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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2020
Applicants:
National University of Singapore, Singapore, SG;
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Inventors:
Assignees:
National University of Singapore, Singapore, SG;
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/20 (2006.01); C12N 5/0783 (2010.01); A61K 35/17 (2015.01); C12N 5/00 (2006.01); C12N 15/62 (2006.01); C07K 14/54 (2006.01); C07K 14/705 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/0646 (2013.01); A61K 35/17 (2013.01); A61K 38/2013 (2013.01); A61K 38/2086 (2013.01); C07K 14/5443 (2013.01); C07K 14/70517 (2013.01); C12N 5/0006 (2013.01); C12N 15/62 (2013.01); C07K 2319/03 (2013.01); C12N 2501/2315 (2013.01); C12N 2510/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides, in certain aspects, a natural killer (NK) cell that expresses all or a functional portion of interleukin-15 (IL-15), and methods for producing such cells. The invention further provides methods of using a natural killer (NK) cell that expresses all or a functional portion of interleukin-15 (IL-15) to treat cancer in a subject or to enhance expansion and/or survival of NK cells.