The present invention relates to a chimeric costimulatory antigen receptor (CoStAR) useful in adoptive cell therapy (ACT), and cells comprising the CoStAR. The CoStAR can act as a modulator of cellular activity enhancing responses to defined antigens. The present invention also provides CoStAR proteins, nucleic acids encoding the CoStAR and therapeutic uses thereof.

The present invention relates to a molecular switch regulation type chimeric antigen receptor polypeptide, containing a humanized anti-P329G mutant scFv sequence, a hinge region/spacer region, a transmembrane region, a costimulatory signal domain, and a stimulation signal domain; an immune effector cell engineered to express the molecular switch regulation type chimeric antigen receptor polypeptide; and a method for preparing the immune effector cell. The present invention further relates to a P329G mutant antibody capable of specifically binding CLDN18.2 molecules and a method for preparing the P329G mutant antibody. A pharmaceutical combination containing the immune effector cell and the P329G mutant antibody can be used for treating diseases related to CLDN18.2, such as cancer expressing or overexpressing CLDN18.2.

A fusion protein comprising: a first component comprising an antibody, or a fragment or variant thereof; and a second component comprising a cytokine trap or an adenosine deaminase or a fragment or variant thereof. In certain embodiments, the antibody is an anti-PD-1 antibody. In certain embodiments, the antibody binds to a tumor antigen, for example a MUC16 or MUC1 antigen. In certain embodiments, the cytokine trap is a TGF- trap. A polynucleotide encoding such a fusion protein and a vector comprising such a polynucleotide. A composition comprising the fusion protein. A method of using the composition, including in the treatment of cancer.

The present disclosure belongs to the field of biotechnology, and specifically relates to a method for efficiently infecting human natural killer (NK) cells and other immune cells with a pseudovirus. Specifically, a viral transfection system provided in the present disclosure has an envelope plasmid with a protein having an XYZ structure. The X is an extracellular (ex) structure of a gibbon ape leukemia virus (GALV) envelope glycoprotein, the Y is a transmembrane (TM) structure of the GALV envelope glycoprotein, and the Z is an intracellular segment portion of a murine virus gene.

Provided are methods and compositions for obtaining functionally enhanced derivative effector cells obtained from directed differentiation of genomically engineered iPSCs. Also provided are derivative cells having stable and functional genome editing that delivers improved or enhanced therapeutic effects. Also provided are therapeutic compositions and the use thereof comprising the functionally enhanced derivative effector cells alone, or with antibodies or checkpoint inhibitors in combination therapies.

The invention is directed to a bispecific chimeric antigen receptor, comprising: (a) at least two antigen-specific targeting regions; (b) an extracellular spacer domain; (c) a transmembrane domain; (d) at least one co-stimulatory domain; and (e) an intracellular signaling domain, wherein each antigen-specific targeting region comprises an antigen-specific single chain Fv (scFv) fragment, and binds a different antigen, and wherein the bispecific chimeric antigen receptor is co-expressed with a therapeutic control. The invention also provides methods and uses of the bispecific chimeric antigen receptors.

The present disclosure provides chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) for Human C-type lectin-like molecule-1 (CLL-1) comprising a polypeptide comprising: an extracellular antigen binding domain comprising an anti-CLL-1 single heavy chain variable domain (VH) and anti-CLL-1 single light chain variable domain (VL); a transmembrane domain; and an intracellular signaling domain. Immune effector cells comprising the CAR and pharmaceutical compositions based on the immune effector cells, as well as their therapeutic use in treating condition associated with CLL-1, are also disclosed.

Disclosed are compositions and methods comprising the administration of pulsed dendritic cells and an immunoregulator molecule inhibitor for the treatment of cancer.

The present disclosure provides chimeric antigen receptors that bind to Axl and Ror2, and conditionally active chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) that recognize Axl and Ror2. Furthermore, provided herein are nucleic acids encoding these CARs and methods of making and using the CARs, including methods of treating cancer, especially cancers that express Axl and/or Ror2, such as renal cell carcinoma. The present disclosure provides cells genetically modified to produce the CARs.

The present disclosure relates to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) expressing immune effector cells showing highly specific and sensitive recognition of CLDN6 expressing cancer cells as well as a high potential for treating cancer in humans.