Influenza virus vector for virotherapy
AssigneeBlue Sky Vaccines GmbH
InventorsThomas Muster, Markus Wolschek
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Abstract
The present invention provides a recombinant influenza virus vector comprising an NS gene encoding a truncated NS1 protein of at least 73 and up to 122 amino acids of the N-terminus of the respective wild type NS1 protein, wherein the vector replicates in IFN-sensitive tumor cells and does not replicate in normal, non-tumor cells, and expresses a heterologous immunostimulatory polypetide. The invention further provides a pharmaceutical composition containing the influenza virus vector, its use for the treatment of cancer patients and methods for producing the influenza virus vaccine.
Claims14
A recombinant influenza B virus vector comprising an NS gene encoding a truncated NS1 protein consisting of 106 amino acids of the N-terminus of the respective wild type NS1 protein, wherein the vector:
- (i) replicates in IFN-sensitive tumor cells and in IFN-resistant tumor cells, and is attenuated in normal cells, and
- (ii) expresses a heterologous immunostimulatory polypeptide, wherein the heterologous polypeptide is a tumor associated antigen.
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