CD5 SPECIFIC T CELL RECEPTOR CELL OR GENE THERAPY

    公开(公告)号:EP3760217A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-06

    申请号:EP19183694.9

    申请日:2019-07-01

    摘要: The present invention is directed to the field of immunotherapy, in particular, adoptive T cell therapy or T cell receptor (TCR) gene therapy of cancer. The invention provides a nucleic acid encoding at least one TCR alpha or beta chain construct of a TCR construct capable of specifically binding to a peptide from the T-cell lineage specific antigen CD5, preferably SEQ ID NO: 1, in the context of a human MHC I such as HLA-A*02, in particular HLA-A*02:01. The invention also provides corresponding proteins and host cells, preferably, CD8+ T cells, expressing said TCR construct. Treatment optionally is in the context of allogeneic stem cell transplantation, in particular, mismatch-transplantation, or haploidentical transplantation, or in combination with an agent capable of inhibiting expression of HLA-A*02 in the TCR-transgenic T cells. The invention thus also provides compositions and kits comprising the nucleic acids of the invention in combination with an agent capable of inhibiting expression of HLA-A*02, and, as well as the medical use of such compositions and kits. The nucleic acids, compositions and kits, proteins or host cells may be for use in the diagnosis, prevention and/or treatment of a CD5-positive T-cell lymphoma or T-cell leukemia, no matter whether the antigen is expressed on the cell surface, intracytoplasmic or in both manners.

    METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC SHAPE QUANTIFICATION OF AN OPTIC NERVE HEAD

    公开(公告)号:EP3633604A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-04-08

    申请号:EP18198717.3

    申请日:2018-10-04

    摘要: The invention relates to a method and a computer program for automatic shape quantification of an optic nerve head from three-dimensional image data (1) acquired with optical coherence tomography, comprising the steps of:
    a) Providing (100) three-dimensional image data (1) of the retina, the image data comprising at least a portion of the optic nerve head, wherein the image data comprises pixels with associated pixel values;
    b) In the three-dimensional image data (1) identifying (200, 300) anatomic portions of the optic nerve head, the anatomic portions comprising a retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) portion (3) and an inner limiting membrane (ILM) portion (2);
    c) Determining an RPE polygon mesh (30) for a lower boundary of the retinal pigment epithelium portion (3), wherein the RPE polygon mesh (30) extends along the lower boundary of the retinal pigment epithelium portion (3);
    d) Determining an ILM polygon mesh (20) for the inner limiting membrane portion (2), wherein the ILM polygon mesh (20) extends along the inner limiting membrane portion (2);
    e) Determining a morphologic parameter (10) of the optic nerve head from the RPE polygon mesh (30) and the ILM polygon mesh (20);
    f) Displaying the morphologic parameter (10) of the optic nerve head and/or a representation of at least a portion of the RPE polygon mesh (30) and/or a representation of at least a portion of the ILM polygon mesh (20).