US20220323493A1 - Ex vivo antigen-presenting cells or activated cd-positive t cells for treatment of cancer - Google Patents
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- This disclosure is directed to methods of preparing dendritic cells or other CD40 bearing antigen-presenting cells and methods of treating cancer by using the dendritic cells or other antigen-presenting cells in combination with anti-chemorepellant agents.
- This disclosure is further directed to methods of preparing T cells and methods of treating cancer by using activated T cells optionally in combination with anti-chemorepellant agents.
- the antigen presenting cells of the disclosure are activated by incubation with cancer cells and fusion proteins.
- the T cells of the disclosures are activated by incubation with activated antigen-presenting cells that were activated by incubation with cancer cells and a fusion protein.
- the fusion protein comprises an antigen-binding domain, e.g., an antibody or antibody fragment, and a stress protein domain.
- chemotherapies which are intended to kill aggressively dividing cancer cells, may also nonspecifically target normal cells that are rapidly proliferating, e.g., the cells in blood, intestinal tract, and hair. This leads to severe side effects, e.g., anemia, diarrhea, fatigue, and hair loss.
- Immunotherapy is a promising treatment for cancers as well as other diseases.
- the immunotherapy treats disease by inducing, enhancing, augmenting, or suppressing an immune response in a patient.
- the immune system can be stimulated to recognize cancer cells, thereby creating long-lasting therapeutic effects against cancer recurrence or relapse.
- immunotherapies are more specific and cause fewer side effects compared to conventional cancer treatments.
- Immunotherapy is becoming an increasingly important tool in the armamentarium against cancers.
- efficacy of immunotherapy has not been robust as was hoped, due in part to reduced antigenicity of the antigens and the subsequently weakened immunological response.
- One potential solution is to increase a patient's own immune response to disease-associated antigens by contacting T cells with antigen-presenting cells that express tumor-specific immunogenic antigens on the cell surface. Either the antigen-presenting cells or the resulting activated T cells may be administered to the patient.
- Stress proteins are very efficient at activating antigen-presenting cells to provoke a T cell response. They have been particularly effective at eliciting cell mediated immune and humoral immune responses by this pathway.
- the present invention is directed to a method for preparing activated antigen-presenting cells (“APCs”) by incubating immune cells ex vivo in the presence of tumor cells (or other tumor-specific antigen(s)) and a fusion protein for a time period sufficient to produce the activated APCs.
- APCs activated antigen-presenting cells
- the present invention is directed to a method for preparing tumor-specific T cells via activated APCs by incubating immune cells ex vivo in the presence of tumor cells (or other tumor-specific antigen(s)) and a fusion protein for a time period sufficient to produce the activated APCs, optionally isolating the APCs from the tumor cells/antigens and fusion protein, then incubating the T cells and activated APCs for a time period sufficient to produce activated, tumor-specific T cells, particularly CD3-positive T cells.
- the fusion protein binds to antigens with high affinity, is highly immunogenic, exhibits MHC class I priming, provokes a T cell response, and is able to be produced in non-mammalian systems such as E. coli .
- the fusion protein is thus suitable for use as a highly immunogenic vaccine for the prevention or treatment of infectious, inflammatory, autoimmune, or malignant disease.
- the fusion protein may also act as a potential candidate presented to APCs to ultimately provoke T cell responses and increase the specificity of immunotherapy against tumors.
- Non-limiting examples of fusion proteins can be found in U.S. Pat. Nos. 8,143,387 and 7,943,133; U.S. Patent Pub. No. 20110129484; and PCT Application Number PCT/US2017/021911; each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- chemokines that are sufficient to repel immune cells from the site of a tumor, thus creating a “chemorepellant wall” or “fugetactic wall” around the tumor.
- the chemorepellant wall reduces the immune system's ability to target and eradicate the tumor. For example, repulsion of tumor antigen-specific T cells, e.g., from a tumor expressing high levels of CXCL12 or interleukin 8 (IL-8), allows the tumor cells to evade immune control.
- Anti-chemorepellant agents may inhibit the chemorepellant activity of tumor cells and allow the patient's immune system to target the tumor.
- Anti-chemorepellant agents and the systemic delivery of anti- chemorepellant agents are known in the art (see, for example, U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2008/0300165, incorporated herein by reference in its entirety).
- the antigen-binding domain of the fusion protein will bind to the target (e.g., cancer cells or tumor), and the stress protein domain will induce maturation of antigen-presenting cells (e.g., dendritic cells).
- the anti- chemorepellant agent will inhibit the chemorepellant activity of the cancer cells with regard to the antigen-presenting cells and/or T cells, such that the immune cells are able to penetrate the “chemorepellant wall” and access the target.
- the combination results in additive or synergistic effects.
- this invention relates to methods of preparing activated APCs, which comprises incubating immune cells ex vivo in the presence of cancer or tumor cells and a fusion protein for a time period sufficient to produce the activated APCs, wherein at least one activated APC displays an antigen derived from the cancer or tumor cells.
- the method further comprises isolating the activated APCs, wherein the isolated activated APCs are free or substantially free of the cancer or tumor cells and/or the fusion protein.
- this invention relates to methods of preparing activated T cells, which comprises incubating T cells with activated APCs for a period of time sufficient to produce activated T cells, wherein the APCs were prepared by incubating immune cells ex vivo in the presence of cancer or tumor cells and a fusion protein for a time period sufficient to produce the activated APCs, wherein at least one activated APC displays an antigen derived from the cancer or tumor cells.
- the method further comprises isolating the activated T cells.
- the isolated activated T cells are free or substantially free of the activated APCs, cancer or tumor cells and/or the fusion protein.
- the APCs comprise dendritic cells.
- the fusion protein comprises an antigen-binding component and a heat shock protein component. While the antigen-binding component binds to the tumor cells, the heat shock protein component activates the APCs.
- the antigen-binding component of the fusion protein may be any antibody or other molecule that recognizes a tumor or cancer cell of interest.
- the antigen-binding component is a single chain antibody, a variable domain, or a fragment antigen-binding (“Fab”) domain of an antibody.
- the tumor cells are obtained from a patient.
- the antigen-binding binding component is specific for a cancer antigen (e.g., a tumor-specific antigen or a tumor-associated antigen).
- the cancer antigen may be any identifiable cell surface antigen that is expressed by a cancer of interest.
- the cancer antigen is mesothelin, alphafetoprotein, CEA, CA-125, MUC-1, Her2Neu ,ETA, NY-ESO-1, VEGF, VEGFR1, VEGFR2, PSMA, prostate specific antigen, HPV17E7, mutant p53, surviving, ras, MAGE, gp100, tyrosinase, WT1, PR1, folate-binding protein, CA-19-9, FAP, G250, or A33.
- the antibody is specific for mesothelin. Fusion proteins that recognize and bind to mesothelin are described, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 7,943,133, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. Additional fusion proteins are described in PCT Application No. PCT/US2017/021911, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- the antigen-presenting cells include, but are not limited to, dendritic cells, B lymphocytes, and mononuclear phagocytes.
- the mononuclear phagocytes may include monocytes and/or macrophages.
- the APCs comprise at least one CD40. In another aspect, the APCs are dendritic cells.
- the heat shock protein component includes but is not limited to HSP70 and/or an immune activating fragment and/or modified sequence thereof.
- HSP70 or the immune activating fragment and/or modified sequence thereof is from Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
- the method of preparing the APCs further comprises expanding the immune cells in the presence of a growth factor. In one embodiment, the method of preparing the APCs further comprises expanding the activated APCs in the presence of a growth factor.
- the growth factor is a cytokine. In another aspect, the growth factor includes, but is not limited to, Flt-3 ligand, GM-CSF, IL-4, M-CSF, IFN ⁇ , IL-1 ⁇ , IL-4, IL-6, IL-13, IL-15, TNF ⁇ , or any combination thereof.
- the APCs may be used to treat any cancers. More preferably, the cancer exhibits a chemorepellant effect. Therefore, the method of preparing the APCs may further comprise contacting the isolated antigen-presenting dendritic cells with an effective amount of an anti-chemorepellant agent.
- Anti-chemorepellant agents may include, without limitation, molecules that inhibit expression of CXCL12 or CXCR4 or CXCR7 (e.g., antisense or siRNA molecules), molecules that bind to CXCL12 or CXCR4 or CXCR7 and inhibit their function (e.g., antibodies or aptamers), molecules that inhibit dimerization of CXCL12 or CXCR4 or CXCR7, and antagonists of CXCR4 or CXCR7.
- the inhibitor of CXCL12 signaling is a CXCR4 antagonist.
- the anti-chemorepellant agents include but are not limited to AMD3100 or a derivative thereof, AMD11070 (also called AMD070), AMD12118, AMD11814, AMD13073, FAMD3465, C131, BKT140, CTCE-9908, KRH-2731, TC14012, KRH-3955, BMS-936564/MDX-1338, LY2510924, GSK812397, KRH-1636, T-20, T-22, T-140, TE-14011, T-14012, TN14003, TAK-779, AK602, SCH-351125, tannic acid, NSC 651016, thalidomide, GF 109230X, an antibody that interferes with dimerization of a chemorepellant chemokine, such as CXCL12, an antibody that interferes with dimerization of a receptor for a chemorepellant chemokine, such as CXCR4 or CXCR7, or a combination thereof.
- AMD11070
- the anti-chemorepellant agent is AMD3100.
- AMD3100 is described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,583,131, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
- the anti-chemorepellant agent is a CXCR7 antagonist.
- the CXCR7 antagonist can be but is not limited to CCX771, CCX754, or an antibody that interferes with the dimerization of CXCR7.
- the anti-chemorepellant agent is not an antibody.
- the anti-chemorepellant agent is not a heparinoid.
- the anti-chemorepellant agent is not a peptide.
- the amount of anti-chemorepellant agent is sufficient to bind to at least a subset of receptors, e.g., CXCR4 and/or CXCR7, on the surface of the T cells.
- the APCs are allogeneic, autologous, or derived from a cell line. In another embodiment, the APCs are collected from a patient having a tumor. In one aspect, either the APCs or the tumor cells are immobilized on a solid support.
- the solid support includes but is not limited to a surface of a column, a sepharose bead, a gel, a matrix, a magnetic bead, a plastic surface, or any combination thereof.
- the dendritic cells are differentiated or matured from dendritic cell precursors.
- the dendritic cell precursors may be activated, or not be activated.
- the dendritic cell precursors are free or substantially free of neutrophils, macrophages, lymphocytes, or a combination thereof.
- the dendritic cell precursors are differentiated in the presence of a growth factor.
- the growth factor may be a cytokine.
- the growth factor is selected from a group consisting of Flt-3 ligand, GM-CSF, IL-4, M-CSF, IFN ⁇ , IL-1 ⁇ , IL-4, IL-6, IL-13, IL-15 and TNF ⁇ .
- Another aspect of the invention relates to a method for treating a cancer, e.g., a tumor, in a patient, which comprises administering an effective amount of ex vivo prepared APCs to the patient, wherein the APCs are prepared by incubating immune cells with cancer cells and a fusion protein, wherein the fusion protein comprises a target or antigen binding component and a heat shock protein component.
- the target or antigen binding component of the fusion protein may bind to the cancer cells, and the heat shock protein component may activate the APCs.
- the target or antigen binding component may be any antibody or other molecule that recognizes a cancer cell of interest.
- the target or antigen binding component is a single chain antibody, a variable domain fragment, or a Fab portion of an antibody.
- the target or antigen binding component is specific for a cancer antigen (e.g., a tumor-specific antigen or a tumor-associated antigen).
- the cancer antigen may be any identifiable cell surface antigen that is expressed by a cancer of interest.
- the tumor antigen is mesothelin, alphafetoprotein, CEA, CA-125, MUC-1, Her2Neu, ETA, NY-ESO-1, VEGF, VEGFR1, VEGFR2, PSMA, prostate specific antigen, HPV17E7, mutant p53, surviving, ras, MAGE, gp100, tyrosinase, WT1, PR1, folate-binding protein, CA-19-9, FAP, G250, or A33.
- the antibody is specific for mcsothelin. Fusion proteins that recognize and bind to mesothelin are described, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 7,943,133, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- the non-limiting examples of the immune cells include, but are not limited to, dendritic cells, B lymphocytes, mononuclear phagocytes, and/or a combination thereof.
- the mononuclear phagocytes may be monocytes or macrophages.
- the immune cells bear at least a CD40 receptor.
- the immune cells are dendritic cells.
- the methods described herein may be used to treat the cancer.
- the cancer exhibits a chemorepellant effect.
- the chemorepellant effect is mediated by overexpression of CXCL12 (e.g., at a concentration of 100 nM or greater) or other chemorepellant chemokine.
- the cancer comprises breast cancer, head and neck cancer, leukocytic cancer, liver cancer, ovarian cancer, bladder cancer, prostatic cancer, skin cancer, bone cancer, brain cancer, leukemia cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer, anal cancer, CNS cancer, melanoma cancer, renal cancer, cervical cancer, esophageal cancer, testicular cancer, spleenic cancer, kidney cancer, lymphatic cancer, pancreatic cancer, stomach cancer or thyroid cancer.
- the cancer is mesothelioma.
- the cancer is a hematological malignancy.
- Hematological malignancies include tumors of the blood, bone marrow, lymph, and lymphatic system, including, but not limited to, leukemias, lymphomas, and myelomas.
- the cancer is a human papilloma virus (HPV)-positive cancer.
- the method further comprises selecting a patient having a cancer that exhibits a chemorepellant effect.
- the invention further comprises administering to the patient an effective amount of an anti-chemorepellant agent.
- the anti-chemorepellant agent and the APCs, including dendritic cells may be administered separately, simultaneously, and/or sequentially.
- the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered after the administration of the APCs, including dendritic cells.
- the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered before and/or during the administration of the APCs (e.g., dendritic cells).
- the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered via injection.
- the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered directly or proximal to the tumor.
- the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered systemically.
- the APCs have an anti-chemorepellant agent bound thereto via one or more cell surface receptors.
- the non-limiting examples of the anti-chemorepellant agents include but are not limited to AMD3100 or a derivative thereof, AMD11070 (also called AMD070), AMD12118, AMD11814, AMD13073, FAMD3465, C131, BKT140, CTCE-9908, KRH-2731, TC14012, KRH-3955, BMS-936564/MDX-1338, LY2510924, GSK812397, KRH-1636, T-20, T-22, T-140, TE-14011, T-14012, TN14003, TAK-779, AK602, SCH-351125, tannic acid, NSC 651016, thalidomide, GF 109230X, an antibody that interferes with dimerization of a chemorepellant chemokine, an antibody that interferes with dimerization of a receptor for a chemorepellant
- the heat shock protein component may be HSP70 or an immune activating fragment and/or modified sequence thereof.
- the HSP70 or the immune activating fragment and/or modified sequence thereof may be from Mycobacterium tuberculosis .
- the target or antigen binding component comprises a single chain antibody, a variable domain, or a Fab domain.
- the method of treating cancer in a patient further comprises expanding the immune cells, e.g., dendritic cells, in the presence of a growth factor.
- the growth factor is a cytokine.
- the non-limiting examples of the growth factors include Flt-3 ligand, GM-CSF, IL-4, M-CSF, IFN ⁇ , IL-1 ⁇ , IL-4, IL-6, IL-13, IL-15, TNF ⁇ , and a combination thereof.
- the tumor cells are obtained from the patient.
- the tumor cells derive from breast cancer, head and neck cancer, leukocytic cancer, liver cancer, ovarian cancer, bladder cancer, prostatic cancer, skin cancer, bone cancer, brain cancer, leukemia cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer, anal cancer, CNS cancer, melanoma cancer, renal cancer, cervical cancer, esophageal cancer, testicular cancer, spleenic cancer, kidney cancer, lymphatic cancer, pancreatic cancer, stomach cancer or thyroid cancer.
- the tumor cells derive from mesothelioma.
- the tumor cells are from a hematological malignancy.
- the cancer is a HPV-positive cancer.
- the APCs are allogeneic, autologous, or derived from a cell line.
- the APCs are collected from a patient having a tumor.
- the immune cells, APCs (e.g., dendritic cells), or the tumor cells are immobilized on a solid support.
- the solid support comprises a column, a sepharose bead, a gel, a matrix, a magnetic bead, or a plastic surface.
- the dendritic cells are differentiated or matured from dendritic cell precursors.
- the dendritic cell precursors are non-activated or activated.
- the dendritic cell precursors are free or substantially free of neutrophils, macrophages, lymphocytes, or a combination thereof.
- the dendritic cell precursors are differentiated in the presence of a growth factor.
- the growth factor may be a cytokine.
- the non-limiting examples of the growth factor include but are not limited to Flt-3 ligand, GM-CSF, IL-4, M-CSF, IFN ⁇ , IL-1 ⁇ , IL-4, IL-6, IL-13, IL-15, and TNF ⁇ .
- this disclosure relates to a method for preparing activated T cells, the method comprising:
- activated antigen-presenting cells that were activated in presence of cancer or tumor cells and a fusion protein ex vivo for a time period sufficient to produce activated antigen-presenting cells, wherein at least one activated antigen-presenting cell displays an antigen derived from the cancer or tumor cells;
- the fusion protein comprises a cancer or tumor binding component and a heat shock protein component, wherein said cancer or tumor binding component binds to the cancer tumor cells and said heat shock protein component activates antigen-presenting cells.
- the isolated activated T cells are free or substantially free of the dendritic cells, cancer or tumor cells and the fusion protein.
- the heat shock protein component comprises HSP70 or an immune activating fragment and/or modified sequence thereof.
- the HSP70 or the immune activating fragment and/or modified sequence thereof is from Mycobacterium tuberculosis .
- the tumor binding component is a single chain antibody, a variable domain, or a Fab domain.
- the APCs were expanded in the presence of a growth factor.
- the growth factor is a cytokine.
- the growth factor is selected from the group consisting of Flt-3 ligand, GM-CSF, IL-4, M-CSF, IFN ⁇ , IL-1 ⁇ , IL-4, IL-6, IL-13, IL-15 and TNF ⁇ .
- the tumor cells are obtained from a patient. In one embodiment, the tumor cells are derived from a patient to be treated as described herein. In one embodiment, the tumor cells are derived from a different patient. In one embodiment, the tumor cells comprise a cancer cell line.
- tumor cells that are incubated with the immune cells and fusion protein refers to any tumor sample, including but not limited to intact cells, viable cells, non-viable cells, tumor-specific antigen (e.g., isolated antigen, partially isolated antigen, recombinant antigen, etc.), and/or other cellular material derived from a tumor or cancer cell or cell line.
- tumor sample comprises at least a subset of antigens that are identical or similar to antigens associated with a patient's tumor, e.g., that will result in a T cell response against the patient's tumor.
- Anti-chemorepellant agents may include, without limitation, molecules that inhibit expression of CXCL12 or CXCR4 or CXCR7 (e.g., antisense or siRNA molecules), molecules that bind to CXCL12 or CXCR4 or CXCR7 and inhibit their function (e.g., antibodies or aptamers), molecules that inhibit dimerization of CXCL12 or CXCR4 or CXCR7, and antagonists of CXCR4 or CXCR7.
- the inhibitor of CXCL12 signaling is a CXCR4 antagonist.
- the isolated activated T cells are contacted with an effective amount of an anti-chemorepellant agent.
- the anti-chemorepellant agent is selected from the group consisting of AMD3100 or a derivative thereof, AMD11070 (also called AMD070), AMD12118, AMD11814, AMD13073, FAMD3465, C131, BKT140, CTCE-9908, KRH-2731, TC14012, KRH-3955, BMS-936564/MDX-1338, LY2510924, GSK812397, KRH-1636, T-20, T-22, T-140, TE-14011, T-14012, TN14003, TAK-779, AK602, SCH-351125, tannic acid, NSC 651016, thalidomide, GF 109230X, an antibody that interferes with dimerization of a chemorepellant chemokine, such as CXCL12, and an antibody that interferes with dimerization of a receptor for a chemorepellant chemokine, such as CXCR4 or CXCR7.
- AMD11070 also called AMD
- the anti-chemorepellant agent is AMD3100. AMD3100 is described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,583,131, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
- the anti-chemorepellant agent is a CXCR7 antagonist.
- the CXCR7 antagonist can be but is not limited to CCX771, CCX754, or an antibody that interferes with the dimerization of CXCR7.
- the anti-chemorepellant agent is not an antibody.
- the anti-chemorepellant agent is not a heparinoid.
- the anti-chemorepellant agent is not a peptide.
- the amount of anti-chemorepellant agent is sufficient to bind to at least a subset of receptors, e.g., CXCR4 and/or CXCR7, on the surface of the T cells.
- the APCs are allogeneic, autologous, or derived from a cell line.
- the T cells are allogeneic, autologous, or derived from a cell line.
- the APCs and/or the T cells are isolated from a patient having cancer. In some embodiments, the APCs and T cells are derived from the same source, e.g., the same patient.
- either the APCs or the tumor cells are immobilized on a solid support.
- the activated APCs are isolated by isolating the solid support from the tumor cells and fusion protein.
- the T cells are immobilized on a solid support.
- the activated T cells are isolated by isolating the solid support from the APCs.
- the solid support comprises a surface of a column, a sepharose bead, a gel, a matrix, a magnetic bead, or a plastic surface.
- this disclosure relates to a method for treating a cancer, e.g., a tumor, in a patient, the method comprising administering an effective amount of activated T cells to the patient, wherein the activated T cells were prepared by:
- a cancer e.g., a tumor
- the method comprising:
- activated APCs that were activated by incubating APCs in the presence of cancer cells and a fusion protein ex vivo for a time period sufficient to produce activated APCs, wherein at least one activated APC displays an antigen derived from the cancer cells;
- the fusion protein comprises a cancer cell binding component and a heat shock protein component, wherein said cancer cell binding component binds to the cancer cells and said heat shock protein component activates APCs.
- the isolated activated T cells are free or substantially free of the activated APCs, cancer cells and the fusion protein.
- the method further comprises administering to the patient an effective amount of an anti-chemorepellant agent.
- the activated T cells have an anti-chemorepellant agent bound thereto via one or more cell surface receptors.
- the one or more cell surface receptors comprise CXCR4 and/or CXCR7.
- the anti- chemorepellant agent is one described above, e.g., AMD3100 or a derivative thereof, AMD11070 (also called AMD070), AMD12118, AMD11814, AMD13073, FAMD3465, C131, BKT140, CTCE-9908, KRH-2731, TC14012, KRH-3955, BMS-936564/MDX-1338, LY2510924, GSK812397, KRH-1636, T-20, T-22, T-140, TE-14011, T-14012, TN14003, TAK-779, AK602, SCH-351125, tannic acid, NSC 651016, thalidomide, GF 109230X, an antibody that interferes with dimerization of a chemorepellant chemokine, or an antibody that interferes with dimerization of a receptor for a chemorepellant chemokine.
- the anti-chemorepellant agent is an AMD3100 derivative.
- AMD11070 also
- the methods described herein may be used to treat the cancer.
- the cancer exhibits a chemorepellant effect.
- the chemorepellant effect is mediated by overexpression of CXCL12 or other chemorepellant chemokine.
- the cancer comprises breast cancer, leukocytic cancer, liver cancer, ovarian cancer, head and neck cancer, bladder cancer, prostatic cancer, skin cancer, bone cancer, brain cancer, leukemia cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer, anal cancer, CNS cancer, melanoma cancer, renal cancer, cervical cancer, esophageal cancer, testicular cancer, spleenic cancer, kidney cancer, lymphatic cancer, pancreatic cancer, stomach cancer or thyroid cancer.
- the cancer is mesothelioma.
- the cancer is a hematological malignancy. Hematological malignancies include cancers of the blood, bone marrow, lymph, and lymphatic system, including, but not limited to, leukemias, lymphomas, and myelomas.
- the cancer is a HPV-positive cancer.
- this invention relates to a composition
- a composition comprising immune cells and an effective amount of a fusion protein, said fusion protein comprising a cancer cell binding component and a stress protein component.
- this invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition
- a pharmaceutical composition comprising activated antigen presenting cells and an anti-chemorepellant agent.
- tumor cells that are incubated with the immune cells and fusion protein refers to any tumor sample, including but not limited to intact cells, viable cells, non-viable cells, tumor-specific antigen (e.g., isolated antigen, partially isolated antigen, recombinant antigen, etc.), and/or other cellular material derived from a tumor or cancer cell or cell line.
- tumor sample comprises at least a subset of antigens that are identical or similar to antigens associated with a patient's tumor, e.g., that will result in a T cell response against the patient's tumor.
- a pharmaceutical composition comprising activated APCs and an anti-chemorepellant agent.
- the APCs were activated by a method as described herein,
- the activated APCs have an anti-chemorepellant agent bound thereto via one or more cell surface receptors.
- the one or more cell surface receptors comprise CXCR4 and/or CXCR7.
- a pharmaceutical composition comprising activated T cells and an anti-chemorepellant agent.
- the T cells were activated by a method as described herein.
- the activated T cells have an anti-chemorepellant agent bound thereto via one or more cell surface receptors.
- the one or more cell surface receptors comprise CXCR4 or CXCR7.
- the composition further comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. In one embodiment, the composition further comprises an effective amount of a fusion protein as described herein.
- composition comprising a complex including an activated APC, a fusion protein, and a T cell.
- the fusion protein comprises a cancer cell binding component and a stress protein component.
- the T cell is activated by the interaction with the activated APC and/or fusion protein.
- the APC comprises an antigen derived from a cancer sample on the cell surface.
- FIG. 1 shows the peptide sequence of VIC-007 (SEQ ID NO.: 1) and VIC-008 (SEQ ID NO.: 2).
- FIG. 2A indicates intraperitoneal ovarian tumor growth using bioluminescence signals for each treatment (saline, VIC-007, or VIC-008) at weeks 0 (W0), 1 (W1), 2 (W2), 3 (W3), 4 (W4) and 5 (W5).
- FIG. 2B is a graphical representation of the tumor growth shown in FIG. 2A .
- FIG. 3 shows percent survival of the mice inoculated with ovarian cancer cells, after administration of saline, VIC-007, or VIC-008.
- FIG. 4 shows the treatment protocol for tumor inoculation (mesothelioma) followed by administration of saline, VIC-008 alone, AMD3100 alone, or VIC-008 with AMD3100.
- FIG. 5 shows percent survival of the mice inoculated with mesothelioma cancer cells, Luc-40L, after administration of saline, VIC-008 alone, AMD3100 alone, or VIC-008 with AMD3100.
- FIG. 6 shows percent survival of the mice inoculated with mesothelioma cancer cells, Luc-AE17, after administration of saline, VIC-008 alone, AMD3100 alone, or VIC-008 with AMD3100.
- FIGS. 8A-8F show VIC-008 facilitates lymphocyte infiltration.
- FIGS. 9A-9D show VIC-008 promoted CD8 + T-cell IFN- ⁇ secretion.
- FIGS. 10A-10E show AMD3100 decreased PD-1 expression on CD8 + T cells.
- the proportion of PD-1-expressing cells in CD8 + T cells in lymph nodes of AE17 mice (n 5) (C).
- *P ⁇ 0.05 and **P ⁇ 0.01. Data are presented as mean ⁇ SEM.
- FIGS. 11A-11F show AMD3100 reduced Tumor-infiltrating T reg .
- the proportion of T reg in total live cells in lymph nodes of AE17 mice (n 5) (C).
- the ratio of CD8 + T cells to T reg in tumors of 40L mice (n 6) (F).
- FIGS. 12A-12E show AMD3100 reprogrammed T reg to helper-like cells.
- FIGS. 13A-13F show AMD3100-driven T reg reprogramming required TCR activation.
- Representative dot plots of Foxp3 + CD25 ⁇ and Foxp3 + CD25 + population with or without AMD3100 treatment under anti-CD3/CD28 stimulation C
- antigen-presenting cell refers to an immune cell that is capable of presenting an antigen to the immune system including dendritic cells, mononuclear phagocytes (e.g., monocytes and macrophages), B lymphocytes, and the like, from a mammal (e.g., human or mouse).
- the antigen may be presented on the surfaces of the antigen-presenting cells.
- dendritic cell refers to one type of antigen-presenting cell capable of activating T cells and/or stimulating the differentiation of B cells.
- CD40 receptor refers to a costimulatory protein, peptide, or polypeptide, or a nucleic acid encoding the peptide, polypeptide or protein.
- the CD40 receptor may be present in immune cells, including but not limited to APCs.
- compositions and methods include the recited elements, but not excluding others.
- Consisting essentially of when used to define compositions and methods, shall mean excluding other elements of any essential significance to the combination. For example, a composition consisting essentially of the elements as defined herein would not exclude other elements that do not materially affect the basic and novel characteristic(s) of the claimed invention.
- Consisting of shall mean excluding more than trace amount of other ingredients and substantial method steps recited. Embodiments defined by each of these transition terms are within the scope of this invention.
- the terms “patient,” “subject,” “individual,” and the like are used interchangeably herein, and refer to any animal, or cells thereof whether in vitro or in situ, amenable to the methods described herein.
- the patient, subject, or individual is a mammal.
- the mammal is a mouse, a rat, a guinea pig, a non-human primate, a dog, a cat, or a domesticated animal (e.g., horse, cow, pig, goat, sheep).
- the patient, subject or individual is a human.
- treating covers the treatment of a disease or disorder described herein, in a subject, such as a human, and includes: (i) inhibiting a disease or disorder, i.e., arresting its development; (ii) relieving a disease or disorder, i.e., causing regression of the disease or disorder; (iii) slowing progression of the disease or disorder; and/or (iv) inhibiting, relieving, or slowing progression of one or more symptoms of the disease or disorder.
- treatment of a cancer or tumor includes, but is not limited to, reduction in size of the tumor, elimination of the tumor and/or metastases thereof, remission of the cancer, inhibition of metastasis of the tumor, reduction or elimination of at least one symptom of the cancer, and the like.
- administering or “administration” of an agent to a subject includes any route of introducing or delivering to a subject a compound to perform its intended function. Administration can be carried out by any suitable route, including orally, intranasally, parenterally (intravenously, intramuscularly, intraperitoneally, or subcutaneously), or topically. Administration includes self-administration and the administration by another.
- “Pharmaceutically acceptable composition” refers to a composition that is suitable for administration to a mammal, particularly, a human.
- Concurrently administering refers to administration of at least two agents to a patient over a period of time.
- Concurrently means sufficiently close in time to produce a combined effect (that is, concurrently can be simultaneously, or it can be two or more events occurring within a short time period before or after each other).
- Concurrent administration includes, without limitation, separate, sequential, and simultaneous administration.
- disparate administration refers to an administration of at least two active ingredients at the same time or substantially the same time by different routes or in different compositions.
