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Title:
IMPROVED GRANZYME B VARIANT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2021/241719
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The present invention pertains to: a granzyme B variant having enhanced protease activity and/or enhanced tolerance against an inhibitory factor; a polynucleotide encoding the granzyme B variant; a cell expressing the granzyme B variant; a pharmaceutical composition comprising the cell expressing the granzyme B variant; and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the granzyme B variant. In some embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition can be used in combination with a cell expressing a chimeric receptor and/or an antigen-binding molecule.

Inventors:
KOMORI YASUNORI (JP)
IGAWA TOMOYUKI (SG)
NARITA ATSUSHI (JP)
ISHII SHINYA (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2021/020334
Publication Date:
December 02, 2021
Filing Date:
May 28, 2021
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Assignee:
CHUGAI PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD (JP)
International Classes:
A61K39/395; A61K35/12; A61P35/00; C12N1/15; C12N1/19; C12N1/21; C12N5/10; C12N9/64; C12N15/12; C12N15/57; C12N15/63; A61K38/48; A61P29/00; A61P43/00
Domestic Patent References:
WO2013041659A22013-03-28
WO2005100556A22005-10-27
WO2020169620A12020-08-27
WO2006026451A22006-03-09
WO2017143026A12017-08-24
Foreign References:
JP2015532102A2015-11-09
JP2019526285A2019-09-19
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