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Antibody against human insulin-like growth factor

US7438911B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 30, 2003
Grant dateOct 21, 2008
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Expiry dateJun 27, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07K2317/92
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

For the effective treatment of diseases such as cancer in which hIGF participates, there have been desired to be developed antibodies which strongly bind to both factors hIGF-I and hIGF-II and inhibit their functions and fragments of these antibodies. The present invention provides antibodies which have the ability to specifically bind to human IGF-I and IGF-II to thereby inhibit the functions of human IGF-I and IGF-II and have binding activity with a binding constant of 5×109 M−1 or more measured with a biosensor BIACORE. In addition, the present invention provides diagnostics, preventives and remedies for an hIGF-mediated disease and a disease showing pathological progressing due to abnormally promoted hIGF production, which use said antibodies.

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