- sequential administration refers to administration of at least two active ingredients at different times, the administration route being identical or different. More particularly, sequential use refers to the whole administration of one of the active ingredients before administration of the other or others commences. It is thus possible to administer one of the active ingredients over several minutes, hours, or days before administering the other active ingredient or ingredients.
- spontaneous administration refers to the administration of at least two active ingredients by the same route and at the same time or at substantially the same time.
- terapéutica as used herein means a treatment.
- a therapeutic effect is obtained by suppression, remission, or eradication of a disease state.
- prevent or “preventative” as used herein means a prophylactic treatment.
- a preventative effect is obtained by delaying the onset of a disease state or decreasing the severity of a disease state when it occurs.
- an effective amount of an anti-chemorepellant agent may be an amount sufficient to have an anti-chemorepellant effect on a cancer cell or tumor (e.g., to attenuate a chemorepellant effect from the tumor or cancer cell).
- the therapeutically effective amount of the agent may vary depending on the tumor being treated and its severity as well as the age, weight, etc., of the patient to be treated. The skilled artisan will be able to determine appropriate dosages depending on these and other factors.
- the compositions can also he administered in combination with one or more additional therapeutic compounds. In the methods described herein, the therapeutic compounds may be administered to a subject having one or more signs or symptoms of a disease or disorder.
- kill with respect to a cell/cell population is directed to include any type of manipulation that will lead to the death of that cell/cell population.
- antibodies and “antibody” as used herein include polyclonal, monoclonal, single chain, chimeric, humanized and human antibodies, prepared according to conventional methodology.
- CXCR4/CXCL12 antagonist or “CXCR7/CXCL12 antagonist” refers to a compound that antagonizes CXCL12 binding to CXCR4 and/or CXCR7 or otherwise reduces the fugetactic effect of CXCL12.
- chemorepellant activity or “chemorepellant effect” it is meant the ability of an agent to repel (or chemorepel) a eukaryotic cell with migratory capacity (i.e., a cell that can move away from a repellant stimulus), as well as the chemorepellant effect of a chemokine secreted by a cell, e.g., a tumor cell.
- the chemorepellant effect is present in an area around the cell wherein the concentration of the chemokine is sufficient to provide the chemorepellant effect.
- Some chemokines including interleukin 8 and CXCL12, may exert chemorepellant activity at high concentrations (e.g., over about 100 nM), whereas lower concentrations exhibit no chemorepellant effect and may even be chemoattractant.
- an agent with chemorepellant activity is a “chemorepellant agent.”
- Such activity can be detected using any of a variety of systems well known in the art (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,514,555 and U.S. Patent Application Pub. No. 2008/0300165, each of which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety).
- a preferred system for use herein is described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,448,054, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- anti-chemorepellant effect refers to the effect of the anti-chemorepellant agent to attenuate or eliminate the chemorepellant effect of the chemokine.
- autogeneic refers to the origin of a cell, when the cell administered to an individual is derived from the individual or a genetically identical individual (Le., an identical twin of the individual).
- An autogeneic cell can also be a progeny of an autogeneic cell.
- the term also indicates that cells of different cell types are derived from the same individuals or genetically identical individuals.
- allogeneic or “allogenic” also refers to the origin of a cell, when the cell being administered to an individual is derived from an individual not genetically identical to the recipient but from the same species, including a progeny of an allogeneic cell. Cells are still called allogeneic when they are of different cell types but are derived from genetically non-identical donors, or when they are progenies of cells derived from genetically non-identical donors.
- Immune cells as used herein are cells of hematopoietic origin that are involved in the specific recognition of antigens. Immune cells include APCs, such as dendritic cells or macrophages, B cells, T cells, etc.
- anti-cancer therapy refers to traditional cancer treatments, including chemotherapy and radiotherapy, as well as immunotherapy and vaccine therapy.
- engineered antibody refers to a recombinant molecule that comprises at least an antibody fragment comprising an antigen binding site derived from the variable domain of the heavy chain and/or light chain of an antibody and may optionally comprise the entire or part of the variable and/or constant domains of an antibody from any of the Ig classes (e.g., IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, IgM and IgY).
- IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, IgM and IgY any of the Ig classes
- epitope refers to the region of an antigen to which an antibody binds preferentially and specifically.
- a monoclonal antibody binds preferentially to a single specific epitope of a molecule that can be molecularly defined.
- multiple epitopes can be recognized by a multispecific antibody.
- a “fusion protein” or “fusion polypeptide” refers to a hybrid polypeptide which comprises polypeptide portions from at least two different polypeptides. The portions may be from proteins of the same organism, in which case the fusion protein is said to be “intraspecies,” “intragenic,” etc.
- the fusion polypeptide may comprise one or more amino acid sequences linked to a first polypeptide. In the case where more than one amino acid sequence is fused to a first polypeptide, the fusion sequences may be multiple copies of the same sequence, or alternatively, may be different amino acid sequences.
- a first polypeptide may be fused to the N-terminus, the C-terminus, or the N- and C-terminus of a second polypeptide. Furthermore, a first polypeptide may be inserted within the sequence of a second polypeptide.
- immunogenic refers to the ability of a substance to elicit an immune response.
- An “immunogenic composition” or “immunogenic substance” is a composition or substance which elicits an immune response.
- An “immune response” refers to the reaction of a subject to the presence of an antigen, which may include at least one of the following: making antibodies, developing immunity, developing hypersensitivity to the antigen, and developing tolerance.
- linker is art-recognized and refers to a molecule or group of molecules connecting two compounds, such as two polypeptides.
- the linker may be comprised of a single linking molecule or may comprise a linking molecule and a spacer molecule, intended to separate the linking molecule and a compound by a specific distance.
- stress protein also known as a “heat shock protein” or “HSP” is a protein that is encoded by a stress gene, and is therefore typically produced in significantly greater amounts upon the contact or exposure of the stressor to the organism.
- stress protein as used herein is intended to include such portions and peptides of a stress protein.
- stress gene also known as “heat shock gene,” as used herein, refers to a gene that is activated or otherwise detectably upregulated due to the contact or exposure of an organism (containing the gene) to a stressor, such as but not limited to heat shock, hypoxia, glucose deprivation, heavy metal salts, inhibitors of energy metabolism and electron transport, and protein denaturants, or to certain benzoquinone ansamycins. Nover, L., Heat Shock Response, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, Fla. (1991). “Stress gene” also includes homologous genes within known stress gene families, such as certain genes within the HSP70 and HSP90 stress gene families, even though such homologous genes are not themselves induced by a stressor. Each of the terms stress gene and stress protein as used in the present specification may be inclusive of the other, unless the context indicates otherwise.
- vaccine refers to a substance that elicits an immune response and also confers protective immunity upon a subject.
- APCs Activated Antigen-Presenting Cells
- the antigen-presenting cells may include dendritic cells, B lymphocytes, mononuclear phagocytes (e.g., monocytes and/or macrophages), and/or other cell types expressing the necessary MHC/co-stimulatory molecules.
- the APCs comprise a costimulatory protein, e.g., CD40, which is important for the activation of the APCs.
- the APCs may be presented with antigens by pulsing, in which the APCs are exposed to antigenic proteins or polypeptides. The proteins or peptides may be recombinant or natural products.
- APCs are exposed to the nucleic acids encoding the proteins or peptides in the presence of transfection agents known in the art, including but not limited to cationic lipids.
- Transfected or pulsed APCs can subsequently be administered to the host via an intravenous, subcutaneous, intranasal, intramuscular, or intraperitoneal route of delivery.
- Protein/peptide antigens can also be delivered in vivo with adjuvant via the intravenous, subcutaneous, intranasal, intramuscular or intraperitoneal route of delivery.
- foster antigen-presenting cells may also be used as a substitute for the antigen-presenting cells.
- the foster antigen-presenting cells lack antigen processing activity, whereby they express MHC molecules free of bound peptides.
- foster APCs are derived from the human cell line 174X CEM.T2, referred to as T2, which contains a mutation in its antigen processing pathway that restricts the association of endogenous peptides with cell surface MHC class I molecules. Zweerink et al., J Immunol. 150:1763-1771(1993). Transduction of T2 cells with specific recombinant MHC alleles allows for redirection of the MHC restriction profile.
- the APCs are modified to express or over-express co-stimulatory molecules.
- Co-stimulatory molecules include, but are not limited to, CD40, MHC class I and/or class II, B7-1 (CD80), B7-2 (CD86), ICAM-1, interleukin 1 (IL-1), and LFA-3. See, e.g., Hodge et al. J Natl Cancer Inst (2000) 92 (15): 1228-1239, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- dendritic cells are effective in presenting antigens and initiating immune responses, particularly the immune responses associated with T cells.
- Dendritic cells are present in skin, nose, lung, intestines, blood, and many other tissues and organs. The immunogenicity of the dendritic cells is partly due to their ability to process antigen materials and present them on the cell surface.
- the dendritic cells After capturing the antigens, the dendritic cells can present the antigen to T cells.
- the dendritic cells become mature with increased surface expression of class II MHC and costimulatory molecules.
- Mature dendritic cells may lose the ability to further process exogenous antigens. Maturation of the dendritic cells may also be accompanied with the loss of acidic organelles, where the antigens were processed. Kampgen et al., PNAS, 88: 3014-3018 (1991).
- the efficiency of the dendritic cells may be limited by the small number of the cells in any given organs. For example, around 0.1% of the white cells exist as dendritic cells in human blood. Dendritic cells from some organs (e.g., spleen and afferent lymphatic) arise from precursors. Thus, in one aspect of the invention, dendritic cells are obtained or expanded from dendritic cell precursors. The methods of expanding or obtaining dendritic cells are described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,994,126, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- the activated APCs used in the methods described herein to activate T cells are activated using a fusion protein and tumor cells or a tumor sample.
- the APCs used in the methods described herein are activated by incubating an effective amount of a fusion protein with immune cells and tumor cells or sample under conditions so as to produce activated APCs.
- the APCs are activated by a method which comprises incubating immune cells ex vivo in the presence of tumor cells and a fusion protein for a time period sufficient to produce the activated APCs, wherein at least one activated APC displays an antigen derived from the tumor cells.
- the method further comprises isolating the activated APCs.
- the isolated activated APCs are free or substantially free of the tumor cells and/or the fusion protein.
- the term “substantially free” as used herein refers to nearly complete removal of the tumor cells and/or fusion protein.
- the activated APCs are free of the tumor cells and/or fusion protein.
- the activated APCs are free of the tumor cells.
- at least about 90%, at least about 91%, at least about 92%, at least about 93%, at least about 94%, at least about 95%, at least about 96%, at least about 97%, at least about 98%, at least about 99%, or at least about 99.9% of the tumor cells are removed from the activated APCs by isolation.
- At least about 90%, at least about 91%, at least about 92%, at least about 93%, at least about 94%, at least about 95%, at least about 96%, at least about 97%, at least about 98%, at least about 99%, or at least about 99.9% of the fusion protein is removed from the activated APCs by isolation.
- the fusion protein comprises an antigen-binding component and a heat shock protein component. While the antigen-binding component binds to the tumor cell, the heat shock protein component activates the APCs.
- the antigen-binding component of the fusion protein may be any antibody or other molecule that recognizes a tumor or cancer cell of interest.
- the antigen-binding component is a single chain antibody, a variable domain, or a fragment antigen-binding (“Fab”) domain of an antibody.
- the tumor cells are obtained from a patient.
- the antigen-binding component is specific for a cancer antigen (e.g., a tumor-specific antigen or a tumor-associated antigen).
- the cancer antigen may be any identifiable cell surface antigen that is expressed by a cancer of interest.
- the cancer antigen is mesothelin, alphafetoprotein, CEA, CA-125, MUC-1, Her2Neu, ETA, NY-ESO-1, VEGF, VEGFR1, VEGFR2, PSMA, prostate specific antigen, HPV17E7, mutant p53, surviving, ras, MAGE, gp100, tyrosinase, WT1, PR1, folate-binding protein, CA-19-9, FAP, G250, or A33.
- the antibody is specific for mesothelin. Fusion proteins that recognize and bind to mesothelin are described, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 7,943,133, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- the immune cells include, but are not limited to, dendritic cells, B lymphocytes, and mononuclear phagocytes.
- the mononuclear phagocytes may include monocytes and/or macrophages.
- the immune cells comprise at least one CD40.
- the immune cells are dendritic cells.
- the heat shock protein component includes but is not limited to HSP70 and/or an immune activating fragment and/or modified sequence thereof.
- HSP70 or the immune activating fragment and/or modified sequence thereof is from Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
- the method of preparing the APCs further comprises expanding the immune cells in the presence of a growth factor. In one embodiment, the method of preparing the APCs further comprises expanding the activated APCs in the presence of a growth factor.
- the growth factor is a cytokine. In another aspect, the growth factor includes, but is not limited to, Flt-3 ligand, GM-CSF, IL-4, M-CSF, IFN ⁇ , IL-1 ⁇ , IL-4, IL-6, IL-13, IL-15, INF ⁇ , or any combination thereof.
- the APCs are allogeneic, autologous, or derived from a cell line. In another embodiment, the APCs are collected from a patient having a tumor. In one aspect, either the APCs or the tumor cells are immobilized on a solid support.
- the solid support includes but is not limited to a surface of a column, a sepharose bead, a gel, a matrix, a magnetic bead, a plastic surface, or any combination thereof.
- the dendritic cells are differentiated or matured from dendritic cell precursors.
- the dendritic cell precursors may be activated, or not be activated.
- the dendritic cell precursors are free or substantially free of neutrophils, macrophages, lymphocytes, or a combination thereof.
- the term “substantially free” indicates that neutrophils, macrophages, and/or lymphocytes comprise less than about 10%, e.g., less than about 5%, e.g., less than about 2%, e.g., less than about 1% of the total cells in a dendritic cell precursor composition.
- the dendritic cell precursors are differentiated in the presence of a growth factor.
- the growth factor may be a cytokine.
- the growth factor is selected from a group consisting of Flt-3 ligand, GM-CSF, IL-4, M-CSF, IFN ⁇ , IL-1 ⁇ , IL-4, IL-6, IL-13, IL-15 and TNF ⁇ .
- the APCs are modified to express or over-express co-stimulatory molecules.
- Co-stimulatory molecules include, but are not limited to, CD40, MHC class I and/or class II, B7-1 (CD80), B7-2 (CD86), ICAM-1, interleukin 1 (IL-1), and LFA-3. See, e.g., Hodge et al. J Natl Cancer Inst (2000) 92 (15): 1228-1239, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- T cells are repelled by CXCL12 (SDF-1) by a concentration-dependent and CXCR4 receptor-mediated mechanism.
- the anti-chemorepellant agent may be any such agent known in the art, for example an anti-chemorepellant agent as described in U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2008/0300165, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
- Anti-chemorepellant agents include any agents that specifically inhibit chemokine and/or chemokine receptor dimerization, thereby blocking the chemorepellant response to a chemorepellant agent.
- Certain chemokines, including IL-8 and CXCL12 can also serve as chcmorepellants at high concentrations (e.g., above 100 nM) where many of the chemokines exist as a dimer. Dimerization of the chemokines elicits a differential response in cells, causing dimerization of chemokine receptors, an activity which is interpreted as a chemorepellant signal.
- Blocking the chemorepellant effect of high concentrations of chemokines secreted by a tumor can be accomplished, for example, by anti-chemorepellant agents which inhibit chemokine dimer formation or chemokine receptor dimer formation.
- anti-chemorepellant agents which inhibit chemokine dimer formation or chemokine receptor dimer formation.
- antibodies that target and block chemokine receptor dimerization e.g., by interfering with the dimerization domains or ligand binding, can be anti-chemorepellant agents.
- Anti-chemorepellant agents that act via other mechanisms of action, e.g., that reduce the amount of chemorepellant cytokine secreted by the cells, inhibit dimerization, and/or inhibit binding of the chemokine to a target receptor are also encompassed by the present invention. Where desired, this effect can be achieved without inhibiting the chemotactic action of monomeric chemokine.
- the anti-chemorepellant agent is a CXCR4 antagonist, CXCR7 antagonist, CXCR3 antagonist, CXCR4/CXCL12 antagonist, CXCR7/CXCL12 antagonist, or selective PKC inhibitor.
- Anti-chemorepellant agents may include, without limitation, molecules that inhibit expression of CXCL12 or CXCR4 or CXCR7 (e.g., antisense or siRNA molecules), molecules that bind to CXCL12 or CXCR4 or CXCR7 and inhibit their function (e.g., antibodies or aptamers), molecules that inhibit dimerization of CXCL12 or CXCR4 or CXCR7, and antagonists of CXCR4 or CXCR7.
- the CXCR4 antagonist can be but is not limited to AMD3100 (plerixafor) or a derivative thereof, AMD11070 (also called AMD070), AMD12118, AMD11814, AMD13073, FAMD3465, C131, BKT140, CTCE-9908, KRH-2731, TC14012, KRH-3955, BMS-936564/MDX-1338, LY2510924, GSK812397, KRH-1636, T-20, T-22, T-140, TE-14011, T-14012, or TN14003, derivatives thereof, or an antibody that interferes with the dimerization of CXCR4. Additional CXCR4 antagonists are described, for example, in U.S. Patent Pub. No.
- the CXCR3 antagonist can be but is not limited to TAK-779, AK602, or SCH-351125, or an antibody that interferes with the dimerization of CXCR3.
- the CXCR4/CXCL12 antagonist can be but is not limited to tannic acid, NSC 651016, or an antibody that interferes with the dimerization of CXCR4 and/or CXCL12.
- the CXCR7/CXCL12 antagonist can be but is not limited to CCX771, CCX754, or an antibody that interferes with the dimerization of CXCR7 and/or CXCL12.
- the selective PKC inhibitor can be but is not limited to thalidomide or GF 109230X.
- the anti-chemorepellant agent is AMD3100 (plerixafor).
- AMD3100 is described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,583,131, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
- the anti-chemorepellant agent is an AMD3100 derivative.
- AMD3100 derivatives include, but are not limited to, those found in U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,935,692 and 5,583,131 (USRE42152), each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- the anti-chemorepellant agent is not an antibody. In certain embodiments, the anti-chemorepellant agent is not a heparinoid. In certain embodiments, the anti-chemorepellant agent is not a peptide.
- the anti-chemorepellant agent is coupled with a molecule that allows targeting of a tumor.
- the anti-chemorepellant agent is coupled with (e.g., bound to) an antibody specific for the tumor to be targeted.
- the anti-chemorepellant agent coupled to the molecule that allows targeting of the tumor is administered systemically.
- the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered in combination with an additional compound that enhances the anti-chemorepellant activity of the agent.
- the additional compound is granulocyte colony stimulating factor (“G-CSF”). In one embodiment, G-CSF is not administered.
- This disclosure relates to fusion proteins comprising a stress protein component and a target or antigen binding component, and methods of using the same.
- this disclosure relates to treating a patient having a disease, e.g., a cancer or a disease caused by a pathogen, that can be recognized by a fusion protein as described herein.
- the disease expresses a chemorepellant activity such that immune cells are inhibited in the vicinity of the diseased cells, pathogen, or tumor cells.
- the stress protein component (also referred to as the stress protein domain) may comprise any polypeptide sequence that activates APCs.
- the polypeptide sequence is derived from a stress protein.
- any APC-activating polypeptide is contemplated.
- any suitable stress protein e.g., heat shock protein
- HSP60 and/or HSP70 can be used.
- stress proteins generally, cells respond to a stressor (typically heat shock treatment) by increasing the expression of a group of genes commonly referred to as stress, or heat shock, genes. Heat shock treatment involves exposure of cells or organisms to temperatures that are one to several degrees Celsius above the temperature to which the cells are adapted. In coordination with the induction of such genes, the levels of corresponding stress proteins increase in stressed cells.
- the predominant stress proteins are proteins with molecular sizes of about 70 kDa and 60 kDa, which are commonly referred to as HSP70 and HSP60, respectively.
- Stress proteins appear to participate in important cellular processes such as protein synthesis, intracellular trafficking, and assembly and disassembly of protein complexes. It appears that the increased amounts of stress proteins synthesized during stress serve primarily to minimize the consequences of induced protein unfolding. Indeed, the pre-exposure of cells to mildly stressful conditions that induce the synthesis of stress proteins affords protection to the cells from the deleterious effects of a subsequent, more extreme stress.
- HSP90 and HSP70 exhibit 50% or higher identity at the amino acid level and share many similarities at non-identical positions. Similar or higher levels of homology exist between different members of a particular stress protein family within species.
- the stress proteins are among the major determinants recognized by the host immune system in the immune response to infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium leprae .
- individuals including healthy individuals with no history of mycobacterial infection or autoimmune disease, also carry T cells that recognize both bacterial and human HSP 60 epitopes.
- This system recognizing stress protein epitopes presumably constitutes an “early defense system” against invading organisms.
- the system may be maintained by frequent stimulation by bacteria and viruses.
- Families of stress genes and proteins for use in the fusion polypeptides are those well known in the art and include, for example, HSP 100-200, HSP 100, HSP 90, Lon, HSP 70, HSP 60, TF55, HSP 40, FKBPs, cyclophilins, HSP 20-30, ClpP, GrpE, HSP 10, ubiquitin, calnexin, and protein disulfide isomerases.
- the stress protein is HSP 70 or HSP 60.
- the stress protein is a fragment of Hsp70 or Hsp60 and/or a modified sequence of Hsp70 or Hsp60.
- a “modified sequence” of a stress protein such as Hsp70 is a sequence comprising one or more additions, deletion, or substitutions that retains at least 50% of at least one of the biological activity of the stress protein, e.g., the ability to stimulate antigen presenting cells, e.g., at least 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, or more of the biological activity.
- the modified sequence has an enhanced biologicaFactivity compared to the wild-type sequence.
- the modified sequence is one disclosed in PCT Application No. PCT/US2017/021911, incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
- HSP 100-200 include Grp170 (for glucose-regulated protein).
- HSP 100 examples include mammalian HSP 110, yeast HSP 104, ClpA, ClpB, ClpC, ClpX and ClpY.
- HSP 90 examples include HtpG in E. coli , HSP 83 and Hsc83 in yeast, and HSP 90alpha, HSP 90beta and Grp94 in humans.
- HSP 70 examples include HSP 72 and Hsc73 from mammalian cells, DnaK from bacteria, particularly mycobacteria such as Mycobacterium leprae, Mycobacterium tuberculosis , and Mycobacterium bovis (such as Bacille-Calmette Guerin, referred to herein as Hsp71), DnaK from Escherichia coli , yeast, and other prokaryotes, and BiP and Grp78.
- HSP 60 examples include HSP 65 from mycobacteria.
- Bacterial HSP 60 is also commonly known as GroEL, such as the GroEL from E. coli .
- TF55 examples include Tep1, TRiC and thermosome.
- HSP 40 examples include DnaJ from prokaryotes such as E. coli and mycobacteria and HSJ1, HDJ1 and HSP 40.
- FKBPs examples include FKBP12, FKBP13, FKBP25, and FKBP59, Fpr1 and Nep1.
- Cyclophilin examples include cyclophilinsA, Band C.
- HSP 10 examples include GroES and Cpn10.
- the stress proteins of the present invention are obtained from enterobacteria, mycobacteria (particularly M. leprae, M. tuberculosis, M. vaccae, M. smegmatis and M. bovis ), E. coli , yeast, Drosophila , vertebrates, avians, chickens, mammals, rats, mice, primates, or humans.
- the stress protein comprises Mycobacterium tuberculosis -derived heat shock protein 70 (MtbHsp70).
- MtbHsp70 is well characterized and functions as a potent immune-activating adjuvant. It stimulates monocytes and dendritic cells (DCs) to produce CC-chemokines, which attract antigen processing and presenting macrophages, DCs, and effector T and B cells.
- DCs dendritic cells
- a fusion polypeptide may comprise an amino acid sequence that is at least about 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 98%, or 99% identical to a stress protein described herein.
- a fusion polypeptide may comprise an amino acid sequence which is a fragment and/or modification of the stress protein as described herein.
- the target binding component of the fusion protein may be any molecule that specifically binds an antigen associated with the disease to be treated.
- the target binding component is an antibody or a fragment thereof.
- antigen-binding “antigen-binding,” “target binding,” and “tumor-binding” are used interchangeably herein.
- the target binding component is a single chain antibody. In one aspect, the target binding component is a variable domain fragment. In one aspect, the target binding component is a Fab portion of an antibody.
- the target binding component is specific for a cancer antigen (e.g., a tumor-specific antigen or a tumor-associated antigen), and may be referred to as an antigen binding component.
- a cancer antigen e.g., a tumor-specific antigen or a tumor-associated antigen
- the cancer antigen may be any identifiable cell surface antigen that is expressed by a cancer of interest.
- the cancer antigen is mesothelin, alphafetoprotein, CEA, CA-125, MUC-1, Her2Neu, ETA, NY-ESO-1, VEGF, VEGFR1, VEGFR2, PSMA, prostate specific antigen, HPV17E7, mutant p53, surviving, ras, MAGE, gp100, tyrosinase, WT1, PR1, folate-binding protein, CA-19-9, FAP, G250, or A33.
- the antibody is specific for mesothelin. Fusion proteins that recognize and bind to mesothelin are described, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 7,943,133, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- the target binding component is specific for mesothelin.
- MSLN is highly overexpressed on the surface of common epithelial cancers, including epithelial malignant mesothelioma and ovarian cancer, while expressed at relatively low levels only in mesothelial cells lining the pleura, pericardium, and peritoneum in healthy individuals.
- fusion of anti-MSLN scFv and MtbHsp70 takes advantage of the immune-activating action of MtbHsp70 and the tumor-targeting activity of the scFv, which will yield anti-tumor responses against the broadest profile of tumor antigens.
- the fusion protein comprises a peptide having at least about 85% sequence homology to the peptide sequence of SEQ ID NO.: 1 or SEQ ID NO.: 2. In one embodiment, the fusion protein comprises a peptide having at least about 90% sequence homology to the peptide sequence of SEQ ID NO.: 1 or SEQ ID NO.: 2. In one embodiment, the fusion protein comprises a peptide having at least about 91% sequence homology to the peptide sequence of SEQ ID NO.: 1 or SEQ ID NO.: 2. In one embodiment, the fusion protein comprises a peptide having at least about 92% sequence homology to the peptide sequence of SEQ ID NO.: 1 or SEQ ID NO.: 2.
- the fusion protein comprises a peptide having at least about 93% sequence homology to the peptide sequence of SEQ ID NO.: 1 or SEQ ID NO.: 2. In one embodiment, the fusion protein comprises a peptide having at least about 94% sequence homology to the peptide sequence of SEQ ID NO.: 1 or SEQ ID NO.: 2. In one embodiment, the fusion protein comprises a peptide having at least about 95% sequence homology to the peptide sequence of SEQ ID NO.: 1 or SEQ ID NO.: 2. In one embodiment, the fusion protein comprises a peptide having at least about 96% sequence homology to the peptide sequence of SEQ ID NO.: 1 or SEQ ID NO.: 2.
- the fusion protein comprises a peptide having at least about 97% sequence homology to the peptide sequence of SEQ ID NO.: 1 or SEQ ID NO.: 2. In one embodiment, the fusion protein comprises a peptide having at least about 98% sequence homology to the peptide sequence of SEQ ID NO.: 1 or SEQ ID NO.: 2. In one embodiment, the fusion protein comprises a peptide having at least about 99% sequence homology to the peptide sequence of SEQ ID NO.: 1 or SEQ ID NO.: 2. In one embodiment, the fusion protein comprises a peptide having a sequence disclosed in PCT Application No.
- the fusion protein retains the ability to bind a cancer antigen. In one embodiment, the fusion protein retains the ability to activate APCs. In one embodiment, the fusion protein retains the ability to facilitate production of activated APCs having cancer-specific antigens on the APC cell surface.
- the fusion protein comprises the peptide sequence of SEQ ID NO.: 1. In one embodiment, the fusion protein comprises the peptide sequence of SEQ ID NO.: 2.
- this disclosure relates to methods of preparing activated, cancer-targeting T cells from APCs that were activated using a fusion protein as described herein.
- this invention relates to methods of preparing activated T cells, which comprises incubating T cells with activated antigen-presenting cells (APCs) for a period of time sufficient to produce activated T cells, wherein the APCs were prepared by incubating immune cells ex vivo in the presence of tumor cells and a fusion protein for a time period sufficient to produce the activated APCs, wherein at least one activated APC displays an antigen derived from the tumor cells.
- the method further comprises isolating the activated T cells, wherein the isolated activated T cells are free or substantially free of the activated APCs, tumor cells and/or the fusion protein.
- the APCs comprise dendritic cells.
- the term “substantially free” as used with respect to the activated T cells refers to nearly complete removal of the APCs and/or tumor cells and/or fusion protein. In one embodiment, the activated T cells are free of the APCs and/or tumor cells and/or fusion protein. In one embodiment, the activated T cells are free of the tumor cells. In one embodiment, at least about 90%, at least about 91%, at least about 92%, at least about 93%, at least about 94%, at least about 95%, at least about 96%, at least about 97%, at least about 98%, at least about 99%, or at least about 99.9% of the tumor cells are removed from the activated T cells by isolation.
- At least about 90%, at least about 91%, at least about 92%, at least about 93%, at least about 94%, at least about 95%, at least about 96%, at least about 97%, at least about 98%, at least about 99%, or at least about 99.9% of the fusion protein is removed from the activated T cells by isolation.
- at least about 90%, at least about 91%, at least about 92%, at least about 93%, at least about 94%, at least about 95%, at least about 96%, at least about 97%, at least about 98%, at least about 99%, or at least about 99.9% of the APCs are removed from the activated T cells by isolation.
- the fusion protein comprises an antigen-binding component and a heat shock protein component. While the antigen-binding component binds to the tumor cells, the heat shock protein component activates the APCs.
- the antigen-binding component of the fusion protein may be any antibody or other molecule that recognizes a tumor or cancer cell of interest.
- the antigen-binding component is a single chain antibody, a variable domain, or a fragment antigen-binding (“Fab”) domain of an antibody.
- the tumor cells are obtained from a patient.
- the antigen-binding binding component is specific for a cancer antigen (e.g., a tumor-specific antigen or a tumor-associated antigen).
- the cancer antigen may be any identifiable cell surface antigen that is expressed by a cancer of interest.
- the cancer antigen is mesothelin, alphafetoprotein, CEA, CA-125, MUC-1, Her2Neu , ETA, NY-ESO-1, VEGF, VEGFR1, VEGFR2, PSMA, prostate specific antigen, HPV17E7, mutant p53, surviving, ras, MAGE, gp100, tyrosinase, WT1, PR1, folate-binding protein, CA-19-9, FAP, G250, or A33.
