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Anti-IgSF4 antibody and utilization of the same

US8048992B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 22, 2006
Grant dateNov 1, 2011
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Expiry dateMar 8, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07K2319/00
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

It is intended to clarify a molecule which is available as a target in treating or diagnosing cancer and utilize the molecule in the medical field or the research field. By treating IgSF4, which has been identified as a molecule specifically expressed in lung cancer cells, with an antibody, and ADCC activity is exerted. Based on this finding, an anti-IgSF4 antibody is provided as a means efficacious in treating cancer, etc.

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