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Use of MHC class II ligands as adjuvant for vaccination and of LAG-3 in cancer treatment

US6410509B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJan 27, 2000
Grant dateJun 25, 2002
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Expiry dateJan 27, 2020

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02A50/30
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention concerns the use of a MHC class II ligand, LAG-3, for the manufacture of a medicament for preventing or treating pathological conditions involving an antigen specific immune response, as well as the use of LAG-3 in cancer immunotherapy. The invention also concerns a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of an antigen together with an effective amount of human LAG-3, wherein LAG-3 s present as an adjuvant.

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