MY201573A

Materials and methods for engineering cells and uses thereof in immuno-oncology

Abstract

Materials and methods for producing genome-edited cells engineered to express a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) construct on the cell surface, and materials and methods for genome editing to modulate the expression, function, or activity of one or more immuno-oncology related genes in a cell, and materials and methods for treating a patient using the genome-edited engineered cells. [Fig. 13A]

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32 claims: 15 independent, 17 dependent

  1. 1
    A population of cells comprising engineered human T cells, wherein the engineered human T cells comprise:(a) a disrupted T cell receptor alpha chain constant region (TRAC) gene comprising a deletion of the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 76;(b) a nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) that binds CD 19, wherein the CAR comprises (i) an ectodomain that comprises an anti-CD19 single-chain variable fragment (scFv), wherein the anti-CD19 scFv comprises a variable heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1595, and a variable light chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1596, (ii) a CD8 transmembrane domain, and (iii) an endodomain that comprises a CD28 or 4-1BB co-stimulatory domain and a CD3z co-stimulatory domain;wherein the nucleic acid is inserted in the disrupted TRAC gene;and (c) a disrupted beta-2-microglobulin (β2Μ) gene.
  2. 4
    The population of cells of any one of claims 1 -3, wherein at least 90% of the engineered human T cells do not express a detectable level of TCR surface protein.
  3. 5
    The population of cells of any one of claims 1-4, wherein the disrupted β2Μ gene comprises an insertion of at least one nucleotide base pair and/or a deletion of at least one nucleotide base pair. 1040
  4. 7
    The population of cells of any one of claims 1-6, wherein the anti-CD19 scFv comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1334.
  5. 12
    A composition comprising the population of cells of any one of claims 1-11, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
  6. 13
    A method for producing an engineered human T cell expressing a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) specific to CD 19, the method comprising:delivering to a human T cell: (a) a RNA-guided nuclease;(b) a gRNA targeting a TRAC gene (TRAC gRNA), wherein the TRAC gRNA comprises a nucleotide sequence, which targets SEQ ID NO: 76;(c) a gRNA targeting a beta-2-microglobulin gene (β2Μ gRNA);and (d) a vector comprising a nucleic acid that comprises (i) a first segment that is homologous to the TRAC gene left to the site targeted by the TRAC gRNA, (ii) a second segment comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding an anti-CD19 CAR, and 1041 (ii i) a third segment homologous to the TRAC gene right to the site targeted by the TRAC gRNA, thereby producing an engineered human T cell;wherein the CAR comprises (1) an ectodomain that comprises an anti-CD19 antibody single-chain variable fragment (scFv), wherein the anti-CD19 scFv comprises a variable heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1595, and a variable light chain comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1596, (2) a CD8 transmembrane domain, and (3) an endodomain that comprises a CD28 or 4-1BB co-stimulatory domain and optionally a Οϋ3ζ stimulatory domain.
  7. 17
    The method of any one of claims 13-16, wherein the gRNA targeting the TRAC gene comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:152.
  8. 19
    The method of any one of claims 13-18, wherein the gRNA targeting the β2Μ gene comprises a nucleotide sequence, which targets the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:417.
  9. 22
    The method of any one of claims 13-21, wherein the first segment comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1325 and the third segment comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1326.
  10. 23
    The method of any one of claims 13-22, wherein the second segment comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1390.
  11. 24
    The method of any one of claims 13-23, wherein the RNA-guided nuclease is a Cas9 nuclease.
  12. 25
    The method of any one of claims 13-24, wherein the vector is an adenoassociated viral (AAV) vector, which optionally is an AAV6 vector.
  13. 26
    Use of a population of engineered primary human T cells or a composition comprising such in the manufacture of a medicament for treating cancer in a subject in need thereof, wherein the engineered primary human T cells are set forth in any one of claims 1 12.
  14. 29
    The use of any one of claims 26-28, wherein the population of the engineered primary human T cells is suspended in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
  15. 30
    The use of any one of claims 26-29, wherein the subject is a human patient having a CD 19+ cancer. 1043