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Product Israel. Y

PATENT ASSIGNEE'S COUNTRY Israel
UPDATE 06.99
PATENT ASSIGNEE Yeda R&D Co Ltd
PATENT CLAIMS Claim 1
A lymphocyte which expresses a chimeric receptor which permits said lymphocyte to direct its cellular immune response toward a predefined target antigen in a non-MHC restricted manner, the lymphocyte contg recombinant DNA encoding > one chimeric receptors, the recombinant DNA comprising
- DNA coding for at least an intracellular region of a native
cell receptor &
- DNA coding for an antigen binding region of an Ab specific
for the predefined target antigen, wherein said Ab is speci
fic towards a tumor specific antigen, a tumor associated
antigen, viral antigen or autoimmune disease type antigen
Claim 8
Process of directing the immune response of a patient toward predefined target antigen
- Transfecting lymphocyte with recombinant DNA encoding
chimeric receptor, the said DNA comprising (a) DNA co
ding for intracellular region of native cell receptor & (b) DNA
coding for an antigen binding region of an Ab specific for the
predefined target antigen
- Inoculating the patient with transfected lymphocyte
PATENT PHOTOCOPY Available on request

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