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(88) Date of publication A3: 14.03.2002 (43) Date of publication: 29.01.2003 Bulletin 2003/05 (21) Application number: 01928693.9 (22) Date of filing: 20.04.2001

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C12N 15/31, C07K 14/195, C12N 9/10, C12N 9/50, C12N 9/02, C12N 9/24, C12N 9/20, C12N 15/63, C07K 16/12, C07K 16/40, G01N 33/68, C07K 19/00, C12Q 1/68, A61K 39/05, A61K 48/00, C12N 5/10, A61K 39/40 (86) International application number: PCT/US0112/865 (87) International publication number: WO 0108/1581 (01.11.2001 Gazette 2001/44)

(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: 21.04.2000 US 199047 P 02.06.2000 US 208841 P 07.07.2000 US 216747 P (71) Applicant: CORIXA CORPORATION Seattle, WA 98104 (US)

(72) Inventors: SKEIKY, Yasir, A., W. Bellevue, WA 98006 (US) PERSING, David, H. Redmond, WA 98053 (US) MITCHAM, Jennifer, L. Redmond, WA 98052 (US) WANG, Siqing, Steven Redmond, WA 98053 (US) BHATIA, Ajay Seattle, WA 98104 (US) L'MAISONNEUVE, Jean-Francois Seattle, WA 98136 (US) ZHANG, Yanni Seattle, WA 98105 (US) JEN, Shyian Seattle, WA 98122 (US) CARTER, Darrick Seattle, WA 98102 (US) (74) Representative: Gowshall, Jonathan Vallance et al FORRESTER & BOEHMERT,Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 München 80336 München (DE)