METHODS FOR PREDICTING TREATMENT OUTCOME AND/OR FOR SELECTING A SUBJECT SUITABLE FOR IMMUNE CHECKPOINT THERAPY

    公开(公告)号:WO2019156568A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-15

    申请号:PCT/NL2019/050092

    申请日:2019-02-12

    IPC分类号: G01N33/574

    摘要: The present invention relates to the field of biomarker development for cancer immunotherapy with PD-1 inhibitor compounds and/or PD-L1 inhibitor compounds. Provided are assays for quantifying PD-1 expression (i.e. immunostaining intensity) in cells present in a tumor sample (i.e. intratumoral cells), which are advantageously used to identify a unique sub-population of intratumoral cells referred to herein as PD-1 T cells, which serves as a biomarker for cancer immunotherapy with PD-1 inhibitor compounds and/or PD-L1 inhibitor compounds alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents (e.g. CTLA-4 inhibitor compound, e.g. ipilimumab). The present invention also provides methods of selecting a human subject diagnosed with cancer (e.g. non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)) suitable for immune checkpoint therapy with agents such as PD-1 inhibitors (e.g. nivolumab) and/or PD-L1 inhibitors (e.g. atezolizumab) alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents (e.g. CTLA- 4 inhibitor compound, e.g. ipilimumab), methods for predicting responsiveness to immune checkpoint therapy with agents such as PD-1 inhibitors and/or PD-L1 inhibitors, and method of treatment of a human subject diagnosed with cancer using PD-1 inhibitors and/or PD-L1 inhibitors alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents (e.g. CTLA-4 inhibitor compound, e.g. ipilimumab).

    ORAL PYROPHOSPHATE FOR USE IN REDUCING TISSUE CALCIFICATION

    公开(公告)号:WO2018052290A8

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-22

    申请号:PCT/NL2017/050601

    申请日:2017-09-13

    IPC分类号: A61K33/42 A61P9/00

    摘要: The invention is concerned with use of oral inorganic pyrophosphate for preventing and/or reducing tissue calcification, particularly soft tissue calcification, and/or diseases or disorders characterized by low plasma PPi levels, as, e.g., occurs in chronic kidney disease (CKD), end-stage renal disease (ESRD), generalized arterial calcification of infancy (GACI), Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE), Arterial Calcification Due to Deficiency of CD73 (ACDC), Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, arteriosclerosis obliterans, venous calcifications, crystal deposition disorders, calcification resulting from neurological disorders, calcinosis universalis, calcinosis circumscripta, scleroderma, dermatomyositis, systemic lupus erythematosus, hyperparathyroidism, neoplasms, milk-alkali syndrome, hypervitaminosis D, tumoral calcinosis, hypophosphatemic rickets, ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spine, myocardial ischemia, joint calcification, heterotropic ossification of traumatized muscle, angioid streaks, diabetes mellitus type II, cardiovascular disorder, or atherosclerosis.