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National Cancer Institute (NCI) seeks licensees or co-development research collaborations for a novel method of generating microtissue spheroids that allows for creation of a self-contained spheroid integrating both cells and decellularized tissue ECM dense regions rather than cell-only spheroids.

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) seeks research co-development partners and/or licensees for an anti-cancer combination therapy that includes administering a Toll-like receptor (TLR) 4 agonist, a TLR2/6 agonist, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, and a STING agonist for the treatment of resistant solid cancers.

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) seeks licensees for a mouse model of CD4+ T cell deficiency. The mice carry alleles with germline and conditional deletions of the Zbtb7b gene encoding the zinc finger transcription factor ThPOK or cKrox, essential for the development and function of CD4+ T cells.

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) seeks research co-development partners and/or licensees for a collection of T-cell receptors (TCRs) that specifically target CDKN2A mutations. CDKN2A mutations are present in a myriad of cancers. Therefore, these TCRs may be used for engineering TCR-based therapies with therapeutic potential for a broad cancer patient population.

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) seeks licensees for a library of cell lines stably expressing common tumor-specific antigens and human leukocyte antigens (HLAs) that can be used to identify, isolate, and expand tumor-reactive T cells.

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) seeks research co-development partners and/or licensees for a combination immunotherapy approach of neoantigen-specific T cells administered alongside a vaccine targeting the same neoantigen for the treatment of cancer. This approach has been shown to have synergistic effect compared to the vaccine and/or T cell therapy approach alone.

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) seeks research co-development partners and/or licensees for a T-cell receptor (TCR) that confers high-avidity recognition of the HPV-specific oncoprotein E6. The TCR may be used in an adoptive cell therapy approach utilizing genetically engineered lymphocytes to treat HPV-positive malignancies.

Scientists at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) developed a potent chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) targeting glypican-3 (GPC3). GPC3 is a cell surface proteoglycan preferentially expressed on Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC). The specific HN3 nanobody-IgG4H-CD28TM CAR included in this invention was much more potent both in in vitro cell models and in vivo mouse models. The NCI seeks licensing and/or co-development research collaborations for further development of the anti-GPC3 CAR to treat liver cancer.

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are lipid spheres released from cells. EVs contain proteins that can serve as diagnostic biomarkers indicating the cell state at time of release. Improved detection and phenotyping of EVs and their protein cargo could lead to better cancer diagnostic and prognostic tests, as well as improved therapeutic uses. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) seeks research co-development partners and/or licensees for a software package that performs high-throughput multi-dimensional analysis of EV biomarkers.