The present invention provides compositions and methods for regulating the specificity and activity of immune effector cells for use in immunotherapy. In one embodiment, the invention provides a type of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) wherein the CAR is termed a NKR-CAR which is a CAR design comprising a component of a receptor naturally found on natural killer (NK) cells. In one embodiment, the NK receptor includes but is not limited to a naturally occurring activating and inhibitory receptor of NK cells known as a killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR).

The present disclosure provides modified immune cells or precursors thereof (e.g., gene edited modified T cells) comprising a modification in an endogenous gene locus encoding SOX and/or ID3. Methods for assessing and treating T cell dysfunction are also provided.

The present disclosure provides immune effector cells engineered to express a functional exogenous receptor such as a CAR armored with a tumor homing peptide. The immune effector cells according to the present disclosure have enhanced tumor infiltration and anti-tumor efficacy.

Provided herein are methods for the production of activated CD26high T cells by co-stimulation with inducible coactivator (ICOS). Further provided are methods for treatment of cancer by administration of the of activated CD26high T cells as an adoptive T cell therapy.

Disclosed herein are methods for treating cancer comprising administering CAR-modified immune cells and at least one Retinoic Acid Receptor agonist.

Disclosed herein are methods for treating cancer comprising administering CAR-modified immune cells and at least one Retinoic Acid Receptor agonist.

The present invention generally relates to T-cells, such as CD8+ T-cells, CD4+ T-cells, CD3+ T-cells, T-cells or natural killer (NK) T-cells, transfected/transduced with a fusion protein which is recruited by the use of trivalent, bispecific antibody molecule which specifically binds to/interacts with the extracellular domain of the fusion protein. More precisely, the present invention relates to a kit comprising the nucleic acid molecules, vectors and/or the fusion proteins of the present invention and the trivalent, bispecific antibody molecules of the present invention. Further aspects of the inventions are expression vectors comprising nucleic acid molecules encoding the fusion proteins as well as the trivalent, bispecific antibody molecules. Further, a process for the production of the trivalent, bispecific antibody molecules of the invention and a medicament/pharmaceutical composition comprising said trivalent, bispecific antibody molecules are described. The invention also provides the use of said trivalent, bispecific antibody molecules in a method for the treatment of particular diseases as well as a pharmaceutical compositions/medicament comprising said trivalent, bispecific antibody molecules, wherein said trivalent, bispecific antibody molecule(s) is (are) to be administered in combination with transduced T-cells comprising the fusion protein of the invention. The invention also provides a method for the treatment of particular diseases.

Chimeric antigen receptors containing mesothelin antigen binding domains are disclosed. Nucleic acids, recombinant expression vectors, host cells, antigen binding fragments, and pharmaceutical compositions, relating to the chimeric antigen receptors are also disclosed. Methods of treating or preventing cancer in a subject, and methods of making chimeric antigen receptor T cells are also disclosed.

Provided herein are cell populations transiently expressing a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and their use in the chronic treatment of hyperproliferative diseases such as cancer.

Disclosed herein are methods for culturing CAR-modified immune cells with at least one Retinoic Acid Receptor and/or Retinoid X Receptor active agent.