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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2015
Applicant:
Pci Biotech As, Oslo, NO;
Inventors:
Anders Høgset, Oslo, NO;
Pål Johansen, Winterthur, CH;
Assignee:
PCI BIOTECH AS, Oslo, NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 41/00 (2006.01); A61K 47/54 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 41/0042 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of expressing an antigenic molecule or a part thereof on the surface of a cell using a photochemical internalization method in which a cytokine, preferably GM-CSF, is used to enhance the method. The method may be used to stimulate an immune response and for various therapeutic or prophylactic methods. Pharmaceutical compositions or kits comprising the components for use in the method, cells produced by the method and their use in therapy and prophylaxis also form aspects of the invention.