Agent for overcoming immunosuppression and use thereof

US11213538B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-11213538-B2
Application numberUS-201716073871-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 15, 2017
Priority dateFeb 16, 2016
Publication dateJan 4, 2022
Grant dateJan 4, 2022

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To provide an agent for overcoming immunosuppression which can overcome immunosuppression by regulatory T cells. An agent for overcoming immunosuppression and an inhibitor of FOXP3 function containing an anthracycline antibiotic as an active ingredient.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method for overcoming immunosuppression by regulatory T cells, the method comprising administering to a patient epirubicin or a salt thereof, in a dose range of 0.1 mg/kg to 0.25 mg/kg, wherein the patient has a solid cancer. 2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising another anticancer therapy. 3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the another anticancer therapy is a cancer chemotherapy or a cancer immunotherapy. 4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the another anticancer therapy is a cancer immunotherapy selected from the group consisting of an immune checkpoint blockade therapy, a cancer vaccine therapy, and a T cell transfer therapy.

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  • Medicinal preparations containing antigens or antibodies (materials for immunoassay G01N33/53) · CPC title

  • Lymphocytes; B-cells; T-cells; Natural killer cells; Interferon-activated or cytokine-activated lymphocytes (when activated by a specific antigen A61K39/00) · CPC title

  • Immunomodulators · CPC title

  • Medicinal preparations containing active ingredients not provided for in groups A61K31/00 - A61K41/00 · CPC title

  • Antineoplastic agents · CPC title

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What does patent US11213538B2 cover?
To provide an agent for overcoming immunosuppression which can overcome immunosuppression by regulatory T cells. An agent for overcoming immunosuppression and an inhibitor of FOXP3 function containing an anthracycline antibiotic as an active ingredient.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
General Incorporated Ass Pharma Valley Project Supporting Organization, Yakult Honsha Kk
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A61K31/704. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 04 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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