The scope of the patent, when issued, will cover cancer treatments that include
the UV1 peptide vaccine in combination with an anti-CTLA-4, anti-PD-1 or anti-
PD-L1 antibody checkpoint inhibitor. The primary patents of many of the current
CTLA-4 and PD-1/PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitors face expiry over the course of the
next several years.
“We are pleased that Ultimovacs’ innovative contributions to combination
immunotherapies in cancer have been validated by the USPTO,” said Carlos de
Sousa, Chief Executive Officer of Ultimovacs. “The company’s universal cancer
vaccine UV1 is being assessed in combination with checkpoint inhibitors in five
phase 2 trials for various cancers. The allowed claims will cover such
combination treatments across these and other cancer indications and will extend
proprietary use of the vaccine in combination with these checkpoint inhibitors
until at least 2037.”
Udiskutabelt veldig verdifullt patent å lande i det største markedet i verden. Dette har jeg ventet på, og det er en sterk styrking av det fundamentale i caset. Patenter og data er i hovedsak det som bygger verdien i legemiddelselskap.