to about 48 hours) to increase the expansion of T cells having a desired antigen specificity are provided.

The present disclosure relates to a sequential boost oncolytic viral immunotherapy and compositions for use in the same. More particularly, the disclosure relates to oncolytic viruses that significantly increase antigen-specific T cell-mediated immune responses when combined in a sequential heterologous boost treatment regimen.

Disclosed are immunotherapeutic compositions and the concurrent use of combinations of such compositions for the improved induction of therapeutic immune responses and/or for the prevention, amelioration and/or treatment of disease, including, but not limited to, cancer and infectious disease.