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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 06, 1999
Applicants:
Peter S. Linsley, Seattle, WA (US);
Jeffrey A. Ledbetter, Seattle, WA (US);
Nitin K. Damle, Monmont Junction, NJ (US);
William Brady, Bothell, WA (US);
Inventors:
Peter S. Linsley, Seattle, WA (US);
Jeffrey A. Ledbetter, Seattle, WA (US);
Nitin K. Damle, Monmont Junction, NJ (US);
William Brady, Bothell, WA (US);
Assignee:
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K038/17 ; C07K014/705 ; C12N015/12 ; C12N015/63 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention provides methods for regulating T cell interactions with B7 positive cells. Methods are provided for using B7 antigen, its fragments and derivatives reactive with CTLA4 receptor, to regulate CTLA4 positive T cell responses, and immune responses mediated by T cells.