THERAPEUTIC VACCINE FOR TREATING OR PREVENTING MERKEL CELL POLYOMA VIRUS-ASSOCIATED TUMORS

摘要

The invention relates to a therapeutic vaccine useful against tumors exhibiting as signature the Large T antigen (LT) of the Merkel Cell PolyomaVirus (MCPyV). Additionally, the therapeutic vaccine may be also useful for preventing tumors in healthy individuals infected with MCPyV. The therapeutic vaccine involves a type-3 secretion system (T3SS) bacterial vector able to deliver a polypeptide comprising LT epitopes to antigen presenting cells (APCs), such as a truncated form of LT. The invention also relates to a fusion protein comprising a truncated form of LT.