US Patent Issued to THE BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL on Jan. 20 for "Compositions and methods related to tumor cell killers and vaccines" (Massachusetts Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,821, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to THE BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL INC. (Boston).

"Compositions and methods related to tumor cell killers and vaccines" was invented by Khalid Shah (Andover, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein are methods and compositions for treating cancer. Various embodiments use engineered autologous or syngeneic cancer cells that home to tumors in vivo and deliver therapeutic polypeptides. Various embodiments further promote an anti-tumor immune response that can assist in treating existing tumors and provide protection against recurrent cancer."

The patent was filed on May 15, 2019, unde...