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Horst Lindhofer

Michael Stroehlein

Markus M Heiss

The invention relates to a method for predicting an improved therapeutic benefit for an individual with a tumor load before initiating an immune therapy which is capable of activating immune cells against said tumor as well as to pharmaceutical compositions for use in this method.

Initial relative lymphocyte count as predictive biomarker

The invention relates to a method performed ex vivo for removal of tumor cells from intraoperatively collected blood salvage, to antibodies and scaffold proteins which mimic antibodies for use in said ex vivo method, to the use of said ex vivo method for removal of tumor cells from intraoperatively collected blood salvage followed by reintroducing the so obtained purified blood salvage or of concentrates of erythrocytes purified by said method to a patient from whom said intra-operatively collected blood was obtained, as well as to blood salvage or a concentrate of erythrocytes, both obtainable by said method for reinfusion to said patient.

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Cologne, Germany

Michael Stroehlein