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(88) Date of publication A3: 22.08.2002 (43) Date of publication: 02.01.2003 Bulletin 2003/01 (21) Application number: 01934859.8 (22) Date of filing: 28.03.2001

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C12N 15/12, C07K 14/47, C07K 16/30, G01N 33/574, C12Q 1/68, C12N 5/08, A61K 38/17, A61K 31/711, A61K 39/395, A61K 35/14 (86) International application number: PCT/US0109/991 (87) International publication number: WO 0107/2295 (04.10.2001 Gazette 2001/40)

(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: 29.03.2000 US 538037 05.06.2000 US 588937 18.08.2000 US 640878 22.09.2000 US 234517 P 01.11.2000 US 704512 14.12.2000 US 738973 (71) Applicant: CORIXA CORPORATION Seattle, WA 98104 (US)

(72) Inventors: REED, Steven, G. Bellevue, WA 98005 (US) LODES, Michael, J. Seattle, WA 98126 (US) MOHAMATH, Raodoh Seattle, WA 98118 (US) SECRIST, Heather Seattle, WA 98199 (US) BENSON, Darin, R. Seattle, WA 98103 (US) INDIRIAS, Carol, Yoseph Seattle, WA 98107 (US) HENDERSON, Robert, A. Edmonds, WA 98026 (US) FLING, Steven, P. Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 (US) ALGATE, Paul, A. Issaquah, WA 98027 (US) ELLIOT, Mark Seattle, WA 98146 (US) MANNION, Jane Edmonds, WA 98026 (US) KALOS, Michael, D. Seattle, WA 98103 (US) (74) Representative: Gowshall, Jonathan Vallance et al FORRESTER & BOEHMERTPettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 München 80336 München (DE)