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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2009
Applicant:
Timo Kars Van Den Berg, Amsterdam, NL;
Inventor:
Timo Kars van den Berg, Amsterdam, NL;
Assignee:
Stichting Sanquin Bloedvoorziening, Amsterdam, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/395 (2006.01); A61K 38/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to the field of molecular medicine. In particular, it relates to compositions and methods to enhance the clearance of aberrant cells, e.g. cancer cells or virus-infected cells, by the host's immune system. Provided is a composition comprising (i) a therapeutic compound that can trigger a host's immune effector cells against an aberrant cell, such as a therapeutic antibody, and (ii) at least one agent capable of reducing or preventing inhibitory signal transduction initiated via SIRPalpha.