USE OF BINDING AGENTS WHICH BIND ANTIGENS IN THE PREPARATION OF PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS FOR INDUCING AN IMMUNE RESPONSE AGAINST SAID ANTIGENS AND SUCH COMPOSITIONS

摘要

The invention concerns methods and compositions for stimulating a host's immune response, particularly for the treatment of cancer. The methods and compositions according to the invention use binding agents such as antibodies to generate an immune response to a predetermined soluble antigen. In accordance with the invention, the binding agent-soluble antigen complex alters the immunogenic condition of the host by generating new immunogens that are recognizable by the immune system. This leads to a humoral and/or cellular immune response.