Abstract: The present disclosure provides humanized antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof that specifically bind to SFRP2 and compositions comprising such humanized antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof. In some aspects, the humanized antibodies or antigen-binding fragments can be used to treat diseases or conditions associated with increased SFRP2, such as cancer. In some aspects, the antibodies or antigen-binding fragments can be used to treat osteosarcoma.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions and uses thereof for treating a disease or disorder associated with CD20 expression. Treatments of this disclosure include use of a host cell expressing a fusion protein, such as an anti-CD20 CAR, optionally in combination with a CD20-specific binding molecule, a chemotherapeutic, an inhibitor of an immunosuppression component, or combinations thereof.

Abstract: The invention provides a method of treating a tumor in a human patient comprising (i) identifying a patient as having a LAG-3 positive tumor and (ii) administering to the patient a PD-1 pathway inhibitor, a combination of a PD1 pathway inhibitor and an immune checkpoint inhibitor, a combination of a LAG-3 inhibitor and a PD-1 pathway inhibitor, or an anti-CTLA4 antibody. In some embodiments, the method further comprises identifying the patient as having a LAG-3 positive PD-L1 positive tumor. In some embodiments, the LAG-3 inhibitor is an anti-LAG-3 antibody and the PD-1 pathway inhibitor is an anti-PD-1 antibody. The methods of the invention can improve response rates to treatment with a PD-1 pathway inhibitor, a combination of a PD1 pathway inhibitor and an immune checkpoint inhibitor, or a combination of a LAG-3 inhibitor and a PD-1 pathway inhibitor.

Abstract: This invention relates to the use of NKG2A-targeting agents for the treatment of cancers, notably head and neck cancers, in a patient having received prior treatment with cetuximab. This invention also provides advantageous combination regimens for use with NKG2A-targeting agents for the treatment of cancers.

Abstract: The present invention features a knock-in mouse comprising a mutation in an endogenous CRBN locus and methods of use thereof.

Abstract: The disclosure provided herein relates to monospecific and multispecific antibodies, that bind CEACAM1 and optionally CEACAM5 and/or CEACAM6, and methods of producing and using the described antibodies.

Abstract: Provided herein are compositions and methods for treating cancer. In particular, provided herein are compositions, methods, and uses of targeted therapy to treat cancer (e.g., prostate cancer) in subjects with CDK12 mutations.

Abstract: The invention relates, in part, to methods of scoring a sample containing tumor tissue from a cancer patient. The score is representative of a spatial proximity between at least one pair of cells, a first member of the at least one pair of cells expressing a first biomarker and a second member of the at least one pair of cells expressing a second biomarker that is different from the first biomarker. The score obtained from these methods can be indicative of a likelihood that a patient may respond positively to immunotherapy.

Abstract: Provided herein are combination therapies comprising an AKT inhibitor, a PD-L1 antibody, and taxane for use in treating MTNBC and locally advanced TNBC.

Abstract: The present invention provides a recombinant protein. The recombinant protein includes an anti-PD-1 antibody and human SIRPA extracellular domain. The N-terminus of the human SIRPA extracellular domain is linked to the C-terminus of the heavy chain of the anti-PD-1 antibody.

Abstract: Provided are Shp2- and Spleen tyrosine kinase (Syk)-integrated sensing and actuating protein (iSNAP) (Shp2- and Syk-iSNAP) chimeric proteins comprising: a bi-phosphorylatable peptide, optionally a bisphosphoryl tyrosine-based activation (BTAM) motif; a Fluorescent Protein (FP) Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) (or FP FRET) pair or pair of motifs; a truncated Shp2 domain comprising an N-Src Homology 2(N-SH2) domain and a C-Src Homology 2(C-SH2) domain; and, a phosphatase (PTP) domain or a kinase domain. Provided are engineered cells and methods for cancer cell or tumor eradication, or for the treatment or amelioration of a cancer, tumor or dysfunctional cell, or for promoting an anti-cancer, anti-tumor or anti-dysfunctional cell inflammatory response, including enhancing macrophage-, monocyte-, microglia-, osteoclast-, Kupffer cell- or dendritic cell-mediated antibody- or monoclonal antibody (mAb)-guided cancer or dysfunctional cell or tumor eradication, amelioration, or treatment.

