Novartis AG
TREATMENT OF CANCER USING HUMANIZED ANTI-EGFRVIII CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR

Abstract:

The invention provides compositions and methods for treating diseases associated with expression of EGFRvIII. The invention also relates to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) specific to EGFRvIII, vectors encoding the same, and recombinant T cells comprising the anti-EGFRvIII CAR. The invention also includes methods of administering a genetically modified T cell expressing a CAR that comprises an anti-EGFRvIII binding domain.