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Eli Lilly was granted a patent for LAG-3 and PD-1 antibody therapies

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What happened

In October 2026 Eli Lilly patented antibody candidates designed to activate LAG-3 alone or together with PD-1 for potential immune-system therapies.

Source

patents.google.comOct 20, 2026

US patent US12767714

LAG-3 and PD-1/LAG-3-antibodies

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to antibodies that bind to and agonize human LAG-3, and to bispecific antibodies that bind to and agonize each of human PD-1 and human LAG-3.

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Patent grant

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Grant date
Oct 20, 2026
Inventors
3
Patent number
US12767714
Assignee
Eli Lilly and Company

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People

  • Yaqiong LinInventor
  • Marta Antonina WitekInventor
  • Jianghuai XuInventor

Details

Primary CPC class
C07K 16/2803
USPTO assignee
Eli Lilly and Company
What the invention does
Antibodies that attach to LAG-3, including dual-target antibodies that attach to both LAG-3 and PD-1 to trigger specific immune responses.

Topics and mentions

Tags

  • Intellectual Property
  • Research & Development
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Medical Research

Technologies named

  • antibody therapeutics
  • bispecific antibodies
  • immune checkpoint biology

Extraction

Detected
Oct 21, 2026
signal_type
patents-company
signal_subtype
patentGrant

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