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Patent: 9,856,320


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Summary for Patent: 9,856,320
Title:Cancer immunotherapy by disrupting PD-1/PD-L1 signaling
Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for immunotherapy of a cancer patient, comprises administering to the patient an Ab that inhibits signaling from the PD-1/PD-L1 signaling pathway, or a combination of such Ab and an anti-CTLA-4 Ab. This disclosure also provides a method for immunotherapy of a cancer patient comprising selecting a patient who is a suitable candidate for immunotherapy based on an assessment that the proportion of cells in a test tissue sample from the patient that express PD-L1 on the cell surface exceeds a predetermined threshold level, and administering an anti-PD-1 Ab to the selected subject. The disclosure additionally provides rabbit mAbs that bind specifically to a cell surface-expressed PD-L1 antigen in a FFPE tissue sample, and an automated IHC method for assessing cell surface expression in FFPE tissues using the provided anti-PD-L1 Abs.
Inventor(s): Cogswell; John P. (Yardley, PA), Goldberg; Stacie M. (Potomac, MD), Gupta; Ashok Kumar (Clarksburg, MD), Jure-Kunkel; Maria (Plainsboro, NJ), Wang; Xi-Tao (Wellesley, MA), Wigginton; Jon M. (Rockville, MD)
Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (Princeton, NJ)
Application Number:14/400,667
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Details for Patent 9,856,320

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International Patent Family for US Patent 9,856,320

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World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) 2013173223 ⤷  Start Trial
United States of America 9212224 ⤷  Start Trial
United States of America 2025270322 ⤷  Start Trial
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