Prostate Cancer Treatment: Virus, PD-1 Inhibitor, Immune Activator Combination
Summary
The European Patent Office has published patent application EP4358984A1 detailing a combination therapy for prostate cancer. This treatment involves an oncolytic virus, a PD-1 inhibitor, and an activator of the innate immune system. The patent was published on March 11, 2026.
What changed
European Patent Application EP4358984A1, published on March 11, 2026, describes a novel combination therapy for treating prostate cancer. The patented treatment involves the synergistic use of an oncolytic virus, an anti-PD-1 inhibitor, and an activator of the innate immune system. This application is filed by Folkan, Gro and lists ROLF, Seljelid as the inventor.
This document represents a patent publication, not a regulatory rule or enforcement action. It outlines a potential therapeutic approach and does not impose immediate compliance obligations on regulated entities. However, companies involved in pharmaceutical development, particularly in oncology and immunotherapy, should be aware of this patent as it may impact future research, development, and commercialization strategies in this therapeutic area.
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COMBINATION OF AN ONCOLYTIC VIRUS, AN ANTI-PD-1 INHIBITOR AND AN ACTIVATOR OF THE INNATE IMMUNE SYSTEM FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF PROSTATE CANCER
Publication EP4358984A1 Kind: A1 Mar 11, 2026
Applicants
Folkan, Gro
Inventors
ROLF, Seljelid
IPC Classifications
A61K 35/763 20150101AFI20260130BHEP A61P 35/00 20060101ALI20260130BHEP A61K 31/716 20060101ALI20260130BHEP A61K 39/395 20060101ALI20260130BHEP A61K 45/06 20060101ALI20260130BHEP C07K 16/28 20060101ALI20260130BHEP C12N 7/00 20060101ALI20260130BHEP
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AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR
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