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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 29, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Martin Friede, Court St Etienne, BE;
Philippe Hermand, Court St Etienne, BE;
Assignee:
SmithKline Beechman Biologicals s.a., Rixensart, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/939 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/939 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to adjuvant compositions which are suitable to be used in vaccines. In particular, the adjuvant compositions of the present invention comprises a saponin and an immunostimulatory oligonucleotide, preferably the saponins used in said adjuvant combinations are haemolytic. Also provided by the present invention are vaccines comprising the adjuvants of the present invention and an antigen. Further provided are methods of manufacture of the adjuvants and vaccines of the present invention and their use as medicaments.