Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Compositions and methods for generating an immune response to hepatitis B virus
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Application No.: US16305305Application Date: 2017-05-30
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Publication No.: US11052148B2Publication Date: 2021-07-06
- Inventor: Farshad Guirakhoo , Arban Domi , Nathanael P. McCurley , Rahul Basu , Ming Luo
- Applicant: GEOVAX INC. , THE GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
- Applicant Address: US GA Smyrna; US GA Atlanta
- Assignee: GEOVAX INC.,THE GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
- Current Assignee: GEOVAX INC.,THE GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
- Current Assignee Address: US GA Smyrna; US GA Atlanta
- Agency: Knowles Intellectual Property Strategies, LLC
- International Application: PCT/US2017/034983 WO 20170530
- International Announcement: WO2017/210181 WO 20171207
- Main IPC: A61K39/29
- IPC: A61K39/29 ; A61K39/295 ; A61K39/145 ; A61K39/12 ; A61P31/14 ; A61K9/00 ; A61K39/00

Abstract:
The compositions and methods are described for generating an immune response to a hepatitis B virus. The compositions and methods described herein relate to a modified vaccinia Ankara (MVA) vector encoding one or more viral antigens for generating a protective immune response to a hepatitis B virus, in the subject to which the vector is administered. The compositions and methods of the present invention are useful both prophylactically and therapeutically and may be used to prevent and/or treat an infection caused by hepatitis B virus.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190184009A1 Compositions and Methods for Generating an Immune Response to Hepatitis B Virus Public/Granted day:2019-06-20
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