Patent SG-11201908909P-A (SG)
Title: Methods for the stimulation of dendritic cell (dc) precursor population "pre-dc" and their uses thereof
Inventor: GINHOUX FLORENT
IPC: A61P31/00
Filed: 2018-05-03
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 08 November 2018 (08.11.2018) WIPO I PCT omitia °nolo H01°1111111114 °nom oimIE (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/203833 Al (51) International Patent Classification: A61K 39/39 (2006.01) A61P 35/00 (2006.01) A61K 31/7056 (2006.01) A61P 37/04 (2006.01) A61P 31/00 (2006.01) GOJN 33/50 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/SG2018/050219 (22) International Filing Date: 03 May 2018 (03.05.2018) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 10201703628W 03 May 2017 (03.05.2017) SG (71) Applicant: AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLO- GY AND RESEARCH [SG/SG]; 1 Fusionopolis Way, #20-10 Connexis North Tower, Singapore 138632 (SG). (72) Inventors: GINHOUX, Florent; c/o Singapore Immunol- ogy Network, 8A Biomedical Grove, Singapore 138648 (SG). SEE, Chi Ee Peter; c/o Singapore Immunology Net- work, 8A Biomedical Grove, Singapore 138648 (SG). (74) Agent: SPRUSON & FERGUSON (ASIA) PTE LTD; P.O. Box 1531, Robinson Road Post Office, Singapore 903031 (SG). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Declarations under Rule 4.17: — of inventorship (Rule 4.17(iv)) Published: with international search report (Art. 21(3)) before the expiration of the time limit for amending the claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of amendments (Rule 48.2(h)) in black and white; the international application as filed contained color or greyscale and is available for download from PATENTSCOPE W O 20 18/ 203833 Al (54) Title: METHODS FOR THE STIMULATION OF DENDRITIC CELL (DC) PRECURSOR POPULATION \"PRE-DC\" AND THEIR USES THEREOF (57) : The present invention relates to a method of treating or preventing an infection, a neoplastic disease or an immune-related disease in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising contacting a therapeutically effective or immuno-effective amount of an TLR9 agonist, specifically CpG oligodeoxynucleotide 2216 (CpG ODN), with a precursor dendritic cell (pre-DC), wherein the TLR9 agonist stimulates the pre-DC to secrete one or more cytokines such as TNF-alpha and IL-12p40, to thereby activate or increase the subject's immune response for treating or preventing the infection, the neoplastic disease or the immune-related disease. The present invention also relates to immunogenic or adjuvant compositions comprising the TLR9 agonist. A method of diagnosing a deficient immune system in a subject, comprising contacting a sample comprising pre-DC from the subject with one or more TLR 9 agonists and kits thereof are also disclosed.