The invention relates to a conjugate for transferring a saponin of the monodesmosidic triterpene glycoside type or of the bidesmosidic triterpene glycoside type from outside a cell into said cell, the conjugate comprising a single-domain antibody, capable of binding to said cell, covalently bound to a saponin. The invention also relates to a pharmaceutical combination comprising a first pharmaceutical composition comprising the conjugate of the invention and a second pharmaceutical composition comprising an active pharmaceutical ingredient, or to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the conjugate of the invention and an active pharmaceutical ingredient. In addition, the invention relates to the pharmaceutical combination of the invention or the pharmaceutical composition of the invention, for use as a medicament, or for use in the treatment or the prophylaxis of a cancer, an auto-immune disease, an infection, an enzyme deficiency, a gene defect. Furthermore, the invention relates to an in vitro or ex vivo method for transferring a molecule from outside a cell to inside said cell, comprising the application of the conjugate of the invention. Finally, the invention relates to a kit of parts, comprising the pharmaceutical combination of the invention or the pharmaceutical composition of the invention, or the conjugate of the invention, and instructions for use thereof.

The invention relates to a pharmaceutical combination comprising: a first conjugate comprising at least one effector molecule and a single-domain antibody (sdAb) for binding to a first cell-surface molecule; and comprising a saponin, a derivative thereof, or a second conjugate comprising a binding molecule for binding to a second cell-surface molecule on the same cell surface as the first cell-surface molecule and the saponin and/or the derivative thereof, wherein the saponin or the derivative thereof is a monodesmosidic or bidesmosidic triterpene glycoside. The invention also relates to a composition comprising the first conjugate and the saponin (derivative) or the second conjugate comprising the saponin (derivative). In addition, the invention relates to a pharmaceutical combination or composition of the invention, for use as a medicament, and for use in the treatment or the prophylaxis of a cancer, an auto-immune disease such as rheumatoid arthritis, an enzyme deficiency, a gene defect, a disease relating to a gene defect, an amyloidosis, a disease related to an enzyme deficiency, an infection such as a viral infection, hypercholesterolemia, primary hyperoxaluria, haemophilia A, haemophilia B, alpha-1 antitrypsin related liver disease, acute hepatic porphyria, transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis. Furthermore, the invention relates to an in vitro or ex vivo method for transferring the first conjugate of the invention from outside a cell to inside said cell, preferably to the cytosol of said cell.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a compound that has absorption in a near infrared region, has high efficiency of singlet oxygen generation (quantum yield), and also has high tumor toxicity when it is combined with an immunotoxin. According to the present invention, provided is a compound represented by the following formula (1) or a salt thereof:

##STR00001## wherein L.sub.1 and L.sub.2 each independently represent a single bond, —O—, —CO—, an alkylene group containing 1 to 8 carbon atoms, a sugar chain, or a combination thereof; R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each independently represent an alkyl group containing 1 to 8 carbon atoms, a carboxylic acid group, an amino group, a hydroxyl group, a thiol group, or a biotin residue; R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5, R.sub.6, R.sub.7 and R.sub.8 each independently represent an alkyl group containing 1 to 8 carbon atoms, a phenyl group, a carboxylic acid group, an amino group, a hydroxyl group, a thiol group, or a biotin residue; and M represents Mg, Zn, Fe, P, Si, Cu, Sn, Al, Ti, Mo, or Ni.

Among the various aspects of the present disclosure is the provision of conditioning agents for use in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. An aspect of the present disclosure provides for a method of treating a subject or inhibiting alloreactivity in the host-versus-graft direction comprising administering a combination of conditioning agents comprising an anti-body-drug conjugate (ADC) and a JAK1/JAK2 inhibitor for use in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in an amount sufficient to permit engraftment of allogeneic bone marrow. In some embodiments, the JAK inhibitor is selected from baricitinib. In some embodiments, the method comprises administering a cancer therapeutic.

