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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2006
Lloyd J. Old, New York, NY (US);
Gerd Ritter, New York, NY (US);
Hiroyoshi Nishikawa, New York, NY (US);
Sacha Gnjatic, New York, NY (US);
Jorge E. Galan, New Haven, CT (US);
Lloyd J. Old, New York, NY (US);
Gerd Ritter, New York, NY (US);
Hiroyoshi Nishikawa, New York, NY (US);
Sacha Gnjatic, New York, NY (US);
Jorge E. Galan, New Haven, CT (US);
Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, New York, NY (US);
Yale University, New Haven, CT (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to the use of the type III secretion system of bacteria to stimulate immune responses against tumor antigen(s) for treating antigen-loss variant tumors. Methods are provided for stimulating and/or increasing an immune response against tumor antigens. The invention also relates to the preparation of antigen presenting cells from peripheral blood mononuclear cells using bacteria having a type III secretion system.