Methods of treating tumors in immune-privileged sites
US8741315B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 11, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K2239/47
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of treating cancer in an immune-privileged site of a subject in need thereof is provided. The method comprises systemically administering to an area outside the immune-privileged site of the subject, a therapeutically effective amount of naive, viable cells of a tumor of the subject, the tumor being in the immune-privileged site so as to generate an immune response in the subject, thereby treating the cancer in the immune-privileged site of the subject.
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