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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2006
Filed:
May. 05, 2000
Applicants:
Knut Sturmhoefel, Andover, MA (US);
Stanley F. Wolf, Arlington, MA (US);
Margot O'toole, Newton, MA (US);
Inventors:
Knut Sturmhoefel, Andover, MA (US);
Stanley F. Wolf, Arlington, MA (US);
Margot O'Toole, Newton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Genetics Institute, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/395 (2006.01); A61K 38/17 (2006.01); C07K 14/705 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods of enhancing immune responses in which soluble forms of costimulatory molecules, e.g., B7 molecules, are administered to augment immune responses to antigens, e.g., to tumor cells and infectious agents are provided. The subject methods are useful for both prophylactic and therapeutic immunization of subjects.