| BIOGEN IDEC INC. Patent applications |
| Patent application number | Title | Published |
| 20110165159 | USE OF CHIMERIC ANTI-CD20 ANTIBODY AS IN VITRO OR IN VIVO PURGING AGENT IN PATIENTS RECEIVING BMT OR PBSC TRANSPLANT - The use of anti-CD20 antibodies as in vivo purging agents for patients receiving bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplant during treatment of B-cell-related diseases, e.g., B-cell lymphomas or leukemias, is disclosed. Such purging may enhance engraftment and/or prevent disease relapse in such patients. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20100203010 | MODULATION OF TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT - Compositions comprising CD80-targeted therapeutics and methods of using these compositions are provided for the treatment of a disease or disorder in which CD80-expressing cells or regulatory T cell function contribute to or exacerbate the associated pathology. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100189716 | TREATMENT OF HODGKINS LYMPHOMA - Compositions comprising CD80 antagonists and methods using these compositions are provided for the treatment of Hodgkins lymphoma. More particularly, the disclosed CD80 antagonists may be used to induce apoptosis or lysis of Hodgkins Reed-Sternberg (HRS) cells, or to inhibit HRS cell activities that promote tumor development or progression. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100130515 | Polymorphs and solvates of a pharmaceutical and method of making - Polymorphic and solvated forms of solid 3-(4-amino-3-methylbenzyl)-7-(furan-2-yl)-3H-[1,2,3]triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-5-amine, and methods of making them, are described. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100080769 | Treatment of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia using Anti-CD20 Antibodies - Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) may be treated with antibodies directed against the CD20 antigen. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100003252 | BLOCKING IMMUNE RESPONSE TO A GRAFT - The present application describes methods for blocking immune response to foreign antigens in a mammal using antagonists which bind to CD20. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20090221036 | RECOMBINANT ANTI-CD4 ANTIBODIES FOR HUMAN THERAPY - Chimeric antibodies specific to human CD4 antigen, DNA encoding, pharmaceutical compositions containing and use thereof as therapeutic agents are taught. These chimeric antibodies contain Old World monkey variable sequences and human constant domain sequences, preferably human gamma 1, gamma 4 or mutated forms thereof. These antibodies possess desirable therapeutic properties including low antigenicity, reduced (or absent) T cell depleting activity, good affinity to human CD4 and enhanced stability (in vivo half-life). | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090124791 | IDENTIFICATION OF UNIQUE BINDING INTERACTIONS BETWEEN CERTAIN ANTIBODIES AND THE HUMAN B7.1 AND B7.2 CO-STIMULATORY ANTIGENS - The present invention relates to the identification of antibodies which are specific to human B7.1 antigen (CD80) and which are capable of inhibiting the binding of B7.1 to a CD28 receptor and which are not capable of inhibiting the binding of B7.1 to a CTLA-4 receptor. Two of these antibodies, 16C10 and 7C10, significantly inhibit the production of IL-2, in spite of the existence of a second activating ligand B7.2 (CD86). Blocking of the primary activation signal between CD28 and B7.1 (CD80) with these antibodies while allowing the unimpaired or coincident interaction of CTLA-4 and B7.1 and/or B7.2 represents a combined antagonistic effect on positive co-stimulation with an agonistic effect on negative signalling. These antibodies may be used as specific immunosuppressants, e.g., for the treatment of autoimmune diseases and to prevent organ transplant rejection. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090069553 | GAMMA-1 AND GAMMA-3 ANTI-HUMAN CD23 MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES AND USE THEREOF AS THERAPEUTICS - Monoclonal antibodies which specifically bind human CD23, the low affinity receptor for IgE (FceRII/CD23), and contain either a human gamma-1 or human gamma-3 constant domain, are disclosed. The antibodies are useful for modulating or inhibiting induced IgE expression. Accordingly, they have practical utility in the treatment or prophylaxis of disease conditions wherein inhibition of induced IgE production is therapeutically desirable, including allergic conditions, autoimmune diseases and inflammatory diseases. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090061511 | GAMMA-1 AND GAMMA-3 ANTI-HUMAN CD23 MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES AND USE THEREOF AS THERAPEUTICS - Monoclonal antibodies which specifically bind human CD23, the low affinity receptor for IgE (FceRII/CD23), and contain either a human gamma-1 or human gamma-3 constant domain, are disclosed. The antibodies are useful for modulating or inhibiting induced IgE expression. Accordingly, they have practical utility in the treatment or prophylaxis of disease conditions wherein inhibition of induced IgE production is therapeutically desirable, including allergic conditions, autoimmune diseases and inflammatory diseases. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090047668 | Novel method for integrating genes at specific sites in mammalian cells via homologous recombination and vectors for accomplishing the same - A method for achieving site specific integration of a desired DNA at a target site in a mammalian cell via homologous recombination is described. This method provides for the reproducible selection of cell lines wherein a desired DNA is integrated at a predetermined transcriptionally active site previously marked with a marker plasmid. The method is particularly suitable for the production of mammalian cell lines which secrete mammalian proteins at high levels, in particular immunoglobulins. Novel vectors and vector combinations for use in the subject cloning method are also provided. