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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2000
Martin A. Cheever, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Dirk Gheysen, Rixensart, BE;
Martin A. Cheever, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Dirk Gheysen, Rixensart, BE;
Corika Corporation, Seattle, WA (US);
SmithKline Beecham Biologicals, S.A., Rixensart, BE;
Abstract
The present invention is generally directed to HER-2/neu fusion proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding HER-2/neu fusion proteins, viral vectors expressing HER-2/neu fusion proteins, and pharmaceutical compositions (e.g., vaccines) comprising the HER-2/neu fusion proteins and/or nucleic acid molecules encoding the HER-2/neu fusion proteins. The present invention is also directed to methods of treating or preventing cancer by eliciting or enhancing an immune response to the HER-2/neu protein, including for uses in the treatment of malignancies associated with the HER-2/neu oncogene.