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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2007
Applicants:
James P. Allison, Berkeley, CA (US);
Marcella Fasso, Oakland, CA (US);
Nilabh Shastri, Richmond, CA (US);
Inventors:
James P. Allison, Berkeley, CA (US);
Marcella Fasso, Oakland, CA (US);
Nilabh Shastri, Richmond, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/574 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Compounds and methods for inducing protective immunity against cancer are disclosed. The compounds provided include polypeptides that contain at least one immunogenic portion of one or more SPAS-1 proteins and DNA molecules encoding such polypeptides. Such compounds may be formulated into vaccines and pharmaceutical compositions for immunization against cancer, or can be used for the diagnosis of cancer and the monitoring of cancer progression.