Induction of immune tolerance to tumor cells
US5723718A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 20, 1994 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01K67/0271
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides methods of producing a canine animal model of cancer. The method comprising introducing a heterologous tumor cell into an pre-mature, preimmunocompetent canine animal under conditions that induce immune tolerance to the tumor cell. The tumor cell is then allowed to proliferate in the canine animal, thereby forming a tumor.
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