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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2003
Applicants:
Liyanage P. Perera, Kensington, MD (US);
Thomas A. Waldmann, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Sang-kon OH, Baltimore, MD (US);
Jay A. Berzofsky, Bethesda, MD (US);
Inventors:
Liyanage P. Perera, Kensington, MD (US);
Thomas A. Waldmann, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Sang-Kon Oh, Baltimore, MD (US);
Jay A. Berzofsky, Bethesda, MD (US);
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 63/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention is directed to compositions capable of augmenting the immunogenicity of a vaccine. The composition, or adjuvant, is administered to a mammal in need thereof in sequential or concurrent combination with a vaccine antigen. In one preferred aspect, the adjuvant is provided in the form of a recombinant poxvirus vector, such as a vaccinia virus vector, which comprises a nucleic acid sequence encoding IL-15.