- the antibody is specific for mesothelin. Fusion proteins that recognize and bind to mesothelin are described, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 7,943,133, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- the antigen-presenting cells include, but are not limited to, dendritic cells, B lymphocytes, and mononuclear phagocytes.
- the mononuclear phagocytes may include monocytes and/or macrophages.
- the APCs comprise at least one CD40. In another aspect, the APCs arc dendritic cells.
- the heat shock protein component includes but is not limited to HSP70 and/or an immune activating fragment and/or modified sequence thereof.
- HSP70 or the immune activating fragment and/or modified sequence thereof is from Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
- this disclosure relates to a method for preparing activated T cells, the method comprising:
- activated antigen-presenting cells that were activated in presence of tumor cells and a fusion protein ex vivo for a time period sufficient to produce activated antigen-presenting cells, wherein at least one activated antigen-presenting cell displays an antigen derived from the tumor cells;
- the fusion protein comprises a tumor binding component and a heat shock protein component, wherein said tumor binding component binds to the tumor cells and said heat shock protein component activates antigen-presenting cells.
- the isolated activated T cells are free or substantially free of the dendritic cells, tumor cells and the fusion protein.
- the heat shock protein component comprises HSP70 or an immune activating fragment and/or modified sequence thereof.
- the HSP70 or the immune activating fragment and/or modified sequence thereof is from Mycobacterium tuberculosis .
- the tumor binding component is a single chain antibody, a variable domain, or a Fab domain.
- the APCs were expanded in the presence of a growth factor.
- the growth factor is a cytokine.
- the growth factor is selected from the group consisting of Flt-3 ligand, GM-CSF, IL-4, M-CSF, IFN ⁇ , IL-1 ⁇ , IL-4, IL-6, IL-13, IL-15 and TNF ⁇ .
- the tumor cells are obtained from a patient. In one embodiment, the tumor cells are derived from a patient to be treated as described herein. In one embodiment, the tumor cells are derived from a different patient. In one embodiment, the tumor cells comprise a cancer cell line.
- tumor cells that are incubated with the immune cells and fusion protein refers to any tumor sample, including but not limited to intact cells, viable cells, non-viable cells, tumor-specific antigen (e.g., isolated antigen, partially isolated antigen, recombinant antigen, etc.), and/or other cellular material derived from a tumor or cancer cell or cell line.
- tumor sample comprises at least a subset of antigens that are identical or similar to antigens associated with a patient's tumor, e.g., that will result in a T cell response against the patient's tumor.
- the isolated activated T cells are contacted with an effective amount of an anti-chemorepellant agent.
- the anti-chemorepellant agent is any of the agents disclosed previously, e.g., selected from the group consisting of AMD3100 or a derivative thereof, AMD11070 (also called AMD070), AMD12118, AMD11814, AMD13073, FAMD3465, C131, BKT140, CTCE-9908, KRH-2731, TC14012, KRH-3955, BMS-936564/MDX-1338, LY2510924, GSK812397, KRH-1636, T-20, T-22, T-140, TE-14011, T-14012, TN14003, TAK-779, AK602, SCH-351125, tannic acid, NSC 651016, thalidomide, GF 109230X, an antibody that interferes with dimerization of a chemorepellant chemokine, and an antibody that interferes with dimerization of
- the anti-chemorepellant agent is AMD3100. In one embodiment, the amount of anti-chemorepellant agent is sufficient to bind to at least a subset of receptors, e.g., CXCR4 and/or CXCR7, on the surface of the T cells.
- the APCs are allogeneic, autologous, or derived from a cell line.
- the T cells are allogeneic, autologous, or derived from a cell line.
- the APCs and/or the T cells are isolated from a patient having cancer. In certain embodiments, the APCs and T cells are derived from the same source. e.g., the same patient.
- either the APCs or the tumor cells are immobilized on a solid support.
- the activated APCs are isolated by isolating the solid support from the tumor cells and fusion protein.
- the T cells are immobilized on a solid support.
- the activated T cells are isolated by isolating the solid support from the APCs.
- the solid support comprises a surface of a column, a sepharose bead, a gel, a matrix, a magnetic bead, or a plastic surface.
- the fusion protein as described herein can be used in combination with an anti-chemorepellant agent to treat a disease which is associated with a chemorepellant effect.
- the disease is an abnormal cell or a tumor.
- the disease is a cancer.
- this invention relates to a method for treating a cancer, e.g., a tumor, in a patient wherein the cancer or tumor expresses chemorepellant properties, the method comprising administering to the patient: (a) an effective amount of APCs (e.g., dendritic cells) prepared by incubating the APCs with cancer or tumor cells and a fusion protein; and (b) concurrently administering to the patient an effective amount of an anti-chemorepellant agent; wherein the combination of the APCs and the anti-chemorepellant agent treat the cancer or tumor.
- APCs e.g., dendritic cells
- the fusion protein comprises a antigen (or target) binding component and a stress protein component, wherein the antigen (or target) binding component binds to the cancer or tumor and the stress protein component activates APCs (e.g., dendritic cells), leading to the generation of CD3 positive T cells that target cancer antigens.
- APCs e.g., dendritic cells
- the anti-chemorepellant agent and the APCs are administered separately. In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent and the APCs (e.g., dendritic cells) are administered simultaneously. In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent and the APCs (e.g., dendritic cells) are administered sequentially.
- the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered prior to administration of the APCs (e.g., dendritic cells). In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered after administration of the APCs (e.g., dendritic cells). In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered before, during and/or after administration of the APCs (e.g., dendritic cells).
- the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered between one minute and 24 hours prior to administration of the APCs (e.g., dendritic cells). In some embodiments, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 days prior to administration of the APCs (e.g., dendritic cells).
- the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered for a period of time sufficient to reduce or attenuate the chemorepellant effect of the tumor, e.g., such that the anti-chemorepellant agent has an anti-chemorepellant effect; the APCs (e.g., dendritic cells) can then be administered for a period of time during which the chemorepellant effect of the tumor is reduced or attenuated.
- the APCs e.g., dendritic cells
- the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered between one minute and 24 hours after administration of the APCs (e.g., dendritic cells). In some embodiments, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 days after administration of the APCs (e.g., dendritic cells).
- the anti-chemorepellant agent and/or the APCs is administered intravenously, subcutaneously, orally, or intraperitoneally.
- the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered proximal to (e.g., near or within the same body cavity as) the tumor.
- the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered directly into the tumor or into a blood vessel feeding the tumor.
- the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered systemically.
- the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered by microcatheter, an implanted device, or an implanted dosage form.
- the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered in a continuous manner for a defined period. In another embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered in a pulsatile manner. For example, the anti-chemorepellant agent may be administered intermittently over a period of time.
- Cancers or tumors that can be treated by the compounds and methods described herein include, but are not limited to: anal cancer, biliary tract cancer; brain cancer, including glioblastomas and medulloblastomas; breast cancer; cervical cancer; choriocarcinoma; colon cancer; endometrial cancer; esophageal cancer, gastric cancer; head and neck cancer, hematological neoplasms, including acute lymphocytic and myelogenous leukemia; multiple myeloma; AIDS associated leukemias and adult T cell leukemia lymphoma; intraepithelial neoplasms, including Bowen's disease and Paget's disease; liver cancer (hepatocarcinoma); lung cancer; lymphomas, including Hodgkin's disease and lymphocytic lymphomas; mesotheliomas, neuroblastomas; oral cancer, including squamous cell carcinoma; ovarian cancer, including those arising from epithelial cells,
- cancers or tumors escaping immune recognition include glioma, colon carcinoma, colorectal cancer, anal cancer, head and neck cancer, ovarian cancer, lymphoid cell-derived leukemia, choriocarcinoma, and melanoma.
- the tumor cells derive from mesothelioma.
- the tumor cells are from a hematological malignancy.
- the cancer is a HPV-positive cancer.
- tumor cells refers to a tumor sample, including but not limited to intact cells, viable cells, non-viable cells, tumor-specific antigen (e.g., isolated antigen, partially isolated antigen, recombinant antigen, etc.), and/or other cellular material derived from a tumor or cancer cell.
- tumor-specific antigen e.g., isolated antigen, partially isolated antigen, recombinant antigen, etc.
- the cancer is a solid tumor. In one embodiment, the cancer is a leukemia. In one embodiment, the cancer over-expresses CXCL12, e.g., expresses an amount of CXCL12 in the tumor microenvironment sufficient to have a chemorepellant effect. In one embodiment, cancer expression of CXCL12 can be evaluated prior to administration of a composition as described herein. For example, a patient having a cancer that is determined to express or over-express CXCL12, e.g., a concentration of about 100 nM or higher, e.g., about 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, or 500 nM, will be treated using a method and/or composition as described herein.
- a concentration of about 100 nM or higher e.g., about 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, or 500 nM
- the patient is also administered an effective amount of a fusion protein.
- the fusion protein may be administered before, at approximately the same time as, or after administration of the activated APCs and/or anti-chemorepellant agent. Dosages and routes of administration of the fusion protein are provided, for example in U.S. Pat. Nos. 8,143,387 and 7,943,133; U.S. Patent Pub. No. 20110129484; and U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/306,168; each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- the activated T cells as described herein can be used to treat a cancer, cancer cell, or tumor in a patient that expresses an antigen recognized by the activated T cells.
- the activated T cells as described herein can be used in combination with an anti chemorepellant agent to treat a cancer, cancer cell, or tumor which is associated with a chemorepellant effect.
- the cancer cell, cancer, or tumor expresses an amount of a chemorepellant cytokine, e.g., CXCL12, e.g., at a level of about 100 nM or more, that is sufficient to repel or otherwise prevent access of immune cells to the cancer.
- a chemorepellant cytokine e.g., CXCL12
- this invention relates to a method for treating a cancer, e.g., a tumor, in a patient, the method comprising administering to the patient: (a) an effective amount of APCs (e.g., dendritic cells) prepared by incubating the APCs with cancer or tumor cells and a fusion protein; and (b) concurrently administering to the patient an effective amount of an anti-chemorepellant agent; wherein the combination of the APCs and the anti-chemorepellant agent treat the cancer or tumor.
- the fusion protein comprises an antigen-binding component and a stress protein component, wherein the antigen-binding component binds to the cancer or tumor and the stress protein component activates APCs (e.g., dendritic cells).
- the method comprises selecting a patient having a tumor that exhibits a chemorepellant effect.
- the tumor overexpresses CXCL12.
- the anti-chemorepellant agent and the activated T cells are administered separately, e.g., by the same or different routes. In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent and the activated T cells are administered simultaneously, in the same or different compositions, e.g., by the same or different routes. In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent and the activated T cells are administered sequentially, e.g., by the same or different routes.
- the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered prior to administration of the activated T cells. In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered after administration of the activated T cells. In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered before, during and/or after administration of the activated T cells.
- the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered between one minute and 24 hours prior to administration of the activated T cells. In some embodiments, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 days prior to administration of the activated T cells.
- the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered for a period of time sufficient to reduce or attenuate the chemorepellant effect of the tumor, e.g., such that the anti-chemorepellant agent has an anti-chemorepellant effect; the activated T cells can then be administered for a period of time during which the chemorepellant effect of the tumor is reduced or attenuated.
- the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered between one minute and 24 hours after administration of the activated T cells. In some embodiments, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 days after administration of the activated T cells.
- the anti-chemorepellant agent and/or the activated T cells is administered intravenously, subcutaneously, orally, or intraperitoneally. In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered proximal to (e.g., near or within the same body cavity as) the tumor. In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered directly into the tumor or into a blood vessel feeding the tumor. In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered systemically. In a further embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered by microcatheter, an implanted device, or an implanted dosage form.
- the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered in a continuous manner for a defined period. In another embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered in a pulsatile manner For example, the anti-chemorepellant agent may be administered intermittently over a period of time.
- Cancers or tumors that can be treated by the compounds and methods described herein include, but are not limited to: anal cancer, biliary tract cancer; brain cancer, including glioblastomas and medulloblastomas; breast cancer; cervical cancer; choriocarcinoma; colon cancer; endometrial cancer; esophageal cancer, gastric cancer; head and neck cancer, hematological neoplasms, including acute lymphocytic and myelogenous leukemia; multiple myeloma; AIDS associated leukemias and adult T cell leukemia lymphoma; intraepithelial neoplasms, including Bowen's disease and Paget's disease; liver cancer (hepatocarcinoma); lung cancer; lymphomas, including Hodgkin's disease and lymphocytic lymphomas; mesothelioma, neuroblastomas; oral cancer, including squamous cell carcinoma; ovarian cancer, including those arising from epithelial cells,
- cancers or tumors escaping immune recognition include glioma, colon carcinoma, colorectal cancer, anal cancer, head and neck cancer, ovarian cancer, lymphoid cell-derived leukemia, choriocarcinoma, and melanoma.
- the tumor cells derive from mesothelioma.
- the tumor cells are from a hematological malignancy.
- the cancer is HPV-positive.
- the cancer is a solid tumor. In one embodiment, the cancer is a leukemia. In one embodiment, the caner over-expresses CXCL12. In one embodiment, cancer expression of CXCL12 can be evaluated prior to administration of a composition as described herein. For example, a patient having a cancer that is determined to express or over-express CXCL12 will be treated using a method and/or composition as described herein.
- the patient is also administered an effective amount of a fusion protein.
- the fusion protein may be administered before, at approximately the same time as, or after administration of the activated T cells and/or anti-chemorepellant agent. Dosages and routes of administration of the fusion protein are provided, for example in U.S. Pat. Nos. 8,143,387 and 7,943,133; U.S. Patent Pub. No. 20110129484; and PCT Application No. PCT/US2017/021911; each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- compositions, as described herein, are administered in effective amounts.
- the effective amount will depend upon the mode of administration, the particular condition being treated and the desired outcome. It will also depend upon, as discussed above, the stage of the condition, the age and physical condition of the subject, the nature of concurrent therapy, if any, and like factors well known to the medical practitioner. For therapeutic applications, it is that amount sufficient to achieve a medically desirable result.
- the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent of the present invention is from about 0.001 to about 100 mg/kg body weight per day, e.g., about 5 mg/kg body weight per day to about 50 mg/kg per day, e.g., about 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or 50 mg/kg per day inclusive of all values and ranges therebetween, including endpoints.
- the dose is from about 10 mg/kg to about 50 mg/kg per day.
- the dose is from about 10 mg/kg to about 40 mg/kg per day.
- the dose is from about 10 mg/kg to about 30 mg/kg per day.
- the dose is from about 10 mg/kg to about 20 mg/kg per day. In one embodiment, the dose does not exceed about 50 mg/kg per day.
- the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is from about 50 mg/kg per week to about 350 mg/kg per week, inclusive of all values and ranges therebetween, including endpoints. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 50 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 60 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 70 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 80 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 90 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 100 mg/kg per week.
- the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 110 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 120 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 130 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 140 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 150 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 160 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 170 mg/kg per week.
- the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 180 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 190 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 200 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 210 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 220 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 230 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 240 mg/kg per week.
- the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 250 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 260 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 270 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 280 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 290 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 300 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 310 mg/kg per week.
- the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 320 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 330 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 340 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 350 mg/kg per week.
- administering is pulsatile.
- an amount of anti-chemorepellant agent is administered every 1 hour to every 24 hours, for example every 1 hour, 2 hours, 3 hours, 4 hours, 5 hours, 6 hours, 7 hours, 8 hours, 9 hours, 10 hours, 11 hours, 12 hours, 13 hours, 14 hours, 15 hours, 16 hours, 17 hours, 18 hours, 19 hours, 20 hours, 21 hours, 22 hours, 23 hours, or 24 hours.
- an amount of anti-chemorepellant agent is administered every 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 4 days, 5 days, 6 days, 7 days, 8 days, 9 days, or 10 days.
- doses of the anti-chemorepellant agent are administered in a pulsatile manner for a period of time sufficient to have an anti-chemorepellant effect (e.g., to attenuate the chemorepellant effect of the tumor cell).
- the period of time is between about 1 day and about 10 days.
- the period of time may be 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 4 days, 5 days, 6 days, 7 days, 8 days, 9 days, or 10 days.
- the APCs or T cells are administered after the anti-chemorepellant effect has occurred, e.g., one or more days after the anti-chemorepellant agent has been administered.
- administration of the chemorepellant agent is continued while the APCs or T cells are being administered.
- a variety of administration routes are available.
- the methods of the invention may be practiced using any mode of administration that is medically acceptable, meaning any mode that produces effective levels of the active compounds without causing clinically unacceptable adverse effects.
- Modes of administration include oral, rectal, topical, nasal, intradermal, or parenteral routes.
- parenteral includes subcutaneous, intravenous, intramuscular, or infusion. Intravenous or intramuscular routes are not particularly suitable for long-term therapy and prophylaxis. They could, however, be preferred in emergency situations. Oral administration will be preferred for prophylactic treatment because of the convenience to the patient as well as the dosing schedule.
- a desirable route of administration is by pulmonary aerosol. Techniques for preparing aerosol delivery systems containing peptides are well known to those of skill in the art.
- compositions suitable for oral administration may be presented as discrete units, such as capsules, tablets, lozenges, each containing a predetermined amount of the active agent(s).
- Other compositions include suspensions in aqueous liquids or non-aqueous liquids such as a syrup, elixir or an emulsion.
- Preparations for parenteral administration include sterile aqueous or non-aqueous solutions, suspensions, and emulsions.
- non-aqueous solvents are propylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, vegetable oils such as olive oil, and injectable organic esters such as ethyl oleate.
- Aqueous carriers include water, alcoholic/aqueous solutions, emulsions or suspensions, including saline and buffered media.
- Parenteral vehicles include sodium chloride solution, Ringer's dextrose, dextrose and sodium chloride, lactated Ringer's or fixed 25 oils.
- Intravenous vehicles include fluid and nutrient replenishers, electrolyte replenishers (such as those based on Ringer's dextrose), and the like. Preservatives and other additives may also be present such as, for example, antimicrobials, anti-oxidants, chelating agents, and inert gases and the like. Lower doses will result from other forms of administration, such as intravenous administration. In the event that a response in a subject is insufficient at the initial doses applied, higher doses (or effectively higher doses by a different, more localized delivery route) may be employed to the extent that patient tolerance permits. Multiple doses per day are contemplated to achieve appropriate systemic levels of compounds.
- the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered parenterally. In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered via microcatheter into a blood vessel proximal to a tumor. In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered via microcatheter into a blood vessel within a tumor. In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered subcutaneously. In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered intradermally.
- Other delivery systems can include time-release, delayed release or sustained release delivery systems. Such systems can avoid repeated administrations of the anti-chemorepellant agent, increasing convenience to the subject and the physician.
- Many types of release delivery systems are available and known to those of ordinary skill in the art. They include polymer base systems such as poly(lactide-glycolidc), copolyoxalates, polycaprolactones, polyesteramides, polyorthoesters, polyhydroxybutyric acid, and polyanhydrides. Microcapsules of the foregoing polymers containing drugs are described in, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,075,109.
- Delivery systems also include non-polymer systems that are: lipids including sterols such as cholesterol, cholesterol esters and fatty acids or neutral fats such as mono-, di-, and tri-glycerides; hydrogel release systems; sylastic systems; peptide based systems; wax coatings; compressed tablets using conventional binders and excipients; partially fused implants; and the like.
- lipids including sterols such as cholesterol, cholesterol esters and fatty acids or neutral fats such as mono-, di-, and tri-glycerides
- hydrogel release systems sylastic systems
- peptide based systems peptide based systems
- wax coatings such as compressed tablets using conventional binders and excipients; partially fused implants; and the like.
- the anti-chemorepellant agent or the APCs (e.g., dendritic cells) or activated T cells is administered in a time-release, delayed release or sustained release delivery system.
- the time-release, delayed release or sustained release delivery system comprising the anti-chemorepellant agent or the APCs (e.g., dendritic cells) or activated T cells is inserted directly into the tumor.
- the time-release, delayed release or sustained release delivery system comprising the anti-chemorepellant agent or the APCs (e.g., dendritic cells) or activated T cells is implanted in the patient proximal to the tumor. Additional implantable formulations are described, for example, in U.S. Patent App. Pub. No. 2008/0300165, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- implantable pumps include controlled-release microchips.
- An exemplary controlled-release microchip is described in Santini, J T Jr. et al., Nature, 1999, 397:335-338, the contents of which are expressly incorporated herein by reference.
- the pharmaceutical preparations of the invention are applied in pharmaceutically-acceptable amounts and in pharmaceutically-acceptably compositions.
- Such preparations may routinely contain salt, buffering agents, preservatives, compatible carriers, and optionally other therapeutic agents.
- the salts should be pharmaceutically acceptable, but non-pharmaceutically acceptable salts may conveniently be used to prepare pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof and are not excluded from the scope of the invention.
- Such pharmacologically and pharmaceutically-acceptable salts include, but are not limited to, those prepared from the following acids: hydrochloric, hydrobromic, sulfuric, nitric, phosphoric, maleic, acetic, salicylic, citric, formic, malonic, succinic, and the like.
- pharmaceutically-acceptable salts can be prepared as alkaline metal or alkaline earth salts, such as sodium, potassium or calcium salts.
- this invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition
- a pharmaceutical composition comprising an anti-chemorepellant agent and APCs (e.g., dendritic cells) or activated T cells as described herein.
- APCs e.g., dendritic cells
- the APCs (e.g., dendritic cells) or T cells are derived from the patient to be treated.
- the APCs (e.g., dendritic cells) or T cells express CXCR4 and/or CXCR7on the cell surface.
- the composition further comprises a fusion protein as described herein.
- the composition comprises an effective amount of the fusion protein to activate the antigen-presenting cells. In one embodiment, the composition comprises an effective amount of the anti-chemorepellant agent to reduce the chemorepellant effect of the cancer. In one embodiment, the composition comprises an effective amount of the antigen presenting cells to result in activation of T cells against the cancer.
- the pharmaceutical composition is formulated for injection.
- the composition comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
- Acceptable excipients are non-toxic, aid administration, and do not adversely affect the therapeutic benefit of the claimed compounds.
- excipient may be any solid, liquid, semi-solid or gaseous excipient that is generally available to one of skill in the art.
- Solid pharmaceutical excipients include starch, cellulose, talc, glucose, lactose, sucrose, gelatin, malt, rice, flour, chalk, silica gel, magnesium stearate, sodium stearate, glycerol monostearate, sodium chloride, dried skim milk and the like.
- Liquid and semisolid excipients may be selected from glycerol, propylene glycol, water, ethanol and various oils, including those of petroleum, animal, vegetable or synthetic origin, e.g., peanut oil, soybean oil, mineral oil, sesame oil, etc.
- Preferred liquid carriers, particularly for injectable solutions include water, saline, aqueous dextrose, and glycols.
- Other suitable pharmaceutical excipients and their formulations arc described in Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, edited by E. W. Martin (Mack Publishing Company, 22nd ed., 2013).
- the cells and protein may be combined prior to administration.
- the cells and protein are combined immediately (e.g., seconds to one or two hours) prior to administration to the patient.
- the APCs or T cells and the anti-chemorepellant agent prior to administration to the patient will allow binding of the anti-chemorepellant agent to cell surface receptors (e.g., CXCR4 and/or CXCR7), thereby allowing the cells to overcome the chemorepellant effect of the tumor.
- cell surface receptors e.g., CXCR4 and/or CXCR7
- the systemic delivery of an anti-chemorepellant agent results in indiscriminate binding of that agent to CXCR4 receptors and/or CXCR7 throughout the body.
- this invention relates to an ex vivo device or container comprising activated APCs and T cells as described herein.
- the device or container is preferably capable of being maintained under controlled, reproducible conditions such that the activated APCs and T cells can interact to activate the T cells.
- the device or container may be, without limitation, a cell culture dish or plate, a bag (e.g., a culture bag), or any other device or container that is suitable for growing and/or maintaining cells; a tube or column; a biorcactor; etc.
- this invention relates to a kit of parts for treatment of a disease, the kit comprising a fusion protein and an anti-chemorepellant agent.
- kits of parts for treatment of a cancer e.g., a tumor, in a patient
- the kit comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-chemorepellant agent and/or the APCs (e.g., dendritic cells) or activated T cells prepared by the methods described herein.
- an anti-chemorepellant agent e.g., dendritic cells
- activated T cells prepared by the methods described herein.
- the anti-chemorepellant agent is selected from the group consisting of AMD3100 or a derivative thereof, AMD11070 (also called AMD070), AMD12118, AMD11814, AMD13073, FAMD3465, C131, BKT140, CTCE-9908, KRH-2731, TC14012, KRH-3955, BMS-936564/MDX-1338, LY2510924, GSK812397, KRH-1636, T-20, T-22, T-140, TE-14011, T-14012, TN14003, TAK-779, AK602, SCH-351125, tannic acid, NSC 651016, thalidomide, GF 109230X, an antibody that interferes with dimerization of a chemorepellant chemokine, and an antibody that interferes with dimerization of a receptor for a chemorepellant chemokine.
- the anti-chemorepellant agent is AMD3100 or a derivative thereof. In one embodiment, AMD11070
- the activated T cells and/or the anti-chemorepellant agent are formulated for injection.
- the activated T cells and the anti-chemorepellant agent are in the same formulation.
- the kit further comprises instructions for treating the cancer or tumor.
- the kit of parts comprises instructions in a readable medium for dosing and/or administration of the anti-chemorepellant agent and the activated T cells.
- readable medium refers to a representation of data that can be read, for example, by a human or by a machine.
- human-readable formats include pamphlets, inserts, or other written forms.
- machine-readable formats include any mechanism that provides (i.e., stores and/or transmits) information in a form readable by a machine (e.g., a computer, tablet, and/or smartphone).
- a machine-readable medium includes read-only memory (“ROM”); random access memory (“RAM”); magnetic disk storage media; optical storage media; and flash memory devices.
- ROM read-only memory
- RAM random access memory
- magnetic disk storage media e.g., magnetic disk storage media
- optical storage media e.g., a computer, tablet, and/or smartphone
- a machine-readable medium includes read-only memory (“ROM”); random access memory (“RAM”); magnetic disk storage media; optical storage media; and flash memory devices.
- the machine-readable medium is a CD-ROM.
- the machine-readable medium is a USB drive.
- the fusion protein scFv-MtbHsp70 was constructed with VH and VL from anti-MSLN p4 scFv (Bergan L, et al. Development and in vitro validation of anti-mesothelin biobodies that prevent CA125/Mesothelin-dependent cell attachment. Cancer Letters. 2007;255(2):263-74) fused to full length MtbHsp70 with a (G4S)3 linker in between, which has been shown in our previous study (Yuan J, et al.
- a novel mycobacterial Hsp70-containing fusion protein targeting mesothelin augments antitumor immunity and prolongs survival in murine models of ovarian cancer and mesothelioma. Journal of Hematology & Oncology. 2014;7:15).
- the original fusion protein VIC-007, on which VIC-008 was based achieved significant control of tumor growth and prolongation of the survival of tumor-bearing mice, but the antitumoral efficacy of the treatment regimen was not optimal.
- Antigenic peptides bind to MtbHsp70 through non-covalent interactions and can elicit both MHC class I-restricted CD8+ and MHC class II-restricted CD4+ T-cell responses.
- VIC-008 A new version of the scFv-MtbHsp70 fusion protein, VIC-008, was developed, which was modified from the original VIC-007 by the elimination of redundant amino acids and the introduction of a single amino acid mutation, phenylalanine (F) in place of valine (V), at position 381 of MtbHsp70 ( FIG. 1 ).
- This change is designed to prevent pe p tide binding while retaining the immune-stimulatory capacity of the protein, in order to reduce the possibility that MtbHsp70 might incidentally bind and deliver other antigens that could result in off target effects or the induction of tolerance or autoimmunity.
- the fusion proteins were constructed and expressed by WuXi App Tech (Shanghai, China) in CHO cells and provided at a purity of above 95% by HPLC and an endotoxin level of less than 1.0 EU/mg.
- VIC-008 is further described in Zeng Y., et al. (Improved Antitumoral Efficacy of Mesothelin Targeted Immune Activating Fusion Protein in Murine Model of Ovarian Cancer. Int J Cancer Clin Res 2016;3:05) and U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/306,168, each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- Ovarian cancer was established by intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection of syngeneic cancer cells, Luc-ID8 (5 ⁇ 10 6 cells per mouse), into 6-week-old female C57BL/6 mice. All mice were purchased from Jackson laboratories. Mice were observed daily for 1 week after inoculation of tumor cells. Tumor generations were consistently first evident via abdominal distension secondary to malignant ascites, and tumor-bearing mice were euthanized at the endpoint when there were signs of distress, including fur ruffling, rapid respiratory rate, hunched posture, reduced activity, and progressive ascites formation.
- mice with ovarian tumors were treated 7 days after tumor cell inoculation with i.p. injections of VIC-007 (4 ⁇ g per mouse), VIC-008 (4 ⁇ g per mouse), or normal saline. This was followed by 3 further treatments at 7-day intervals.
- Intraperitoneal tumor growth was monitored weekly after tumor cell inoculation using in vivo live imaging by IVIS Spectrum (PerkinElmer). Mice were injected intraperitoneally with 150 mg/kg body weight of D-luciferin 10 min in advance and subsequently imaged by IVIS Spectrum.
- both VIC-007 and VIC-008 significantly slowed tumor growth as recorded by bioluminescence signals compared to saline (p ⁇ 0.0001 and p ⁇ 0.0001) while VIC-008 further significantly delayed tumor growth compared to VIC-007 (p ⁇ 0.0001).
- Statistical differences between three or more experimental groups were analyzed using Two-Way ANOVA, followed by Tukey's multiple comparison tests when mean of each group is compared with that of every other group.
- Mesothelioma tumor was established by i.p. injection of cancer cells, Luc-40L or Luc-AE17, into C57BL/6 mice. One week later, saline, VIC-008 (20 ⁇ g), and/or AMD3100 (1 ⁇ g/g body weight) were administered once a week for four weeks, as indicated in FIG. 4 .
- VIC-008 alone is able to prolong survival in both models of mesothelioma
- AMD3100 alone slightly benefits survival.
- Combination treatment with VIC-008 and AMD3100 significantly suppresses mesothelioma proliferation and prolongs survival of mice with mesothelioma tumors.
- the fusion proteins were constructed as described above and expressed by WuXi Biologics (Shanghai, China) in CHO cells and provided at a purity of above 95% by HPLC and an endotoxin level of less than 1.0 EU/mg. AMD3100 was purchased from Abeam (#ab120718).
- 40L and AE17 mouse mesothelioma cell lines were kind gifts from Dr. Agnes Kane in Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Brown University. Cells were cultured at 37° C. in DMEM supplemented with 1% L-glutamine, 1% penicillin-streptomycin, and 10% fetal bovine serum.
