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Application of mRNA for use as a therapeutic agent for tumorous diseases

US8217016B2 · kind B2 · utility

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27Claims

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Assignee

CureVac AG · DE

Inventors

Ingmar Hoerr · Tübingen, DE
Florian Von Der Mülbe · Stuttgart, DE
Steve Pascolo · Tübingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 18, 2004
Grant date	Jul 10, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 28, 2025

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61K2039/70
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one mRNA comprising at least one coding region for at least one antigen from a tumour, in combination with an aqueous solvent and preferably a cytokine, e.g. GM-CSF, and a process for the preparation of the pharmaceutical composition. The pharmaceutical composition according to the invention is used in particular for therapy and/or prophylaxis against cancer.

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