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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 06, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Terry B. Strom, Brookline, MA (US);
Xin Xiao Zheng, Brookline, MA (US);
Alan Steele, Wellesley, MA (US);
Assignee:
Beth Israel Hospital Association, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/820 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/820 ;
Abstract
Disclosed are chimeric proteins having a cytokine fused to an enzymatically inactive polypeptide which increases the circulating half-life of the cytokine. The chimeric proteins are useful for treating, inhibiting, or preventing a variety of conditions, including septic shock, granulomatous disorders, Type I diabetes, and various cancers (e.g., multiple myeloma) in a patient.