- mice Five-week-old female C57BL/6 mice were obtained from the Jackson Laboratory and maintained in the gnotobiotic animal facility of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in compliance with institutional guidelines and policies. After one week acclimatization, tumors were initiated with 4 ⁇ 10 6 40L cells or 2 ⁇ 10 6 AE17 cells per mouse administered intraperitoneally (i.p.). A subset of the mice from each group were euthanized with i.p. administration of Ketamine (9 mg/ml in saline) and Xylazine (0.9 mg/ml in saline) 7 days after the last treatment, and samples harvested for immune profiling of tumors, lymph nodes and spleens. The remaining animals in each group were monitored for survival.
- Ketamine 9 mg/ml in saline
- Xylazine 0.9 mg/ml in saline
- mice were observed daily after inoculation of tumor cells. Tumor generation was consistently first evident via the appearance of abdominal distension secondary to malignant ascites, and tumor-bearing mice were euthanized at the endpoint when there were signs of distress, including fur ruffling, rapid respiratory rate, hunched posture, reduced activity, and progressive ascites formation.
- T-Red/FoxP3 GFP mice Splenocytes from transgenic T-Red/FoxP3 GFP mice were used as a source of fluorescently tagged T reg cells by cell sorting as described below.
- T-Red/FoxP3 GFP mice are a fully backcrossed C57BL/6 line of transgenic mice that produced by crossing T-red mice with FoxP3 GFP mice.
- T-red mice express dsRedII under the control of the CD4 promoter modified to lack the negative control element thereby allowing expression in both CD4 + and CD8 + T cells.
- FoxP3 GFP mice GFP is expressed from under control of the FoxP3 promoter with internal deletions to FoxP3 to prevent over expression. All animal studies were approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of MGH.
- VIC-008 was administrated i.p. at 20 ⁇ g in 100 ⁇ l of saline per mouse once a week and AMD3100 was given once a week by i.p. injection at 1 mg/kg of body weight in 100 ⁇ l of saline.
- Tumors were mechanically disaggregated using sterile razor blades and digested at 37° C. for 2 hours in RPMI 1640 with collagenase type IV for 40L tumors or type I for AE17 tumors (2 mg/ml, Sigma), DNase (0.1 mg/ml, Sigma), hyaluronidase (0.1 mg/ml, Sigma), and BSA (2 mg/ml, Sigma).
- Cell suspensions were passed through 100 ⁇ m filters to remove aggregates. Lymph nodes and spleens were mashed and filtered through 40 ⁇ m strainers. Cells were washed with staining buffer (#420201, Biolegend) and stained with the conjugated antibodies for surface markers. Total live cells were determined by LIVE/DEAD® staining (ThermoFisher, #L23105).
- cytokine detection after staining of surface markers, cells were fixed and permeabilized with fixation/permeabilization reagents from BioLegend (#424401) or eBioscience (#00-5521-00) and stained with the conjugated antibodies for intracellular markers.
- CD40L clone MR1
- PD-1 clone J43
- the following conjugated antibodies were purchased from BioLegend: CD3 (clone 17A2), CD4 (clone GK1.5), CD8a (clone 53-6.7),Foxp3 (clone MF-14), IL-2 (clone JES6-5H4), and IFN- ⁇ (clone XMG1.2).
- CD25 (clone PC61) antibody was from BD Biosciences.
- Flow cytometric analyses were performed using BD LSRFortessa X-20 (BD Biosciences). Gating strategies were determined by the Fluorescence Minus One. Flow data were analyzed by FlowJo V10 (TreeStar).
- the splenocytes were harvested from mashed spleens, filtered through 40 ⁇ m cell strainers and treated with red blood cell lysis buffer. 2 ⁇ 10 6 splenocytes were placed per well in 24-well plates in RPMI 1640 medium supplemented with L-glutamine and stimulated with 2 ⁇ g/ml of recombinant mouse mesothelin (BioLegend, #594006) for 72 hours. Brefeldin A and Monesin (BioLegend, #420601 and #420701) were added into the culture medium during the last five hours. Splenocytes were then harvested and intracellular cytokine staining performed using the corresponding antibodies for cytometric analysis.
- rGH-ffLuc-eGFP transgenic mice express Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) in Foxp3 + T reg cells. Spleens were collected from these mice and mashed and filtered through 40 ⁇ m strainers. Cells expressing GFP-Foxp3 from CD4 + splenocytes were sorted on a FACSAria (BD Biosciences) and then exposed to AMD3100 (5 ⁇ g/ml) in the presence or absence of anti-CD3/CD28 antibody (1 ⁇ g/ml) for 24 hours. Brefeldin A and Monesin (BioLegend, #420601 and #420701) were added into the culture medium during the last five hours. The cells were then harvested and stained with the conjugated antibodies specific for CD3, CD4, CD25, Foxp3, IL-2 and CD40L, and analyzed by flow cytometry.
- GFP Green Fluorescent Protein
- P values were calculated by GraphPad Prism 6. Unless described otherwise, the P values for comparison among groups were obtained by One-way ANOVA with Dunnett's multiple comparisons test or unpaired t-test with Welch's correction. The Kaplan-Meier method and log-rank test were used to compare survival among groups. P ⁇ 0.05 is considered statistically significant. Data are presented as mean ⁇ SEM.
- VIC-008 Increases Lymphocyte Infiltration in Spleens, Lymph Nodes and Tumors
- Spleens, axillary and inguinal lymph nodes, and intraperitoneal tumors were collected from tumor-bearing mice one week after the last treatment. Single cells were prepared from these tissues and analyzed by flow cytometry ( FIG. 8A ).
- the proportions of CD8 + T cells in the total live cells recovered from spleens (P ⁇ 0.05 and P ⁇ 0.05, respectively) and tumors (P ⁇ 0.01 and P ⁇ 0.01, respectively) for both the 40L and AE17 models, and from lymph nodes (P ⁇ 0.01) in AE17 model were significantly increased in the VIC-008 treatment group compared to that in the saline control group ( FIGS. 8B-8F ).
- VIC-008 and AMD3100 combination treatment group the proportions of CD8 + T cells in the total live cells recovered from spleens (P ⁇ 0.05 and P ⁇ 0.05, respectively) and tumors (P ⁇ 0.01 and P ⁇ 0.05, respectively) for both the 40L and AE17 models, and from lymph nodes (P ⁇ 0.001) in AE17 model were significantly increased compared to that in the saline control group.
- AMD3100 treatment did not increase the proportion of CD8 + T cells in these tissues.
- there was no difference in the proportion of CD8 + T cells between the VIC-008 and combination treatment groups indicating that VIC-008 increased lymphocyte infiltration of these tissues.
- VIC-008 Enhances Tumor Antigen-Specific CD8 + T-Cell Responses
- VIC-008 and AMD3100 combination treatment group mesothelin-specific IFN- ⁇ expression in splenic CD8 + T cells both in 40L (P ⁇ 0.01) and AE17 (P ⁇ 0.01) models, and in lymph node CD8 + T cells in the AE17 model (P ⁇ 0.001), were significantly greater compared to that in mice treated with saline.
- AMD3100 treatment by itself did not enhance antigen-specific IFN- ⁇ secretion in CD8 + T cells.
- VIC-008 treatment enhances antitumor CD8 + T-cell responses in both the 40L and AE17 mesothelioma mouse models.
- AMD3100 Decreases PD-1 Expression on CD8 + T Cells
- the percentage of PD-1 expressing CD8 + T cells ranged between 43-76% and 28-47% in the 40L tumors and AE17 tumors respectively compared to only 5-10% in spleen and lymph nodes.
- AMD3100 reduced PD-1 expression on CD8 + T cells.
- AMD3100 treatment alone led to significantly fewer PD-1-expressing CD8 + T cells in spleens (P ⁇ 0.05 and P ⁇ 0.01, respectively) and tumors (P ⁇ 0.05 and P ⁇ 0.05, respectively) in both the 40L and AE17 tumor-bearing mice, and in lymph nodes (P ⁇ 0.01) for AE17 mice than in mice treated with saline.
- AMD3100 did not alter the proportions of T reg cells found in spleens of 40L tumor-bearing mice ( FIGS. 11A-11B ).
- AMD3100 alone generally reduced T reg in the lymph nodes ( FIG. 11C ) and AMD3100 alone or in combination with VIC-008 significantly increased the cell ratio of CD8 + T cells to T reg cells (P ⁇ 0.01 and P ⁇ 0.0001, respectively) compared to saline treatment ( FIG. 11D ).
- AMD3100 applied as monotherapy significantly decreased the proportions of T reg (P ⁇ 0.05 and P ⁇ 0.01, respectively) and increased the ratio of CD8 + T cells to T reg (P ⁇ 0.001 and P ⁇ 0.01, respectively) compared to saline treatment ( FIGS. 11E-11F ).
- the proportions of T reg were significantly decreased (P ⁇ 0.05 and P ⁇ 0.05, respectively) and the ratio of CD8 + T cells to T reg increased (P ⁇ 0.001 and P ⁇ 0.0001, respectively) compared to saline treatment in both the 40L and AE17 models.
- AMD3100 reduced intratumoral T reg infiltration.
Abstract
This disclosure is directed to methods of preparing dendritic cells or other CD40 bearing antigen-presenting cells and methods of treating cancer by using the dendritic cells or other antigen-presenting cells in combination with anti-chemorepellant agents. This disclosure is further directed to methods of preparing T cells and methods of treating cancer, by activated T cells optionally in combination with anti-chemorepellant agents. The antigen presenting cells of the disclosure are activated by incubation with cancer cells and fusion proteins. The T cells of the disclosures are activated by incubation with activated antigen-presenting cells that were activated by incubation with cancer cells and a fusion protein. In particular, the fusion protein comprises an antigen-binding domain, e.g., an antibody or antibody fragment, and a stress protein domain.
Description
- This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 62/385,880, filed Sep. 9, 2016, and U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 62/385,898, filed Sep. 9, 2016, the entire contents of each of which are incorporated by reference herein.
- This invention was made with government support. The U.S. Government has certain rights in this invention.
- This disclosure is directed to methods of preparing dendritic cells or other CD40 bearing antigen-presenting cells and methods of treating cancer by using the dendritic cells or other antigen-presenting cells in combination with anti-chemorepellant agents. This disclosure is further directed to methods of preparing T cells and methods of treating cancer by using activated T cells optionally in combination with anti-chemorepellant agents. The antigen presenting cells of the disclosure are activated by incubation with cancer cells and fusion proteins. The T cells of the disclosures are activated by incubation with activated antigen-presenting cells that were activated by incubation with cancer cells and a fusion protein. In particular, the fusion protein comprises an antigen-binding domain, e.g., an antibody or antibody fragment, and a stress protein domain.
- Conventional treatments for cancers, e.g., surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy, are often accompanied by substantial side effects, cancer relapses, and physical suffering. For example, chemotherapies, which are intended to kill aggressively dividing cancer cells, may also nonspecifically target normal cells that are rapidly proliferating, e.g., the cells in blood, intestinal tract, and hair. This leads to severe side effects, e.g., anemia, diarrhea, fatigue, and hair loss.
- Immunotherapy is a promising treatment for cancers as well as other diseases. The immunotherapy treats disease by inducing, enhancing, augmenting, or suppressing an immune response in a patient. Using immunotherapy, the immune system can be stimulated to recognize cancer cells, thereby creating long-lasting therapeutic effects against cancer recurrence or relapse. Moreover, by focusing on enhancing the immune system rather than targeting proliferating cells, immunotherapies are more specific and cause fewer side effects compared to conventional cancer treatments.
- Therefore, there is a need for a more effective immunotherapy to promote an immune response against cancer.
- Immunotherapy is becoming an increasingly important tool in the armamentarium against cancers. However, efficacy of immunotherapy has not been robust as was hoped, due in part to reduced antigenicity of the antigens and the subsequently weakened immunological response. One potential solution is to increase a patient's own immune response to disease-associated antigens by contacting T cells with antigen-presenting cells that express tumor-specific immunogenic antigens on the cell surface. Either the antigen-presenting cells or the resulting activated T cells may be administered to the patient.
- Stress proteins are very efficient at activating antigen-presenting cells to provoke a T cell response. They have been particularly effective at eliciting cell mediated immune and humoral immune responses by this pathway.
- In one aspect, the present invention is directed to a method for preparing activated antigen-presenting cells (“APCs”) by incubating immune cells ex vivo in the presence of tumor cells (or other tumor-specific antigen(s)) and a fusion protein for a time period sufficient to produce the activated APCs.
- In another aspect, the present invention is directed to a method for preparing tumor-specific T cells via activated APCs by incubating immune cells ex vivo in the presence of tumor cells (or other tumor-specific antigen(s)) and a fusion protein for a time period sufficient to produce the activated APCs, optionally isolating the APCs from the tumor cells/antigens and fusion protein, then incubating the T cells and activated APCs for a time period sufficient to produce activated, tumor-specific T cells, particularly CD3-positive T cells.
- The fusion protein binds to antigens with high affinity, is highly immunogenic, exhibits MHC class I priming, provokes a T cell response, and is able to be produced in non-mammalian systems such as E. coli. The fusion protein is thus suitable for use as a highly immunogenic vaccine for the prevention or treatment of infectious, inflammatory, autoimmune, or malignant disease. The fusion protein may also act as a potential candidate presented to APCs to ultimately provoke T cell responses and increase the specificity of immunotherapy against tumors. Non-limiting examples of fusion proteins can be found in U.S. Pat. Nos. 8,143,387 and 7,943,133; U.S. Patent Pub. No. 20110129484; and PCT Application Number PCT/US2017/021911; each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- Some tumor cells secrete concentrations of chemokines that are sufficient to repel immune cells from the site of a tumor, thus creating a “chemorepellant wall” or “fugetactic wall” around the tumor. The chemorepellant wall reduces the immune system's ability to target and eradicate the tumor. For example, repulsion of tumor antigen-specific T cells, e.g., from a tumor expressing high levels of CXCL12 or interleukin 8 (IL-8), allows the tumor cells to evade immune control. Anti-chemorepellant agents may inhibit the chemorepellant activity of tumor cells and allow the patient's immune system to target the tumor. Anti-chemorepellant agents and the systemic delivery of anti- chemorepellant agents are known in the art (see, for example, U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2008/0300165, incorporated herein by reference in its entirety).
- Without being bound by theory, it is believed that the antigen-binding domain of the fusion protein will bind to the target (e.g., cancer cells or tumor), and the stress protein domain will induce maturation of antigen-presenting cells (e.g., dendritic cells). In combination, the anti- chemorepellant agent will inhibit the chemorepellant activity of the cancer cells with regard to the antigen-presenting cells and/or T cells, such that the immune cells are able to penetrate the “chemorepellant wall” and access the target. In some embodiments, the combination results in additive or synergistic effects.
- In one aspect, this invention relates to methods of preparing activated APCs, which comprises incubating immune cells ex vivo in the presence of cancer or tumor cells and a fusion protein for a time period sufficient to produce the activated APCs, wherein at least one activated APC displays an antigen derived from the cancer or tumor cells. In one embodiment, the method further comprises isolating the activated APCs, wherein the isolated activated APCs are free or substantially free of the cancer or tumor cells and/or the fusion protein.
- In one aspect, this invention relates to methods of preparing activated T cells, which comprises incubating T cells with activated APCs for a period of time sufficient to produce activated T cells, wherein the APCs were prepared by incubating immune cells ex vivo in the presence of cancer or tumor cells and a fusion protein for a time period sufficient to produce the activated APCs, wherein at least one activated APC displays an antigen derived from the cancer or tumor cells. In one embodiment, the method further comprises isolating the activated T cells. In one embodiment, the isolated activated T cells are free or substantially free of the activated APCs, cancer or tumor cells and/or the fusion protein. In one embodiment, the APCs comprise dendritic cells.
- In one aspect, the fusion protein comprises an antigen-binding component and a heat shock protein component. While the antigen-binding component binds to the tumor cells, the heat shock protein component activates the APCs. In one embodiment, the antigen-binding component of the fusion protein may be any antibody or other molecule that recognizes a tumor or cancer cell of interest. In one embodiment, the antigen-binding component is a single chain antibody, a variable domain, or a fragment antigen-binding (“Fab”) domain of an antibody.
- In one aspect, the tumor cells are obtained from a patient.
- In one aspect, the antigen-binding binding component is specific for a cancer antigen (e.g., a tumor-specific antigen or a tumor-associated antigen). The cancer antigen may be any identifiable cell surface antigen that is expressed by a cancer of interest. In one embodiment, the cancer antigen is mesothelin, alphafetoprotein, CEA, CA-125, MUC-1, Her2Neu ,ETA, NY-ESO-1, VEGF, VEGFR1, VEGFR2, PSMA, prostate specific antigen, HPV17E7, mutant p53, surviving, ras, MAGE, gp100, tyrosinase, WT1, PR1, folate-binding protein, CA-19-9, FAP, G250, or A33. In one embodiment, the antibody is specific for mesothelin. Fusion proteins that recognize and bind to mesothelin are described, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 7,943,133, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. Additional fusion proteins are described in PCT Application No. PCT/US2017/021911, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- In one embodiment, the antigen-presenting cells include, but are not limited to, dendritic cells, B lymphocytes, and mononuclear phagocytes. The mononuclear phagocytes may include monocytes and/or macrophages. In some aspects, the APCs comprise at least one CD40. In another aspect, the APCs are dendritic cells.
- In one embodiment, the heat shock protein component includes but is not limited to HSP70 and/or an immune activating fragment and/or modified sequence thereof. In another aspect, the HSP70 or the immune activating fragment and/or modified sequence thereof is from Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
- In one embodiment, the method of preparing the APCs further comprises expanding the immune cells in the presence of a growth factor. In one embodiment, the method of preparing the APCs further comprises expanding the activated APCs in the presence of a growth factor. In one aspect, the growth factor is a cytokine. In another aspect, the growth factor includes, but is not limited to, Flt-3 ligand, GM-CSF, IL-4, M-CSF, IFNα, IL-1β, IL-4, IL-6, IL-13, IL-15, TNFα, or any combination thereof.
- The APCs (e.g., dendritic cells) may be used to treat any cancers. More preferably, the cancer exhibits a chemorepellant effect. Therefore, the method of preparing the APCs may further comprise contacting the isolated antigen-presenting dendritic cells with an effective amount of an anti-chemorepellant agent. Anti-chemorepellant agents may include, without limitation, molecules that inhibit expression of CXCL12 or CXCR4 or CXCR7 (e.g., antisense or siRNA molecules), molecules that bind to CXCL12 or CXCR4 or CXCR7 and inhibit their function (e.g., antibodies or aptamers), molecules that inhibit dimerization of CXCL12 or CXCR4 or CXCR7, and antagonists of CXCR4 or CXCR7. In one embodiment, the inhibitor of CXCL12 signaling is a CXCR4 antagonist. In one aspect, the anti-chemorepellant agents include but are not limited to AMD3100 or a derivative thereof, AMD11070 (also called AMD070), AMD12118, AMD11814, AMD13073, FAMD3465, C131, BKT140, CTCE-9908, KRH-2731, TC14012, KRH-3955, BMS-936564/MDX-1338, LY2510924, GSK812397, KRH-1636, T-20, T-22, T-140, TE-14011, T-14012, TN14003, TAK-779, AK602, SCH-351125, tannic acid, NSC 651016, thalidomide, GF 109230X, an antibody that interferes with dimerization of a chemorepellant chemokine, such as CXCL12, an antibody that interferes with dimerization of a receptor for a chemorepellant chemokine, such as CXCR4 or CXCR7, or a combination thereof. In another aspect, the anti-chemorepellant agent is AMD3100. AMD3100 is described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,583,131, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is a CXCR7 antagonist. The CXCR7 antagonist can be but is not limited to CCX771, CCX754, or an antibody that interferes with the dimerization of CXCR7. In certain embodiments, the anti-chemorepellant agent is not an antibody. In certain embodiments, the anti-chemorepellant agent is not a heparinoid. In certain embodiments, the anti-chemorepellant agent is not a peptide. In one embodiment, the amount of anti-chemorepellant agent is sufficient to bind to at least a subset of receptors, e.g., CXCR4 and/or CXCR7, on the surface of the T cells.
- In one embodiment, the APCs are allogeneic, autologous, or derived from a cell line. In another embodiment, the APCs are collected from a patient having a tumor. In one aspect, either the APCs or the tumor cells are immobilized on a solid support. The solid support includes but is not limited to a surface of a column, a sepharose bead, a gel, a matrix, a magnetic bead, a plastic surface, or any combination thereof.
- In another embodiment, the dendritic cells are differentiated or matured from dendritic cell precursors. The dendritic cell precursors may be activated, or not be activated. In another aspect, the dendritic cell precursors are free or substantially free of neutrophils, macrophages, lymphocytes, or a combination thereof. In one aspect, the dendritic cell precursors are differentiated in the presence of a growth factor. The growth factor may be a cytokine. In another aspect, the growth factor is selected from a group consisting of Flt-3 ligand, GM-CSF, IL-4, M-CSF, IFNα, IL-1β, IL-4, IL-6, IL-13, IL-15 and TNFα.
- Another aspect of the invention relates to a method for treating a cancer, e.g., a tumor, in a patient, which comprises administering an effective amount of ex vivo prepared APCs to the patient, wherein the APCs are prepared by incubating immune cells with cancer cells and a fusion protein, wherein the fusion protein comprises a target or antigen binding component and a heat shock protein component. In particular, the target or antigen binding component of the fusion protein may bind to the cancer cells, and the heat shock protein component may activate the APCs. The target or antigen binding component may be any antibody or other molecule that recognizes a cancer cell of interest. In one aspect, the target or antigen binding component is a single chain antibody, a variable domain fragment, or a Fab portion of an antibody. In another aspect, the target or antigen binding component is specific for a cancer antigen (e.g., a tumor-specific antigen or a tumor-associated antigen). The cancer antigen may be any identifiable cell surface antigen that is expressed by a cancer of interest. In one embodiment, the tumor antigen is mesothelin, alphafetoprotein, CEA, CA-125, MUC-1, Her2Neu, ETA, NY-ESO-1, VEGF, VEGFR1, VEGFR2, PSMA, prostate specific antigen, HPV17E7, mutant p53, surviving, ras, MAGE, gp100, tyrosinase, WT1, PR1, folate-binding protein, CA-19-9, FAP, G250, or A33. In one embodiment, the antibody is specific for mcsothelin. Fusion proteins that recognize and bind to mesothelin are described, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 7,943,133, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- In one embodiment, the non-limiting examples of the immune cells include, but are not limited to, dendritic cells, B lymphocytes, mononuclear phagocytes, and/or a combination thereof. The mononuclear phagocytes may be monocytes or macrophages. In another aspect, the immune cells bear at least a CD40 receptor. In another aspect, the immune cells are dendritic cells.
- The methods described herein may be used to treat the cancer. In one embodiment, the cancer exhibits a chemorepellant effect. In one embodiment, the chemorepellant effect is mediated by overexpression of CXCL12 (e.g., at a concentration of 100 nM or greater) or other chemorepellant chemokine.
- In one embodiment, the cancer comprises breast cancer, head and neck cancer, leukocytic cancer, liver cancer, ovarian cancer, bladder cancer, prostatic cancer, skin cancer, bone cancer, brain cancer, leukemia cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer, anal cancer, CNS cancer, melanoma cancer, renal cancer, cervical cancer, esophageal cancer, testicular cancer, spleenic cancer, kidney cancer, lymphatic cancer, pancreatic cancer, stomach cancer or thyroid cancer. In one embodiment, the cancer is mesothelioma. In one embodiment, the cancer is a hematological malignancy. Hematological malignancies include tumors of the blood, bone marrow, lymph, and lymphatic system, including, but not limited to, leukemias, lymphomas, and myelomas. In one embodiment, the cancer is a human papilloma virus (HPV)-positive cancer.
- In one embodiment, the method further comprises selecting a patient having a cancer that exhibits a chemorepellant effect. In another embodiment, the invention further comprises administering to the patient an effective amount of an anti-chemorepellant agent. The anti-chemorepellant agent and the APCs, including dendritic cells, may be administered separately, simultaneously, and/or sequentially. In another aspect, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered after the administration of the APCs, including dendritic cells. In another aspect, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered before and/or during the administration of the APCs (e.g., dendritic cells). In one aspect, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered via injection. In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered directly or proximal to the tumor. In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered systemically.
- In one embodiment, the APCs have an anti-chemorepellant agent bound thereto via one or more cell surface receptors. The non-limiting examples of the anti-chemorepellant agents include but are not limited to AMD3100 or a derivative thereof, AMD11070 (also called AMD070), AMD12118, AMD11814, AMD13073, FAMD3465, C131, BKT140, CTCE-9908, KRH-2731, TC14012, KRH-3955, BMS-936564/MDX-1338, LY2510924, GSK812397, KRH-1636, T-20, T-22, T-140, TE-14011, T-14012, TN14003, TAK-779, AK602, SCH-351125, tannic acid, NSC 651016, thalidomide, GF 109230X, an antibody that interferes with dimerization of a chemorepellant chemokine, an antibody that interferes with dimerization of a receptor for a chemorepellant chemokine, and/or a combination thereof. In one aspect, the anti-chemorepellant agent is AMD3100.
- In one embodiment, the heat shock protein component may be HSP70 or an immune activating fragment and/or modified sequence thereof. The HSP70 or the immune activating fragment and/or modified sequence thereof may be from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In another aspect, the target or antigen binding component comprises a single chain antibody, a variable domain, or a Fab domain.
- In another embodiment, the method of treating cancer in a patient further comprises expanding the immune cells, e.g., dendritic cells, in the presence of a growth factor. In one aspect, the growth factor is a cytokine. In another aspect, the non-limiting examples of the growth factors include Flt-3 ligand, GM-CSF, IL-4, M-CSF, IFNα, IL-1β, IL-4, IL-6, IL-13, IL-15, TNFα, and a combination thereof.
- In one embodiment, the tumor cells are obtained from the patient. In another embodiment, the tumor cells derive from breast cancer, head and neck cancer, leukocytic cancer, liver cancer, ovarian cancer, bladder cancer, prostatic cancer, skin cancer, bone cancer, brain cancer, leukemia cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer, anal cancer, CNS cancer, melanoma cancer, renal cancer, cervical cancer, esophageal cancer, testicular cancer, spleenic cancer, kidney cancer, lymphatic cancer, pancreatic cancer, stomach cancer or thyroid cancer. In one embodiment, the tumor cells derive from mesothelioma. In one embodiment, the tumor cells are from a hematological malignancy. In one embodiment, the cancer is a HPV-positive cancer.
- In one embodiment, the APCs (e.g., dendritic cells) are allogeneic, autologous, or derived from a cell line. In one aspect, the APCs (e.g., dendritic cells) are collected from a patient having a tumor.
- In another embodiment, the immune cells, APCs (e.g., dendritic cells), or the tumor cells are immobilized on a solid support. In one aspect, the solid support comprises a column, a sepharose bead, a gel, a matrix, a magnetic bead, or a plastic surface.
- In one embodiment, the dendritic cells are differentiated or matured from dendritic cell precursors. In another aspect, the dendritic cell precursors are non-activated or activated. In one aspect, the dendritic cell precursors are free or substantially free of neutrophils, macrophages, lymphocytes, or a combination thereof. In another aspect, the dendritic cell precursors are differentiated in the presence of a growth factor. The growth factor may be a cytokine. In another aspect, the non-limiting examples of the growth factor include but are not limited to Flt-3 ligand, GM-CSF, IL-4, M-CSF, IFNα, IL-1β, IL-4, IL-6, IL-13, IL-15, and TNFα.
- In one aspect, this disclosure relates to a method for preparing activated T cells, the method comprising:
- a) providing activated antigen-presenting cells that were activated in presence of cancer or tumor cells and a fusion protein ex vivo for a time period sufficient to produce activated antigen-presenting cells, wherein at least one activated antigen-presenting cell displays an antigen derived from the cancer or tumor cells;
- b) contacting the activated antigen-presenting cells with T cells for a period of time sufficient to activate the T cells; and
- c) isolating the activated T cells;
- wherein the fusion protein comprises a cancer or tumor binding component and a heat shock protein component, wherein said cancer or tumor binding component binds to the cancer tumor cells and said heat shock protein component activates antigen-presenting cells. In one embodiment, the isolated activated T cells are free or substantially free of the dendritic cells, cancer or tumor cells and the fusion protein.
- In one embodiment, the heat shock protein component comprises HSP70 or an immune activating fragment and/or modified sequence thereof. In one embodiment, the HSP70 or the immune activating fragment and/or modified sequence thereof is from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In one embodiment, the tumor binding component is a single chain antibody, a variable domain, or a Fab domain.
- In one embodiment, the APCs were expanded in the presence of a growth factor. In one embodiment, the growth factor is a cytokine. In one embodiment, the growth factor is selected from the group consisting of Flt-3 ligand, GM-CSF, IL-4, M-CSF, IFNα, IL-1β, IL-4, IL-6, IL-13, IL-15 and TNFα.
- In one embodiment, the tumor cells are obtained from a patient. In one embodiment, the tumor cells are derived from a patient to be treated as described herein. In one embodiment, the tumor cells are derived from a different patient. In one embodiment, the tumor cells comprise a cancer cell line.
- In one embodiment, the term “tumor cells” that are incubated with the immune cells and fusion protein refers to any tumor sample, including but not limited to intact cells, viable cells, non-viable cells, tumor-specific antigen (e.g., isolated antigen, partially isolated antigen, recombinant antigen, etc.), and/or other cellular material derived from a tumor or cancer cell or cell line. In some embodiments, the tumor sample comprises at least a subset of antigens that are identical or similar to antigens associated with a patient's tumor, e.g., that will result in a T cell response against the patient's tumor.
- Anti-chemorepellant agents may include, without limitation, molecules that inhibit expression of CXCL12 or CXCR4 or CXCR7 (e.g., antisense or siRNA molecules), molecules that bind to CXCL12 or CXCR4 or CXCR7 and inhibit their function (e.g., antibodies or aptamers), molecules that inhibit dimerization of CXCL12 or CXCR4 or CXCR7, and antagonists of CXCR4 or CXCR7. In one embodiment, the inhibitor of CXCL12 signaling is a CXCR4 antagonist. In one embodiment, the isolated activated T cells are contacted with an effective amount of an anti-chemorepellant agent. In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is selected from the group consisting of AMD3100 or a derivative thereof, AMD11070 (also called AMD070), AMD12118, AMD11814, AMD13073, FAMD3465, C131, BKT140, CTCE-9908, KRH-2731, TC14012, KRH-3955, BMS-936564/MDX-1338, LY2510924, GSK812397, KRH-1636, T-20, T-22, T-140, TE-14011, T-14012, TN14003, TAK-779, AK602, SCH-351125, tannic acid, NSC 651016, thalidomide, GF 109230X, an antibody that interferes with dimerization of a chemorepellant chemokine, such as CXCL12, and an antibody that interferes with dimerization of a receptor for a chemorepellant chemokine, such as CXCR4 or CXCR7. In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is AMD3100. AMD3100 is described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,583,131, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is a CXCR7 antagonist. The CXCR7 antagonist can be but is not limited to CCX771, CCX754, or an antibody that interferes with the dimerization of CXCR7. In certain embodiments, the anti-chemorepellant agent is not an antibody. In certain embodiments, the anti-chemorepellant agent is not a heparinoid. In certain embodiments, the anti-chemorepellant agent is not a peptide. In one embodiment, the amount of anti-chemorepellant agent is sufficient to bind to at least a subset of receptors, e.g., CXCR4 and/or CXCR7, on the surface of the T cells.
