Abstract: The present invention relates to an adjuvant derived from human lymphocytes. The adjuvant can be used in combination with traditional vaccines or cancer immunotherapy, to enhance the response of the patient's immune system to the vaccine or other immunotherapeutic agent. The adjuvant is derived from the supernatant collected from cultured activated lymphocytes.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 28, 2010
Publication date:
October 21, 2010
Applicants:
HASUMI LLC, UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
Inventors:
Kenichiro Hasumi, Dean LeMar Mann, Kim Graulich Hankey, Kristina Michelle Holt
Abstract: The present invention relates to an adjuvant derived from human lymphocytes. The adjuvant can be used in combination with traditional vaccines or cancer immunotherapy, to enhance the response of the patient's immune system to the vaccine or other immunotherapeutic agent. The adjuvant is derived from the supernatant collected from cultured activated lymphocytes.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 20, 2004
Date of Patent:
June 29, 2010
Assignees:
University of Maryland, Baltimore, Hasumi LLC
Inventors:
Kenichiro Hasumi, Dean LeMar Mann, Kim Graulich Hankey, Kristina Michelle Holt