Vaccines for human papilloma virus and methods for using the same
AssigneesThe Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
InventorsDavid Weiner, Jian Yan
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Abstract
Improved anti-HPV immunogens and nucleic acid molecules that encode them are disclosed. Immunogens disclosed include those having consensus HPV39 E6E7 and HPV45 E6E7. Pharmaceutical composition, recombinant vaccines comprising DNA plasmid and live attenuated vaccines are disclosed as well methods of inducing an immune response in an individual against HPV are disclosed.
Claims6
A composition comprising at least one HPV E6-E7 fusion antigen, wherein the E6 and E7 antigens are consensus antigens generated from an HPV subtype selected from the group consisting of HPV39 and HPV45;
- wherein the at least one HPV E6-E7 fusion antigen is selected from the group consisting of:
- a peptide comprising SEQ ID NO:
- 25 or SEQ ID NO:
- 26;
- a peptide comprising a sequence that is at least 95% identical to SEQ ID NO:
- 25;
- a peptide comprising a sequence that is at least 95% identical to SEQ ID NO:
- 26;
- a peptide comprising a fragment of at least 261 amino acids of SEQ ID NO:
- 25;
- a peptide comprising a fragment of at least 264 amino acids of SEQ ID NO:
- 26;
- a peptide comprising a sequence that is at least 95% identical to a fragment of at least 261 amino acids of SEQ ID NO:
- 25;
- and
- a peptide comprising a sequence that is at least 95% identical to a fragment of at least 264 amino acids of SEQ ID NO:
- 26.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.