The present invention is directed generally to chimeric proteins that can facilitate targeting of nanoparticulate carriers to antigen presenting cells, and to nanoparticulate carriers comprising these chimeric proteins. The invention is also directed to methods of internalising an antigen in an antigen presenting cell, and methods of eliciting an immune response to an antigen in a subject, using the nanoparticulate carriers comprising the chimeric proteins.

The current invention provides methods to identify ?9?2T-cell receptors (?9?2TCR) that mediate anti-tumour responses. Surprisingly, it was now found that the CDR3 regions of the ?9-T-cell receptor chain and the ?2-T-Cell receptor chain (?2TCR chain) are of importance. Based on these findings, combinatorial-??TCR-chain-exchange (CTE) is proposed as an efficient method for identifying ?9?2TCRs that mediate anti-tumour responses. Using the method of the invention, specific sequences of the respective ?9TCR and ?2TCR chains were identified that mediate anti-tumour responses. Hence, the invention further provides for specific ?9?2TCRs, or fragments thereof, that may be used e.g. in diagnostics or treatment of cancer. The invention further provides for nucleic acid sequences, genetic constructs and retroviral vectors that can be used to express the ?9?2TCRs according to the invention.

The present disclosure provides populations of cells comprising partially mature and optimally activated dendritic cells that can be used for administration to individuals having a cancer and/or tumor. Partially matured dendritic cells, those contacted with a dendritic cell maturation agent for about 10 to about 19 hours, upon administration efficiently take up and process tumor antigens in the area of the tumor site, complete maturation, and can subsequently migrate to the lymph nodes of a treated individual. Once in a lymph node the now fully mature antigen presenting dendritic cells secrete the appropriate cytokines (e.g., TNF?, IL-6, IL-8, and/or IL-12) and contact T cells inducing a substantial and optimal clinical and/or anti-tumor immune response.

The present disclosure is related to compositions that include polynucleotides encoding chimeric receptors, methods of delivering polynucleotides encoding chimeric receptors to immune cells, and methods of using immune cells encoding chimeric receptors to treat or prevent cancer.

The present disclosure is related to compositions that include polynucleotides encoding chimeric receptors, methods of delivering polynucleotides encoding chimeric receptors to immune cells, and methods of using immune cells encoding chimeric receptors to treat or prevent a neurological disease, disorder, or injury.

The present invention relates to compositions and methods relating to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) polypeptides and methods relating thereto. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to engineered cells having chimeric antigen receptor polypeptides directed to at least two targets. In another embodiment, the present invention relates to engineered cells having chimeric antigen receptor polypeptides and an enhancer moiety.

The present disclosure relates to vaccine formulations and their use in treating and preventing Chagas Disease.

The present application provides constructs comprising an antibody moiety that specifically binds to a complex comprising an AFP peptide and an MHC class I protein. Also provided are methods of making and using these constructs.

The present invention provides compositions comprising an anti-CD7 chimeric activating receptor (CAR) and an anti-CD7 protein expression blocker, and methods of using such compositions in cancer therapy.

What is described is a method for treating cancer in a patient in need of such treatment through the use of an antagonist to CXCR1 and/or CXCR2 receptors by administering a therapeutically effective amount of an antagonist of CXCR1 and/or CXCR2, or pharmaceutical compositions thereof, either alone as monotherapy, or in combination with at least one other anticancer therapy.