Patents Examined by Fona Hamud
  • Adjuvant compositions for vaccines
    Patent number: 6375945
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to improved adjuvant compositions comprising a mixture of a saponin adjuvant such as QS21 with monophosphoryl lipid A or derivative thereof such as 3D-MPL and interleukin 12. These compositions are useful in a range of prophylactic and therapeutic applications, particularly in vaccines, including cancer vaccines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: SmithKline Beecham Biologicals s.a.
    Inventors: Thierry Boon, Silvia Silla, Catherine Uyttenhove