Anti-Lewis Y anti-idiotypic antibodies and uses thereof
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- WYETH LLC
- Publication Date
- 2006-11-22
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
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field of invention
[0001] The present invention relates to the field of molecular biology, more particularly to antibodies. Background of the invention
[0002] The advent of monoclonal antibody (mAb) technology 25 years ago provided a wealth of useful research reagents and created opportunities to use antibodies as approved reagents in cancer therapy, autoimmune disorders, transplant rejection, antiviral prophylaxis, and as antithrombotic agents ( Glennie and Johnson 2000). Using molecular engineering to convert murine mAbs into chimeric mAbs (mouse V-region, human C-region) and humanized reagents, where only the murine mAb complementarity-determining regions (CDRs) are critical for the clinical success of mAb therapy . Engineered mAbs have significantly reduced or lost immunogenicity, increased serum half-life and the human Fc portion of the mAb has increased ability to recruit complement and cytotoxic cellular immune effectors (Clark 2000). Studying the biodistribution...