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Adjuvants for vaccines against respiratory syncytial virus

US5723130A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 16, 1996
Grant dateMar 3, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 16, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K2039/55577
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Vaccine formulations and therapeutic methods therefor containing respiratory syncytial viral proteins or immunological fragment and an adjuvant selected from the group consisting of QS-21 3-deacylated monophosphoryl lipid A, monopohosphoryl lipid A and combination are described herein. Presence of the adjuvant(s) significantly increases the humoral and cell-mediated immunogenicity of the RSV proteins.

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