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INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 25 October 2018 (25.10.2018) WIP0 I PCT omit °nolo Him olo Ho Imo Elio ow (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/193408 Al (51) International Patent Classification: MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, A61K 47/61 (2017.01) A61P 27/02 (2006.01) TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, A61K 47/69 (2017.01) KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). (21) International Application Number: (22) International Filing Date: PCT/IB2018/052740 Declarations under Rule 4.17: as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent (Rule 4.17(ii)) 19 April 2018 (19.04.2018) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 62/487,888 20 April 2017 (20.04.2017) US (71) Applicant: NOVARTIS AG [CH/CH]; Lichtstrasse 35, 4056 Basel (CH). (72) Inventors: ADAMS, Christopher M.; Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc., 250 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139 (US). APRIL, Myriam; Novar- tis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc., 250 Massa- chusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139 (US). FAZAL, Tanzina; Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc., 250 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139 (US). FORSTER, Cornelia Jutta; 8 Nancy Avenue, Pelham, NH 03076 (US). HALL, Edward Charles; Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc., 250 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139 (US). LEE, Cameron Chuck- Munn; Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc., 250 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139 (US). (74) Agent: NOVARTIS AG; Lichtstrasse 35, 4056 Basel (CH). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW)