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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2006
Applicant:
Federico C. A. Gaeta, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventor:
Federico C. A. Gaeta, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Geron Corporation, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides dendritic cell (DC) preparations that present a telomerase reverse transcriptase (TRT) peptide in the context of an MHC class I or MHC class II molecule. The DCs may be pulsed with a TRT polypeptide, or may comprise a recombinant polynucleotide encoding TRT. The invention also describes the use of such compositions for the prevention and treatment of cancers and other diseases.