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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2019
Applicant:
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (US);
Inventors:
Nai-Kong Cheung, New York, NY (US);
Shakeel Modak, New York, NY (US);
Govind Ragupathi, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 39/00 (2006.01); A61K 39/39 (2006.01); A61P 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/39 (2013.01); A61K 39/001171 (2018.08); A61P 35/00 (2018.01); A61K 2039/5152 (2013.01); A61K 2039/55583 (2013.01); A61K 2039/6081 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides methods for enhancing the immunogenicity of a poorly immunogenic antigen-specific vaccine as well as methods for promoting diversification of the gut microbiome in a subject in need thereof comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a beta-glucan extract derived from yeast. Kits for use in practicing the methods are also provided.