Method for the production of monoclonal antibodies directed to tumor-associated gangliosides and fucogangliosides
US5240833A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 6, 1991 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 6, 2011 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K38/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of producing monoclonal antibodies that bind to tumor-associated gangliosides, the method comprising: (1) immunizing a host with tumor cells; (2) boosting the host with a suspension comprising a mixture of tumor cell membrane and at least one purified lactonized tumor-associated ganglioside; (3) boosting the host with an immunogen comprising a lactone of a tumor associated ganglioside adsorbed on or incorporated into a carrier; (4) fusing immunized cells from the host with myeloma cells to form hybridoma cells: (5) selecting hybridoma cells that produce antibody that binds to the ganglioside of step (3); (6) culturing the selected hybridoma cells; and (7) recovering the antibody. Hybridomas and monoclonal antibodies produced by the above-described method. A passive immunization method for treatment of tumors containing gangliosides comprising administering to a subject: (A) a pharmaceutically effective amount of an antibody produced by the above described method. A method for detecting tumors containing gangliosides comprising: (A) contacting a test sample with an antibody produced by the above described method; and (B) assaying for the specific binding of the antibody to …
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