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EP 1 294 405 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 15.08.2002 (43) Date of publication: 26.03.2003 Bulletin 2003/13 (21) Application number: 01950291.3 (22) Date of filing: 11.06.2001

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61K 47/48 (86) International application number: PCT/US0118/903 (87) International publication number: WO 0109/5945 (20.12.2001 Gazette 2001/51)

(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: 14.06.2000 US 211887 P 11.05.2001 US 290448 P (71) Applicant: CORIXA CORPORATION Seattle, WA 98104 (US)

(72) Inventors: NIEDER, Matthew H. Burlingame, CA 94010 (US) DUBOIS, Vincent B-6220 Fleurus (BE) GANGWAR, Sanjeev Alameda, CA 94501 (US) LOBL, Thomas J. Foster City, CA 94404 (US) PICKFORD, Leslie B. Menlo Park, CA 94025 (US) TROUET, Andre B-3009 Herent (BE) YARRANTON, Geoffrey T. Burlingame, CA 94010 (US) (74) Representative: Brasnett, Adrian Hugh et al Mewburn EllisYork House23 Kingsway London WC2B 6HP London WC2B 6HP (GB)