The present disclosure generally relates to novel Tregitope-blood component conjugates and modified polypeptides comprising Tregitopes, with said modified peptides being capable of reacting with blood components to form such Tregitope-blood component conjugates. In aspects, the Tregitope-blood component conjugates include a blood component which acts as a carrier protein (e.g., albumin), and further include a modified polypeptide comprising one or more regulatory T cell epitopes (termed “Tregitopes”), the polypeptide having been modified by attaching a reactive moiety to the polypeptide that is capable of forming a bond (e.g., a covalent linkage) with a reactive functionality on the blood component. The present disclosure also relates to methods of using said Tregitope-blood component conjugates and modified polypeptides comprising Tregitopes in the treatment and prevent of autoimmune disorders, such as type 1 diabetes.

The present invention provides a Pro-cyclic dinucleotide (Pro-CDN) comprising a STING agonist cyclic dinucleotide which is coupled to a linker system. The Pro-CDNs of the present invention can be metabolized at a targeted site into CDNs and exert their full immunomodulatory effects at said targeted site. The present invention also provides conjugates wherein a Pro-CDN is conjugated to a Biologically Active Molecule (BAM) such as e.g. a cytotoxic molecule, a lipid, a protein, a peptide, a nucleic acid, a sugar or a PRR ligand. The invention provides also methods related to the use of such compounds to perform their activities at their targeted sites, to exert cytotoxic, cytostatic or immunomodulatory effects, to treat or to prevent diseases such as cancers, immunological disorders or infections.

A serum albumin variant, or functional fragment thereof, comprising one or more amino acid substitutions selected from (i) glycine, isoleucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, tryptophan, tyrosine, valine and leucine substituted for glutamine at position (522); (ii) valine substituted for alanine at position (552); and (iii) alanine, glutamic acid, histidine, serine, lysine and arginine substituted for glycine at position (572).

Disclosed herein are interleukin (IL) conjugates (e.g., IL-2 conjugates) and use in the treatment of one or more indications. Also described herein are pharmaceutical compositions and kits comprising one or more of the interleukin conjugates (e.g., IL-2 conjugates).

The invention provides methods, compositions, and medical kits for treating pancreatic cancer using (i) 6,8-bis(benzylsulfanyl)octanoic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in combination with (ii) gemcitabine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and (iii) nab-paclitaxel.

The disclosure relates to antibodies specific to FcRn, formulations comprising the same, use of each in therapy, processes for expressing and optionally formulating said antibody, DNA encoding the antibodies and hosts comprising said DNA.

The presently disclosed subject matter provides nanoparticles comprising bortezomib encapsulated in a non-water-soluble polymer matrix in a form of a bortezomib-tannic acid complex; methods for preparing the nanoparticle; and use of the nanoparticles for treating liver cancer.

Provided are a nanocomposite including a nano-drug delivery system; and a ginseng extract or a ginsenoside isolated therefrom, and a preparation method thereof, in which the nanocomposite may be used for the prevention or treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases. The metal nanocomposite of the present invention may be prepared in a uniform size without using an additional reducing agent or stabilizing agent in a significantly shortened time, as compared with known metal nanoparticles. Further, since the metal nanocomposite has high solubility in water and high targeting ability for cancer cells, it can be advantageously developed as drugs. Further, the metal nanocomposite exhibits high anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory activities, and thus may be usefully applied to prevention or treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases. Furthermore, the metal nanocomposite exhibits anti-microbial activity, biofilm-degrading activity, and anti-coagulant activity, and thus may be applied to a variety of industrial fields.

The present specification discloses a urate oxidase-albumin conjugate, a preparation method thereof, a urate oxidase variant contained in the urate oxidase-albumin conjugate, and a preparation method thereof. The urate oxidase-albumin conjugate is characterized in that three or more albumins are conjugated to the urate oxidase variant through a linker, thereby improving half-life and reducing immunogenicity. In addition, the urate oxidase-albumin conjugate can be used to prevent or treat various diseases, disorders and/or indications caused by uric acid.

The present application provides application of butylphthalide or optical isomer, prodrug, deuterium, metabolite, and ring-opening product or ring-opening product salt thereof in the preparation of a drug for preventing, alleviating, or treating peripheral neuropathy, especially chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, and a use method of butylphthalide and a derivative thereof in preventing or treating peripheral neuropathy, especially chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy. In vivo and in vitro studies show that the drug of the present invention can effectively prevent, alleviate, or treat peripheral neuropathy caused by chemotherapy drugs without affecting the tumor-inhibiting efficacy and pharmacokinetic properties of the chemotherapy drugs.