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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2005
Kiyotaka Kuzushima, Nagoya, JP;
Kiyotaka Kuzushima, Nagoya, JP;
Aichi Prefecture, Aichi, JP;
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A peptide consisting essentially of the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO:1; a peptide consisting essentially of the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO:2; or a mutant peptide consisting essentially of an amino acid sequence derived from the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO:1 or 2 by addition, deletion or substitution of one or more amino acids, the peptide being capable of forming a complex with an HLA-A2402 molecule to be recognized by HLA-A2402-restricted cytotoxic T lymphocytes or induce such lymphocytes. Such a peptide is useful as a cancer vaccine for epithelial cancer patients having HLA-A2402.