Recombinant rhabdovirus encoding for CCL21
AssigneeBoehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
InventorsPhilipp Mueller, Klaus Erb, Patrik Erlmann, Tobias Friederike Nolden, John Edward Park, Guido Wollmann
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Abstract
The present invention relates to the field of oncolytic viruses and in particular to a recombinant rhabdovirus, such as vesicular stomatitis virus encoding in its genome for a CCL21 protein. The invention is further directed to the use of the recombinant virus in the treatment of cancer, and also to methods for producing such viruses.
Claims15
A composition comprising a recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus encoding in its genome a vesicular stomatitis virus nucleoprotein (N), large protein (L), phosphoprotein (P), matrix protein (M), glycoprotein (G) wherein, the gene coding for the glycoprotein G of the vesicular stomatitis virus is replaced by the gene coding for the glycoprotein GP of lymphocyte choriomeningitis virus (LCMV), and/or the glycoprotein G is replaced by the glycoprotein GP of LCMV, wherein the VSV does not include within its genome an additional cargo, and wherein
- the nucleoprotein (N) comprises an amino acid as set forth in SEQ ID NO:7 or a functional variant at least=98% identical to SEQ ID NO:7,
- the phosphoprotein (P) comprises an amino acid as set forth in SEQ ID NO:8 or a functional variant at least=98% identical to SEQ ID NO:8,
- the large protein (L) comprises an amino acid as set forth in SEQ ID NO:9 or a functional variant at least=98% identical to SEQ ID NO:9,
- the matrix protein (M) comprises an amino acid as set forth in SEQ ID NO:10 or a functional variant at least=98% identical to SEQ ID NO:10, and
- a PD-1 pathway inhibitor, wherein the PD-1 pathway inhibitor is an antagonistic antibody which is directed against PD-1
- wherein said composition of said recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus is administered concomitantly, sequentially or alternately with the antagonistic antibody against PD-1.
A method for the treatment of solid cancers, comprising administration to a subject an effective amount of a recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus, wherein the gene coding for the glycoprotein G of the recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus is replaced by the gene coding for the glycoprotein GP of Lymphocyte choriomeningitis virus (LCMV), and/or the glycoprotein G is replaced by the glycoprotein GP of LCMV, wherein the VSV does not include within its genome an additional cargo, and a PD-1 pathway inhibitor, wherein the PD-1 pathway inhibitor is an antagonistic antibody which is directed against PD-1.
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