- In one embodiment, the APCs are allogeneic, autologous, or derived from a cell line. In one embodiment, the T cells are allogeneic, autologous, or derived from a cell line. In one embodiment, the APCs and/or the T cells are isolated from a patient having cancer. In some embodiments, the APCs and T cells are derived from the same source, e.g., the same patient.
- In one embodiment, either the APCs or the tumor cells are immobilized on a solid support. In one embodiment, the activated APCs are isolated by isolating the solid support from the tumor cells and fusion protein.
- In one embodiment, the T cells are immobilized on a solid support. In one embodiment, the activated T cells are isolated by isolating the solid support from the APCs.
- In one embodiment, the solid support comprises a surface of a column, a sepharose bead, a gel, a matrix, a magnetic bead, or a plastic surface.
- In one embodiment, this disclosure relates to a method for treating a cancer, e.g., a tumor, in a patient, the method comprising administering an effective amount of activated T cells to the patient, wherein the activated T cells were prepared by:
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- providing activated APCs prepared by incubating APCs with cancer cells and a fusion protein, wherein the fusion protein comprises a cancer cell binding component and a heat shock protein component, wherein said cancer binding component binds to the cancer cells and said heat shock protein component activates APCs; and
- contacting the activated APCs with T cells for a period of time sufficient to activate the T cells.
- In one embodiment, provided herein is a method for treating a cancer, e.g., a tumor, in a patient, the method comprising:
- a) providing activated APCs that were activated by incubating APCs in the presence of cancer cells and a fusion protein ex vivo for a time period sufficient to produce activated APCs, wherein at least one activated APC displays an antigen derived from the cancer cells;
- b) contacting the activated APCs with T cells for a period of time sufficient to activate the T cells;
- c) isolating the activated T cells; and
- d) administering an effective amount of the activated T cells to the patient;
- wherein the fusion protein comprises a cancer cell binding component and a heat shock protein component, wherein said cancer cell binding component binds to the cancer cells and said heat shock protein component activates APCs. In one embodiment, the isolated activated T cells are free or substantially free of the activated APCs, cancer cells and the fusion protein.
- In one embodiment, the method further comprises administering to the patient an effective amount of an anti-chemorepellant agent. In one embodiment, the activated T cells have an anti-chemorepellant agent bound thereto via one or more cell surface receptors. In one embodiment, the one or more cell surface receptors comprise CXCR4 and/or CXCR7.
- In one embodiment, the anti- chemorepellant agent is one described above, e.g., AMD3100 or a derivative thereof, AMD11070 (also called AMD070), AMD12118, AMD11814, AMD13073, FAMD3465, C131, BKT140, CTCE-9908, KRH-2731, TC14012, KRH-3955, BMS-936564/MDX-1338, LY2510924, GSK812397, KRH-1636, T-20, T-22, T-140, TE-14011, T-14012, TN14003, TAK-779, AK602, SCH-351125, tannic acid, NSC 651016, thalidomide, GF 109230X, an antibody that interferes with dimerization of a chemorepellant chemokine, or an antibody that interferes with dimerization of a receptor for a chemorepellant chemokine. In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is an AMD3100 derivative. In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is AMD3100.
- The methods described herein may be used to treat the cancer. In one embodiment, the cancer exhibits a chemorepellant effect. In one embodiment, the chemorepellant effect is mediated by overexpression of CXCL12 or other chemorepellant chemokine.
- In one embodiment, the cancer comprises breast cancer, leukocytic cancer, liver cancer, ovarian cancer, head and neck cancer, bladder cancer, prostatic cancer, skin cancer, bone cancer, brain cancer, leukemia cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer, anal cancer, CNS cancer, melanoma cancer, renal cancer, cervical cancer, esophageal cancer, testicular cancer, spleenic cancer, kidney cancer, lymphatic cancer, pancreatic cancer, stomach cancer or thyroid cancer., In one embodiment, the cancer is mesothelioma. In one embodiment, the cancer is a hematological malignancy. Hematological malignancies include cancers of the blood, bone marrow, lymph, and lymphatic system, including, but not limited to, leukemias, lymphomas, and myelomas. In one embodiment, the cancer is a HPV-positive cancer.
- In one embodiment, this invention relates to a composition comprising immune cells and an effective amount of a fusion protein, said fusion protein comprising a cancer cell binding component and a stress protein component.
- In one embodiment, this invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising activated antigen presenting cells and an anti-chemorepellant agent.
- In one embodiment, the term “tumor cells” that are incubated with the immune cells and fusion protein refers to any tumor sample, including but not limited to intact cells, viable cells, non-viable cells, tumor-specific antigen (e.g., isolated antigen, partially isolated antigen, recombinant antigen, etc.), and/or other cellular material derived from a tumor or cancer cell or cell line. In some embodiments, the tumor sample comprises at least a subset of antigens that are identical or similar to antigens associated with a patient's tumor, e.g., that will result in a T cell response against the patient's tumor.
- In one embodiment, provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising activated APCs and an anti-chemorepellant agent. In one embodiment, the APCs were activated by a method as described herein,
- In one embodiment, the activated APCs have an anti-chemorepellant agent bound thereto via one or more cell surface receptors. In one embodiment, the one or more cell surface receptors comprise CXCR4 and/or CXCR7.
- In one embodiment, provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising activated T cells and an anti-chemorepellant agent. In one embodiment, the T cells were activated by a method as described herein.
- In one embodiment, the activated T cells have an anti-chemorepellant agent bound thereto via one or more cell surface receptors. In one embodiment, the one or more cell surface receptors comprise CXCR4 or CXCR7.
- In one embodiment, the composition further comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. In one embodiment, the composition further comprises an effective amount of a fusion protein as described herein.
- In one embodiment is provided a composition comprising a complex including an activated APC, a fusion protein, and a T cell. In one embodiment, the fusion protein comprises a cancer cell binding component and a stress protein component. In one embodiment, the T cell is activated by the interaction with the activated APC and/or fusion protein. In one embodiment, the APC comprises an antigen derived from a cancer sample on the cell surface.
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FIG. 1 shows the peptide sequence of VIC-007 (SEQ ID NO.: 1) and VIC-008 (SEQ ID NO.: 2). -
FIG. 2A indicates intraperitoneal ovarian tumor growth using bioluminescence signals for each treatment (saline, VIC-007, or VIC-008) at weeks 0 (W0), 1 (W1), 2 (W2), 3 (W3), 4 (W4) and 5 (W5). -
FIG. 2B is a graphical representation of the tumor growth shown inFIG. 2A . -
FIG. 3 shows percent survival of the mice inoculated with ovarian cancer cells, after administration of saline, VIC-007, or VIC-008. -
FIG. 4 shows the treatment protocol for tumor inoculation (mesothelioma) followed by administration of saline, VIC-008 alone, AMD3100 alone, or VIC-008 with AMD3100. -
FIG. 5 shows percent survival of the mice inoculated with mesothelioma cancer cells, Luc-40L, after administration of saline, VIC-008 alone, AMD3100 alone, or VIC-008 with AMD3100. -
FIG. 6 shows percent survival of the mice inoculated with mesothelioma cancer cells, Luc-AE17, after administration of saline, VIC-008 alone, AMD3100 alone, or VIC-008 with AMD3100. -
FIGS. 7A-7D show tumor growth and mice survival in different treatment groups. All the intraperitoneal tumors were collected at day 7 after the last treatment and weighed in 40L (n=10) (A) and AE17 (n=10) (B) mice. The survival of 40L (n=12) (C) and AE17 (n=12) (D) tumor bearing mice. Numbers on X axis represented days of mouse survival after inoculation of tumor cells into mice. NS, not significant, *P<0.05, ** P<0.01, ***P<0.001 and ****P<0.0001. Data were presented as mean±SEM. -
FIGS. 8A-8F show VIC-008 facilitates lymphocyte infiltration. (A) Gating strategy for infiltrated lymphocytes. The proportion of CD8+ T cells in total live splenocytes in 40L (n=6) (B) and AE17 (n=5) (C) mice. The proportion of CD8+ T cells in total live cells in lymph nodes of AE17 mice (n=5) (D). The proportion of CD8+ T cells in total live cells in tumors of 40L (n=6) (E) and AE17 (n=5) (F) mice. *P<0.05, **P<0.01 and ***P<0.001. Data are presented as mean±SEM. -
FIGS. 9A-9D show VIC-008 promoted CD8+ T-cell IFN-γ secretion. (A) Representative dot plots of IFN-γ secreting cells in different treatment groups. The proportion of IFN-γ secreting cells in CD8+ T cells in spleens of 40L (n=6) (B) and AE17 (n=5) (C) mice. The proportion of IFN-γ secreting cells in CD8+ T cells in lymph nodes of AE17 mice (n=5) (D). **P<0.01 and ***P<0.001. Data are presented as mean±SEM. -
FIGS. 10A-10E show AMD3100 decreased PD-1 expression on CD8+ T cells. The proportion of PD-1-expressing cells in CD8+ T cells in spleens of 40L (n=6) (A) and AE17 (n=5) (B) mice. The proportion of PD-1-expressing cells in CD8+ T cells in lymph nodes of AE17 mice (n=5) (C). The proportion of PD-1-expressing cells in CD8+ T cells in tumors of 40L (n=6) (D) and AE17 (n=5) (E) mice. *P<0.05 and **P<0.01. Data are presented as mean±SEM. -
FIGS. 11A-11F show AMD3100 reduced Tumor-infiltrating Treg. The proportion of Treg in total live splenocytes in 40L (n=6) (A) and AE17 (n=5) (B) mice. The proportion of Treg in total live cells in lymph nodes of AE17 mice (n=5) (C). The ratio of CD8+ T cells to Treg in lymph nodes of AE17 mice (n=5) (D). The proportion of Treg in total live cells in tumors of 40L mice (n=6) (E). The ratio of CD8+ T cells to Treg in tumors of 40L mice (n=6) (F). *P<0.05, **P<0.01,***P<0.001 and ****P<0.0001. Data are presented as mean±SEM. -
FIGS. 12A-12E show AMD3100 reprogrammed Treg to helper-like cells. The ratio of CD25− to CD25+ cells in CD4+ Foxp3+ T-cell population in tumors of 40L (n=6) (A) and in lymph nodes of AE17 (n=5) (B) mice. Representative density plots of IL-2+ CD40L+ cells in Foxp3+ CD25− Treg population in different treatment groups (C). The proportion of IL-2+ CD40L+ cells in Foxp3+ CD25− Treg population in tumors of 40L (n=6) (D) and in lymph nodes of AE17 (n=5) (E) mice. *P<0.05, **P<0.01, ***P<0.001 and ****P<0.0001. Data are presented as mean±SEM. -
FIGS. 13A-13F show AMD3100-driven Treg reprogramming required TCR activation. (A) Representative dot plots of Foxp3+ CD25− and Foxp3+ CD25+ population with or without AMD3100 treatment under no anti-CD3/CD28 stimulation (A) and statistical difference was analyzed using unpaired t-test with Welch's correction (n=4) (B). Representative dot plots of Foxp3+ CD25− and Foxp3+ CD25+ population with or without AMD3100 treatment under anti-CD3/CD28 stimulation (C) and statistical difference was analyzed using unpaired t-test with Welch's correction (n=4) (D). Representative density plots of IL-2+ CD40L+ cells in Foxp3+ CD25− Treg population with or without AMD3100 treatment under anti-CD3/CD28 stimulation (E) and statistical difference was analyzed using unpaired t-test with Welch's correction (n=4) (F). Data are presented as mean ±SEM. - After reading this description, it will become apparent to one skilled in the art how to implement the invention in various alternative embodiments and alternative applications. However, not all embodiments of the present invention are described herein. It will be understood that the embodiments presented here are presented by way of an example only, and not limitation. As such, this detailed description of various alternative embodiments should not be construed to limit the scope or breadth of the present invention as set forth below.
- Before the present invention is disclosed and described, it is to be understood that the aspects described below are not limited to specific compositions, methods of preparing such compositions, or uses thereof as such may, of course, vary. It is also to be understood that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular aspects only and is not intended to be limiting.
- Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs.
- In this specification and in the claims that follow, reference will be made to a number of terms that shall be defined to have the following meanings:
- The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting the invention. As used herein, the singular forms “a,” “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
- All numerical designations, e.g., pH, temperature, time, concentration, amounts, and molecular weight, including ranges, are approximations which are varied (+) or (−) by 10%, 1%, or 0.1%, as appropriate. It is to be understood, although not always explicitly stated, that all numerical designations may be preceded by the term “about.” It is also to be understood, although not always explicitly stated, that the reagents described herein are merely exemplary and that equivalents of such are known in the art.
- The term “antigen-presenting cell” or “APC” refers to an immune cell that is capable of presenting an antigen to the immune system including dendritic cells, mononuclear phagocytes (e.g., monocytes and macrophages), B lymphocytes, and the like, from a mammal (e.g., human or mouse). The antigen may be presented on the surfaces of the antigen-presenting cells.
- The term “dendritic cell” refers to one type of antigen-presenting cell capable of activating T cells and/or stimulating the differentiation of B cells.
- The term “CD40 receptor” refers to a costimulatory protein, peptide, or polypeptide, or a nucleic acid encoding the peptide, polypeptide or protein. The CD40 receptor may be present in immune cells, including but not limited to APCs.
- “Optional” or “optionally” means that the subsequently described event or circumstance can or cannot occur, and that the description includes instances where the event or circumstance occurs and instances where it does not.
- The term “comprising” or “comprises” is intended to mean that the compositions and methods include the recited elements, but not excluding others. “Consisting essentially of,” when used to define compositions and methods, shall mean excluding other elements of any essential significance to the combination. For example, a composition consisting essentially of the elements as defined herein would not exclude other elements that do not materially affect the basic and novel characteristic(s) of the claimed invention. “Consisting of” shall mean excluding more than trace amount of other ingredients and substantial method steps recited. Embodiments defined by each of these transition terms are within the scope of this invention.
- The terms “patient,” “subject,” “individual,” and the like are used interchangeably herein, and refer to any animal, or cells thereof whether in vitro or in situ, amenable to the methods described herein. In one embodiment, the patient, subject, or individual is a mammal. In some embodiments, the mammal is a mouse, a rat, a guinea pig, a non-human primate, a dog, a cat, or a domesticated animal (e.g., horse, cow, pig, goat, sheep). In some embodiments, the patient, subject or individual is a human.
- The term “treating” or “treatment” covers the treatment of a disease or disorder described herein, in a subject, such as a human, and includes: (i) inhibiting a disease or disorder, i.e., arresting its development; (ii) relieving a disease or disorder, i.e., causing regression of the disease or disorder; (iii) slowing progression of the disease or disorder; and/or (iv) inhibiting, relieving, or slowing progression of one or more symptoms of the disease or disorder. For example, treatment of a cancer or tumor includes, but is not limited to, reduction in size of the tumor, elimination of the tumor and/or metastases thereof, remission of the cancer, inhibition of metastasis of the tumor, reduction or elimination of at least one symptom of the cancer, and the like.
- The term “administering” or “administration” of an agent to a subject includes any route of introducing or delivering to a subject a compound to perform its intended function. Administration can be carried out by any suitable route, including orally, intranasally, parenterally (intravenously, intramuscularly, intraperitoneally, or subcutaneously), or topically. Administration includes self-administration and the administration by another.
- “Pharmaceutically acceptable composition” refers to a composition that is suitable for administration to a mammal, particularly, a human.
- It is also to be appreciated that the various modes of treatment or prevention of medical diseases and conditions as described are intended to mean “substantial,” which includes total but also less than total treatment or prevention, and wherein some biologically or medically relevant result is achieved.
- The phrase “concurrently administering” refers to administration of at least two agents to a patient over a period of time. As used herein, the word “concurrently” means sufficiently close in time to produce a combined effect (that is, concurrently can be simultaneously, or it can be two or more events occurring within a short time period before or after each other). Concurrent administration includes, without limitation, separate, sequential, and simultaneous administration.
- The term “separate” administration refers to an administration of at least two active ingredients at the same time or substantially the same time by different routes or in different compositions.
- The term “sequential” administration refers to administration of at least two active ingredients at different times, the administration route being identical or different. More particularly, sequential use refers to the whole administration of one of the active ingredients before administration of the other or others commences. It is thus possible to administer one of the active ingredients over several minutes, hours, or days before administering the other active ingredient or ingredients.
- The term “simultaneous” administration refers to the administration of at least two active ingredients by the same route and at the same time or at substantially the same time.
- The term “therapeutic” as used herein means a treatment. A therapeutic effect is obtained by suppression, remission, or eradication of a disease state.
- The term “prevent” or “preventative” as used herein means a prophylactic treatment. A preventative effect is obtained by delaying the onset of a disease state or decreasing the severity of a disease state when it occurs.
- The term “therapeutically effective amount,” “prophylactically effective amount,” or “effective amount” refers to an amount of the agent that, when administered, is sufficient to cause the desired effect. For example, an effective amount of an anti-chemorepellant agent may be an amount sufficient to have an anti-chemorepellant effect on a cancer cell or tumor (e.g., to attenuate a chemorepellant effect from the tumor or cancer cell). The therapeutically effective amount of the agent may vary depending on the tumor being treated and its severity as well as the age, weight, etc., of the patient to be treated. The skilled artisan will be able to determine appropriate dosages depending on these and other factors. The compositions can also he administered in combination with one or more additional therapeutic compounds. In the methods described herein, the therapeutic compounds may be administered to a subject having one or more signs or symptoms of a disease or disorder.
- The term “kill” with respect to a cell/cell population is directed to include any type of manipulation that will lead to the death of that cell/cell population.
- The terms “antibodies” and “antibody” as used herein include polyclonal, monoclonal, single chain, chimeric, humanized and human antibodies, prepared according to conventional methodology.
- The term “CXCR4/CXCL12 antagonist” or “CXCR7/CXCL12 antagonist” refers to a compound that antagonizes CXCL12 binding to CXCR4 and/or CXCR7 or otherwise reduces the fugetactic effect of CXCL12.
- By “chemorepellant activity” or “chemorepellant effect” it is meant the ability of an agent to repel (or chemorepel) a eukaryotic cell with migratory capacity (i.e., a cell that can move away from a repellant stimulus), as well as the chemorepellant effect of a chemokine secreted by a cell, e.g., a tumor cell. Usually, the chemorepellant effect is present in an area around the cell wherein the concentration of the chemokine is sufficient to provide the chemorepellant effect. Some chemokines, including
interleukin 8 and CXCL12, may exert chemorepellant activity at high concentrations (e.g., over about 100 nM), whereas lower concentrations exhibit no chemorepellant effect and may even be chemoattractant. - Accordingly, an agent with chemorepellant activity is a “chemorepellant agent.” Such activity can be detected using any of a variety of systems well known in the art (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,514,555 and U.S. Patent Application Pub. No. 2008/0300165, each of which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety). A preferred system for use herein is described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,448,054, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- The term “anti-chemorepellant effect” refers to the effect of the anti-chemorepellant agent to attenuate or eliminate the chemorepellant effect of the chemokine.
- The term “autogeneic” or “autologous” refers to the origin of a cell, when the cell administered to an individual is derived from the individual or a genetically identical individual (Le., an identical twin of the individual). An autogeneic cell can also be a progeny of an autogeneic cell. The term also indicates that cells of different cell types are derived from the same individuals or genetically identical individuals.
- The term “allogeneic” or “allogenic” also refers to the origin of a cell, when the cell being administered to an individual is derived from an individual not genetically identical to the recipient but from the same species, including a progeny of an allogeneic cell. Cells are still called allogeneic when they are of different cell types but are derived from genetically non-identical donors, or when they are progenies of cells derived from genetically non-identical donors.
- “Immune cells” as used herein are cells of hematopoietic origin that are involved in the specific recognition of antigens. Immune cells include APCs, such as dendritic cells or macrophages, B cells, T cells, etc.
- The term “anti-cancer therapy” as used herein refers to traditional cancer treatments, including chemotherapy and radiotherapy, as well as immunotherapy and vaccine therapy.
- The term “engineered antibody” refers to a recombinant molecule that comprises at least an antibody fragment comprising an antigen binding site derived from the variable domain of the heavy chain and/or light chain of an antibody and may optionally comprise the entire or part of the variable and/or constant domains of an antibody from any of the Ig classes (e.g., IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, IgM and IgY).
- The term “epitope” refers to the region of an antigen to which an antibody binds preferentially and specifically. A monoclonal antibody binds preferentially to a single specific epitope of a molecule that can be molecularly defined. In the present invention, multiple epitopes can be recognized by a multispecific antibody.
- A “fusion protein” or “fusion polypeptide” refers to a hybrid polypeptide which comprises polypeptide portions from at least two different polypeptides. The portions may be from proteins of the same organism, in which case the fusion protein is said to be “intraspecies,” “intragenic,” etc. In various embodiments, the fusion polypeptide may comprise one or more amino acid sequences linked to a first polypeptide. In the case where more than one amino acid sequence is fused to a first polypeptide, the fusion sequences may be multiple copies of the same sequence, or alternatively, may be different amino acid sequences. A first polypeptide may be fused to the N-terminus, the C-terminus, or the N- and C-terminus of a second polypeptide. Furthermore, a first polypeptide may be inserted within the sequence of a second polypeptide.
- The term “immunogenic” refers to the ability of a substance to elicit an immune response. An “immunogenic composition” or “immunogenic substance” is a composition or substance which elicits an immune response. An “immune response” refers to the reaction of a subject to the presence of an antigen, which may include at least one of the following: making antibodies, developing immunity, developing hypersensitivity to the antigen, and developing tolerance.
- The term “linker” is art-recognized and refers to a molecule or group of molecules connecting two compounds, such as two polypeptides. The linker may be comprised of a single linking molecule or may comprise a linking molecule and a spacer molecule, intended to separate the linking molecule and a compound by a specific distance.
- As used herein, a “stress protein” also known as a “heat shock protein” or “HSP” is a protein that is encoded by a stress gene, and is therefore typically produced in significantly greater amounts upon the contact or exposure of the stressor to the organism. The term “stress protein” as used herein is intended to include such portions and peptides of a stress protein. A “stress gene,” also known as “heat shock gene,” as used herein, refers to a gene that is activated or otherwise detectably upregulated due to the contact or exposure of an organism (containing the gene) to a stressor, such as but not limited to heat shock, hypoxia, glucose deprivation, heavy metal salts, inhibitors of energy metabolism and electron transport, and protein denaturants, or to certain benzoquinone ansamycins. Nover, L., Heat Shock Response, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, Fla. (1991). “Stress gene” also includes homologous genes within known stress gene families, such as certain genes within the HSP70 and HSP90 stress gene families, even though such homologous genes are not themselves induced by a stressor. Each of the terms stress gene and stress protein as used in the present specification may be inclusive of the other, unless the context indicates otherwise.
- The term “vaccine” refers to a substance that elicits an immune response and also confers protective immunity upon a subject.
- The antigen-presenting cells (APCs) may include dendritic cells, B lymphocytes, mononuclear phagocytes (e.g., monocytes and/or macrophages), and/or other cell types expressing the necessary MHC/co-stimulatory molecules. In one aspect, the APCs comprise a costimulatory protein, e.g., CD40, which is important for the activation of the APCs. In one embodiment, the APCs may be presented with antigens by pulsing, in which the APCs are exposed to antigenic proteins or polypeptides. The proteins or peptides may be recombinant or natural products. In another embodiment, APCs are exposed to the nucleic acids encoding the proteins or peptides in the presence of transfection agents known in the art, including but not limited to cationic lipids.
- Transfected or pulsed APCs can subsequently be administered to the host via an intravenous, subcutaneous, intranasal, intramuscular, or intraperitoneal route of delivery. Protein/peptide antigens can also be delivered in vivo with adjuvant via the intravenous, subcutaneous, intranasal, intramuscular or intraperitoneal route of delivery.
- According to the invention, foster antigen-presenting cells may also be used as a substitute for the antigen-presenting cells. The foster antigen-presenting cells lack antigen processing activity, whereby they express MHC molecules free of bound peptides. In one aspect, foster APCs are derived from the human cell line 174X CEM.T2, referred to as T2, which contains a mutation in its antigen processing pathway that restricts the association of endogenous peptides with cell surface MHC class I molecules. Zweerink et al., J Immunol. 150:1763-1771(1993). Transduction of T2 cells with specific recombinant MHC alleles allows for redirection of the MHC restriction profile. Libraries tailored to the recombinant allele will be preferentially presented by them because the anchor residues will prevent efficient binding to the endogenous allele. High level expression of MHC molecules makes the APCs more visible to the CTLs. Expressing the MHC allele of interest in T2 cells using a powerful transcriptional promoter (e.g., the CMV promoter) results in a more reactive APC.
- In one embodiment, the APCs are modified to express or over-express co-stimulatory molecules. Co-stimulatory molecules include, but are not limited to, CD40, MHC class I and/or class II, B7-1 (CD80), B7-2 (CD86), ICAM-1, interleukin 1 (IL-1), and LFA-3. See, e.g., Hodge et al. J Natl Cancer Inst (2000) 92 (15): 1228-1239, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- As one type of antigen-presenting cells, dendritic cells are effective in presenting antigens and initiating immune responses, particularly the immune responses associated with T cells. Dendritic cells are present in skin, nose, lung, intestines, blood, and many other tissues and organs. The immunogenicity of the dendritic cells is partly due to their ability to process antigen materials and present them on the cell surface.
- After capturing the antigens, the dendritic cells can present the antigen to T cells. The dendritic cells become mature with increased surface expression of class II MHC and costimulatory molecules. Santambrogio et al., PNAS, 96(26): 15056-15061 (1999). Mature dendritic cells may lose the ability to further process exogenous antigens. Maturation of the dendritic cells may also be accompanied with the loss of acidic organelles, where the antigens were processed. Kampgen et al., PNAS, 88: 3014-3018 (1991).
- The efficiency of the dendritic cells may be limited by the small number of the cells in any given organs. For example, around 0.1% of the white cells exist as dendritic cells in human blood. Dendritic cells from some organs (e.g., spleen and afferent lymphatic) arise from precursors. Thus, in one aspect of the invention, dendritic cells are obtained or expanded from dendritic cell precursors. The methods of expanding or obtaining dendritic cells are described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,994,126, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- The activated APCs used in the methods described herein to activate T cells are activated using a fusion protein and tumor cells or a tumor sample.
- In one embodiment, the APCs used in the methods described herein are activated by incubating an effective amount of a fusion protein with immune cells and tumor cells or sample under conditions so as to produce activated APCs. In one embodiment, the APCs are activated by a method which comprises incubating immune cells ex vivo in the presence of tumor cells and a fusion protein for a time period sufficient to produce the activated APCs, wherein at least one activated APC displays an antigen derived from the tumor cells. In one embodiment, the method further comprises isolating the activated APCs. In one embodiment, the isolated activated APCs are free or substantially free of the tumor cells and/or the fusion protein.
- The term “substantially free” as used herein refers to nearly complete removal of the tumor cells and/or fusion protein. In one embodiment, the activated APCs are free of the tumor cells and/or fusion protein. In one embodiment, the activated APCs are free of the tumor cells. In one embodiment, at least about 90%, at least about 91%, at least about 92%, at least about 93%, at least about 94%, at least about 95%, at least about 96%, at least about 97%, at least about 98%, at least about 99%, or at least about 99.9% of the tumor cells are removed from the activated APCs by isolation. In one embodiment, at least about 90%, at least about 91%, at least about 92%, at least about 93%, at least about 94%, at least about 95%, at least about 96%, at least about 97%, at least about 98%, at least about 99%, or at least about 99.9% of the fusion protein is removed from the activated APCs by isolation.
- In one aspect, the fusion protein comprises an antigen-binding component and a heat shock protein component. While the antigen-binding component binds to the tumor cell, the heat shock protein component activates the APCs. In one embodiment, the antigen-binding component of the fusion protein may be any antibody or other molecule that recognizes a tumor or cancer cell of interest. In one embodiment, the antigen-binding component is a single chain antibody, a variable domain, or a fragment antigen-binding (“Fab”) domain of an antibody.
- In one aspect, the tumor cells are obtained from a patient.
- In one aspect, the antigen-binding component is specific for a cancer antigen (e.g., a tumor-specific antigen or a tumor-associated antigen). The cancer antigen may be any identifiable cell surface antigen that is expressed by a cancer of interest. In one embodiment, the cancer antigen is mesothelin, alphafetoprotein, CEA, CA-125, MUC-1, Her2Neu, ETA, NY-ESO-1, VEGF, VEGFR1, VEGFR2, PSMA, prostate specific antigen, HPV17E7, mutant p53, surviving, ras, MAGE, gp100, tyrosinase, WT1, PR1, folate-binding protein, CA-19-9, FAP, G250, or A33. In one embodiment, the antibody is specific for mesothelin. Fusion proteins that recognize and bind to mesothelin are described, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 7,943,133, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- In one embodiment, the immune cells (APCs) include, but are not limited to, dendritic cells, B lymphocytes, and mononuclear phagocytes. The mononuclear phagocytes may include monocytes and/or macrophages. In some aspects, the immune cells comprise at least one CD40. In another aspect, the immune cells are dendritic cells.
- In one embodiment, the heat shock protein component includes but is not limited to HSP70 and/or an immune activating fragment and/or modified sequence thereof. In another aspect, the HSP70 or the immune activating fragment and/or modified sequence thereof is from Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
- In one embodiment, the method of preparing the APCs further comprises expanding the immune cells in the presence of a growth factor. In one embodiment, the method of preparing the APCs further comprises expanding the activated APCs in the presence of a growth factor. In one aspect, the growth factor is a cytokine. In another aspect, the growth factor includes, but is not limited to, Flt-3 ligand, GM-CSF, IL-4, M-CSF, IFNα, IL-1β, IL-4, IL-6, IL-13, IL-15, INFα, or any combination thereof.
