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Title:
インドールアミン2,3-ジオキシゲナーゼに基づく免疫療法
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2011520783
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
The present invention relates to the field of prophylaxis and therapy of cancer. In particular there is provided a protein Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) or peptide fragments here of that are capable of eliciting anti-cancer immune responses. Specifically, the invention relates to the use of IDO or peptides derived here from or IDO specific T-cells for treatment of cancer. The invention thus relates to an anti-cancer vaccine which optionally may be used in combination with other immunotherapies and to IDO specific T-cells adoptively transferred or induced in vivo by vaccination as a treatment of cancer. It is an aspect of the invention that the medicaments herein provided may be used in combination with cancer chemotherapy treatment. A further aspect relates to the prophylaxis and therapy of infections by the same means as described above.The use of IDO and immunogenic peptide fragments hereof in cancer and infection treatment, diagnosis and prognosis is also provided.

Inventors:
Andersen, Mazhard
Straten, Pale sole
Application Number:
JP2011504314A
Publication Date:
July 21, 2011
Filing Date:
April 17, 2009
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Assignee:
Erref Hospital
International Classes:
A61K39/00; A61P35/00; C07K7/06; C07K14/725; C07K16/40; C12N9/02; C12N15/09; C12Q1/02; G01N33/574
Other References:
JPN6013049255; Clinical Cancer Research Vol.12,No.4, 2006, p1144-1151
JPN6013049258; Clinical Cancer Research Vol.11,No.16, 2005, p6030-6039
JPN6013049261; Journal of Immunology Vol.164,No.7, 2000, p3596-3599
JPN6013049263; 実験医学 Vol.20,No.13, 2002, p1947-1951
JPN6013049266; Cancer Research Vol.56,No.11, 1996, p2479-2483
JPN6013049268; Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communication Vol.204,No.2, 1994, p710-715
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hidesaku Yamamoto
Takaaki Yasumura
Natsuki Morishita