INC.;THE HENRY M. JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE
发明人:
PEOPLES, GEORGE E.,SATHIBALAN, PONNIAH
申请号:
EP08745615
公开号:
EP2162149A4
申请日:
2008.04.11
申请国别(地区):
EP
年份:
2012
代理人:
摘要:
The invention features methods to induce and maintain a protective cytotoxic T-lymphocyte response to a peptide of the HER2/ neu oncogene, E75, with the effect of inducing and maintaining protective or therapeutic immunity against breast cancer in a patient in clinical remission. The methods comprise administering to the patient an effective amount of a vaccine composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, an adjuvant such as recombinant human GM-CSF, and the E75 peptide at an optimized dose and schedule. The methods further comprise administering an annual or semi-annual booster vaccine dose due to declining E75-specific T cell immunity. The invention also features vaccine compositions for use in the methods.