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| 20120020952 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING MIXTURES OF ANTIBODIES - The invention relates to a method for producing a mixture comprising two or more different antibodies in a single recombinant host cell. In one embodiment, a mixture of different monovalent antibodies is produced. In another embodiment, a mixture of monovalent and bivalent antibodies is produced. The invention also relates to mixtures of antibodies obtainable by the method of the invention and to light chain sequences that are particularly useful in the method of the invention. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20110300156 | HUMAN ANTIBODIES AGAINST TISSUE FACTOR - Isolated human monoclonal antibodies which bind to human TF and related antibody-based compositions and molecules, are disclosed. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies, and therapeutic and diagnostic methods for using the antibodies. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110256142 | NOVEL METHODS AND ANTIBODIES FOR TREATING CANCER - The invention relates to novel methods for the treatment of tumors, comprising administration of a bispecific antibody or a combination of two or more non-cross-blocking antibodies that recognize the same target antigen or antigenic complex. In particular, the invention relates to a method for inducing complement-mediated cell killing in the treatment of a tumor, said method comprising combined administration, to a human being in need thereof, of a first antibody and a second antibody, wherein—said first antibody binds EGFR, —said second antibody binds EGFR, —said first and second antibody are non-cross-blocking, and—the dosage regimen is such that CDC is obtained at the tumor site. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110099647 | ANTIBODIES AGAINST CD38 FOR TREATMENT OF MULTIPLE MYELOMA - Isolated human monoclonal antibodies which bind to human CD38, and related antibody-based compositions and molecules, are disclosed. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the human antibodies, and therapeutic and diagnostic methods for using the human antibodies. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110091473 | NOVEL ANTIBODY THERAPIES - Antibody capable of mediating effector function which specifically binds to a multiple membrane spanning antigen or to an antigen which forms dimers or multimers (i) for use in combination with a cholesterol-increasing agent in the treatment of a disease or disorder associated with said antigen, wherein antibody-induced effector function has a beneficial effect on said disease or disorder or (ii) for use in the treatment of such disease or disorder, wherein the antibody is to be administered to a subject undergoing therapy with a cholesterol-lowering agent, such as a statin, and wherein the subject is withdrawn from treatment with the cholesterol-lowering agent prior to the administration of the antibody. Furthermore, a kit of parts comprising such antibody as well as a cholesterol-increasing agent. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110086366 | METHODS FOR ASSESSING THE RISK OF ADVERSE EVENTS UPON TREATMENT WITH IGG4 ANTIBODIES - The invention relates to methods and kits for assessing the risk, for an individual, of developing an adverse event upon treatment with a therapeutic antibody which is capable of Fab-arm exchange, said method comprising the steps of: a) providing a sample from an individual who is a candidate for treatment with said therapeutic antibody, b) assaying said sample for the presence of circulating IgG4 antibodies that binds an antigen known or suspected to be associated with a causative agent of said adverse event, and c) assessing, on the basis of the outcome of the assay of step b), the risk that the individual will develop said adverse event upon treatment with the therapeutic antibody, wherein the risk of development of said adverse event increases with increased level of said circulating IgG4 antibodies. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110045007 | FUSION OR LINKED PROTEINS WITH EXTENDED HALF LIFE - The present invention provides fusion proteins comprising a first molecule, and a second molecule which is a monovalent immunoglobulin or a fragment of a monovalent immunoglobulin with a long half-life when administered in vivo, methods of making such fusion proteins, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such fusion proteins, and uses thereof. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110038869 | MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES AGAINST CD32B - Isolated monoclonal antibodies which bind to human CD32b and related antibody-based compositions and molecules, are disclosed. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies, and therapeutic and diagnostic methods for using the antibodies. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20100325744 | NON-GLYCOSYLATED RECOMBINANT MONOVALENT ANTIBODIES - The present invention provides non-glycosylated monovalent antibodies with a long half-life when administered in vivo, methods of making such monovalent antibodies, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such antibodies, and uses of the monovalent antibodies. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100322939 | NOVEL METHODS FOR TREATING EGFR-ASSOCIATED TUMORS - The invention relates to a method for the treatment of an EGFR-associated tumor comprising administration, to an individual in need thereof, of an anti-EGFR antibody in combination with radiotherapy and a radiosensitising agent. In one embodiment, the treatment further comprises administration of a chemotherapeutic agent. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100306867 | TRANSGENIC ANIMALS PRODUCING MONOVALENT HUMAN ANTIBODIES AND ANTIBODIES OBTAINABLE FROM THESE ANIMALS - The invention relates to novel non-human transgenic animals, which upon antigenic stimulation are capable of producing monovalent antibodies binding to a selected antigen, modified heavy chain transgenes, methods for producing the non-human transgenic animals, methods for immunizing the non-human transgenic animals for as well as monovalent antibodies obtainable by such immunization methods. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100303823 | HUMAN MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES AGAINST INTERLEUKIN 8 (IL-8) - Isolated human monoclonal antibodies which bind to IL-8 (e.g., human IL-8) are disclosed. The human antibodies can be produced in a hybridoma, transfectoma or in a non-human transgenic animal, e.g., a transgenic mouse, capable of producing multiple isotypes of human monoclonal antibodies by undergoing V-D-J recombination and isotype switching. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the human antibodies, non-human transgenic animals, hybridomas, and transfectomas which produce the human antibodies, and therapeutic and diagnostic methods for using the human antibodies. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100291023 | METHOD FOR EXTENDING THE HALF-LIFE OF EXOGENOUS OR ENDOGENOUS SOLUBLE MOLECULES - The present invention relates to methods for extending the in vivo half-life of an exogenous soluble therapeutic molecule administered to a subject, by administering to said subject the exogenous soluble molecule and a monovalent antibody that binds to the exogenous soluble molecule, as well as method for treating a disease or disorder associated with an insufficient level of an endogenous soluble molecule in a subject, by administering to said subject a monovalent antibody that binds to the endogenous soluble molecule. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100267934 | STABLE IGG4 ANTIBODIES - The present invention relates to stabilized IgG4 antibodies, to methods of producing such antibodies and to uses of such antibodies as a medicament. In a main aspect, the invention relates to a stabilized IgG4 antibody, comprising a heavy chain and a light chain, wherein said heavy chain comprises a human IgG4 constant region having a substitution of the Arg residue at position (409), the Phe residue at position (405) or the Lys residue at position (370). | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100255012 | RECOMBINANT FUCOSE MODIFIED MONOVALENT HALF-ANTIBODIES OBTAINED BY MOLECULAR ENGINEERING - Glycosylated monovalent antibodies binding to selected antigens with a low or lacking fucose content, which are capable of inducing antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) on cells expressing the selected antigens in the presence of effector cells, methods for producing the monovalent antibodies, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such monovalent antibodies and use thereof for different diagnostic and therapeutic applications. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20100150936 | PREVENTION OF RASH IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING ANTI-EGFR THERAPY - The invention relates to a method for the treatment of a disease susceptible to anti-EGFR treatment, comprising the step of administering, to a human being in nee thereof, a combination of an anti-EGFR agent and an anti-neutrophil-chemoattracta agent, wherein said anti-neutrophil-chemoattractant agent is administered in a dosage regimen that is sufficient to reduce one or more undesired dermatological side-effects the anti-EGFR agent. In one embodiment, the anti-EGFR agent is an anti-EGF antibody and the anti-neutrophil-chemoattractant agent is an anti-IL-8 antibody. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100105874 | BISPECIFIC ANTIBODIES AND METHODS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - The invention relates to an ex vivo method for the generation of a bispecific antibody, comprising the steps of: a) providing a first antibody having a first binding specificity, wherein said first antibody comprises an IgG4-like CH3 region, b) providing a second antibody having a second binding specificity which differs from said first binding specificity, wherein said second antibody comprises an IgG4-like CH3 region, c) incubating said first and second antibodies together under reducing conditions which allow the cysteines in the core hinge region to undergo disulfidebond isomerization, and d) obtaining a bispecific antibody. The invention furthermore relates to bispecific antibodies obtainable by the method of the invention. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100092489 | COMBINATION TREATMENT OF CD38-EXPRESSING TUMORS - The invention relates to novel method for the treatment of cancer using a combination therapy comprising an antibody that binds CD38, a corticosteroid and a non- corticosteroid chemotherapeutic agent. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100041874 | HIGH THROUGHPUT METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZATION OF ANTIBODIES - The invention relates to methods for the characterization of monoclonal antibodies, in particular high throughput methods for the characterization of antibodies with respect to internalization and complement activation. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100008929 | HUMAN MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES TO EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR (EGFR) - Isolated human monoclonal antibodies which specifically bind to human EGFR, and related antibody-based compositions and molecules, are disclosed. The human antibodies can be produced by a transfectoma or in a non-human transgenic animal, e.g., a transgenic mouse, capable of producing multiple isotypes of human monoclonal antibodies by undergoing V-D-J recombination and isotype switching. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the human antibodies, non-human transgenic animals and hybridomas which produce the human antibodies, and therapeutic and diagnostic methods for using the human antibodies. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20090317382 | USE OF EFFECTOR-FUNCTION-DEFICIENT ANTIBODIES FOR TREATMENT OF AUTO-IMMUNE DISEASES - The invention relates to the treatment of autoimmune diseases and disorders, in particular myasthenia gravis, by administration of effector-function-deficient antibodies, wherein said effector-function-deficient antibodies are capable of competing with one or more of the auto-antibodies involved in mediating the antibody-mediated auto-immune disease or disorder for binding to a target auto-antigen. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090155204 | Methods for treating disorders involving monocytes - Methods for treating disorders involving monocytic activity by administering IL-15 antagonists that induce apoptosis of monocytes are disclosed. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090148449 | Antibodies against cd38 for treatment of multiple myeloma - Isolated human monoclonal antibodies which bind to human CD38, and related antibody-based compositions and molecules, are disclosed. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the human antibodies, and therapeutic and diagnostic methods for using the human antibodies. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090117584 | Non-Human mammalian Arthritis Model Featuring Human Antibodies Against Citrul-Linated Proteins - Use of a non-human mammalian disease model, wherein the non-human mammal has been implanted with human synovial tissue or other human inflamed tissue containing anti-CCP (cyclic citrullinated peptide) antibody producing cells for (i) analyzing cellular processes in a disease associated with anti-CCP antibodies in such human synovial tissue or other human inflamed tissue, (ii) studying the role of anti-CCP antibodies in the induction and progression of a disease associated with anti-CCP antibodies, (iii) testing the efficacy of a therapeutic agent for the prevention or treatment of a disease associated with anti-CCP antibodies, and (iv) identifying a therapeutic agent useful for the prevention or treatment of a disease associated with anti-CCP antibodies. In one embodiment the non-human mammalian disease model is a mouse, such as a SCID mouse, and the disease associated with anti-CCP antibodies is arthritis, such as RA (rheumatoid arthritis). | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090104188 | ANTI-HEPATITIS C VIRUS ANTIBODY AND USES THEREOF - Described are novel antibodies specifically recognizing conformation dependent epitopes of HCV glycoprotein E2 and that are capable of neutralizing the binding of E2 protein onto susceptible cells. Furthermore, antigens and epitopes recognized by the above-described antibodies as well as polynucleotides encoding said antibodies are provided. Also provided are to vectors comprising said polynucleotides as well as host cells transformed therewith and their use in the production of said antibodies. In addition, pharmaceutical and diagnostic compositions are provided comprising any of the aforedescribed antibodies, antigens, epitopes, polynucleotides, vectors or cells. Further described is the use of the aforementioned antibodies, antigens, polynucleotides and vectors in adoptive immunotherapy, preferably for the treatment or prevention of HCV infection during liver transplantation. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090081219 | Human monoclonal antibodies against CD25 - Isolated human monoclonal antibodies which bind to and inhibit human CD25, and related antibody-based compositions and molecules, are disclosed. The human antibodies can be produced by a hybridoma, a transfectoma or in a nonhuman transgenic animal, e.g., a transgenic mouse, capable of producing multiple isotypes of human monoclonal antibodies by undergoing V-D-J recombination and isotype switching. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the human antibodies, nonhuman transgenic animals, hybridomas and transfectomas which produce the human antibodies, and therapeutic and diagnostic methods for using the human antibodies. | 03-26-2009 |