- In one embodiment, the APCs are allogeneic, autologous, or derived from a cell line. In another embodiment, the APCs are collected from a patient having a tumor. In one aspect, either the APCs or the tumor cells are immobilized on a solid support. The solid support includes but is not limited to a surface of a column, a sepharose bead, a gel, a matrix, a magnetic bead, a plastic surface, or any combination thereof.
- In another embodiment, the dendritic cells are differentiated or matured from dendritic cell precursors. The dendritic cell precursors may be activated, or not be activated. In another aspect, the dendritic cell precursors are free or substantially free of neutrophils, macrophages, lymphocytes, or a combination thereof. In such an aspect, the term “substantially free” indicates that neutrophils, macrophages, and/or lymphocytes comprise less than about 10%, e.g., less than about 5%, e.g., less than about 2%, e.g., less than about 1% of the total cells in a dendritic cell precursor composition.
- In one aspect, the dendritic cell precursors are differentiated in the presence of a growth factor. The growth factor may be a cytokine. In another aspect, the growth factor is selected from a group consisting of Flt-3 ligand, GM-CSF, IL-4, M-CSF, IFNα, IL-1β, IL-4, IL-6, IL-13, IL-15 and TNFα.
- In one embodiment, the APCs are modified to express or over-express co-stimulatory molecules. Co-stimulatory molecules include, but are not limited to, CD40, MHC class I and/or class II, B7-1 (CD80), B7-2 (CD86), ICAM-1, interleukin 1 (IL-1), and LFA-3. See, e.g., Hodge et al. J Natl Cancer Inst (2000) 92 (15): 1228-1239, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- Many tumors have chemorepellant effects, e.g., on immune cells, due to chemokines secreted by the tumor cells. High concentrations of the chemokines secreted by the tumor cells can have chemorepellant effects on cells, whereas lower concentrations do not have such effects or even result in chemoattraction. For example, T cells are repelled by CXCL12 (SDF-1) by a concentration-dependent and CXCR4 receptor-mediated mechanism.
- The anti-chemorepellant agent may be any such agent known in the art, for example an anti-chemorepellant agent as described in U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2008/0300165, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
- Anti-chemorepellant agents include any agents that specifically inhibit chemokine and/or chemokine receptor dimerization, thereby blocking the chemorepellant response to a chemorepellant agent. Certain chemokines, including IL-8 and CXCL12 can also serve as chcmorepellants at high concentrations (e.g., above 100 nM) where many of the chemokines exist as a dimer. Dimerization of the chemokines elicits a differential response in cells, causing dimerization of chemokine receptors, an activity which is interpreted as a chemorepellant signal. Blocking the chemorepellant effect of high concentrations of chemokines secreted by a tumor can be accomplished, for example, by anti-chemorepellant agents which inhibit chemokine dimer formation or chemokine receptor dimer formation. For example, antibodies that target and block chemokine receptor dimerization, e.g., by interfering with the dimerization domains or ligand binding, can be anti-chemorepellant agents. Anti-chemorepellant agents that act via other mechanisms of action, e.g., that reduce the amount of chemorepellant cytokine secreted by the cells, inhibit dimerization, and/or inhibit binding of the chemokine to a target receptor, are also encompassed by the present invention. Where desired, this effect can be achieved without inhibiting the chemotactic action of monomeric chemokine.
- In other embodiments, the anti-chemorepellant agent is a CXCR4 antagonist, CXCR7 antagonist, CXCR3 antagonist, CXCR4/CXCL12 antagonist, CXCR7/CXCL12 antagonist, or selective PKC inhibitor. Anti-chemorepellant agents may include, without limitation, molecules that inhibit expression of CXCL12 or CXCR4 or CXCR7 (e.g., antisense or siRNA molecules), molecules that bind to CXCL12 or CXCR4 or CXCR7 and inhibit their function (e.g., antibodies or aptamers), molecules that inhibit dimerization of CXCL12 or CXCR4 or CXCR7, and antagonists of CXCR4 or CXCR7.
- The CXCR4 antagonist can be but is not limited to AMD3100 (plerixafor) or a derivative thereof, AMD11070 (also called AMD070), AMD12118, AMD11814, AMD13073, FAMD3465, C131, BKT140, CTCE-9908, KRH-2731, TC14012, KRH-3955, BMS-936564/MDX-1338, LY2510924, GSK812397, KRH-1636, T-20, T-22, T-140, TE-14011, T-14012, or TN14003, derivatives thereof, or an antibody that interferes with the dimerization of CXCR4. Additional CXCR4 antagonists are described, for example, in U.S. Patent Pub. No. 2014/0219952 and Debnath et al. Theranostics, 2013; 3(1): 47-75, each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety, and include TG-0054 (burixafor), AMD3465, NIBR1816, AMD070, and derivatives thereof.
- The CXCR3 antagonist can be but is not limited to TAK-779, AK602, or SCH-351125, or an antibody that interferes with the dimerization of CXCR3.
- The CXCR4/CXCL12 antagonist can be but is not limited to tannic acid, NSC 651016, or an antibody that interferes with the dimerization of CXCR4 and/or CXCL12.
- The CXCR7/CXCL12 antagonist can be but is not limited to CCX771, CCX754, or an antibody that interferes with the dimerization of CXCR7 and/or CXCL12.
- The selective PKC inhibitor can be but is not limited to thalidomide or GF 109230X.
- In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is AMD3100 (plerixafor). AMD3100 is described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,583,131, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
- In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is an AMD3100 derivative. AMD3100 derivatives include, but are not limited to, those found in U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,935,692 and 5,583,131 (USRE42152), each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- In certain embodiments, the anti-chemorepellant agent is not an antibody. In certain embodiments, the anti-chemorepellant agent is not a heparinoid. In certain embodiments, the anti-chemorepellant agent is not a peptide.
- In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is coupled with a molecule that allows targeting of a tumor. In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is coupled with (e.g., bound to) an antibody specific for the tumor to be targeted. In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent coupled to the molecule that allows targeting of the tumor is administered systemically.
- In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered in combination with an additional compound that enhances the anti-chemorepellant activity of the agent. In one embodiment, the additional compound is granulocyte colony stimulating factor (“G-CSF”). In one embodiment, G-CSF is not administered.
- This disclosure relates to fusion proteins comprising a stress protein component and a target or antigen binding component, and methods of using the same. In particular, this disclosure relates to treating a patient having a disease, e.g., a cancer or a disease caused by a pathogen, that can be recognized by a fusion protein as described herein. Preferably, the disease expresses a chemorepellant activity such that immune cells are inhibited in the vicinity of the diseased cells, pathogen, or tumor cells.
- Examples and methods of making fusion proteins contemplated in the present invention are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 8,143,387 and 7,943,133 and PCT Application Number PCT/US2017/021911, each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- The stress protein component (also referred to as the stress protein domain) may comprise any polypeptide sequence that activates APCs. In some embodiments, the polypeptide sequence is derived from a stress protein. However, any APC-activating polypeptide is contemplated.
- Any suitable stress protein (e.g., heat shock protein) can be used in the fusion polypeptides of the present invention. For example, HSP60 and/or HSP70 can be used. Turning to stress proteins generally, cells respond to a stressor (typically heat shock treatment) by increasing the expression of a group of genes commonly referred to as stress, or heat shock, genes. Heat shock treatment involves exposure of cells or organisms to temperatures that are one to several degrees Celsius above the temperature to which the cells are adapted. In coordination with the induction of such genes, the levels of corresponding stress proteins increase in stressed cells.
- In bacteria, the predominant stress proteins are proteins with molecular sizes of about 70 kDa and 60 kDa, which are commonly referred to as HSP70 and HSP60, respectively. Stress proteins appear to participate in important cellular processes such as protein synthesis, intracellular trafficking, and assembly and disassembly of protein complexes. It appears that the increased amounts of stress proteins synthesized during stress serve primarily to minimize the consequences of induced protein unfolding. Indeed, the pre-exposure of cells to mildly stressful conditions that induce the synthesis of stress proteins affords protection to the cells from the deleterious effects of a subsequent, more extreme stress.
- The major stress proteins appear to be expressed in every organism and tissue type examined so far. Also, it appears that stress proteins represent the most highly conserved group of proteins identified to date. For example, when stress proteins in widely diverse organisms are compared, HSP90 and HSP70 exhibit 50% or higher identity at the amino acid level and share many similarities at non-identical positions. Similar or higher levels of homology exist between different members of a particular stress protein family within species.
- The stress proteins, particularly
HSP 70,HSP 60, HSP 20-30 andHSP 10, are among the major determinants recognized by the host immune system in the immune response to infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium leprae. However, individuals, including healthy individuals with no history of mycobacterial infection or autoimmune disease, also carry T cells that recognize both bacterial andhuman HSP 60 epitopes. This system recognizing stress protein epitopes presumably constitutes an “early defense system” against invading organisms. The system may be maintained by frequent stimulation by bacteria and viruses. - Families of stress genes and proteins for use in the fusion polypeptides are those well known in the art and include, for example, HSP 100-200,
HSP 100, HSP 90, Lon,HSP 70,HSP 60, TF55,HSP 40, FKBPs, cyclophilins, HSP 20-30, ClpP, GrpE,HSP 10, ubiquitin, calnexin, and protein disulfide isomerases. In certain embodiments, the stress protein isHSP 70 orHSP 60. In certain embodiments, the stress protein is a fragment of Hsp70 or Hsp60 and/or a modified sequence of Hsp70 or Hsp60. As use herein, a “modified sequence” of a stress protein such as Hsp70 is a sequence comprising one or more additions, deletion, or substitutions that retains at least 50% of at least one of the biological activity of the stress protein, e.g., the ability to stimulate antigen presenting cells, e.g., at least 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, or more of the biological activity. In some embodiments, the modified sequence has an enhanced biologicaFactivity compared to the wild-type sequence. In some embodiments, the modified sequence is one disclosed in PCT Application No. PCT/US2017/021911, incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. - The examples of HSP 100-200 include Grp170 (for glucose-regulated protein).
HSP 100 examples include mammalian HSP 110, yeast HSP 104, ClpA, ClpB, ClpC, ClpX and ClpY. HSP 90 examples include HtpG in E. coli, HSP 83 and Hsc83 in yeast, and HSP 90alpha, HSP 90beta and Grp94 in humans.HSP 70 examples include HSP 72 and Hsc73 from mammalian cells, DnaK from bacteria, particularly mycobacteria such as Mycobacterium leprae, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and Mycobacterium bovis (such as Bacille-Calmette Guerin, referred to herein as Hsp71), DnaK from Escherichia coli, yeast, and other prokaryotes, and BiP and Grp78.HSP 60 examples includeHSP 65 from mycobacteria.Bacterial HSP 60 is also commonly known as GroEL, such as the GroEL from E. coli. TF55 examples include Tep1, TRiC and thermosome.HSP 40 examples include DnaJ from prokaryotes such as E. coli and mycobacteria and HSJ1, HDJ1 andHSP 40. FKBPs examples include FKBP12, FKBP13, FKBP25, and FKBP59, Fpr1 and Nep1. Cyclophilin examples include cyclophilinsA,Band C. HSP 10 examples include GroES and Cpn10. - In particular embodiments, the stress proteins of the present invention are obtained from enterobacteria, mycobacteria (particularly M. leprae, M. tuberculosis, M. vaccae, M. smegmatis and M. bovis), E. coli, yeast, Drosophila, vertebrates, avians, chickens, mammals, rats, mice, primates, or humans.
- In one embodiment, the stress protein comprises Mycobacterium tuberculosis-derived heat shock protein 70 (MtbHsp70). MtbHsp70 is well characterized and functions as a potent immune-activating adjuvant. It stimulates monocytes and dendritic cells (DCs) to produce CC-chemokines, which attract antigen processing and presenting macrophages, DCs, and effector T and B cells.
- A fusion polypeptide may comprise an amino acid sequence that is at least about 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 98%, or 99% identical to a stress protein described herein.
- A fusion polypeptide may comprise an amino acid sequence which is a fragment and/or modification of the stress protein as described herein.
- The target binding component of the fusion protein may be any molecule that specifically binds an antigen associated with the disease to be treated. In certain embodiments, the target binding component is an antibody or a fragment thereof. The terms “antigen-binding,” “target binding,” and “tumor-binding” are used interchangeably herein.
- In one aspect, the target binding component is a single chain antibody. In one aspect, the target binding component is a variable domain fragment. In one aspect, the target binding component is a Fab portion of an antibody.
- In one aspect, the target binding component is specific for a cancer antigen (e.g., a tumor-specific antigen or a tumor-associated antigen), and may be referred to as an antigen binding component. The cancer antigen may be any identifiable cell surface antigen that is expressed by a cancer of interest. In one embodiment, the cancer antigen is mesothelin, alphafetoprotein, CEA, CA-125, MUC-1, Her2Neu, ETA, NY-ESO-1, VEGF, VEGFR1, VEGFR2, PSMA, prostate specific antigen, HPV17E7, mutant p53, surviving, ras, MAGE, gp100, tyrosinase, WT1, PR1, folate-binding protein, CA-19-9, FAP, G250, or A33. In one embodiment, the antibody is specific for mesothelin. Fusion proteins that recognize and bind to mesothelin are described, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 7,943,133, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- In one embodiment, the target binding component is specific for mesothelin. MSLN is highly overexpressed on the surface of common epithelial cancers, including epithelial malignant mesothelioma and ovarian cancer, while expressed at relatively low levels only in mesothelial cells lining the pleura, pericardium, and peritoneum in healthy individuals.
- In theory, fusion of anti-MSLN scFv and MtbHsp70 takes advantage of the immune-activating action of MtbHsp70 and the tumor-targeting activity of the scFv, which will yield anti-tumor responses against the broadest profile of tumor antigens.
- In one embodiment, the fusion protein comprises a peptide having at least about 85% sequence homology to the peptide sequence of SEQ ID NO.: 1 or SEQ ID NO.: 2. In one embodiment, the fusion protein comprises a peptide having at least about 90% sequence homology to the peptide sequence of SEQ ID NO.: 1 or SEQ ID NO.: 2. In one embodiment, the fusion protein comprises a peptide having at least about 91% sequence homology to the peptide sequence of SEQ ID NO.: 1 or SEQ ID NO.: 2. In one embodiment, the fusion protein comprises a peptide having at least about 92% sequence homology to the peptide sequence of SEQ ID NO.: 1 or SEQ ID NO.: 2. in one embodiment, the fusion protein comprises a peptide having at least about 93% sequence homology to the peptide sequence of SEQ ID NO.: 1 or SEQ ID NO.: 2. In one embodiment, the fusion protein comprises a peptide having at least about 94% sequence homology to the peptide sequence of SEQ ID NO.: 1 or SEQ ID NO.: 2. In one embodiment, the fusion protein comprises a peptide having at least about 95% sequence homology to the peptide sequence of SEQ ID NO.: 1 or SEQ ID NO.: 2. In one embodiment, the fusion protein comprises a peptide having at least about 96% sequence homology to the peptide sequence of SEQ ID NO.: 1 or SEQ ID NO.: 2. In one embodiment, the fusion protein comprises a peptide having at least about 97% sequence homology to the peptide sequence of SEQ ID NO.: 1 or SEQ ID NO.: 2. In one embodiment, the fusion protein comprises a peptide having at least about 98% sequence homology to the peptide sequence of SEQ ID NO.: 1 or SEQ ID NO.: 2. In one embodiment, the fusion protein comprises a peptide having at least about 99% sequence homology to the peptide sequence of SEQ ID NO.: 1 or SEQ ID NO.: 2. In one embodiment, the fusion protein comprises a peptide having a sequence disclosed in PCT Application No. PCT/US2017/021911, incorporated by reference herein in its entirety, or a sequence having at least 85%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% sequence homology to a sequence disclosed therein.
- In one embodiment, the fusion protein retains the ability to bind a cancer antigen. In one embodiment, the fusion protein retains the ability to activate APCs. In one embodiment, the fusion protein retains the ability to facilitate production of activated APCs having cancer-specific antigens on the APC cell surface.
- In one embodiment, the fusion protein comprises the peptide sequence of SEQ ID NO.: 1. In one embodiment, the fusion protein comprises the peptide sequence of SEQ ID NO.: 2.
- In one aspect, this disclosure relates to methods of preparing activated, cancer-targeting T cells from APCs that were activated using a fusion protein as described herein.
- In one embodiment, this invention relates to methods of preparing activated T cells, which comprises incubating T cells with activated antigen-presenting cells (APCs) for a period of time sufficient to produce activated T cells, wherein the APCs were prepared by incubating immune cells ex vivo in the presence of tumor cells and a fusion protein for a time period sufficient to produce the activated APCs, wherein at least one activated APC displays an antigen derived from the tumor cells. In one embodiment, the method further comprises isolating the activated T cells, wherein the isolated activated T cells are free or substantially free of the activated APCs, tumor cells and/or the fusion protein. In one embodiment, the APCs comprise dendritic cells.
- The term “substantially free” as used with respect to the activated T cells refers to nearly complete removal of the APCs and/or tumor cells and/or fusion protein. In one embodiment, the activated T cells are free of the APCs and/or tumor cells and/or fusion protein. In one embodiment, the activated T cells are free of the tumor cells. In one embodiment, at least about 90%, at least about 91%, at least about 92%, at least about 93%, at least about 94%, at least about 95%, at least about 96%, at least about 97%, at least about 98%, at least about 99%, or at least about 99.9% of the tumor cells are removed from the activated T cells by isolation. In one embodiment, at least about 90%, at least about 91%, at least about 92%, at least about 93%, at least about 94%, at least about 95%, at least about 96%, at least about 97%, at least about 98%, at least about 99%, or at least about 99.9% of the fusion protein is removed from the activated T cells by isolation. In one embodiment, at least about 90%, at least about 91%, at least about 92%, at least about 93%, at least about 94%, at least about 95%, at least about 96%, at least about 97%, at least about 98%, at least about 99%, or at least about 99.9% of the APCs are removed from the activated T cells by isolation.
- In one aspect, the fusion protein comprises an antigen-binding component and a heat shock protein component. While the antigen-binding component binds to the tumor cells, the heat shock protein component activates the APCs. In one embodiment, the antigen-binding component of the fusion protein may be any antibody or other molecule that recognizes a tumor or cancer cell of interest. In one embodiment, the antigen-binding component is a single chain antibody, a variable domain, or a fragment antigen-binding (“Fab”) domain of an antibody.
- In one aspect, the tumor cells are obtained from a patient.
- In one aspect, the antigen-binding binding component is specific for a cancer antigen (e.g., a tumor-specific antigen or a tumor-associated antigen). The cancer antigen may be any identifiable cell surface antigen that is expressed by a cancer of interest. In one embodiment, the cancer antigen is mesothelin, alphafetoprotein, CEA, CA-125, MUC-1, Her2Neu , ETA, NY-ESO-1, VEGF, VEGFR1, VEGFR2, PSMA, prostate specific antigen, HPV17E7, mutant p53, surviving, ras, MAGE, gp100, tyrosinase, WT1, PR1, folate-binding protein, CA-19-9, FAP, G250, or A33. In one embodiment, the antibody is specific for mesothelin. Fusion proteins that recognize and bind to mesothelin are described, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 7,943,133, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- In one embodiment, the antigen-presenting cells include, but are not limited to, dendritic cells, B lymphocytes, and mononuclear phagocytes. The mononuclear phagocytes may include monocytes and/or macrophages. In some aspects, the APCs comprise at least one CD40. In another aspect, the APCs arc dendritic cells.
- In one embodiment, the heat shock protein component includes but is not limited to HSP70 and/or an immune activating fragment and/or modified sequence thereof. In another aspect, the HSP70 or the immune activating fragment and/or modified sequence thereof is from Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
- In one embodiment, this disclosure relates to a method for preparing activated T cells, the method comprising:
- a) providing activated antigen-presenting cells that were activated in presence of tumor cells and a fusion protein ex vivo for a time period sufficient to produce activated antigen-presenting cells, wherein at least one activated antigen-presenting cell displays an antigen derived from the tumor cells;
- b) contacting the activated antigen-presenting cells with T cells for a period of time sufficient to activate the T cells; and
- c) isolating the activated T cells;
- wherein the fusion protein comprises a tumor binding component and a heat shock protein component, wherein said tumor binding component binds to the tumor cells and said heat shock protein component activates antigen-presenting cells. In one embodiment, the isolated activated T cells are free or substantially free of the dendritic cells, tumor cells and the fusion protein.
- In one embodiment, the heat shock protein component comprises HSP70 or an immune activating fragment and/or modified sequence thereof. In one embodiment, the HSP70 or the immune activating fragment and/or modified sequence thereof is from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In one embodiment, the tumor binding component is a single chain antibody, a variable domain, or a Fab domain.
- In one embodiment, the APCs were expanded in the presence of a growth factor. In one embodiment, the growth factor is a cytokine. In one embodiment, the growth factor is selected from the group consisting of Flt-3 ligand, GM-CSF, IL-4, M-CSF, IFNα, IL-1β, IL-4, IL-6, IL-13, IL-15 and TNFα.
- In one embodiment, the tumor cells are obtained from a patient. In one embodiment, the tumor cells are derived from a patient to be treated as described herein. In one embodiment, the tumor cells are derived from a different patient. In one embodiment, the tumor cells comprise a cancer cell line.
- In one embodiment, the term “tumor cells” that are incubated with the immune cells and fusion protein refers to any tumor sample, including but not limited to intact cells, viable cells, non-viable cells, tumor-specific antigen (e.g., isolated antigen, partially isolated antigen, recombinant antigen, etc.), and/or other cellular material derived from a tumor or cancer cell or cell line. In some embodiments, the tumor sample comprises at least a subset of antigens that are identical or similar to antigens associated with a patient's tumor, e.g., that will result in a T cell response against the patient's tumor.
- In one embodiment, the isolated activated T cells are contacted with an effective amount of an anti-chemorepellant agent. In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is any of the agents disclosed previously, e.g., selected from the group consisting of AMD3100 or a derivative thereof, AMD11070 (also called AMD070), AMD12118, AMD11814, AMD13073, FAMD3465, C131, BKT140, CTCE-9908, KRH-2731, TC14012, KRH-3955, BMS-936564/MDX-1338, LY2510924, GSK812397, KRH-1636, T-20, T-22, T-140, TE-14011, T-14012, TN14003, TAK-779, AK602, SCH-351125, tannic acid, NSC 651016, thalidomide, GF 109230X, an antibody that interferes with dimerization of a chemorepellant chemokine, and an antibody that interferes with dimerization of a receptor for a chemorepellant chemokine. In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is AMD3100. In one embodiment, the amount of anti-chemorepellant agent is sufficient to bind to at least a subset of receptors, e.g., CXCR4 and/or CXCR7, on the surface of the T cells.
- In one embodiment, the APCs are allogeneic, autologous, or derived from a cell line. In one embodiment, the T cells are allogeneic, autologous, or derived from a cell line. In one embodiment, the APCs and/or the T cells are isolated from a patient having cancer. In certain embodiments, the APCs and T cells are derived from the same source. e.g., the same patient.
- In one embodiment, either the APCs or the tumor cells are immobilized on a solid support. In one embodiment, the activated APCs are isolated by isolating the solid support from the tumor cells and fusion protein.
- In one embodiment, the T cells are immobilized on a solid support. In one embodiment, the activated T cells are isolated by isolating the solid support from the APCs.
- In one embodiment, the solid support comprises a surface of a column, a sepharose bead, a gel, a matrix, a magnetic bead, or a plastic surface.
- The fusion protein as described herein can be used in combination with an anti-chemorepellant agent to treat a disease which is associated with a chemorepellant effect. In one embodiment, the disease is an abnormal cell or a tumor. In one embodiment, the disease is a cancer.
- In one aspect, this invention relates to a method for treating a cancer, e.g., a tumor, in a patient wherein the cancer or tumor expresses chemorepellant properties, the method comprising administering to the patient: (a) an effective amount of APCs (e.g., dendritic cells) prepared by incubating the APCs with cancer or tumor cells and a fusion protein; and (b) concurrently administering to the patient an effective amount of an anti-chemorepellant agent; wherein the combination of the APCs and the anti-chemorepellant agent treat the cancer or tumor. In one embodiment, the fusion protein comprises a antigen (or target) binding component and a stress protein component, wherein the antigen (or target) binding component binds to the cancer or tumor and the stress protein component activates APCs (e.g., dendritic cells), leading to the generation of CD3 positive T cells that target cancer antigens.
- In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent and the APCs (e.g., dendritic cells) are administered separately. In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent and the APCs (e.g., dendritic cells) are administered simultaneously. In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent and the APCs (e.g., dendritic cells) are administered sequentially.
- In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered prior to administration of the APCs (e.g., dendritic cells). In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered after administration of the APCs (e.g., dendritic cells). In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered before, during and/or after administration of the APCs (e.g., dendritic cells).
- In some embodiments, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered between one minute and 24 hours prior to administration of the APCs (e.g., dendritic cells). In some embodiments, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 days prior to administration of the APCs (e.g., dendritic cells).
- In some embodiments, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered for a period of time sufficient to reduce or attenuate the chemorepellant effect of the tumor, e.g., such that the anti-chemorepellant agent has an anti-chemorepellant effect; the APCs (e.g., dendritic cells) can then be administered for a period of time during which the chemorepellant effect of the tumor is reduced or attenuated.
- In some embodiments, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered between one minute and 24 hours after administration of the APCs (e.g., dendritic cells). In some embodiments, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 days after administration of the APCs (e.g., dendritic cells).
- In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent and/or the APCs (e.g., dendritic cells) is administered intravenously, subcutaneously, orally, or intraperitoneally. In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered proximal to (e.g., near or within the same body cavity as) the tumor. In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered directly into the tumor or into a blood vessel feeding the tumor. In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered systemically. In a further embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered by microcatheter, an implanted device, or an implanted dosage form.
- In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered in a continuous manner for a defined period. In another embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered in a pulsatile manner. For example, the anti-chemorepellant agent may be administered intermittently over a period of time.
- Cancers or tumors that can be treated by the compounds and methods described herein include, but are not limited to: anal cancer, biliary tract cancer; brain cancer, including glioblastomas and medulloblastomas; breast cancer; cervical cancer; choriocarcinoma; colon cancer; endometrial cancer; esophageal cancer, gastric cancer; head and neck cancer, hematological neoplasms, including acute lymphocytic and myelogenous leukemia; multiple myeloma; AIDS associated leukemias and adult T cell leukemia lymphoma; intraepithelial neoplasms, including Bowen's disease and Paget's disease; liver cancer (hepatocarcinoma); lung cancer; lymphomas, including Hodgkin's disease and lymphocytic lymphomas; mesotheliomas, neuroblastomas; oral cancer, including squamous cell carcinoma; ovarian cancer, including those arising from epithelial cells, stromal cells, germ cells and mesenchymal cells; pancreas cancer; prostate cancer; rectal cancer; sarcomas, including leiomyosarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, liposarcoma, fibrosarcoma and osteosarcoma; skin cancer, including melanoma, Kaposi's sarcoma, basocellular cancer and squamous cell cancer; testicular cancer, including germinal tumors (seminoma, non-seminoma[teratomas, choriocarcinomas]), stromal tumors and germ cell tumors; thyroid cancer, including thyroid adenocarcinoma and medullar carcinoma; and renal cancer including adenocarcinoma and Wilms tumor. In important embodiments, cancers or tumors escaping immune recognition include glioma, colon carcinoma, colorectal cancer, anal cancer, head and neck cancer, ovarian cancer, lymphoid cell-derived leukemia, choriocarcinoma, and melanoma. In one embodiment, the tumor cells derive from mesothelioma. In one embodiment, the tumor cells are from a hematological malignancy. In some embodiments, the cancer is a HPV-positive cancer.
- In one embodiment, the term “tumor cells” refers to a tumor sample, including but not limited to intact cells, viable cells, non-viable cells, tumor-specific antigen (e.g., isolated antigen, partially isolated antigen, recombinant antigen, etc.), and/or other cellular material derived from a tumor or cancer cell.
- In one embodiment, the cancer is a solid tumor. In one embodiment, the cancer is a leukemia. In one embodiment, the cancer over-expresses CXCL12, e.g., expresses an amount of CXCL12 in the tumor microenvironment sufficient to have a chemorepellant effect. In one embodiment, cancer expression of CXCL12 can be evaluated prior to administration of a composition as described herein. For example, a patient having a cancer that is determined to express or over-express CXCL12, e.g., a concentration of about 100 nM or higher, e.g., about 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, or 500 nM, will be treated using a method and/or composition as described herein.
- In one embodiment, the patient is also administered an effective amount of a fusion protein. The fusion protein may be administered before, at approximately the same time as, or after administration of the activated APCs and/or anti-chemorepellant agent. Dosages and routes of administration of the fusion protein are provided, for example in U.S. Pat. Nos. 8,143,387 and 7,943,133; U.S. Patent Pub. No. 20110129484; and U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/306,168; each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- The activated T cells as described herein can be used to treat a cancer, cancer cell, or tumor in a patient that expresses an antigen recognized by the activated T cells.
- The activated T cells as described herein can be used in combination with an anti chemorepellant agent to treat a cancer, cancer cell, or tumor which is associated with a chemorepellant effect. For example, the cancer cell, cancer, or tumor expresses an amount of a chemorepellant cytokine, e.g., CXCL12, e.g., at a level of about 100 nM or more, that is sufficient to repel or otherwise prevent access of immune cells to the cancer.
- In one aspect, this invention relates to a method for treating a cancer, e.g., a tumor, in a patient, the method comprising administering to the patient: (a) an effective amount of APCs (e.g., dendritic cells) prepared by incubating the APCs with cancer or tumor cells and a fusion protein; and (b) concurrently administering to the patient an effective amount of an anti-chemorepellant agent; wherein the combination of the APCs and the anti-chemorepellant agent treat the cancer or tumor. In one embodiment, the fusion protein comprises an antigen-binding component and a stress protein component, wherein the antigen-binding component binds to the cancer or tumor and the stress protein component activates APCs (e.g., dendritic cells).
- In one embodiment, the method comprises selecting a patient having a tumor that exhibits a chemorepellant effect. In one embodiment, the tumor overexpresses CXCL12.
- In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent and the activated T cells are administered separately, e.g., by the same or different routes. In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent and the activated T cells are administered simultaneously, in the same or different compositions, e.g., by the same or different routes. In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent and the activated T cells are administered sequentially, e.g., by the same or different routes.
- In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered prior to administration of the activated T cells. In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered after administration of the activated T cells. In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered before, during and/or after administration of the activated T cells.
- In some embodiments, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered between one minute and 24 hours prior to administration of the activated T cells. In some embodiments, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 days prior to administration of the activated T cells.
