The present disclosure relates to anti-glyco-CD44 antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof that specifically bind to a cancer-specific glycosylation variant of CD44 and related fusion proteins and antibody-drug conjugates, as well as nucleic acids encoding such biomolecules. The present disclosure further relates to use of the antibodies, antigen-binding fragments, fusion proteins, antibody-drug conjugates and nucleic acids for cancer therapy.

Disclosed herein are compositions and methods of treating a subject with cancer. The compositions and methods utilize immunoresponsive cells to effect killing of tumor cells.

Provided herein are antibodies that bind to tumor tissue through a binding interaction with an extracellular RNA-protein complex. Such antibodies are used in methods of inducing an immune response and methods of inhibiting tumor cell growth. Additionally provided are methods of producing such antibodies.

The present invention provides an immunological binding partner reactive with a C-terminal epitope of the C5 domain of the α3 chain of collagen Type 6, and a method of immunoassay using the immunological binding partner for detecting and quantifying the C-terminal epitope. The invention also provides a method of investigating the rate of formation of extracellular matrix and a method for identifying a subject suitable for treatment with an insulin sensitizer.

Provided herein are compositions comprising recombinant mammalian cells that express recombinant T cell rectors with specificity against EBV or CMV peptide:MHC antigens. Also provided are therapeutic methods of using the recombinant mammalian cells as cell therapies against viral infections.

The present disclosure relates to an isolated antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, which specifically binds to an extracellular domain of cd300f, wherein the antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof, comprises a heavy chain variable region which comprises: (a) an amino acid sequence that is at least 70% identical to the amino acid sequence represented by seq id no: 1; and/or (b) a complementarity determining region 1 (cdr1) that comprises the amino acid sequence represented by seq id no: 2, a complementarity determining region 2 (cdr2) that comprises an amino acid sequence that is represented by seq id no: 3, and/or a complementarity determining region 3 (cdr3) that comprises an amino acid sequence that is represented by seq id no: 4, compositions comprising the antibody, antigen binding fragment thereof, and uses for therapy.

A first aspect of the invention relates to a method for eradicating tumor cells expressing on their surface a MHC/peptide complex comprising a peptide derived from MAGE comprising contacting said cell with at least one immune effector cell through specific interaction of a specific binding molecule for said MHC/peptide complex. Described are bispecific immunoglobulins of which one arm specifically binds to a MHC/MAGE-derived peptide complex associated with aberrant cells, and the other arm specifically recognizes a target associated with immune effector cells. The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising such bispecific antibody and suitable diluents and/or excipients. Also a T cell comprising a T cell receptor or a chimeric antigen receptor recognizing a MHC-peptide complex comprising a peptide derived from MAGE-A is described, as well as a method of producing a T cell comprising introducing into said T cell nucleic acids encoding an α chain and a β chain or a chimeric antigen receptor.

The disclosure provides novel antigen-binding proteins that bind STEAP1 and methods of use.

A method of modulating growth factor responses of cells expressing C3a receptor (C3aR) and C5a receptor (C5aR) and at least one growth factor receptor includes administering to the cells a thrombin inhibitor.

The present invention discloses an monoclonal antibody, which can bind to HyIL-6 with the binding constant 2.86×10.sup.−10 and significantly inhibit IL-6/IL-6R/gp130 complex formation. In addition, the monoclonal antibody of the present invention effectively inhibits HyIL-6-stimulated signal transducer and activator of transcription 3(STAT3) activation and related vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) induction. Data from hydrogen deuterium exchange mass spectrometry (HDX-MS) demonstrate that the antibody of the present invention mainly binds to site IIIa of IL-6 and blocks the final step in the interaction between gp130 and IL-6/IL-6R complex. Additionally, data from ELISA binding assays and kinetics assays indicate that the antibody of the present invention interacts simultaneously with IL-6 and IL-6R, while it does not interact with IL-6R alone. The unique features of the antibody of the present invention offer a novel alternative for IL-6 blockade and illuminate a better therapeutic intervention targeting IL-6.