Anti-mesothelin antibodies and immunoconjugates
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE & CO AG
- Publication Date
- 2016-11-30
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Abstract
Description
[0001] related application
[0002] This application claims the benefit under 35 USC 119(e) of US Provisional Application No. 61 / 459,962, filed December 20, 2010, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
[0003] sequence listing
[0004] This application, containing a Sequence Listing, has been filed via EFS-WEB in ASCII format and is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. Said ASCII copy, created on November 29, 2011, is named P4532R1-WO.txt and is 53,169 bytes in size. field of invention
[0005] The present invention relates to anti-mesothelin antibodies and immunoconjugates and methods of use thereof. Background of the invention
[0006] Mesothelin is a cell surface glycoprotein whose expression is usually restricted to the mesothelium (peritoneum, pericardium, and pleura). However, mesothelin is significantly overexpressed in a variety of tumor types. Mesothelin interacts with MUC16 (also known as CA125), a mucin-like glycoprotein prev...