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090018314 | GAMMA-1 AND GAMMA-3 ANTI-HUMAN CD23 MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES AND USE THEREOF AS THERAPEUTICS - Monoclonal antibodies which specifically bind human CD23, the low affinity receptor for IgE (FceRII/CD23), and contain either a human gamma-1 or human gamma-3 constant domain, are disclosed. The antibodies are useful for modulating or inhibiting induced IgE expression. Accordingly, they have practical utility in the treatment or prophylaxis of disease conditions wherein inhibition of induced IgE production is therapeutically desirable, including allergic conditions, autoimmune diseases and inflammatory diseases. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090012271 | IDENTIFICATION OF UNIQUE BINDING INTERACTIONS BETWEEN CERTAIN ANTIBODIES AND THE HUMAN B7.1 AND B7.2 CO-STIMULATORY ANTIGENS - The present invention relates to the identification of antibodies which are specific to human B7.1 antigen (CD80) and which are capable of inhibiting the binding of B7.1 to a CD28 receptor and which are not capable of inhibiting the binding of B7.1 to a CTLA-4 receptor. Two of these antibodies, 16C10 and 7C10, significantly inhibit the production of IL-2, in spite of the existence of a second activating ligand B7.2 (CD86). Blocking of the primary activation signal between CD28 and B7.1 (CD80) with these antibodies while allowing the unimpaired or coincident interaction of CTLA-4 and B7.1 and/or B7.2 represents a combined antagonistic effect on positive co-stimulation with an agonistic effect on negative signalling. These antibodies may be used as specific immunosuppressants, e.g., for the treatment of autoimmune diseases and to prevent organ transplant rejection. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090010939 | IDENTIFICATION OF UNIQUE BINDING INTERACTIONS BETWEEN CERTAIN ANTIBODIES AND THE HUMAN B7.1 AND B7.2 CO-STIMULATORY ANTIGENS - The present invention relates to the identification of antibodies which are specific to human B7.1 antigen (CD80) and which are capable of inhibiting the binding of B7.1 to a CD28 receptor and which are not capable of inhibiting the binding of B7.1 to a CTLA-4 receptor. Two of these antibodies, 16C10 and 7C10, significantly inhibit the production of IL-2, in spite of the existence of a second activating ligand B7.2 (CD86). Blocking of the primary activation signal between CD28 and B7.1 (CD80) with these antibodies while allowing the unimpaired or coincident interaction of CTLA-4 and B7.1 and/or B7.2 represents a combined antagonistic effect on positive co-stimulation with an agonistic effect on negative signalling. These antibodies may be used as specific immunosuppressants, e.g., for the treatment of autoimmune diseases and to prevent organ transplant rejection. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20080227198 | IMMUNOREGULATORY ANTIBODIES AND USES THEREOF - A combination antibody therapy for treating B cell malignancies using an immunoregulatory antibody, especially an anti-B7, anti-CD23, or anti-CD40L antibody and a B cell depleting antibody, especially anti-CD19, anti-CD20, anti-CD22 or anti-CD37 antibody is provided. Preferably, the combination therapy will comprise anti-B7 and anti-CD20 antibody administration. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080226626 | IMMUNOREGULATORY ANTIBODIES AND USES THEREOF - A combination antibody therapy for treating B cell malignancies using an immunoregulatory antibody, especially an anti-B7, anti-CD23, or anti-CD40L antibody and a B cell depleting antibody, especially anti-CD19, anti-CD20, anti-CD22 or anti-CD37 antibody is provided. Preferably, the combination therapy will comprise anti-B7 and anti-CD20 antibody administration. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080213260 | USE OF CD23 ANTAGONISTS FOR THE TREATMENT OF NEOPLASTIC DISORDERS - Methods and kits for the treatment of neoplastic disorders comprising the use of a CD23 antagonist are provided. The CD23 antagonist may be used alone or in combination with chemotherapeutic agents. In particularly preferred embodiments the CD23 antagonists may be used to treat B cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL). | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080213168 | USE OF CD23 ANTAGONISTS FOR THE TREATMENT OF NEOPLASTIC DISORDERS - Methods and kits for the treatment of neoplastic disorders comprising the use of a CD23 antagonist are provided. The CD23 antagonist may be used alone or in combination with chemotherapeutic agents. In particularly preferred embodiments the CD23 antagonists may be used to treat B cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL). | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080213167 | USE OF CD23 ANTAGONISTS FOR THE TREATMENT OF NEOPLASTIC DISORDERS - Methods and kits for the treatment of neoplastic disorders comprising the use of a CD23 antagonist are provided. The CD23 antagonist may be used alone or in combination with chemotherapeutic agents. In particularly preferred embodiments the CD23 antagonists may be used to treat B cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL). | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080213166 | Novel Gene Targets and Ligands that Bind Thereto for Treatment and Diagnosis of Colon Carcinomas - Isolated nucleic acids and proteins that are overexpressed in human cancers, and antibodies that specifically bind the proteins, which are useful diagnostic and therapeutic targets. | 09-04-2008 |