Abstract: The present invention is in the field of immunotherapy, in particular tumor immunotherapy. The present invention provides pharmaceutical formulations for delivering RNA to antigen presenting cells such as dendrite cells (DCs) in the spleen after systemic administration. In particular, the formulations described herein enable to induce an immune response after systemic administration of antigen-coding RNA.

Abstract: The present invention provides anti-CLDN18.2 antibody-drug conjugates which are effective for treating and/or preventing cancer diseases associated with cells expressing CLDN18.2, including gastric cancer, esophageal cancer, pancreatic cancer, lung cancer, ovarian cancer, colon cancer, hepatic cancer, head-neck cancer, and cancer of the gallbladder and metastases thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a patient-specific tumor treatment targeting individual expression patterns of tumor antigens, in particular shared tumor antigens, and individual tumor mutations. In one aspect, the present invention relates to a method for preventing or treating cancer in a patient comprising the steps of: (i) inducing a first immune response against one or more tumor antigens in the patient, and (ii) inducing a second immune response against one or more tumor antigens in the patient wherein the second immune response is specific for cancer specific somatic mutations present in cancer cells of the patient.

Abstract: The present invention relates to stabilization of RNA, in particular mRNA, and an increase in mRNA translation. The present invention particularly relates to a modification of RNA, in particular in vitro-transcribed RNA, resulting in increased transcript stability and/or translation efficiency. According to the invention, it was demonstrated that certain sequences in the 3?-untranslated region (UTR) of an RNA molecule improve stability and translation efficiency.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions for stimulating an immune response. In particular, the present invention relates to immunostimulatory RNA molecules comprising sequences derived from an Influenza A virus nucleoprotein-encoding RNA molecule that act as adjuvants and/or immunostimulatory agents to enhance host immune responses.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the identification of nucleic acid and amino acid sequences that are characteristic of tumor tissues such as ovarian tumor and lung tumor tissues and which represent targets for therapy or diagnosis of tumor diseases in a subject.

Abstract: A method for the detection of impaired responsiveness of CD4+ T-cells to regulatory T-cells (Treg), Treg resistance, by measuring the expression levels of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha, PPARGC1A (PGC-1?) in activated CD4+ T-cells, in particular in patients suffering from relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis. The invention relates to an in vitro screening method for the detection of an autoimmune disease or a condition, comprising the steps of generating a functional gene expression profile by measuring the expression levels of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha, PPARGC1A (PGC-1?) in Treg-resistant CD4+ T-cells from patients suffering of an autoimmune disease or condition, and comparing the obtained gene expression profile with the expression profile from Treg-sensitive CD4+ T-cells from healthy controls.

Abstract: The present description relates to a method and a device for providing anyons that may be used for topological quantum computation. The method comprises the steps of providing a magnetic material containing at least one magnetic texture providing a superconductor containing at least one vortex; creating at least one magnetic texture-vortex pair by coupling the magnetic material to the superconductor, wherein each magnetic texture-vortex pair binds an anyon being localized at the vortex of the respective magnetic texture-vortex pair in the superconductor.

Abstract: The present invention generally provides a therapy for effectively treating and/or preventing diseases associated with cells expressing CLDN18.2, in particular cancer diseases such as gastroesophageal cancer. Data are presented demonstrating that administration of an anti-CLDN18.2 antibody to human patients with gastroesophageal cancer is safe and well-tolerated up to a dose of at least 1000 mg/m2. Furthermore, data are presented demonstrating that the antibody is fully functional in these patients to execute anti-tumor cell effects and evidence for antitumoral activity was obtained.

Abstract: The present invention relates to small molecule compounds of formula (I) and their use as FLT3 inhibitors for the treatment of various diseases, such as acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The present invention further relates to methods of synthesizing the compounds and methods of treatment.

Abstract: The present invention provides Claudin-6-specific immunoreceptors (T cell receptors and artificial T cell receptors (chimeric antigen receptors; CARs)) and T cell epitopes which are useful for immunotherapy.

Abstract: The present invention relates to lipid particles comprising at least one cationic lipid, at least one water-soluble therapeutically effective compound and RNA. Further, the present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising such particles. Said pharmaceutical composition is useful for inducing an immune response. It is also useful in a prophylactic and/or therapeutic treatment of a disease involving an antigen. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for producing the particles.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising polyplex formulations for delivery of RNA to a target organ or a target cell after parenteral administration, in particular after intramuscular administration. More precisely, the present invention relates to formulations for administration of RNA such as self-replicating RNA, in particular by intramuscular injection. In more detail, the formulations comprise polyplex particles from single stranded RNA and a polyalkyleneimine. The RNA may encode a protein of interest, such as a pharmaceutically active protein. Furthermore, the present invention relates to pharmaceutical products, comprising said RNA polyplex formulations for parenteral application to humans or to animals. The present invention relates as well to manufacturing of such pharmaceutical products, comprising, optionally, steps of sterile filtration, freezing and dehydration.

Abstract: The invention relates to antibodies directed against an epitope located within the C-terminal portion of CLDN6 which are useful, for example, in diagnosing cancer and/or in determining whether cancer cells express CLDN6.

Abstract: Disclosed is an in-vitro method, a device and a kit for detecting at least one nucleic acid which is located outside the blood cells in whole blood in the case of a living being. The advantage of the method is that it requires less time and equipment that known methods from the prior art, and that the risk of contamination and the risk of loss of cell-free nucleic acid to be amplified is minimised. The method is therefore more economical and has a higher detection accuracy than known detection methods for cell-free nucleic acids. In addition, the detection sensitivity is increased relative to detection methods from the prior art, which are based on a dilution of the blood. Also disclosed are the uses of the device and the kit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the provision of vaccines which are specific for a patient's tumor and are potentially useful for immunotherapy of the primary tumor as well as tumor metastases. In one aspect, the present invention relates to a method for providing an individualized cancer vaccine comprising the steps: (a) identifying cancer specific somatic mutations in a tumor specimen of a cancer patient to provide a cancer mutation signature of the patient; and (b) providing a vaccine featuring the cancer mutation signature obtained in step (a). In a further aspect, the present invention relates to vaccines which are obtainable by said method.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of forming star polymers having configurable architecture in which arms are synthesized by means of living anionic polymerization, with the arms being conjugated with a core, the core comprising m coupling groups, each coupling group having n methylene groups. The invention further relates to star polymers produced therefrom.

Abstract: A prosthetic polylactide or collagen-containing scaffold material for treating osseous defects and neogenesis of bone, obtained by printing a scaffold composed of strings of polylactide and porous microstructures which allow passage and ingrowth of bone tissue. A soluble mixture of BSP and/or collagen is provided, and BSP and/or collagen is applied onto the strings and in the pores of the printed body to obtain a prosthetic material which induces tissue-directed ingrowth of bone tissue as well as repair and healing of damaged or diseased bone tissues and lesions. The prosthetic material is osseo-inductive and osseo-conductive. The BSP in the prosthetic scaffold material induces a tissue-directed growth of osseous tissue. No undirectional callous or overgrowing bone and cartilage tissue is observed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for predicting T cell epitopes. In particular, the present invention relates to methods for predicting whether modifications in peptides or polypeptides such as tumor-associated neoantigens are immunogenic or not. The methods of the invention are useful, in particular, for the provision of vaccines which are specific for a patient's tumor and, thus, in the context of personalized cancer vaccines.

Abstract: The invention relates to a copolymer for galenic applications, having an acrylate backbone and sidearms, containing ?-hydroxycarboxylic acid groups. The invention further relates to the process of preparing the foregoing copolymer for galenic applications and its use thereof.