BR112018075434A2 - anticorpo isolado ou fragmento de ligação de antígeno do mesmo, composição farmacêutica, e, métodos para tratar câncer e para modular resposta imune antitumor. - Google Patents

anticorpo isolado ou fragmento de ligação de antígeno do mesmo, composição farmacêutica, e, métodos para tratar câncer e para modular resposta imune antitumor.

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BR112018075434A2
BR112018075434A2 BR112018075434-0A BR112018075434A BR112018075434A2 BR 112018075434 A2 BR112018075434 A2 BR 112018075434A2 BR 112018075434 A BR112018075434 A BR 112018075434A BR 112018075434 A2 BR112018075434 A2 BR 112018075434A2
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Delfino Frank
Skokos Dimitris
Wang Bei
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Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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BR112018075434-0A 2016-06-10 2017-06-09 anticorpo isolado ou fragmento de ligação de antígeno do mesmo, composição farmacêutica, e, métodos para tratar câncer e para modular resposta imune antitumor. BR112018075434A2 (pt)

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US201762500312P 2017-05-02 2017-05-02
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PCT/US2017/036818 WO2017214548A1 (en) 2016-06-10 2017-06-09 Anti-gitr antibodies and uses thereof

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