CS1 targeted chimeric antigen receptor-modified T cells
Chimeric antigen receptors for use in treating malignant melanoma and other cancers expressing CS1 are described.
1. A nucleic acid molecule encoding a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of any of SEQ ID NOs: 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 38, 39, and 40.
2. The nucleic acid molecule of claim 1 , wherein the polypeptide comprises the amino acid sequence of any of SEQ ID NOs: 29, 30, and 31.
3. The nucleic acid molecule of claim wherein the polypeptide comprises the amino acid sequence of any of SEQ ID NOs: 32, 33, and 34.
4. The nucleic acid molecule of claim wherein the polypeptide comprises the amino acid sequence of any of SEQ ID NOs: 38, 39, and 40.
5. A population of human T cells transduced by a vector comprising an expression cassette encoding a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of any of SEQ ID NOs: 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 38, 39, and 40.
6. The population of human T cells of claim 5 , wherein the polypeptide comprises the amino acid sequence of any of SEQ ID NOs: 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 38, 39, and 40.
7. The population of human T cells of claim 5 , wherein at least 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70% or 80% of the transduced human T cells are central memory T cells.
8. The population of human T cells of claim 5 , wherein at least 10% or 20% of the transduced central memory T cells are CD4+.
9. The population of human T cells of claim 5 , wherein at least 10% or 20% of the transduced central memory T cells are CD8+.
10. The population of human T cells of claim 5 , wherein at least 10% of the central memory T cells are CD4+ and at least 10% are CD8+.
11. The population of human T cells of claim 5 , wherein the polypeptide comprises the amino acid sequence of any of SEQ ID NOs: 29, 30, and 31.
12. The population of human T cells of claim 5 , wherein the polypeptide comprises the amino acid sequence of any of SEQ ID NOs: 32, 33, and 34.
13. The population of human T cells of claim 5 , wherein the polypeptide comprises the amino acid sequence of any of SEQ ID NOs: 38, 39, and 40.