Methods of treating rheumatoid arthritis with anti-TNF antibodies
US7138118B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 8, 2005 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 8, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07K2319/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Anti-TNF antibodies, fragments and regions thereof which are specific for human tumor necrosis factor-α (TNFα) and are useful in vivo diagnosis and therapy of a number of TNFα-mediated pathologies and conditions, as well as polynucleotides coding for murine and chimeric antibodies, methods of producing the antibody, methods of use of the anti-TNF antibody, or fragment, region or derivative thereof, in immunoassays and immunotherapeutic approaches are provided.
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