Tumor-associated peptides binding to human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II molecules
First Claim
1. A composition comprising an isolated tumor associated peptide consisting of the amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:
- 2 to SEQ ID NO;
29, SEQ ID NO;
31, SEQ ID NO;
32, and SEQ ID NO;
34 to SEQ ID NO;
48, a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and at least one immune-stimulating adjuvant, wherein the immune-stimulating adjuvant is selected from the group consisting of incomplete Freund'"'"'s adjuvant, complete Freund'"'"'s adjuvant, liposomal formulations, Bacillus Calmette-Gudrin (BCG), alum, Detox, CpG oligonucleotides, Interleukin-12 (IL-12), Interleukin-2 (IL-2) and stabilized RNA and wherein the peptide is produced by solid phase peptide synthesis and cleaved from a resin support by treatment with trifluoroacetic acid.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to immunotherapeutic methods, and molecules and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumour-associated T-helper cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumour-associated peptides, that serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions which stimulate anti-tumour immune responses. In particular, the present invention relates to 49 novel peptide sequences derived from HLA class II molecules of human tumour cell lines which can be used in vaccine compositions for eliciting anti-tumour immune responses.
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1. A composition comprising an isolated tumor associated peptide consisting of the amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:
- 2 to SEQ ID NO;
29, SEQ ID NO;
31, SEQ ID NO;
32, and SEQ ID NO;
34 to SEQ ID NO;
48, a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and at least one immune-stimulating adjuvant, wherein the immune-stimulating adjuvant is selected from the group consisting of incomplete Freund'"'"'s adjuvant, complete Freund'"'"'s adjuvant, liposomal formulations, Bacillus Calmette-Gudrin (BCG), alum, Detox, CpG oligonucleotides, Interleukin-12 (IL-12), Interleukin-2 (IL-2) and stabilized RNA and wherein the peptide is produced by solid phase peptide synthesis and cleaved from a resin support by treatment with trifluoroacetic acid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
- 2 to SEQ ID NO;
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4. A fusion protein consisting of a tumour associated peptide consisting of the amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:
- 2 to SEQ ID NO;
29, SEQ ID NO;
31, SEQ ID NO;
32, and SEQ ID NO;
34 to SEQ ID NO;
48 and the 80 N-terminal amino acids of the HLA-DR antigen-associated invariant chain (Ii).
- 2 to SEQ ID NO;
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