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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2008
Applicants:
Elizabeth Jaffee, Lutherville, MD (US);
Ralph Hruban, Baltimore, MD (US);
Inventors:
Elizabeth Jaffee, Lutherville, MD (US);
Ralph Hruban, Baltimore, MD (US);
Assignee:
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); G01N 33/53 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Mesothelin can be used as an immunotherapeutic target. It induces a cytolytic T cell response. Portions of mesothelin which induce such responses are identified. Vaccines can be either polynucleotide- or polypeptide-based. Carriers for raising a cytolytic T cell response include bacteria and viruses. A mouse model for testing vaccines and other anti-tumor therapeutics and prophylactics comprises a strongly mesothelin-expressing, transformed peritoneal cell line.