University of Utah Research Foundation

The University of Arizona

Youngwook Won

David A Bull

Kwangsuk Lim

Daniel Yongwon Lee

Surface-engineered immune cells, such as natural killer cells, grafted with targeting moiety-drug complexes. The present invention combines chemotherapy and immunotherapy by engineering the immune cells to target specific tumor cells through antigen recognition and deliver potent chemotherapeutic agents, thereby destroying the tumor cells. The surface-engineered immune cells may be prepared using a one-step method. The present invention also provides kits for preparing the surface-engineered immune cells.

Targeting moiety-drug grafted immune cell compositions and methods of use

Disclosed herein, is a bi-functional allosteric protein-drug molecule comprising a targeting moiety, one or more biological binding domains, and one or more therapeutic agents, wherein the therapeutic agent is allosterically bound to the biological binding domain. Also described herein, are methods of incorporating a bi-functional allosteric protein-drug molecule comprising a targeting moiety, one or more biological binding domains that captures the therapeutic agent without the formation of a chemical bond, and one or more therapeutic agents; physiologically acceptable compositions including them; and methods of administering the bi-functional allosteric protein-drug molecule to patients for the treatment of cancer.

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