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Chimeric antibody with specificity to human B cell surface antigen

US5500362A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 5, 1991
Grant dateMar 19, 1996
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Expiry dateMar 5, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07K2319/40
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a chimeric IgG1 antibody molecule comprising two heavy chains and two light chains, each of the chains comprising a human constant region and a variable region, said antibody having specificity for the antigen bound by the 2H7 murine monoclonal antibody. The invention also relates to the increased ADCC and CDC cytolytic activities of the chimeric antibody, methods of production by recombinant DNA techniques, and uses.

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