OXFORD BIOMEDICA (UK) LIMITED Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130236479 | ANTIGEN - The present invention relates to a novel method for the delivery of agents to tumour cells. In particular it relates to a method for the specific delivery of agents to the interior of tumour cells. Uses of the method are also described. | 09-12-2013 |
20120213822 | CHEMO-IMMUNOTHERAPY METHOD - A method of treating or preventing disease, said method comprising administering to a subject, simultaneously, sequentially or separately, an antigen and a chemotherapeutic agent or agents comprising the steps of: administering the chemotherapeutic agent or agents, and administering an antigen up to 6 weeks after the chemotherapeutic agent. | 08-23-2012 |
20120107862 | FACTORS - A method for determining a prognosis for benefit for a cancer patient receiving immunotherapy treatment involving (a) measuring a level of haematocrit and haemoglobin in a sample from the cancer patient, and (b) comparing the level of haematocrit in the sample to a reference level of platelets and comparing the level of haemoglobin in the sample to a reference level of haemoglobin, wherein a lower level of haematocrit and higher level of haemoglobin in the sample correlates with increased benefit to the patient. | 05-03-2012 |
20120039943 | FACTORS - A method for determining a prognosis for benefit for a cancer patient receiving immunotherapy treatment involving (a) measuring a level of platelets and haemoglobin in a sample from the cancer patient, and (b) comparing the level of platelets in the sample to a reference level of platelets and comparing the level of haemoglobin in the sample to a reference level of haemoglobin, wherein a lower level of platelets and higher level of haemoglobin in the sample correlates with increased benefit to the patient. | 02-16-2012 |
20120027749 | Method - The present invention provides a method for detecting a 5T4-positive cancer in a subject, which comprises the following steps: (i) identifying and/or isolating exosomes in a sample from the subject; and (ii) detecting exosome-associated 5T4. | 02-02-2012 |
20110269826 | Method - The present invention provides methods for: (i) treating and/or preventing Parkinson's disease in a subject without causing cognitive impairment by using dopamine replacement gene therapy to maintain or restore constant physiological dopaminergic tone in both the dorsal and ventral striatum of the subject; (ii) normalising neuronal electrical activity in basal ganglia and/or subthalamic nucleus in a Parkinson's disease subject; and (iii) treating and/or preventing dyskinesias associated with oral L-dopa administration in a Parkinson's disease subject by administration of a vector system for dopamine replacement gene therapy to the subject. | 11-03-2011 |
20110165668 | MHC Class I Peptide Epitopes from the Human 5T4 Tumor-Associated Antigen - There is provided an MHC class I peptide epitope from 5T4 antigen. In particular, there is provided a peptide epitope of 5T4 which comprises one of the following: (i) the amino acid sequence shown as SEQ ID NO: 2; (ii) the minimal epitope from the amino acid sequence shown as SEQ ID NO: 3; (iii) the minimal epitope from the amino acid sequence shown as SEQ ID NO: 4; (iv) the minimal epitope from the amino acid sequence shown as SEQ ID NO: 5; (v) the minimal epitope from the amino acid sequence shown as SEQ ID NO: 6; (vi) the minimal epitope from the amino acid sequence shown as SEQ ID NO: 7. There is also provided a vaccine comprising such a peptide (or precursor thereof) and its use to treat and/or prevent a disease, in particular a cancerous disease. | 07-07-2011 |
20110065173 | Vector - A vector comprising a nucleotide sequence of interest (“NOI”) encoding a product of interest (“POI”) is described. The NOI and/or the POI is capable of recognizing a tumor, such that in use the vector is capable of delivering the NOI and/or the POI to the tumor. | 03-17-2011 |
20110052577 | Antibodies - The use of an ScFv Ab (ScFv Ab) capable of recognising a disease associated molecule (DAM) in the manufacture of a medicament for the prevention and/or treatment of a disease condition associated with a DAM is described. The ScFv Ab has therapeutic, diagnostic and prognostic applications. | 03-03-2011 |