Abstract: The present inventors discovered novel multispecific antigen-binding molecules with excellent cellular cytotoxicity, which comprise a first domain comprising a first antigen variable region which binds to DLL3 and a second domain comprising a second antigen variable region which binds to T cell receptor complex. The present inventors prepared further bispecific antibodies, and assessed their T cell-dependent cell cytotoxicity (TDCC), and found that they also show strong TDCC activity. Since the molecules/antibodies of the present invention show a strong cytotoxicity against cells expressing DLL3, novel pharmaceutical compositions comprising the molecules/antibodies for treating or preventing various cancers associated with DLL3 can be provided.

Abstract: Antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof that specifically bind to human DCLK1 protein, hybridomas or other cell lines which express such antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof, nucleic acids, vectors, and host cells comprising nucleic acids which encode such antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof, and methods of use thereof are disclosed. In at least certain non-limiting embodiments, the antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof specifically bind to an epitope within isoform 2 or 4 of DCLK1 protein.

Abstract: This disclosure provides a method for treating a pediatric subject afflicted with acute B cell precursor leukemia (BCP-ALL) comprising administering to the subject an anti-killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) antibody or an antigen-binding portion thereof that binds specifically to an inhibitory KIR and blocks inhibitory KIR activity, thereby potentiating NK cell lytic activity. An exemplary anti-KIR antibody for use in this method is lirilumab. The disclosure also provides a kit for treating a subject afflicted with pediatric BCP-ALL, the kit comprising a dosage ranging from 0.01 to 20 mg/kg body weight of an anti-KIR antibody or an antigen-binding portion thereof that specifically binds to an inhibitory KIR and blocks inhibitory KIR activity, and instructions for using the anti-KIR antibody or an antigen-binding portion thereof in any of the disclosed methods for treating pediatric BCP-ALL.

Abstract: The compositions and methods of the invention relate generally to detection of biomarkers for the diagnosis, prognosis, and monitoring of solid tumor cancers. In particular, the invention relates to compositions and methods for detection of B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA) for the diagnosis, prognosis, and monitoring of solid tumor type of cancers.

Abstract: Infectious diseases can be transmitted to humans, or between humans and animals, by airborne viruses and bacteria, known as infectious aerosols. Current protective measures that individuals can take to avoid inhaling such aerosols are either marginally effective (personal face masks) or impractical (self-contained breathing apparatuses). Building ventilation systems employing high-efficiency filters to prevent distribution of such aerosols suffer from high energy costs and high filter replacement costs. The development of conventional, intramuscularly administered vaccines takes months or years to produce enough doses to protect a population from a rapidly spreading infectious disease. Airborne viruses and bacteria have been shown to be completely inactivated when exposed to non-thermal plasmas.

Abstract: The present invention provides a humanized anti-TPBG antibody, a preparation method therefor, a conjugate thereof, and applications. The humanized anti-TPBG antibody comprises: (a), a framework region comprising a residue of a human antibody framework region; and (b) one or more CDRs of a light-chain variable region as shown in the SEQ ID NO:4 or 8 or one or more CDRs of a heavy-chain variable region as shown in the SEQ ID NO:2 or 6.

Abstract: The disclosure provides, inter alia, methods and materials involved in treating cancer using a p53 vaccine in combination with a PD-1 pathway inhibitor.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method of treating, preventing or ameliorating tumor growth by administering a therapeutic agent that selectively inhibits dipeptidyl peptidase including fibroblast activation protein and dipeptidyl peptidase 8/9 in combination with an immune checkpoint inhibitor. The method specifically discloses use of Talabostat in combination with an immune checkpoint inhibitor, its pharmaceutical composition and process of preparing such composition.

Abstract: This disclosure provides a method for treating a subject afflicted with tumor, which method comprises administering to the subject an antibody or an antigen-binding portion thereof that specifically binds to a Programmed Death-1 (PD-1) receptor and inhibits PD-1 activity. In some embodiments, the tumor is derived from a non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In some embodiments, the tumor expresses Programmed Death Ligand 1. In some embodiments, the subject carries a wild-type STK11 gene.