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(88) Date of publication A3: 20.06.2002 (43) Date of publication: 04.12.2002 Bulletin 2002/49 (21) Application number: 01906582.0 (22) Date of filing: 16.01.2001

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C12N 15/12, C12N 15/11, C12N 1/21, C12N 5/10, C07K 14/47, C07K 16/18, C07K 19/00, A61K 38/17, A61K 48/00, G01N 33/68, C12Q 1/68, C12N 5/08 (86) International application number: PCT/US0101/574 (87) International publication number: WO 0105/1633 (19.07.2001 Gazette 2001/29)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 14.01.2000 US 483672 (71) Applicant: CORIXA CORPORATION Seattle, WA 98104 (US)

(72) Inventors: XU, Jiangchun Bellevue, WA 98006 (US) DILLON, Davin, C. Issaquah, WA 98027 (US) MITCHAM, Jennifer, L. Redmond, WA 98052 (US) HARLOCKER, Susan, L. Seattle, WA 98117 (US) JIANG, Yuqiu Kent, WA 98032 (US) REED, Steven, G. Bellevue, WA 98005 (US) KALOS, Michael, D. Seattle, WA 98103 (US) FANGER, Gary, Richard Mill Creek, WA 98012 (US) DAY, Craig, H. Seattle, WA 98133 (US) RETTER, Marc, W. Carnation, WA 98104 (US) STOLK, John, A. Bothell, WA 98011 (US) SKEIKY, Yasir, A.W. Bellevue, WA 98006 (US) WANG, Aijun Issaquah, WA 98029 (US) MEAGHER, Madeleine, Joy Seattle, WA 98115 (US) (74) Representative: Gowshall, Jonathan Vallance et al FORRESTER & BOEHMERTPettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 München 80336 München (DE)