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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2009
Applicants:
Glenn Dranoff, Lexington, MA (US);
Matthew Vanneman, Boston, MA (US);
Gordon Freeman, Brookline, MA (US);
Inventors:
Glenn Dranoff, Lexington, MA (US);
Matthew Vanneman, Boston, MA (US);
Gordon Freeman, Brookline, MA (US);
Assignee:
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 14/705 (2006.01); A61K 38/17 (2006.01); A61K 45/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 14/70596 (2013.01); A61K 38/177 (2013.01); A61K 45/06 (2013.01); C07K 14/7056 (2013.01); C07K 2319/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods for cancer immunotherapy are provided. The methods involve the use of a chimeric molecule (e.g., fusion protein) comprising an NKG2D portion and an Fc portion, which binds one or more NKG2D ligands. The methods disclosed herein are useful for the treatment of cancer that is associated with abnormal expression of one or more NKG2D ligands.