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Humanized antibody and process for preparing same

US8420353B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 22, 2003
Grant dateApr 16, 2013
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Expiry dateDec 20, 2025

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

Abstract

A humanized antibody is produced by process comprising the steps of: (a) selecting a specificity determining residue (SDR) of the complementarity determining region (CDR) of murine monoclonal antibody heavy chain and light chain variable regions; and (b) grafting said SDR to at least one of the corresponding amino acid sequences in human antibody variable regions.

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