- In some embodiments, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered for a period of time sufficient to reduce or attenuate the chemorepellant effect of the tumor, e.g., such that the anti-chemorepellant agent has an anti-chemorepellant effect; the activated T cells can then be administered for a period of time during which the chemorepellant effect of the tumor is reduced or attenuated.
- In some embodiments, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered between one minute and 24 hours after administration of the activated T cells. In some embodiments, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 days after administration of the activated T cells.
- In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent and/or the activated T cells is administered intravenously, subcutaneously, orally, or intraperitoneally. In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered proximal to (e.g., near or within the same body cavity as) the tumor. In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered directly into the tumor or into a blood vessel feeding the tumor. In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered systemically. In a further embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered by microcatheter, an implanted device, or an implanted dosage form.
- In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered in a continuous manner for a defined period. In another embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered in a pulsatile manner For example, the anti-chemorepellant agent may be administered intermittently over a period of time.
- Cancers or tumors that can be treated by the compounds and methods described herein include, but are not limited to: anal cancer, biliary tract cancer; brain cancer, including glioblastomas and medulloblastomas; breast cancer; cervical cancer; choriocarcinoma; colon cancer; endometrial cancer; esophageal cancer, gastric cancer; head and neck cancer, hematological neoplasms, including acute lymphocytic and myelogenous leukemia; multiple myeloma; AIDS associated leukemias and adult T cell leukemia lymphoma; intraepithelial neoplasms, including Bowen's disease and Paget's disease; liver cancer (hepatocarcinoma); lung cancer; lymphomas, including Hodgkin's disease and lymphocytic lymphomas; mesothelioma, neuroblastomas; oral cancer, including squamous cell carcinoma; ovarian cancer, including those arising from epithelial cells, stromal cells, germ cells and mesenchymal cells; pancreas cancer; prostate cancer; rectal cancer; sarcomas, including leiomyosarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, liposarcoma, fibrosarcoma and osteosarcoma; skin cancer, including melanoma, Kaposi's sarcoma, basocellular cancer and squamous cell cancer; testicular cancer, including germinal tumors (seminoma, non-seminoma[teratomas, choriocarcinomas]), stromal tumors and germ cell tumors; thyroid cancer, including thyroid adenocarcinoma and medullar carcinoma; and renal cancer including adenocarcinoma and Wilms tumor. In important embodiments, cancers or tumors escaping immune recognition include glioma, colon carcinoma, colorectal cancer, anal cancer, head and neck cancer, ovarian cancer, lymphoid cell-derived leukemia, choriocarcinoma, and melanoma. In one embodiment, the tumor cells derive from mesothelioma. In one embodiment, the tumor cells are from a hematological malignancy. In one embodiment, the cancer is HPV-positive.
- In one embodiment, the cancer is a solid tumor. In one embodiment, the cancer is a leukemia. In one embodiment, the caner over-expresses CXCL12. In one embodiment, cancer expression of CXCL12 can be evaluated prior to administration of a composition as described herein. For example, a patient having a cancer that is determined to express or over-express CXCL12 will be treated using a method and/or composition as described herein.
- In one embodiment, the patient is also administered an effective amount of a fusion protein. The fusion protein may be administered before, at approximately the same time as, or after administration of the activated T cells and/or anti-chemorepellant agent. Dosages and routes of administration of the fusion protein are provided, for example in U.S. Pat. Nos. 8,143,387 and 7,943,133; U.S. Patent Pub. No. 20110129484; and PCT Application No. PCT/US2017/021911; each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- The compositions, as described herein, are administered in effective amounts. The effective amount will depend upon the mode of administration, the particular condition being treated and the desired outcome. It will also depend upon, as discussed above, the stage of the condition, the age and physical condition of the subject, the nature of concurrent therapy, if any, and like factors well known to the medical practitioner. For therapeutic applications, it is that amount sufficient to achieve a medically desirable result.
- Generally, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent of the present invention is from about 0.001 to about 100 mg/kg body weight per day, e.g., about 5 mg/kg body weight per day to about 50 mg/kg per day, e.g., about 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or 50 mg/kg per day inclusive of all values and ranges therebetween, including endpoints. In one embodiment, the dose is from about 10 mg/kg to about 50 mg/kg per day. In one embodiment, the dose is from about 10 mg/kg to about 40 mg/kg per day. In one embodiment, the dose is from about 10 mg/kg to about 30 mg/kg per day. In one embodiment, the dose is from about 10 mg/kg to about 20 mg/kg per day. In one embodiment, the dose does not exceed about 50 mg/kg per day.
- In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is from about 50 mg/kg per week to about 350 mg/kg per week, inclusive of all values and ranges therebetween, including endpoints. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 50 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 60 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 70 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 80 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 90 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 100 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 110 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 120 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 130 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 140 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 150 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 160 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 170 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 180 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 190 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 200 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 210 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 220 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 230 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 240 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 250 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 260 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 270 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 280 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 290 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 300 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 310 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 320 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 330 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 340 mg/kg per week. In one embodiment, the dose of the anti-chemorepellant agent is about 350 mg/kg per week.
- In one aspect of the invention, administration of the anti-chemorepellant agent is pulsatile. In one embodiment, an amount of anti-chemorepellant agent is administered every 1 hour to every 24 hours, for example every 1 hour, 2 hours, 3 hours, 4 hours, 5 hours, 6 hours, 7 hours, 8 hours, 9 hours, 10 hours, 11 hours, 12 hours, 13 hours, 14 hours, 15 hours, 16 hours, 17 hours, 18 hours, 19 hours, 20 hours, 21 hours, 22 hours, 23 hours, or 24 hours. In one embodiment, an amount of anti-chemorepellant agent is administered every 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 4 days, 5 days, 6 days, 7 days, 8 days, 9 days, or 10 days.
- In one aspect of the invention, doses of the anti-chemorepellant agent are administered in a pulsatile manner for a period of time sufficient to have an anti-chemorepellant effect (e.g., to attenuate the chemorepellant effect of the tumor cell). In one embodiment, the period of time is between about 1 day and about 10 days. For example, the period of time may be 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 4 days, 5 days, 6 days, 7 days, 8 days, 9 days, or 10 days. In some embodiments, the APCs or T cells are administered after the anti-chemorepellant effect has occurred, e.g., one or more days after the anti-chemorepellant agent has been administered. In some embodiments, administration of the chemorepellant agent is continued while the APCs or T cells are being administered.
- A variety of administration routes are available. The methods of the invention, generally speaking, may be practiced using any mode of administration that is medically acceptable, meaning any mode that produces effective levels of the active compounds without causing clinically unacceptable adverse effects.
- Modes of administration include oral, rectal, topical, nasal, intradermal, or parenteral routes. The term “parenteral” includes subcutaneous, intravenous, intramuscular, or infusion. Intravenous or intramuscular routes are not particularly suitable for long-term therapy and prophylaxis. They could, however, be preferred in emergency situations. Oral administration will be preferred for prophylactic treatment because of the convenience to the patient as well as the dosing schedule. When peptides are used therapeutically, in certain embodiments a desirable route of administration is by pulmonary aerosol. Techniques for preparing aerosol delivery systems containing peptides are well known to those of skill in the art. Generally, such systems should utilize components which will not significantly impair the biological properties of the antibodies, such as the paratope binding capacity (see, for example, Sciarra and Cutie, “Aerosols,” in Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, 18th edition, 1990, pp 1694-1712; incorporated by reference). Those of skill in the art can readily determine the various parameters and conditions for producing antibody or peptide aerosols without resort to undue experimentation.
- Compositions suitable for oral administration may be presented as discrete units, such as capsules, tablets, lozenges, each containing a predetermined amount of the active agent(s). Other compositions include suspensions in aqueous liquids or non-aqueous liquids such as a syrup, elixir or an emulsion.
- Preparations for parenteral administration include sterile aqueous or non-aqueous solutions, suspensions, and emulsions. Examples of non-aqueous solvents are propylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, vegetable oils such as olive oil, and injectable organic esters such as ethyl oleate. Aqueous carriers include water, alcoholic/aqueous solutions, emulsions or suspensions, including saline and buffered media. Parenteral vehicles include sodium chloride solution, Ringer's dextrose, dextrose and sodium chloride, lactated Ringer's or fixed 25 oils. Intravenous vehicles include fluid and nutrient replenishers, electrolyte replenishers (such as those based on Ringer's dextrose), and the like. Preservatives and other additives may also be present such as, for example, antimicrobials, anti-oxidants, chelating agents, and inert gases and the like. Lower doses will result from other forms of administration, such as intravenous administration. In the event that a response in a subject is insufficient at the initial doses applied, higher doses (or effectively higher doses by a different, more localized delivery route) may be employed to the extent that patient tolerance permits. Multiple doses per day are contemplated to achieve appropriate systemic levels of compounds.
- In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered parenterally. In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered via microcatheter into a blood vessel proximal to a tumor. In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered via microcatheter into a blood vessel within a tumor. In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered subcutaneously. In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is administered intradermally.
- Other delivery systems can include time-release, delayed release or sustained release delivery systems. Such systems can avoid repeated administrations of the anti-chemorepellant agent, increasing convenience to the subject and the physician. Many types of release delivery systems are available and known to those of ordinary skill in the art. They include polymer base systems such as poly(lactide-glycolidc), copolyoxalates, polycaprolactones, polyesteramides, polyorthoesters, polyhydroxybutyric acid, and polyanhydrides. Microcapsules of the foregoing polymers containing drugs are described in, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,075,109. Delivery systems also include non-polymer systems that are: lipids including sterols such as cholesterol, cholesterol esters and fatty acids or neutral fats such as mono-, di-, and tri-glycerides; hydrogel release systems; sylastic systems; peptide based systems; wax coatings; compressed tablets using conventional binders and excipients; partially fused implants; and the like.
- In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent or the APCs (e.g., dendritic cells) or activated T cells is administered in a time-release, delayed release or sustained release delivery system. In one embodiment, the time-release, delayed release or sustained release delivery system comprising the anti-chemorepellant agent or the APCs (e.g., dendritic cells) or activated T cells is inserted directly into the tumor. In one embodiment, the time-release, delayed release or sustained release delivery system comprising the anti-chemorepellant agent or the APCs (e.g., dendritic cells) or activated T cells is implanted in the patient proximal to the tumor. Additional implantable formulations are described, for example, in U.S. Patent App. Pub. No. 2008/0300165, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- In addition, important embodiments of the invention include pump-based hardware delivery systems, some of which are adapted for implantation. Such implantable pumps include controlled-release microchips. An exemplary controlled-release microchip is described in Santini, J T Jr. et al., Nature, 1999, 397:335-338, the contents of which are expressly incorporated herein by reference.
- When administered, the pharmaceutical preparations of the invention are applied in pharmaceutically-acceptable amounts and in pharmaceutically-acceptably compositions. Such preparations may routinely contain salt, buffering agents, preservatives, compatible carriers, and optionally other therapeutic agents. When used in medicine, the salts should be pharmaceutically acceptable, but non-pharmaceutically acceptable salts may conveniently be used to prepare pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof and are not excluded from the scope of the invention. Such pharmacologically and pharmaceutically-acceptable salts include, but are not limited to, those prepared from the following acids: hydrochloric, hydrobromic, sulfuric, nitric, phosphoric, maleic, acetic, salicylic, citric, formic, malonic, succinic, and the like. Also, pharmaceutically-acceptable salts can be prepared as alkaline metal or alkaline earth salts, such as sodium, potassium or calcium salts.
- In one aspect, this invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising an anti-chemorepellant agent and APCs (e.g., dendritic cells) or activated T cells as described herein. In one embodiment, the APCs (e.g., dendritic cells) or T cells are derived from the patient to be treated. In one embodiment, the APCs (e.g., dendritic cells) or T cells express CXCR4 and/or CXCR7on the cell surface.
- In one embodiment, the composition further comprises a fusion protein as described herein.
- In one embodiment, the composition comprises an effective amount of the fusion protein to activate the antigen-presenting cells. In one embodiment, the composition comprises an effective amount of the anti-chemorepellant agent to reduce the chemorepellant effect of the cancer. In one embodiment, the composition comprises an effective amount of the antigen presenting cells to result in activation of T cells against the cancer.
- In one embodiment, the pharmaceutical composition is formulated for injection.
- In one embodiment, the composition comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. Acceptable excipients are non-toxic, aid administration, and do not adversely affect the therapeutic benefit of the claimed compounds. Such excipient may be any solid, liquid, semi-solid or gaseous excipient that is generally available to one of skill in the art.
- Solid pharmaceutical excipients include starch, cellulose, talc, glucose, lactose, sucrose, gelatin, malt, rice, flour, chalk, silica gel, magnesium stearate, sodium stearate, glycerol monostearate, sodium chloride, dried skim milk and the like. Liquid and semisolid excipients may be selected from glycerol, propylene glycol, water, ethanol and various oils, including those of petroleum, animal, vegetable or synthetic origin, e.g., peanut oil, soybean oil, mineral oil, sesame oil, etc. Preferred liquid carriers, particularly for injectable solutions, include water, saline, aqueous dextrose, and glycols. Other suitable pharmaceutical excipients and their formulations arc described in Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, edited by E. W. Martin (Mack Publishing Company, 22nd ed., 2013).
- In order to ensure that the dendritic cells and fusion protein interact once administered to a patient, the cells and protein may be combined prior to administration. In one embodiment, the cells and protein are combined immediately (e.g., seconds to one or two hours) prior to administration to the patient.
- Without being bound by theory, it is believed that combination of the APCs or T cells and the anti-chemorepellant agent prior to administration to the patient will allow binding of the anti-chemorepellant agent to cell surface receptors (e.g., CXCR4 and/or CXCR7), thereby allowing the cells to overcome the chemorepellant effect of the tumor. In contrast, it is contemplated that the systemic delivery of an anti-chemorepellant agent results in indiscriminate binding of that agent to CXCR4 receptors and/or CXCR7 throughout the body.
- In one embodiment, this invention relates to an ex vivo device or container comprising activated APCs and T cells as described herein. The device or container is preferably capable of being maintained under controlled, reproducible conditions such that the activated APCs and T cells can interact to activate the T cells. For example, the device or container may be, without limitation, a cell culture dish or plate, a bag (e.g., a culture bag), or any other device or container that is suitable for growing and/or maintaining cells; a tube or column; a biorcactor; etc.
- In one aspect, this invention relates to a kit of parts for treatment of a disease, the kit comprising a fusion protein and an anti-chemorepellant agent.
- In one embodiment is provided a kit of parts for treatment of a cancer, e.g., a tumor, in a patient, the kit comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-chemorepellant agent and/or the APCs (e.g., dendritic cells) or activated T cells prepared by the methods described herein.
- In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is selected from the group consisting of AMD3100 or a derivative thereof, AMD11070 (also called AMD070), AMD12118, AMD11814, AMD13073, FAMD3465, C131, BKT140, CTCE-9908, KRH-2731, TC14012, KRH-3955, BMS-936564/MDX-1338, LY2510924, GSK812397, KRH-1636, T-20, T-22, T-140, TE-14011, T-14012, TN14003, TAK-779, AK602, SCH-351125, tannic acid, NSC 651016, thalidomide, GF 109230X, an antibody that interferes with dimerization of a chemorepellant chemokine, and an antibody that interferes with dimerization of a receptor for a chemorepellant chemokine. In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is AMD3100 or a derivative thereof. In one embodiment, the anti-chemorepellant agent is AMD3100.
- In one embodiment, the activated T cells and/or the anti-chemorepellant agent are formulated for injection.
- In one embodiment, the activated T cells and the anti-chemorepellant agent are in the same formulation.
- In one embodiment, the kit further comprises instructions for treating the cancer or tumor. In one embodiment, the kit of parts comprises instructions in a readable medium for dosing and/or administration of the anti-chemorepellant agent and the activated T cells.
- The term “readable medium” as used herein refers to a representation of data that can be read, for example, by a human or by a machine. Non-limiting examples of human-readable formats include pamphlets, inserts, or other written forms. Non-limiting examples of machine-readable formats include any mechanism that provides (i.e., stores and/or transmits) information in a form readable by a machine (e.g., a computer, tablet, and/or smartphone). For example, a machine-readable medium includes read-only memory (“ROM”); random access memory (“RAM”); magnetic disk storage media; optical storage media; and flash memory devices. In one embodiment, the machine-readable medium is a CD-ROM. In one embodiment, the machine-readable medium is a USB drive. In one embodiment, the machine-readable medium is a Quick Response Code (“QR Code”) or other matrix barcode.
- The fusion protein scFv-MtbHsp70 was constructed with VH and VL from anti-MSLN p4 scFv (Bergan L, et al. Development and in vitro validation of anti-mesothelin biobodies that prevent CA125/Mesothelin-dependent cell attachment. Cancer Letters. 2007;255(2):263-74) fused to full length MtbHsp70 with a (G4S)3 linker in between, which has been shown in our previous study (Yuan J, et al. A novel mycobacterial Hsp70-containing fusion protein targeting mesothelin augments antitumor immunity and prolongs survival in murine models of ovarian cancer and mesothelioma. Journal of Hematology & Oncology. 2014;7:15). The original fusion protein VIC-007, on which VIC-008 was based, achieved significant control of tumor growth and prolongation of the survival of tumor-bearing mice, but the antitumoral efficacy of the treatment regimen was not optimal. Antigenic peptides bind to MtbHsp70 through non-covalent interactions and can elicit both MHC class I-restricted CD8+ and MHC class II-restricted CD4+ T-cell responses. A new version of the scFv-MtbHsp70 fusion protein, VIC-008, was developed, which was modified from the original VIC-007 by the elimination of redundant amino acids and the introduction of a single amino acid mutation, phenylalanine (F) in place of valine (V), at position 381 of MtbHsp70 (
FIG. 1 ). This change is designed to prevent peptide binding while retaining the immune-stimulatory capacity of the protein, in order to reduce the possibility that MtbHsp70 might incidentally bind and deliver other antigens that could result in off target effects or the induction of tolerance or autoimmunity. - The fusion proteins were constructed and expressed by WuXi App Tech (Shanghai, China) in CHO cells and provided at a purity of above 95% by HPLC and an endotoxin level of less than 1.0 EU/mg. VIC-008 is further described in Zeng Y., et al. (Improved Antitumoral Efficacy of Mesothelin Targeted Immune Activating Fusion Protein in Murine Model of Ovarian Cancer. Int J Cancer Clin Res 2016;3:05) and U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/306,168, each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- Ovarian cancer was established by intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection of syngeneic cancer cells, Luc-ID8 (5×106 cells per mouse), into 6-week-old female C57BL/6 mice. All mice were purchased from Jackson laboratories. Mice were observed daily for 1 week after inoculation of tumor cells. Tumor generations were consistently first evident via abdominal distension secondary to malignant ascites, and tumor-bearing mice were euthanized at the endpoint when there were signs of distress, including fur ruffling, rapid respiratory rate, hunched posture, reduced activity, and progressive ascites formation.
- Mice with ovarian tumors were treated 7 days after tumor cell inoculation with i.p. injections of VIC-007 (4 μg per mouse), VIC-008 (4 μg per mouse), or normal saline. This was followed by 3 further treatments at 7-day intervals.
- Intraperitoneal tumor growth was monitored weekly after tumor cell inoculation using in vivo live imaging by IVIS Spectrum (PerkinElmer). Mice were injected intraperitoneally with 150 mg/kg body weight of D-luciferin 10 min in advance and subsequently imaged by IVIS Spectrum.
- As shown in
FIG. 2 , both VIC-007 and VIC-008 significantly slowed tumor growth as recorded by bioluminescence signals compared to saline (p<0.0001 and p<0.0001) while VIC-008 further significantly delayed tumor growth compared to VIC-007 (p<0.0001). Statistical differences between three or more experimental groups were analyzed using Two-Way ANOVA, followed by Tukey's multiple comparison tests when mean of each group is compared with that of every other group. - The efficacy of VIC-007 and VIC-008 to prolong survival in the tumor-bearing mice was evaluated in the mice treated as described in Example 2.
- As shown in
FIG. 3 , both VIC-007 and VIC-008 significantly enhanced the survival of tumor-bearing mice compared to saline (p=0.0253 and p=0.0002), with increased median survival of 55 days from saline to 60 days from VIC-007 and further to 65 days from VIC-008. VIC-008 further significantly prolonged the survival of the tumor-bearing mice compared to VIC-007 (p=0.0301). Survival was analyzed with the Log-rank test. - Taken together, these data showed that the new version of the fusion protein VIC-008 significantly delayed the tumor growth and prolonged the survival in a syngeneic murine model of ovarian cancer. Improved mouse survival of VIC-008 compared to VIC-007 is likely related to the changes made to the protein sequences.
- Mesothelioma tumor was established by i.p. injection of cancer cells, Luc-40L or Luc-AE17, into C57BL/6 mice. One week later, saline, VIC-008 (20 μg), and/or AMD3100 (1 μg/g body weight) were administered once a week for four weeks, as indicated in
FIG. 4 . - As shown in
FIG. 5 (Luc-40L), VIC-008 significantly enhanced the survival of tumor-bearing mice compared to saline (p=0.0214), while the combination of VIC-008 and AMD3100 further enhanced survival (p<0.0001 versus saline). Similar results were observed with Luc-AE17 (FIG. 6 ). AMD3100 had a slight effect on survival, but this effect did not reach significance in this study. - These data show that VIC-008 alone is able to prolong survival in both models of mesothelioma, and AMD3100 alone slightly benefits survival. Combination treatment with VIC-008 and AMD3100 significantly suppresses mesothelioma proliferation and prolongs survival of mice with mesothelioma tumors.
- The fusion proteins were constructed as described above and expressed by WuXi Biologics (Shanghai, China) in CHO cells and provided at a purity of above 95% by HPLC and an endotoxin level of less than 1.0 EU/mg. AMD3100 was purchased from Abeam (#ab120718).
- 40L and AE17 mouse mesothelioma cell lines were kind gifts from Dr. Agnes Kane in Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Brown University. Cells were cultured at 37° C. in DMEM supplemented with 1% L-glutamine, 1% penicillin-streptomycin, and 10% fetal bovine serum.
- Five-week-old female C57BL/6 mice were obtained from the Jackson Laboratory and maintained in the gnotobiotic animal facility of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in compliance with institutional guidelines and policies. After one week acclimatization, tumors were initiated with 4×106 40L cells or 2×106 AE17 cells per mouse administered intraperitoneally (i.p.). A subset of the mice from each group were euthanized with i.p. administration of Ketamine (9 mg/ml in saline) and Xylazine (0.9 mg/ml in saline) 7 days after the last treatment, and samples harvested for immune profiling of tumors, lymph nodes and spleens. The remaining animals in each group were monitored for survival. For survival studies, the mice were observed daily after inoculation of tumor cells. Tumor generation was consistently first evident via the appearance of abdominal distension secondary to malignant ascites, and tumor-bearing mice were euthanized at the endpoint when there were signs of distress, including fur ruffling, rapid respiratory rate, hunched posture, reduced activity, and progressive ascites formation.
- Splenocytes from transgenic T-Red/FoxP3 GFP mice were used as a source of fluorescently tagged Treg cells by cell sorting as described below. T-Red/FoxP3 GFP mice are a fully backcrossed C57BL/6 line of transgenic mice that produced by crossing T-red mice with FoxP3 GFP mice. T-red mice express dsRedII under the control of the CD4 promoter modified to lack the negative control element thereby allowing expression in both CD4+ and CD8+ T cells. In FoxP3 GFP mice, GFP is expressed from under control of the FoxP3 promoter with internal deletions to FoxP3 to prevent over expression. All animal studies were approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of MGH.
- Beginning seven days after tumor inoculation, treatments were administrated by i.p. injection once a week for four successive weeks. VIC-008 was administrated i.p. at 20 μg in 100 μl of saline per mouse once a week and AMD3100 was given once a week by i.p. injection at 1 mg/kg of body weight in 100 μl of saline.
- Tumors were mechanically disaggregated using sterile razor blades and digested at 37° C. for 2 hours in RPMI 1640 with collagenase type IV for 40L tumors or type I for AE17 tumors (2 mg/ml, Sigma), DNase (0.1 mg/ml, Sigma), hyaluronidase (0.1 mg/ml, Sigma), and BSA (2 mg/ml, Sigma). Cell suspensions were passed through 100 μm filters to remove aggregates. Lymph nodes and spleens were mashed and filtered through 40 μm strainers. Cells were washed with staining buffer (#420201, Biolegend) and stained with the conjugated antibodies for surface markers. Total live cells were determined by LIVE/DEAD® staining (ThermoFisher, #L23105).
- For intracellular cytokine detection, after staining of surface markers, cells were fixed and permeabilized with fixation/permeabilization reagents from BioLegend (#424401) or eBioscience (#00-5521-00) and stained with the conjugated antibodies for intracellular markers.
- Conjugated antibodies from eBioscience were as follows: CD40L (clone MR1), and PD-1 (clone J43). The following conjugated antibodies were purchased from BioLegend: CD3 (clone 17A2), CD4 (clone GK1.5), CD8a (clone 53-6.7),Foxp3 (clone MF-14), IL-2 (clone JES6-5H4), and IFN-γ (clone XMG1.2). CD25 (clone PC61) antibody was from BD Biosciences.
- Flow cytometric analyses were performed using BD LSRFortessa X-20 (BD Biosciences). Gating strategies were determined by the Fluorescence Minus One. Flow data were analyzed by FlowJo V10 (TreeStar).
- The splenocytes were harvested from mashed spleens, filtered through 40 μm cell strainers and treated with red blood cell lysis buffer. 2×106 splenocytes were placed per well in 24-well plates in RPMI 1640 medium supplemented with L-glutamine and stimulated with 2 μg/ml of recombinant mouse mesothelin (BioLegend, #594006) for 72 hours. Brefeldin A and Monesin (BioLegend, #420601 and #420701) were added into the culture medium during the last five hours. Splenocytes were then harvested and intracellular cytokine staining performed using the corresponding antibodies for cytometric analysis.
- rGH-ffLuc-eGFP transgenic mice express Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) in Foxp3+ Treg cells. Spleens were collected from these mice and mashed and filtered through 40 μm strainers. Cells expressing GFP-Foxp3 from CD4+ splenocytes were sorted on a FACSAria (BD Biosciences) and then exposed to AMD3100 (5 μg/ml) in the presence or absence of anti-CD3/CD28 antibody (1 μg/ml) for 24 hours. Brefeldin A and Monesin (BioLegend, #420601 and #420701) were added into the culture medium during the last five hours. The cells were then harvested and stained with the conjugated antibodies specific for CD3, CD4, CD25, Foxp3, IL-2 and CD40L, and analyzed by flow cytometry.
- P values were calculated by
GraphPad Prism 6. Unless described otherwise, the P values for comparison among groups were obtained by One-way ANOVA with Dunnett's multiple comparisons test or unpaired t-test with Welch's correction. The Kaplan-Meier method and log-rank test were used to compare survival among groups. P<0.05 is considered statistically significant. Data are presented as mean±SEM. - Two intraperitoneal malignant mesothelioma models were established in immunocompetent C57BL/6 mice, separately using the syngeneic 40L and AE17 cell lines. Here, the effect of AMD3100 and VIC-008 was tested, used singly or in combination, on tumor growth and animal survival in mesothelioma-bearing mice. In animals treated with VIC-008 alone (20 μg per mouse), the total weight of intraperitoneal tumors collected one week after the last treatment was generally reduced (
FIGS. 7A-7B ) and animal survival was significantly prolonged (FIGS. 7C-7D ) compared to saline control treatment in both the 40L and AE17 models (P<0.01 and P<0.01, respectively). AMD3100 alone at 1 mg/kg of mouse body weight conferred only modest benefit to survival in both 40L and AE17 mouse MM models compared to saline control treatment. However, the combination treatment with VIC-008 and AMD3100 significantly enhanced tumor control (P<0.0001 and P<0.001, respectively) and prolonged animal survival (P<0.0001 and P<0.0001, respectively) compared to saline control in both 40L and AE17 models. Moreover, the combination treatment showed further significantly improved antitumor efficacy on inhibition of tumor growth (P<0.001 and P<0.05, respectively) and prolongation of mouse survival (P<0.0001 and P<0.001, respectively) compared to VIC-008 monotherapy in both 40L and AE17 models. These data indicate that when combined, AMD3100 significantly enhances the antitumor effect of VIC-008 in both 40L and AE17 MM mouse models compared to monotherapy with either agent. - Spleens, axillary and inguinal lymph nodes, and intraperitoneal tumors were collected from tumor-bearing mice one week after the last treatment. Single cells were prepared from these tissues and analyzed by flow cytometry (
FIG. 8A ). The proportions of CD8+ T cells in the total live cells recovered from spleens (P<0.05 and P<0.05, respectively) and tumors (P<0.01 and P<0.01, respectively) for both the 40L and AE17 models, and from lymph nodes (P<0.01) in AE17 model were significantly increased in the VIC-008 treatment group compared to that in the saline control group (FIGS. 8B-8F ). In VIC-008 and AMD3100 combination treatment group, the proportions of CD8+ T cells in the total live cells recovered from spleens (P<0.05 and P<0.05, respectively) and tumors (P<0.01 and P<0.05, respectively) for both the 40L and AE17 models, and from lymph nodes (P<0.001) in AE17 model were significantly increased compared to that in the saline control group. AMD3100 treatment did not increase the proportion of CD8+ T cells in these tissues. Moreover, there was no difference in the proportion of CD8+ T cells between the VIC-008 and combination treatment groups, indicating that VIC-008 increased lymphocyte infiltration of these tissues. - Next, single cells isolated from spleens and lymph nodes from tumor-bearing mice were restimulated with recombinant mesothelin ex vivo and analyzed intracellular IFN-γ in CD8+ T cells. Mesothelin-specific IFN-γ expression in splenic CD8+ T cells both in 40L (P<0.001) and AE17 (P<0.001) models, and in lymph node CD8+ T cells in the AE17 model (P<0.01), were significantly greater in mice treated with VIC-008 alone compared to that in mice treated with saline (
FIGS. 9A-9D ). In VIC-008 and AMD3100 combination treatment group, mesothelin-specific IFN-γ expression in splenic CD8+ T cells both in 40L (P<0.01) and AE17 (P<0.01) models, and in lymph node CD8+ T cells in the AE17 model (P<0.001), were significantly greater compared to that in mice treated with saline. AMD3100 treatment by itself did not enhance antigen-specific IFN-γ secretion in CD8+ T cells. Together, these data support the view that VIC-008 treatment enhances antitumor CD8+ T-cell responses in both the 40L and AE17 mesothelioma mouse models. - Next, expression of programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) on CD8+ T cells was evaluated in spleen, tumor and lymph nodes. There was no significant difference between the VIC-008 treatment group and the saline control group in the proportion of PD-1-expressing CD8+ T cells in spleens in both the 40L and AE17 tumor-bearing mice, and in lymph nodes for AE17 mice (
FIGS. 10A-10C ). In marked contrast, significantly more intratumoral CD8+ T cells in the VIC-008 treated group expressed PD-1 in the 40L tumors (P<0.05) and AE17 tumors (P<0.01) compared with the saline-treated controls (FIGS. 10D-10E ). The percentage of PD-1 expressing CD8+ T cells ranged between 43-76% and 28-47% in the 40L tumors and AE17 tumors respectively compared to only 5-10% in spleen and lymph nodes. These data indicate that the antitumor activity of the CD8+ T cells in the tumor environment induced by VIC-008 treatment could be obstructed by activation of the PD-1/PD-L1 pathway. - Compared to this effect of VIC-008, and surprisingly, it was found that AMD3100 reduced PD-1 expression on CD8+ T cells. AMD3100 treatment alone led to significantly fewer PD-1-expressing CD8+ T cells in spleens (P<0.05 and P<0.01, respectively) and tumors (P<0.05 and P<0.05, respectively) in both the 40L and AE17 tumor-bearing mice, and in lymph nodes (P<0.01) for AE17 mice than in mice treated with saline. In AMD3100 and VIC-008 combination treatment group significantly fewer CD8+ T cells expressed PD-1 in spleens (P<0.05 and P<0.01, respectively) and tumors (P<0.05 and P<0.05, respectively) in both the 40L and AE17 tumor-bearing mice, and in lymph nodes (P<0.01) for AE17 mice compared with the saline-treated controls. There was no significant difference in the proportion of PD-1-expressing CD8+ T cells in these tissues between the AMD3100 monotherapy and AMD3100-VIC-008 combination therapy groups. These data indicated that AMD3100 could inhibit CD8+ T cells from expressing PD-1 in spleens, lymph nodes and tumors.