The current invention relates to an effector moiety capable of inducing an intracellular effect when present inside a mammalian cell, the effector moiety comprising a payload conjugated with at least one saponin. The invention also relates to an antibody-drug conjugate comprising the effector moiety according to the invention, or a ligand-drug conjugate comprising the effector moiety of the invention, the effector moiety comprising covalently coupled saponin. The invention also relates to a therapeutic combination comprising: (a) the effector moiety of the invention, comprising at least one saponin, and optionally a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient; and (b) an antibody-drug conjugate or a ligand-drug conjugate, and optionally a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. Further, the invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the effector moiety of the invention or the antibody-drug conjugate of the invention or the ligand-drug conjugate of the invention, comprising at least one saponin covalently linked to the effector molecule, and optionally a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. The invention also relates to the effector moiety of the invention or the antibody-drug conjugate of the invention or the therapeutic combination of the invention or the ligand-drug conjugate of the invention or the pharmaceutical composition of the invention, for use as a medicament. Finally, the invention also relates to the effector moiety of the invention or the antibody-drug conjugate of the invention or the therapeutic combination of the invention or the ligand-drug conjugate of the invention or the pharmaceutical composition of the invention, for use in the treatment or prevention of a cancer or an autoimmune disease.

The present invention relates to antigen-binding proteins, or antigen-binding fragments thereof that bind to a glycan on the AXL receptor tyrosine kinase. The present invention also relates to antigen-binding proteins, or antigen-binding fragment conjugated to a radioisotope or cytotoxin, and wherein said antigen-binding proteins, or antigen-binding fragment is internalised into a cell upon binding to AXL receptor tyrosine kinase. Compositions comprising a physiologically acceptable carrier and a therapeutically effective amount of the antigen-binding protein, or antigen-binding fragment thereof, therapeutic use of the antigen-binding protein, or antigen-binding fragment thereof, methods for detecting cancer as well as kits when used in such methods are also provided.

Single-domain antibodies that bind the severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike protein are disclosed. The single-domain antibodies include binding domains that bind epitopes of the Spike ectodomain inside and outside the receptor binding domain. The single-domain antibodies can be used for multiple purposes including in the research, diagnosis, and prophylactic or therapeutic treatment of COVID-19.

The present invention relates to compositions and methods for cancer therapy, including but not limited to, therapies that utilize cancer biomarkers. In particular, the present invention relates to compositions and methods for the prediction of a subject's response to cancer therapies.

The invention relates to a conjugate for transferring a saponin of the monodesmosidic triterpene glycoside type or of the bidesmosidic triterpene glycoside type from outside a cell into said cell, the conjugate comprising a single-domain antibody, capable of binding to said cell, covalently bound to a saponin. The invention also relates to a pharmaceutical combination comprising a first pharmaceutical composition comprising the conjugate of the invention and a second pharmaceutical composition comprising an active pharmaceutical ingredient, or to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the conjugate of the invention and an active pharmaceutical ingredient. In addition, the invention relates to the pharmaceutical combination of the invention or the pharmaceutical composition of the invention, for use as a medicament, or for use in the treatment or the prophylaxis of a cancer, an auto-immune disease, an infection, an enzyme deficiency, a gene defect. Furthermore, the invention relates to an in vitro or ex vivo method for transferring a molecule from outside a cell to inside said cell, comprising the application of the conjugate of the invention. Finally, the invention relates to a kit of parts, comprising the pharmaceutical combination of the invention or the pharmaceutical composition of the invention, or the conjugate of the invention, and instructions for use thereof.

The invention relates to a conjugate for transferring an effector molecule from outside a cell into said cell, the conjugate comprising at least one effector molecule to be transferred into the cell, at least one saponin of the mono-desmosidic triterpene glycoside type or the bi-desmosidic triterpene glycoside type, and at least one single-domain antibody (sdAb), covalently bound to each other, wherein the sdAb is capable of binding to a cell-surface molecule of said cell. The invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the conjugate of the invention. Furthermore, the invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition of the invention, for use as a medicament. In addition, the invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition of the invention, for use in the treatment or the prophylaxis of any one or more of: a cancer, an auto-immune disease such as rheumatoid arthritis, an enzyme deficiency, a disease related to an enzyme deficiency, a gene defect, a disease relating to a gene defect, an infection such as a viral infection, hypercholesterolemia, primary hyperoxaluria, haemophilia A, haemophilia B, alpha-1 antitrypsin related liver disease, acute hepatic porphyria, an amyloidosis and transthyretin- mediated amyloidosis. The invention also relates to an in vitro or ex vivo method for transferring the conjugate from outside a cell to inside said cell or for transferring the effector molecule comprised by the conjugate of the invention from outside a cell to inside said cell, preferably to the cytosol of said cell.