C07K16/32

COMBINATION OF BISPECIFIC FUSION PROTEIN AND ANTI-Her2 ANTIBODY FOR TUMOR TREATMENT
20230017515 · 2023-01-19 ·

The present disclosure provides a use of an immune checkpoint inhibitor in combination with a Her2 inhibitor in the preparation of a medicament for treating tumor in a subject in need thereof, and also provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of said immune checkpoint inhibitor and an effective amount of said Her2 inhibitor, and optionally a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, as well as a use of the pharmaceutical composition in the preparation of a medicament for treating tumor in a subject in need thereof.

METHOD FOR SELECTION AND PRODUCTION OF TAILOR-MADE HIGHLY SELECTIVE AND MULTI-SPECIFIC TARGETING ENTITIES CONTAINING AT LEAST TWO DIFFERENT BINDING ENTITIES AND USES THEREOF

Herein is reported a method for producing a bispecific antibody comprising the step of incubating (i) an antibody Fab fragment or a scFv antibody comprising within the 20 C-terminal amino acid residues the amino acid sequence LPX1TG (SEQ ID NO: 01), (ii) a one-armed antibody comprising a full length antibody heavy chain, a full length antibody light chain, and an Fc-heavy chain, whereby the full length antibody heavy chain and the full length antibody light chain are cognate antibody chains that thereof forms an antigen binding site, whereby the full length antibody heavy chain and the Fc-heavy chain are covalently linked to each other via one or more disulfide bonds forming an antibody hinge region, and whereby the Fc-heavy chain has an oligoglycine amino acid sequence at its N-terminus, and (iii) a Sortase A enzyme.

METHOD FOR SELECTION AND PRODUCTION OF TAILOR-MADE HIGHLY SELECTIVE AND MULTI-SPECIFIC TARGETING ENTITIES CONTAINING AT LEAST TWO DIFFERENT BINDING ENTITIES AND USES THEREOF

Herein is reported a method for producing a bispecific antibody comprising the step of incubating (i) an antibody Fab fragment or a scFv antibody comprising within the 20 C-terminal amino acid residues the amino acid sequence LPX1TG (SEQ ID NO: 01), (ii) a one-armed antibody comprising a full length antibody heavy chain, a full length antibody light chain, and an Fc-heavy chain, whereby the full length antibody heavy chain and the full length antibody light chain are cognate antibody chains that thereof forms an antigen binding site, whereby the full length antibody heavy chain and the Fc-heavy chain are covalently linked to each other via one or more disulfide bonds forming an antibody hinge region, and whereby the Fc-heavy chain has an oligoglycine amino acid sequence at its N-terminus, and (iii) a Sortase A enzyme.

FABS-IN-TANDEM IMMUNOGLOBULIN AND USES THEREOF
20230220080 · 2023-07-13 ·

The present invention provides multivalent and multispecific binding proteins that are capable of binding two or more antigens, or two or more epitopes. The present invention also provides methods of making and using such multivalent and multispecific binding proteins, including methods of using such binding proteins for prevention or treatment of various diseases, or for detecting specific antigens in vitro or in vivo.

FABS-IN-TANDEM IMMUNOGLOBULIN AND USES THEREOF
20230220080 · 2023-07-13 ·

The present invention provides multivalent and multispecific binding proteins that are capable of binding two or more antigens, or two or more epitopes. The present invention also provides methods of making and using such multivalent and multispecific binding proteins, including methods of using such binding proteins for prevention or treatment of various diseases, or for detecting specific antigens in vitro or in vivo.

COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS RELATING TO TUMOR ACTIVATED T CELL ENGAGERS
20230220109 · 2023-07-13 ·

Provided herein are modified T cell engagers, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, as well as nucleic acids, and methods for making and discovering the same. The modified T cell engagers described herein are modified with a peptide and a half-life extending molecule.

COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS RELATING TO TUMOR ACTIVATED T CELL ENGAGERS
20230220109 · 2023-07-13 ·

Provided herein are modified T cell engagers, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, as well as nucleic acids, and methods for making and discovering the same. The modified T cell engagers described herein are modified with a peptide and a half-life extending molecule.

COMBINATION THERAPIES FOR TREATING CANCER

Provided are methods of treating cancer that comprise administering a polypeptide (e.g. a fusion polypeptide) that comprises a SIRPα D1 domain variant and an Fc domain variant in combination with at least one chemotherapy agent and/or at least one therapeutic antibody. Also provided are related kits.

SUGAR COMPOUND HAVING POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL CHAIN, AND PRECURSOR OF ANTIBODY-DRUG COMPLEX
20230218766 · 2023-07-13 ·

The object of the present invention is to provide a synthetic method for ADC synthesis with controllable regioselectivity and number of drugs introduced, as well as synthetic intermediates and synthetic raw materials for such methods. The object can be solved by a sugar compound having a polyethylene glycol chain, of the following general formula (1).

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wherein each X is independently a single bond, an oxygen atom, —NH—, —COHN—, —COO—, or a group of formula (5) or (6), (wherein R.sup.1 is trivalent branched hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are each independently an alkylene group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms), any one or more of Y1 to Y3 are present and are independently a PEG chain, a substituted PEG chain, or a PEG chain containing an oxygen atom, —NH—, —COHN—, or —COO— in the main chain, a structure of the PEG chain is linear or branched, and the number of branches is 2 to 10 in the case of branched structure, Z is independently a hydroxy group, a methoxy group, an azido group, a tetrazine group which may be optionally substituted, a norbornene group, a trans-cyclooctene group, a dibenzylcyclooctyl group, or a bicyclo[6.1.0]nona-4-yn-9-ylmethyl group, or a cyanobenzothiazole group which may be optionally substituted, wherein at least one of Z is not a hydroxy group or methoxy group, when any of Y1 to Y3 is not present, Z is hydrogen and X is oxygen, when X is the group of formula (5) or (6), Y1 to Y3 are bonded to each of R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 of the branched chains thereof, when the PEG chain is branched structure, Z is bonded to each of branched chains.

GENE-REGULATING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED IMMUNOTHERAPY

The present disclosure provides methods and compositions related to the modification of immune effector cells to increase therapeutic efficacy. In some embodiments, immune effector cells modified to reduce expression of one or more endogenous target genes, or to reduce one or more functions of an endogenous protein to enhance effector functions of the immune cells are provided. In some embodiments, immune effector cells further modified by introduction of transgenes conferring antigen specificity, such as exogenous T cell receptors (TCRs) or chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) are provided. Methods of treating a cell proliferative disorder, such as a cancer, using the modified immune effector cells described herein are also provided.