The invention concerns KDM5A inhibitors for use in prevention or treatment of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies such as polymyositis, dermatomyositis, necrotizing autoimmune myopathy, and in particular sporadic inclusion body myositis, and diagnosis of these diseases based on KDM5A expression levels in muscle tissue. The invention further concerns pharmaceutical compositions comprising KDM5A inhibitors for use in prevention or treatment of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies such as polymyositis, dermatomyositis, necrotizing autoimmune myopathy, and in particular sporadic inclusion body myositis.

The present invention concerns an anti-sortilin antibody or an antigen binding fragment thereof, for use in the treatment or prevention of a disease of the eye, in particular diseases or disorders of the retina, the choroid and/or the optic nerve.

The present invention concerns an anti-sortilin antibody or an antigen binding fragment thereof, for use in the treatment or prevention of a disease of the eye, in particular diseases or disorders of the retina, the choroid and/or the optic nerve.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a human monoclonal antibody that has a high inhibitory activity on phosphorylation of Ser46 of human MARCKS and binds specifically to human HMGB1, and a pharmaceutical composition or the like for treating or preventing Alzheimer's disease, containing the antibody as an active component. A human monoclonal antibody that binds specifically to human HMGB1 and contains a heavy-chain CDR1, a heavy-chain CDR2, and a heavy-chain CDR3 consisting of specific amino acid sequences and a light-chain CDR1, a light-chain CDR2, and a light-chain CDR3 consisting of specific amino acid sequences is used. The human monoclonal antibody can also be used as a pharmaceutical composition for treating or preventing Alzheimer's disease.

Provided are methods for clinical treatment of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) using an anti-C5 antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof.

Described herein are antibodies, immunogenic fragments and compositions thereof targeting the killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptor protein KIR3DL3, as well as methods of using the same for the treatment of human diseases including cancer. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to an antibody or an immunogenic fragment thereof that specifically binds to KIR3DL3 protein, wherein the antibody or the immunogenic fragment thereof specifically binds to a KIR3DL3 epitope comprising the whole extracellular domain or a portion thereof.

Compounds according to formula I are useful as agonists of Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7). (I) Such compounds can be used in cancer treatment, especially in combination with an anti-cancer immunotherapy agent, or as a vaccine adjuvant.

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A method of treating cancers, including pancreatic cancer, endometrial cancer, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), endometrial cancer, cervical cancer, bladder cancer, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), urothelial carcinoma, esophageal cancer, and other cancers, the method comprising once-daily administration, to a patient in need thereof, of a therapeutically effective amount of (1S,2S,3S,5R)-3-((6-(difluoromethyl)-5-fluoro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroiso quinolin-8-yl)oxy)-5-(4-methyl-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-7-yl) cyclopentane-1,2-diol having the structure: Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for enhancing immunity (or immune response). The compositions and methods are particularly useful for potentiating immune response of a lymphoid cell. The compositions and methods are also applicable for treating cancer and other diseases.

Methods of decreasing shedding of CD28, decreasing soluble CD28 levels, treating cancer and improving immunotherapies comprising inhibiting matrix metalloproteases are provided. Methods of producing agents for performance of the methods of the invention are also provided.