Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series – Organic compounds – Carbohydrates or derivatives
Reexamination Certificate
2003-10-27
2011-10-04
Lucas, Zachariah (Department: 1648)
Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series
Organic compounds
Carbohydrates or derivatives
C424S184100, C424S278100
Reexamination Certificate
active
08030462
ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to the therapeutic use of oligonucleotides or oligonucleotide analogs as immunostimulatory agents in immunotherapy applications. The invention provides methods for enhancing the immune response caused by immunostimulatory oligonucleotide compounds.
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Agrawal Sudhir
Kandimalla Ekambar R.
Yu Dong
Zhao Qiuyan
Furman Gregory Deptula
Horning Michelle S
Idera Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Keown Wayne A.
Lucas Zachariah
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