- Next, the impact of AMD3100 on Treg cells was evaluated. AMD3100 did not alter the proportions of Treg cells found in spleens of 40L tumor-bearing mice (
FIGS. 11A-11B ). In AE17 tumor-bearing mice AMD3100 alone generally reduced Treg in the lymph nodes (FIG. 11C ) and AMD3100 alone or in combination with VIC-008 significantly increased the cell ratio of CD8+ T cells to Treg cells (P<0.01 and P<0.0001, respectively) compared to saline treatment (FIG. 11D ). In tumors from both the 40L and AE17 models, AMD3100 applied as monotherapy significantly decreased the proportions of Treg (P<0.05 and P<0.01, respectively) and increased the ratio of CD8+ T cells to Treg (P<0.001 and P<0.01, respectively) compared to saline treatment (FIGS. 11E-11F ). In AMD3100 and VIC-008 combination treatment group the proportions of Treg were significantly decreased (P<0.05 and P<0.05, respectively) and the ratio of CD8+ T cells to Treg increased (P<0.001 and P<0.0001, respectively) compared to saline treatment in both the 40L and AE17 models. In these two murine mesothelioma models, AMD3100 reduced intratumoral Treg infiltration. - It was observed that AMD3100, alone or in combination with VIC-008, significantly increased the ratio of CD25− cells to CD25+ cells within the Foxp3+ population in both 40L (
FIG. 12A , P<0.01 and P<0.001, respectively) and in the lymph nodes in the AE17 model (FIG. 12B , P<0.001 and P<0.01, respectively). Among the Foxp3+ CD25− Treg population significantly more cells were phenotypically IL-2+ CD40L+ (FIGS. 12C-12E ) after AMD3100 monotherapy and combination therapy with VIC-008, which suggested a change from Treg cells to helper-like cells that had lost CD25 without loss of Foxp3, and may have lost their immunosuppressive function. There was no difference in the proportion of IL-2+ CD40L+ cells in the Foxp3+ CD25− Treg population between AMD3100 monotherapy and combination therapy groups, indicating that AMD3100 treatment may be the major driver of reprogramming of Treg into helper-like cells. - It was next addressed whether AMD3100-driven Treg modulation could be initiated in isolated single cells. Cells expressing GFP-Foxp3 from CD4+ splenocytes in T-Red/FoxP3 GFP transgenic mice were sorted and treated in vitro with AMD3100. AMD3100 treatment alone did not change the ratio of the proportion of CD25− cells to CD25+ cells in the Foxp3+ CD4+ population (
FIGS. 13A-13B ). However, in the presence of stimulation by anti-CD3/CD28 antibodies to trigger TCR activation, AMD3100 treatment significantly increased the ratio of the proportion of CD25− cells to CD25+ cells in the Foxp3+ CD4+ population (FIGS. 13C-13D , P=0.0017) and converted more Foxp3+ CD25− Treg into IL-2+ CD40L+ cells (FIGS. 13E-13F , P=0.0015). These data indicated that the conversion of Treg cells into helper-like cells can be mediated by AMD3100 treatment of single cells upon TCR activation. - The foregoing is illustrative of the present invention, and is not to be construed as limiting thereof. The invention is defined by the following claims, with equivalents of the claims to be included therein.
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1. A method for preparing activated antigen-presenting cells (“APCs”), the method comprising:
a) incubating immune cells ex vivo in presence of cancer cells and a fusion protein for a time period sufficient to produce activated APCs, wherein at least one activated APC displays an antigen derived from the cancer cells; and
b) isolating the activated APCs;
wherein the fusion protein comprises an antigen binding component and a stress protein component, wherein said antigen binding component binds to an antigen on one or more of the cancer cells and said stress protein component causes activation of the APCs.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the immune cells comprise dendritic cells, B lymphocytes, and/or mononuclear phagocytes, said mononuclear phagocytes comprising monocytes or macrophages.
3. The method of claim 1 or 2 , wherein at least one immune cell comprises a CD40 receptor.
4. The method of any one of claims 1 -3 , wherein the activated APCs comprise activated dendritic cells.
5. The method of any one of claims 1 -4 , wherein the heat shock protein component comprises HSP70 or an immune activating fragment and/or modified sequence thereof.
6. The method of any one of claims 1 -5 , wherein the HSP70 or the immune activating fragment and/or modified sequence thereof is from Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
7. The method of any one of claims 1 -6 , wherein the antigen binding component is a single chain antibody, a variable domain, or a Fab domain.
8. The method of any one of the above claims, wherein the fusion protein comprises a peptide having at least 85% sequence homology to the peptide sequence of SEQ ID NO.: 1 or SEQ ID NO.: 2.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the fusion protein comprises the peptide sequence of SEQ ID NO.: 2.
10. The method of any one of the above claims, further comprising expanding the dendritic cells in the presence of a growth factor.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the growth factor is a cytokine.
12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the growth factor is selected from the group consisting of Flt-3 ligand, GM-CSF, IL-4, M-CSF, IFNα, IL-1β, IL-4, IL-6, IL-13, IL-15 and TNFα.
13. The method of any one of claims 1 -12 , wherein the cancer cells are obtained from a patient.
14. The method of any one of claims 1 -13 , wherein the cancer cells derive from breast cancer, head and neck cancer, leukocytic cancer, liver cancer, ovarian cancer, bladder cancer, prostatic cancer, skin cancer, bone cancer, brain cancer, leukemia cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer, anal cancer, CNS cancer, melanoma cancer, renal cancer, cervical cancer, esophageal cancer, testicular cancer, spleenic cancer, kidney cancer, lymphatic cancer, pancreatic cancer, stomach cancer, mesothelioma, leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, or thyroid cancer.
15. The method of any one of claims 1 -14 , wherein the cancer cells derive from mesothelioma.
16. The method of any one of claims 1 -15 , further comprising contacting the isolated activated APCs with an effective amount of an anti-chemorepellant agent.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the anti-chemorepellant agent is selected from the group consisting of AMD3100 or a derivative thereof, AMD11070, AMD12118, AMD11814, AMD13073, FAMD3465, C131, BKT140, CTCE-9908, KRH-2731, TC14012, KRH-3955, BMS-936564/MDX-1338, LY2510924, GSK812397, KRH-1636, T-20, T-22, T-140, TE-14011, T-14012, TN14003, TAK-779, AK602, SCH-351125, tannic acid, NSC 651016, thalidomide, GF 109230X, an antibody that interferes with dimerization of a chemorepellant chemokine, and an antibody that interferes with dimerization of a receptor for a chemorepellant chemokine.
18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the anti-chemorepellant agent is AMD3100.
19. The method of any one of claims 1 -18 , wherein the immune cells are allogeneic, autologous, or derived from a cell line.
20. The method of any one of claims 1 -19 , wherein the immune cells were collected from a patient having a tumor.
21. The method of any one of claims 1 -20 , wherein either the activated APCs or the cancer cells are immobilized on a solid support.
22. The method of claim 21 , wherein the solid support comprises a surface of a column, a sepharose bead, a gel, a matrix, a magnetic bead, or a plastic surface.
23. The method of claim 21 or claim 22 , wherein the activated APCs are isolated by isolating the solid support from the cancer cells and fusion protein.
24. The method of claim 2 , wherein the dendritic cells are differentiated or matured from dendritic cell precursors.
25. The method of claim 24 , wherein the dendritic cell precursors are not activated.
26. The method of claim 24 , wherein the dendritic cell precursors are free or substantially free of neutrophils, macrophages, lymphocytes, or combination thereof.
27. The method of claim 24 , wherein the dendritic cell precursors are differentiated in the presence of a growth factor.
28. The method of claim 27 , wherein the growth factor comprises a cytokine.
29. The method of claim 27 , wherein the growth factor is selected from a group consisting of Flt-3 ligand, GM-CSF, IL-4, M-CSF, IFNα, IL-1β, IL-4, IL-6, IL-13, IL-15 and TNFα.
30. A method for treating a cancer in a patient, the method comprising administering an effective amount of ex vivo prepared activated APCs to the patient;
wherein the APCs were activated by incubating immune cells with cancer cells and a fusion protein, wherein the fusion protein comprises a target binding component and a heat shock protein component, wherein said target binding component binds to the cancer cells and said heat shock protein component causes activation of the immune cells.
31. The method of claim 30 , wherein the immune cells comprise dendritic cells, B lymphocytes, or mononuclear phagocytes, said mononuclear phagocytes comprising monocytes or macrophages.
32. The method of any one of claim 30 or 31 , wherein the immune cell comprises a CD40 receptor.
33. The method of any one of claims 30 -32 , wherein the immune cells comprise dendritic cells.
34. The method of any one of claims 30 -33 , further comprising administering to the patient an effective amount of an anti-chemorepellant agent.
35. The method of any one of claims 30 -34 , wherein the APCs have an anti-chemorepellant agent bound thereto via one or more cell surface receptors.
36. The method of claim 35 , wherein the anti-chemorepellant agent is selected from the group consisting of AMD3100 or a derivative thereof, AMD11070, AMD12118, AMD11814, AMD13073, FAMD3465, C131, BKT140, CTCE-9908, KRH-2731, TC14012, KRH-3955, BMS-936564/MDX-1338, LY2510924, GSK812397, KRH-1636, T-20, T-22, T-140, TE-14011, T-14012, TN14003, TAK-779, AK602, SCH-351125, tannic acid, NSC 651016, thalidomide, GF 109230X, an antibody that interferes with dimerization of a chemorepellant chemokine, and an antibody that interferes with dimerization of a receptor for a chemorepellant chemokine.
37. The method of claim 36 , wherein the anti-chemorepellant agent is AMD3100.
38. The method of any one of claims 30 -37 , wherein the heat shock protein component comprises HSP70 or an immune activating fragment and/or modified sequence thereof.
39. The method of claim 38 , wherein the HSP70 or the immune activating fragment and/or modified sequence thereof is from Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
40. The method of any one of claims 30 -38 , wherein the target binding component comprises a single chain antibody, a variable domain, or a Fab domain.
41. The method of any one of claims 30 -40 , wherein the fusion protein comprises a peptide having at least 85% sequence homology to the peptide sequence of SEQ ID NO.: 1 or SEQ ID NO.: 2.
42. The method of claim 41 , wherein the fusion protein comprises the peptide sequence of SEQ TD NO.: 2.
43. The method of any one of claims 30 -42 , further comprising expanding the dendritic cells in presence of a growth factor.
44. The method of claim 43 , wherein the growth factor is a cytokine.
45. The method of claim 43 , wherein the growth factor is selected from a group consisting of Flt-3 ligand, GM-CSF, IL-4, M-CSF, IFNα, IL-1β, IL-4, IL-6, IL-13, IL-15 and TNFα.
46. The method of any one of claims 30 -45 , wherein the cancer cells are obtained from the patient.
47. The method of any one of claims 30 -46 , wherein the cancer cells derive from breast cancer, head and neck cancer, leukocytic cancer, liver cancer, ovarian cancer, bladder cancer, prostatic cancer, skin cancer, bone cancer, brain cancer, leukemia cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer, anal cancer, CNS cancer, melanoma cancer, renal cancer, cervical cancer, esophageal cancer, testicular cancer, spleenic cancer, kidney cancer, lymphatic cancer, pancreatic cancer, stomach cancer, or thyroid cancer.
48. The method of any one of claims 30 -47 , wherein the cancer cells derive from mesothelioma.
49. The method of any one of claims 30 -48 , wherein the APCs are allogeneic, autologous, or derived from a cell line.
50. The method of any one of claims 30 -49 , wherein the APCs are collected from a patient having a tumor.
51. The method of any one of claims 30 -50 , wherein either the APCs or the cancer cells are immobilized on a solid support.
52. The method of claim 51 , wherein the solid support comprises a surface of a column, a sepharose bead, a gel, a matrix, a magnetic bead, or a plastic surface.
53. The method of claim 31 , wherein the dendritic cells are differentiated or matured from dendritic cell precursors.
54. The method of claim 53 , wherein the dendritic cell precursors are not activated.
55. The method of claim 53 , wherein the dendritic cell precursors are free or substantially free of neutrophils, macrophages, lymphocytes, or combination thereof.
56. The method of claim 53 , wherein the dendritic cell precursors are differentiated in the presence of a growth factor.
57. The method of claim 56 , wherein the growth factor comprises a cytokine.
58. The method of claim 56 , wherein the growth factor is selected from a group consisting of Flt-3 ligand, GM-CSF, IL-4, M-CSF, IFNα, IL-1β, IL-4, IL-6, IL-13, IL-15 and TNFα.
59. A method for treating a cancer in a patient, the method comprising:
a) incubating dendritic cells in the presence of cancer cells and a fusion protein ex vivo for a time period sufficient to produce antigen-presenting dendritic cells, wherein at least one antigen-presenting dendritic cell displays an antigen derived from the cancer cells;
b) isolating the antigen-presenting dendritic cells; and
c) administering an effective amount of the antigen-presenting dendritic cells to the patient;
wherein the fusion protein comprises a antigen binding component and a stress protein component, wherein said antigen binding component binds to the cancer cells and said stress protein component causes activation of dendritic cells.
60. The method of claim 59 , wherein the antigen-presenting dendritic cells have an anti-chemorepellant agent bound thereto via one or more cell surface receptors.
61. The method of claim 59 or claim 60 , further comprising administering to the patient an effective amount of an anti-chemorepellant agent.
62. The method of claim 61 , wherein the anti-chemorepellant agent is selected from the group consisting of AMD3100 or a derivative thereof, AMD11070, AMD12118, AMD11814, AMD13073, FAMD3465, C131, BKT140, CTCE-9908, KRH-2731, TC14012, KRH-3955, BMS-936564/MDX-1338, LY2510924, GSK812397, KRH-1636, T-20, T-22, T-140, TE-14011, T-14012, TN14003, TAK-779, AK602, SCH-351125, tannic acid, NSC 651016, thalidomide, GF 109230X, an antibody that interferes with dimerization of a chemorepellant chemokine, and an antibody that interferes with dimerization of a receptor for a chemorepellant chemokine.
63. The method of claim 61 , wherein the anti-chemorepellant agent is AMD3100.
64. The method of any one of claims 59 -63 , wherein the heat shock protein component comprises HSP70 or an immune activating fragment and/or modified sequence thereof.
65. The method of claim 64 , wherein the HSP70 or the immune activating fragment and/or modified sequence thereof is from Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
66. The method of any one of claims 59 -65 , wherein the antigen binding component comprises a single chain antibody, a variable domain, or a Fab domain.
67. The method of any one of claims 59 -66 , further comprising expanding the dendritic cells in presence of a growth factor.
68. The method of claim 67 , wherein the growth factor is a cytokine.
69. The method of claim 67 , wherein the growth factor is selected from a group consisting of Flt-3 ligand, GM-CSF, IL-4, M-CSF, IFNα, IL-1β, IL-4, IL-6, IL-13, IL-15 and TNFα.
70. The method of any one of claims 59 -69 , wherein the cancer cells are obtained from the patient.
71. The method of any one of claims 59 -70 , wherein the dendritic cells are allogeneic, autologous, or derived from a cell line.
72. The method of any one of claims 59 -71 , wherein the dendritic cells are collected from a patient having a tumor.
73. The method of any one of claims 59 -72 , wherein either the dendritic cells or the cancer cells are immobilized on a solid support.
74. The method of claim 73 , wherein the solid support comprises a surface of a column, a sepharose bead, a gel, a matrix, a magnetic bead, or a plastic surface.
75. The method of any one of claims 59 -74 , wherein the dendritic cells are differentiated or matured from dendritic cell precursors.
76. The method of claim 75 , wherein the dendritic cell precursors are not activated.
77. The method of claim 75 , wherein the dendritic cell precursors are free or substantially free of neutrophils, macrophages, lymphocytes, or combination thereof.
78. The method of claim 75 , wherein the dendritic cell precursors are differentiated in the presence of a growth factor.
79. The method of claim 78 , wherein the growth factor comprises a cytokine.
80. The method of claim 78 , wherein the growth factor is selected from a group consisting of Flt-3 ligand, GM-CSF, IL-4, M-CSF, IFNα, IL-1β, IL-4, IL-6, IL-13, IL-15 and TNFα.
81. An ex vivo composition comprising immune cells and an effective amount of a fusion protein, said fusion protein comprising a cancer cell binding component and a stress protein component.
82. The composition of claim 81 , wherein the immune cells comprise dendritic cells, B lymphocytes, and/or mononuclear phagocytes.
83. The composition of claim 81 or 82 , wherein at least one immune cell expresses a CD40 receptor.
84. The composition of any one of claims 81 -83 , wherein the immune cells are activated APCs.
85. The composition of any one of claims 81 -84 , wherein the activated APCs comprise activated dendritic cells.
86. The composition of any one of claims 81 -85 , further comprising a growth factor.
87. The composition of claim 86 , wherein the growth factor comprises a cytokine.
88. The composition of claim 86 , wherein the growth factor is selected from a group consisting of Flt-3 ligand, GM-CSF, IL-4, M-CSF, IFNα, IL-1β, IL-4, IL-6, IL-13, IL-15 and TNFα.
89. A pharmaceutical composition comprising activated antigen presenting cells (APCs) and an anti-chemorepellant agent.
90. The composition of claim 89 , wherein the anti-chemorepellant agent is selected from the group consisting of AMD3100 or a derivative thereof, AMD11070, AMD12118, AMD11814, AMD13073, FAMD3465, C131, BKT140, CTCE-9908, KRH-2731, TC14012, KRH-3955, BMS-936564/MDX-1338, LY2510924, GSK812397, KRH-1636, T-20, T-22, T-140, TE-14011, T-14012, TN14003, TAK-779, AK602, SCH-351125, tannic acid, NSC 651016, thalidomide, GF 109230X, an antibody that interferes with dimerization of a chemorepellant chemokine, and an antibody that interferes with dimerization of a receptor for a chemorepellant chemokine.
91. The composition of claim 89 , wherein the anti-chemorepellant agent is AMD3100.
92. The composition of any one of claims 89 -91 , wherein the activated APCs comprise activated dendritic cells.
93. The composition of any one of claims 89 -92 , further comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
94. A ex vivo container comprising a composition comprising immune cells and an effective amount of a fusion protein, said fusion protein comprising a cancer cell binding component and a stress protein component, wherein the container can be maintained under reproducible, controlled conditions.
95. A method for preparing activated T cells, the method comprising:
a) providing activated antigen-presenting cells (APCs) that were activated in the presence of cancer cells and a fusion protein ex vivo for a time period sufficient to produce activated antigen-presenting cells, wherein at least one activated antigen-presenting cell displays an antigen derived from the cancer cells;
b) contacting the activated antigen-presenting cells with T cells for a period of time sufficient to activate the T cells; and
c) isolating the activated T cells.
96. The method of claim 95 , wherein the fusion protein comprises a cancer cell binding component and a heat shock protein component, wherein said cancer cell binding component binds to the cancer cells and said heat shock protein component causes activation of antigen-presenting cells.
97. The method of claim 96 , wherein the heat shock protein component comprises HSP70 or an immune activating fragment and/or modified sequence thereof.
98. The method of claim 97 , wherein the HSP70 or the immune activating fragment and/or modified sequence thereof is from Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
99. The method of any one of claims 96 -98 , wherein the cancer cell binding component is a single chain antibody, a variable domain, or a Fab domain.
100. The method of any one of claims 95 -99 , wherein the APCs are selected from the group consisting of dendritic cells, B lymphocytes, mononuclear phagocytes, and any combination thereof.
101. The method of claim 100 , wherein the APCs are dendritic cells and further comprising expanding the dendritic cells in presence of a growth factor.
102. The method of claim 101 , wherein the growth factor is a cytokine.
103. The method of claim 101 , wherein the growth factor is selected from the group consisting of Flt-3 ligand, GM-CSF, IL-4, M-CSF, IFNα, IL-1β, IL-4, IL-6, IL-13, IL-15 and TNFα.
104. The method of any one of claims 95 -103 , wherein the cancer cells are obtained from a patient.
105. The method of any one of claim 95 -104 , further comprising contacting the isolated activated T cells with an effective amount of an anti-chemorepellant agent.
106. The method of claim 105 , wherein the anti-chemorepellant agent is selected from the group consisting of AMD3100 or a derivative thereof, AMD11070, AMD12118, AMD11814, AMD13073, FAMD3465, C131, BKT140, CTCE-9908, KRH-2731, TC14012, KRH-3955, BMS-936564/MDX-1338, LY2510924, GSK812397, KRH-1636, T-20, T-22, T-140, TE-14011, T-14012, TN14003, TAK-779, AK602, SCH-351125, tannic acid, NSC 651016, thalidomide, GF 109230X, an antibody that interferes with dimerization of a chemorepellant chemokine, and an antibody that interferes with dimerization of a receptor for a chemorepellant chemokine.
107. The method of claim 105 , wherein the anti-chemorepellant agent is AMD3100.
108. The method of any one of claims 95 -107 , wherein the APCs and/or T cells are allogeneic, autologous, or derived from a cell line.
109. The method of any one of claims 95 -107 , wherein the APCs and/or the T cells are isolated from a patient having cancer.
110. The method of any one of claims 95 -109 , wherein the activated APCs are immobilized on a solid support.
111. The method of claim 110 , wherein the activated T cells are isolated by removing the solid support from the T cells.
112. The method of any one of claims 95 -109 , wherein the T cells are immobilized on a solid support.
113. The method of claim 112 , wherein the activated T cells are isolated by isolating the solid support from the APCs.
114. The method of any one of claims 110 -113 , wherein the solid support comprises a surface of a column, a sepharose bead, a gel, a matrix, a magnetic bead, or a plastic surface.
115. A method for treating a cancer in a patient, the method comprising administering an effective amount of activated T cells to the patient, wherein the activated T cells were prepared by:
incubating antigen-resenting cells (APCs) with tumor cells and a fusion protein for a period of time sufficient to activate the APCs; and
contacting the activated APCs with T cells for a period of time sufficient to activate the T cells.
116. The method of claim 115 , further comprising administering to the patient an effective amount of an anti-chemorepellant agent.
117. The method of claim 116 , wherein the T cells have an anti-chemorepellant agent bound thereto via one or more cell surface receptors.
118. The method of claim 116 or 117 , wherein the anti-chemorepellant agent is selected from the group consisting of AMD3100 or a derivative thereof, AMD11070, AMD12118, AMD11814, AMD13073, FAMD3465, C131, BKT140, CTCE-9908, KRH-2731, TC14012, KRH-3955, BMS-936564/MDX-1338, LY2510924, GSK812397, KRH-1636, T-20, T-22, T-140, TE-14011, T-14012, TN14003, TAK-779, AK602, SCH-351125, tannic acid, NSC 651016, thalidomide, GF 109230X, an antibody that interferes with dimerization of a chemorepellant chemokine, and an antibody that interferes with dimerization of a receptor for a chemorepellant chemokine.
119. The method of claim 118 , wherein the anti-chemorepellant agent is AMD3100.
120. The method of any one of claims 115 -119 , wherein the fusion protein comprises a heat shock protein component comprising HSP70 or an immune activating fragment and/or modified sequence thereof.
121. The method of claim 120 , wherein the HSP70 or the immune activating fragment and/or modified sequence thereof is from Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
122. The method of any one of claims 115 -121 , wherein the fusion protein comprises a cancer cell binding component comprising a single chain antibody, a variable domain, or a Fab domain.
123. The method of any one of claims 115 -122 , wherein the cancer cells are obtained from the patient.
124. The method of any one of claims 115 -122 , wherein the APCs are allogeneic, autologous, or derived from a cell line.
125. The method of any one of claims 95 -123 , wherein the APCs are collected from the patient.
126. The method of any one of claims 95 -125 , wherein the T cells are allogeneic, autologous, or derived from a cell line.
127. The method of any one of claims 95 -125 , wherein the T cells are collected from the patient.
128. The method of any one of claims 95 -127 , wherein either the activated APCs or the T cells are immobilized on a solid support.
129. The method of claim 128 , wherein the solid support comprises a surface of a column, a sepharose bead, a gel, a matrix, a magnetic bead, or a plastic surface.
130. The method of any one of claims 95 -129 , wherein the APCs are dendritic cells, and the dendritic cells are differentiated or matured from dendritic cell precursors.
131. A method for treating a cancer in a patient, the method comprising:
a) providing activated APCs that were activated by incubating APCs in the presence of cancer cells and a fusion protein ex vivo for a time period sufficient to produce activated APCs, wherein at least one activated APC displays an antigen derived from the cancer cells;
b) contacting the activated APCs with T cells for a period of time sufficient to activate the T cells;
e) isolating the activated T cells; and
d) administering an effective amount of the activated T cells to the patient.
132. The method of claim 131 , wherein the activated T cells have an anti-chemorepellant agent bound thereto via one or more cell surface receptors.
133. The method of claim 131 or claim 132 , further comprising administering to the patient an effective amount of an anti-chemorepellant agent.
134. The method of any one of claims 131 -133 , wherein the anti-chemorepellant agent is selected from the group consisting of AMD3100 or a derivative thereof, AMD11070, AMD12118, AMD11814, AMD13073, FAMD3465, C131, BKT140, CTCE-9908, KRH-2731, TC14012, KRH-3955, BMS-936564/MDX-1338, LY2510924, GSK812397, KRH-1636, T-20, T-22, T-140, TE-14011, T-14012, TN14003, TAK-779, AK602, SCH-351125, tannic acid, NSC 651016, thalidomide, GF 109230X, an antibody that interferes with dimerization of a chemorepellant chemokine, and an antibody that interferes with dimerization of a receptor for a chemorepellant chemokine.
135. The method of claim 134 , wherein the anti-chemorepellant agent is AMD3100.
136. The method of any one of claims 131 -135 , wherein the fusion protein comprises a heat shock protein component comprising HSP70 or an immune activating fragment and/or modified sequence thereof.
137. The method of claim 136 , wherein the HSP70 or the immune activating fragment and/or modified sequence thereof is from Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
138. The method of any one of claims 131 -137 , wherein the fusion protein comprises a cancer cell binding component comprising a single chain antibody, a variable domain, or a Fab domain
139. The method of any one of claims 131 -138 , wherein the cancer cells are obtained from the patient.
140. The method of any one of claims 131 -139 , wherein the APCs are allogeneic, autologous, or derived from a cell line.
141. The method of any one of claims 131 -139 , wherein the APCs are collected from the patient.
142. The method of any one of claims 131 -141 , wherein the T cells are allogeneic, autologous, or derived from a cell line.
143. The method of any one of claims 131 -141 , wherein the T cells are collected from the patient.
144. The method of any one of claims 131 -143 , wherein the T cells or APCs are immobilized on a solid support.
145. The method of claim 144 , wherein the solid support comprises a surface of a column, a sepharose bead, a gel, a matrix, a magnetic bead, or a plastic surface.
146. The method of any one of claims 115 -145 , further comprising selecting a patient having a cancer which exhibits a chemorepellant effect.
147. The method of claim 146 , wherein the cancer overexpresses CXCL12.
148. The method of any one of claims 115 -147 , wherein the cancer comprises breast cancer, head and neck cancer, leukocytic cancer, liver cancer, ovarian cancer, bladder cancer, prostatic cancer, skin cancer, bone cancer, brain cancer, leukemia cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer, anal cancer, CNS cancer, melanoma cancer, renal cancer, cervical cancer, esophageal cancer, testicular cancer, spleenic cancer, kidney cancer, lymphatic cancer, pancreatic cancer, stomach cancer, mesothelioma, leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, or thyroid cancer.
149. A pharmaceutical composition comprising activated T cells and an anti-chemorepellant agent.
150. The composition of claim 149 , wherein the anti-chemorepellant agent is selected from the group consisting of AMD3100 or a derivative thereof, AMD11070, AMD12118, AMD11814, AMD13073, FAMD3465, C131, BKT140, CTCE-9908, KRH-2731, TC14012, KRH-3955, BMS-936564/MDX-1338, LY2510924, GSK812397, KRH-1636, T-20, T-22, T-140, TE-14011, T-14012, TN14003, TAK-779, AK602, SCH-351125, tannic acid, NSC 651016, thalidomide, GF 109230X, an antibody that interferes with dimerization of a chemorepellant chemokine, and an antibody that interferes with dimerization of a receptor for a chemorepellant chemokine.
151. The composition of claim 149 , wherein the anti-chemorepellant agent is AMD3100.
152. The composition of any one of claims 149 -151 , further comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
153. The composition of any one of claims 149 -152 , further comprising a fusion protein.
154. The composition of any one of claims 149 -153 , wherein the activated T cells were activated by the method of any one of claims 1 -20 .
155. A composition comprising a complex comprising an activated antigen presenting cell (APC), a fusion protein, and a T cell, wherein the fusion protein comprises a cancer binding component and a stress protein component.
156. The composition of claim 155 , wherein the T cell is activated by the interaction with the activated APC.
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