A compound for the sequestration of undesirable antibodies (e.g. related to an autoimmune disease) in a patient includes an inert biopolymer scaffold, which is an anti-CD163 antibody or CD163-binding fragment thereof, and at least a first peptide n-mer of the general formula P(-S-P).sub.(n-1) and a second peptide n-mer of the general formula P(-S-P).sub.(n-1); wherein, independently for each occurrence, P is a peptide with a sequence length of 2-13 amino acids and S is a non-peptide spacer, wherein, independently for each of the peptide n-mers, n is an integer of at least 1, wherein each of the peptide n-mers is bound to the biopolymer scaffold. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions including the compound, as well as a method of sequestering one or more antibodies present in an individual and a method of inhibiting an immune reaction to a treatment with an active agent.

A compound for the sequestration of undesirable antibodies (e.g. related to an autoimmune disease) in a patient includes an inert biopolymer scaffold, which is an anti-CD163 antibody or CD163-binding fragment thereof, and at least a first peptide n-mer of the general formula P(-S-P).sub.(n-1) and a second peptide n-mer of the general formula P(-S-P).sub.(n-1); wherein, independently for each occurrence, P is a peptide with a sequence length of 2-13 amino acids and S is a non-peptide spacer, wherein, independently for each of the peptide n-mers, n is an integer of at least 1, wherein each of the peptide n-mers is bound to the biopolymer scaffold. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions including the compound, as well as a method of sequestering one or more antibodies present in an individual and a method of inhibiting an immune reaction to a treatment with an active agent.

Disclosed herein are isolated compositions including at least 2 of mutant peptides selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 1-149, or polypeptides comprising the mutant peptides; wherein the composition comprises mutant peptides encoded by 2 or more genes. Also disclosed are methods for personalized treatment of breast cancer involving creating a peptide array of mutant peptides comprising the mutations in protein-encoding regions of the high-frequency cancer genes or the exome in a subject and screening the peptide array with a biological sample from the subject to detect antibodies in the biological sample that bind to the array, to detect antigenic targets for therapy in treating the subject.

Disclosed herein are isolated compositions including at least 2 of mutant peptides selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 1-149, or polypeptides comprising the mutant peptides; wherein the composition comprises mutant peptides encoded by 2 or more genes. Also disclosed are methods for personalized treatment of breast cancer involving creating a peptide array of mutant peptides comprising the mutations in protein-encoding regions of the high-frequency cancer genes or the exome in a subject and screening the peptide array with a biological sample from the subject to detect antibodies in the biological sample that bind to the array, to detect antigenic targets for therapy in treating the subject.

Disclosed herein are isolated compositions including at least 2 of mutant peptides selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 1-149, or polypeptides comprising the mutant peptides; wherein the composition comprises mutant peptides encoded by 2 or more genes. Also disclosed are methods for personalized treatment of breast cancer involving creating a peptide array of mutant peptides comprising the mutations in protein-encoding regions of the high-frequency cancer genes or the exome in a subject and screening the peptide array with a biological sample from the subject to detect antibodies in the biological sample that bind to the array, to detect antigenic targets for therapy in treating the subject.

Disclosed herein are isolated compositions including at least 2 of mutant peptides selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 1-149, or polypeptides comprising the mutant peptides; wherein the composition comprises mutant peptides encoded by 2 or more genes. Also disclosed are methods for personalized treatment of breast cancer involving creating a peptide array of mutant peptides comprising the mutations in protein-encoding regions of the high-frequency cancer genes or the exome in a subject and screening the peptide array with a biological sample from the subject to detect antibodies in the biological sample that bind to the array, to detect antigenic targets for therapy in treating the subject.

Methods of treating or inhibiting inflammation in a subject include administering an anti-inflammatory protein to the subject. In some embodiments, the protein has at least 80% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence set forth as SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 11, or fragments thereof. Isolated polypeptides, nucleic acids, and recombinant vectors including a nucleic acid encoding the anti-inflammatory protein (such as a nucleic acid encoding a protein with at least 80% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 11, or fragments thereof) operably linked to a heterologous promoter are also disclosed.

Methods of treating or inhibiting inflammation in a subject include administering an anti-inflammatory protein to the subject. In some embodiments, the protein has at least 80% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence set forth as SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 11, or fragments thereof. Isolated polypeptides, nucleic acids, and recombinant vectors including a nucleic acid encoding the anti-inflammatory protein (such as a nucleic acid encoding a protein with at least 80% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 11, or fragments thereof) operably linked to a heterologous promoter are also disclosed.

An object of the present invention is to identify a cancer antigen protein specifically expressed on the surface of cancer cells and provide use of an antibody targeting the cancer antigen protein as a therapeutic and/or prophylactic agent for cancer. A pharmaceutical composition for treating and/or preventing cancer comprising an antibody or a fragment thereof having immunological reactivity with CSPG5 protein consisting of any one of amino acid sequences represented by SEQ ID NOs: 8, 4, 6, 10, and 12 and an amino acid sequence having an amino acid identity of 80% or more to the amino acid sequence, or a fragment thereof consisting of 7 or more consecutive amino acids, as an active ingredient.

An object of the present invention is to identify a cancer antigen protein specifically expressed on the surface of cancer cells and provide use of an antibody targeting the cancer antigen protein as a therapeutic and/or prophylactic agent for cancer. A pharmaceutical composition for treating and/or preventing cancer comprising an antibody or a fragment thereof having immunological reactivity with CSPG5 protein consisting of any one of amino acid sequences represented by SEQ ID NOs: 8, 4, 6, 10, and 12 and an amino acid sequence having an amino acid identity of 80% or more to the amino acid sequence, or a fragment thereof consisting of 7 or more consecutive amino acids, as an active ingredient.