20100310584 | Antigen - The present invention relates to a novel method for the delivery of agents to tumour cells. In particular it relates to a method for the specific delivery of agents to the interior of tumour cells. Uses of the method are also described. | 12-09-2010 |
20100158884 | Cascade - The invention provides the use of an enzyme and a prodrug in the manufacture of a medicament for use in inducing an anti-tumour immune response in a human patient. | 06-24-2010 |
20100124534 | IMMUNOTHERAPEUTIC METHOD - The present invention provides a method of monitoring the efficacy of an immunotherapy in a mammalian subject, wherein the subject has been administered an immunotherapy, wherein the immunotherapy comprises a viral vector containing a polynucleotide encoding an antigen, wherein the viral vector is capable of transducing cells in the mammalian subject to cause the cells to express the antigen; the method comprising:
| 05-20-2010 |
20100086995 | MHC CLASS I PEPTIDE EPITOPES FROM THE HUMAN 5T4 TUMOR-ASSOCIATED ANTIGEN - There is provided an MHC class I peptide epitope from 5T4 antigen. In particular, there is provided a peptide epitope of 5T4 which comprises one of the following: (i) the amino acid sequence shown as SEQ ID No.2; (ii) the minimal epitope from the amino acid sequence shown as SEQ ID No.3; (iii) the minimal epitope from the amino acid sequence shown as SEQ ID No.4. (iv) the minimal epitope from the amino acid sequence shown as SEQ ID No. 5. (v) the minimal epitope from the amino acid sequence shown as SEQ ID No.6. (vi) the minimal epitope from the amino acid sequence shown as SEQ ID No.7. There is also provided a vaccine comprising such a peptide (or precursor thereof) and its use to treat and/or prevent a disease, in particular a cancerous disease. | 04-08-2010 |
20100040539 | Vector System - The use of an ScFv Ab (ScFv Ab) capable of recognising a disease associated molecule (DAM) in the manufacture of a medicament for the prevention and/or treatment of a disease condition associated with a DAM is described. The ScFv Ab has therapeutic, diagnostic and prognostic applications. | 02-18-2010 |
20090280138 | PEPTIDE - The present invention relates to peptide epitopes of 5T4 antigen and their use in immunotherapy. In particular, the present invention relates to any one of the peptide epitopes as described herein as well as their use in diagnosis and therapy of cancer. | 11-12-2009 |
20090191230 | CASCADE - The invention provides the use of an enzyme and a prodrug in the manufacture of a medicament for use in inducing an anti-tumour immune response in a human patient. | 07-30-2009 |
20090155290 | Antigen - The present invention relates to a novel method for the delivery of agents to tumour cells. In particular it relates to a method for the specific delivery of agents to the interior of tumour cells. Uses of the method are also described. | 06-18-2009 |
20090047307 | Chemo-Immunotherapy Method - A method of treating or preventing disease, said method comprising administering to a subject, simultaneously, sequentially or separately, an antigen and a chemotherapeutic agent or agents comprising the steps of: administering the chemotherapeutic agent or agents, and administering an antigen up to 6 weeks after the chemotherapeutic agent. | 02-19-2009 |
20090017532 | Vector - A vector comprising a nucleotide sequence of interest (“NOI”) encoding a product of interest (“POI”) is described. The NOI and/or the POI is capable of recognizing a tumor, such that in use the vector is capable of delivering the NOI and/or the POI to the tumor. | 01-15-2009 |
20080279854 | Polypeptide - Canine and feline 5T4 polypeptide sequences and nucleotide sequences encoding them are provided. A vector system comprising a nucleic acid encoding 5T4 and a 5T4-specific agent are also provided. | 11-13-2008 |
20080274542 | Polypeptide - Canine and feline 5T4 polypeptide sequences and nucleotide sequences encoding them are provided. A vector system comprising a nucleic acid encoding 5T4 and a 5T4-specific agent are also provided. | 11-06-2008 |