TUMOR-ASSOCIATED ANTIGEN DERIVATIVES FROM THE MAGE FAMILY, AND NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES ENCODING THEM, USED FOR THE PREPARATION OF FUSION PROTEINS AND OF COMPOSITIONS FOR VACCINATIONS

摘要

The present invention relates to novel proteins and to their production, from the MAGE family. In particular, to a MAGE protein fused to an immunological fusion partner, such as Lipoprotein D. Such antigens may be formulated to provide vaccines for the treatment of a range of tumours. Novel methods for purifying MAGE proteins are also provided.