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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2002
Applicants:
Beatriz M. Carreno, Acton, MA (US);
John Leonard, Manchester, NH (US);
Inventors:
Beatriz M. Carreno, Acton, MA (US);
John Leonard, Manchester, NH (US);
Assignee:
Wyeth, Madison, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/395 (2006.01); C07K 16/28 (2006.01); C12N 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed are methods for downmodulating an immune response comprising contacting an immune cell with an agent that modulates the interaction between PD-1 and a PD-1 ligand (e.g., soluble forms of PD-1 or PD-1 ligand or antibodies to PD-1) to thereby modulate the immune response.