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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2002
Applicants:
Patrick Hwu, Houston, TX (US);
Rejean Lapointe, Laval, CA;
Steven A. Rosenberg, Potomac, MD (US);
Maria Parkhurst, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Inventors:
Patrick Hwu, Houston, TX (US);
Rejean LaPointe, Laval, CA;
Steven A. Rosenberg, Potomac, MD (US);
Maria Parkhurst, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/00 (2006.01); A61K 39/395 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Immunogenic peptides of a melanoma antigen recognized by T cells, designated gp100, bioassays using the peptides to diagnose, assess or prognose a mammal afflicted with cancer, more specifically melanoma or metastatic melanoma, and use of the proteins and peptides as immunogens to inhibit, prevent or treat melanoma.