Therapeutic constructs for co-delivery of anti-cancer agent(s) and immune checkpoint inhibitor(s)

Abstract

Disclosed herein are therapeutic constructs including a delivery particle, at least one anti-cancer agent (e.g., a mitotic kinase inhibitor), and at least one immune checkpoint inhibitor. Also disclosed are therapeutic constructs including a mitotic kinase inhibitor, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, and a chemical linker. These therapeutic constructs cause cancer death by both therapeutic and immune effects and promote targeted delivery of more therapeutics to the surviving cancer cells in a positive feed-back loop. They enhance therapeutic index of free drugs and can be used intratumorally or systemically. This strategy can treat broad cancer types and is particular useful for cancer without obvious receptors for cancer-targeted delivery of otherwise toxic therapeutics.

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