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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2018
The Francis Crick Institute Limited, London, GB;
University College London, London, GB;
Cancer Research Technology Limited, London, GB;
THE FRANCIS CRICK INSTITUTE LIMITED, London, GB;
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON, London, GB;
CANCER RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY LIMITED, London, GB;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for determining whether an HLA allele is lost in a tumour in a subject, wherein said method comprises the step of determining the specific copy number of said HLA allele in said tumour. The invention also relates to a method for treating cancer in a subject, comprising targeting a neoantigen which is predicted to be presented by an HLA molecule encoded by an HLA allele which has been determined not to have been lost in a tumour in said subject.