Patents Examined by Mark Novarro
  • Patent number: 6946133
    Abstract: The invention is a prostate specific antigen oligo-epitope peptide which comprises more than one PSA epitope peptide, which conforms to one or more human HLA class I motifs. The prostate specific antigen oligo-epitope peptide in combination with various HLA-class I molecules or interactions with various T-cell receptors elicits PSA specific cellular immune responses. The prostate specific antigen oligo-epitope peptide is useful as an immunogen in the prevention or treatment of prostatic cancer, in the inhibition of prostatic cancer cells and in the establishment and characterization of PSA-specific cytotoxic T-cell lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Jeffrey Schlom, Kwong-yok Tsang, Sam Zaremba