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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2009
Hideho Okada, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Walter J. Storkus, Glenshaw, PA (US);
Hideho Okada, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Walter J. Storkus, Glenshaw, PA (US);
University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
The invention provides a peptide derived from the interleukin-13 receptor α2, which serves as a HLA-A2-restricted cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) epitope. The invention can be used as a vaccine for glioma and can be formulated into compositions for medical or veterinary use. In addition, the invention provides the use of a peptide derived from the Eph family of tyrosine kinase receptors which can be also used as a vaccine for glioma and can be formulated into compositions for medical or veterinary use.