Abstract: The present invention provides a method for inducing a cancer specific immune response against MUC1 using an immunogenic glycopeptide. Other aspects of the invention are a pharmaceutical composition comprising the immunogenic glycopeptide and a cancer vaccine comprising the immunogenic glycopeptide. Another aspect is an antibody generated using the immunogenic glycopeptide and the use of said antibody in therapy and diagnosis.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 4, 2007
Publication date:
February 11, 2010
Applicants:
Kobenhavns Universitet, Cancer Research Tecnology Limited
Inventors:
Henrik Clausen, Joy Burchell, Ulla Mandel, Anne Louise Sorensen, Mads Agervig Tarp, Joyce Taylor-Papadimitriou