EXPRESSION OF NKG2D ACTIVATING LIGAND PROTEINS FOR SENSITIZING CANCER CELLS TO ATTACK BY CYTOTOXIC IMMUNE CELLS

    公开(公告)号:US20200148742A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-14

    申请号:US16309862

    申请日:2017-06-14

    IPC分类号: C07K14/74 C12N15/85 A61P35/00

    摘要: Provided is a recombinant viral vector that expresses a NKG2D activating ligand, such as a UL-16 binding protein. When introduced into a cancer cell, the vector can cause expression of the NKG2D activating ligand, thereby overcoming repression of NK-mediated (or other effector cell, e.g., macrophage) cytotoxicity and causing effector cell-mediated death of the cancer cell. Expression of the NKG2D activating ligand can be controlled by a miRNA present in greater concentration in noncancerous cells than in cancer cells, which can permit selective expression of the ligand in cancer cells and reduced cytotoxicity toward noncancerous cells. The vector can cause expression of an oncolytic factor. When formulated into a pharmaceutical composition and administered to a patient, the vector can be used to treat cancer. The cancer can be a glioma, such as glioblastoma including one with an isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) mutation. The vector can be a herpes simplex virus vector, among others.

    Oncolytic HSV vector
    3.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10201575B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-12

    申请号:US15032958

    申请日:2014-10-28

    摘要: The present invention provides a recombinant oncolytic Herpes Simplex Virus (oHSV) comprising a non-HSV ligand specific for a molecule (protein, lipid, or carbohydrate determinant) present on the surface of a cell (such as a cancer cell) and a plurality of copies of one or more microRNA target sequences inserted into one or more HSV gene loci, preferably one or more HSV gene(s) required for replication of HSV in normal (i.e., non-cancerous) cells, and a deletion of the internal repeat (joint) region in the HSV genome comprising one copy of the ICP0, ICP34.5, LAT, and ICP4 genes and the ICP47 promoter. The invention further provides stocks and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the inventive oHSV and methods for killing tumor cells employing the inventive oHSV.

    Oncolytic HSV vector
    4.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10172893B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-08

    申请号:US15616585

    申请日:2017-06-07

    摘要: The present invention provides a recombinant herpes simplex virus (HSV), comprising (a) a mutation of the glycoprotein B (gB) at position 285 or 549, (b) a plurality of copies of one or more microRNA target sequences inserted into a locus of an HSV gene required for HSV replication, wherein said target sequence is the reverse complement of microRNA miR-124 and wherein said target sequence is present in the ICP4 gene, and (c) a transgene encoding a matrix metalloproteinase. The present invention also provides a method of killing a cancerous cell using a recombinant HSV according to the invention and a pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a recombinant HSV according to the invention.

    Oncolytic HSV vector
    9.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10576115B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-03

    申请号:US16191141

    申请日:2018-11-14

    摘要: The present invention provides a recombinant herpes simplex virus (HSV), comprising (a) a mutation of the glycoprotein B (gB) at position 285 or 549, (b) a plurality of copies of one or more microRNA target sequences inserted into a locus of an HSV gene required for HSV replication, wherein said target sequence is the reverse complement of microRNA miR-124 and wherein said target sequence is present in the ICP4 gene, and (c) a transgene encoding a matrix metalloproteinase. The present invention also provides a method of killing a cancerous cell using a recombinant HSV according to the invention and a pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a recombinant HSV according to the invention.

    ONCOLYTIC HSV VECTOR
    10.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190262410A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-29

    申请号:US16191141

    申请日:2018-11-14

    摘要: The present invention provides a recombinant herpes simplex virus (HSV), comprising (a) a mutation of the glycoprotein B (gB) at position 285 or 549, (b) a plurality of copies of one or more microRNA target sequences inserted into a locus of an HSV gene required for HSV replication, wherein said target sequence is the reverse complement of microRNA miR-124 and wherein said target sequence is present in the ICP4 gene, and (c) a transgene encoding a matrix metalloproteinase. The present invention also provides a method of killing a cancerous cell using a recombinant HSV according to the invention and a pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a recombinant HSV according to the invention.