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Downmodulating an immune response with multivalent antibodies to PD-1

US6808710B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 23, 2000
Grant dateOct 26, 2004
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Expiry dateAug 23, 2020

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2500/04
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention identifies PD-1 as a receptor for B7-4. B7-4 can inhibit immune cell activation upon binding to an inhibitory receptor on an immune cell. Accordingly, the invention provides agents for modulating PD-1, B7-4, and the interaction between B7-4 and PD-1 in order to modulate a costimulatory or an inhibitory signal in a immune cell resulting in modulation of the immune response.

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