Influenza virus vector for virotherapy
US10125374B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 28, 2014 |
| Grant date | Nov 13, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N2760/16162
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides a recombinant influenza virus vector comprising an NS gene encoding a truncated NS1 protein of at least 73 and up to 122 amino acids of the N-terminus of the respective wild type NS 1 protein, wherein said vector replicates in IFN-sensitive tumor cells and does not replicate in normal, non-tumor cells, and expresses a heterologous immunostimulatory polypetide. The invention further provides a pharmaceutical composition containing said influenza virus vector, its use for the treatment of cancer patients and methods for producing said influenza virus vaccine.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.