US Patent Issued to CITY OF HOPE, BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM on Feb. 4 for "BAFF-R targeted chimeric antigen receptor-modified T-cells and uses thereof" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,215,162, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to CITY OF HOPE (Duarte, Calif.) and BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM (Austin, Texas).

"BAFF-R targeted chimeric antigen receptor-modified T-cells and uses thereof" was invented by Hong Qin (Duarte, Calif.) and Larry W. Kwak (Duarte, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein are T cells expressing a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) targeted to B cell activating factor receptor (BAFF-R). The CAR targeted to BAFF-R (BAFF-R CAR) described herein includes a domain that binds BAFF-R. Methods of making and using the BAFF-R CAR are also provided."

The patent was filed on Sept. 3...