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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2005
Guillermo Tous, East Windsor, NJ (US);
Mark Schenerman, Reisterstown, MD (US);
Jose Casas-finet, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Ziping Wei, North Potomac, MD (US);
David Pfarr, Darnestown, MD (US);
Guillermo Tous, East Windsor, NJ (US);
Mark Schenerman, Reisterstown, MD (US);
Jose Casas-Finet, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Ziping Wei, North Potomac, MD (US);
David Pfarr, Darnestown, MD (US);
MedImmune, LLC, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to novel respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) F peptides and compositions comprising them. The present invention also relates to methods of evaluating anti-RSV antibody binding to F peptides. The present invention also relates to antibodies that immunospecifically bind to an F peptide of the present invention. The invention further provides methods and protocols for the administration of F peptides and/or antibodies that immunospecifically bind to F peptides for the prevention, neutralization, treatment of RSV infection. Additionally, the methods of the invention may be useful for the treatment, prevention and the amelioration of symptoms associated with RSV infection.