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(88) Date of publication A3: 29.10.1998 (43) Date of publication: 01.03.2000 Bulletin 2000/09 (21) Application number: 98907489.3 (22) Date of filing: 12.02.1998

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C12N 15/30, C07K 14/44, C12N 15/63, C12N 5/10, A61K 39/008, A61K 48/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US9803/002 (87) International publication number: WO 9835/045 (13.08.1998 Gazette 1998/32)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 12.02.1997 US 798841 27.08.1997 US 920609 (71) Applicant: CORIXA CORPORATION Seattle, WA 98104 (US)	(72) Inventors: REED, Steven, G. Bellevue, WA 98005 (US) CAMPOS-NETO, Antonio Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 (US) WEBB, John, R. Everett, WA 98208 (US) DILLON, Davin, C. Redmond, WA 98053 (US) SKEIKY, Yasir, A. Seattle, WA 98107 (US) (74) Representative: Gowshall, Jonathan Vallance  FORRESTER & BOEHMERTFranz-Joseph-Strasse 38 80801 München 80801 München (DE)