Abstract: The present invention relates to a nucleic acid encoding a polypeptide and the use of the nucleic acid or polypeptide in preventing and/or treating cancer. In particular, the invention relates to improved vectors for the insertion and expression of foreign genes encoding tumor antigens for use in immunotherapeutic treatment of cancer.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 23, 2004
Publication date:
June 18, 2009
Applicants:
AVENTIS PASTEUR, INC., THERION BIOLOGICS, INC.
Inventors:
Neil Berinstein, James Tartaglia, Mark Parrington, Dennis Panicali, Linda Gritz