Abstract:
The present invention relates to an anti-human α9 integrin antibody. More particularly, the present invention relates to: a monoclonal antibody, a chimeric antibody, a humanized antibody and a human antibody that specifically recognize human α9 integrin; a hybridoma cell that produces the monoclonal antibody; a method for producing the monoclonal antibody; a method for producing the hybridoma cell; a therapeutic agent comprising the anti-human α9 integrin antibody; a diagnostic agent comprising the human α9 integrin antibody; and a method for screening for a compound that inhibits the activity of human α9 integrin.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a formulation of an anti-α2 integrin antibody for administration to a patient, which is suitable for the treatment of cancer.
Abstract:
A stable aqueous pharmaceutical formulation comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody, polysorbate 80, a buffer which inhibits polysorbate oxidation is described along with methods of making the preparation. Also described are formulations with high antibody concentrations which maintain fixed volumes and which may be used on patients of variable weight.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to isolated antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof that bind naturally occurring human MAdCAM, wherein said naturally occurring human MAdCAM comprises a polypeptide with at least 90% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:2 or SEQ ID NO:4, said naturally occurring human MAdCAM binds α4β7, and wherein said isolated antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof inhibit binding of said naturally occurring human MAdCAM to human α4β7, and wherein said antibody inhibits adhesion of RPMI 8866 cells to cells that express said human MAdCAM.
Abstract translation:本发明涉及结合天然存在的人MAdCAM的分离的抗体及其抗原结合片段,其中所述天然存在的人MAdCAM包含与SEQ ID NO:2或SEQ ID NO:4具有至少90%序列同一性的多肽,所述多肽与SEQ ID NO:2或SEQ ID NO:4具有至少90%的序列同一性, 天然存在的人MAdCAM结合α4和bgr7,并且其中所述分离的抗体及其抗原结合片段抑制所述天然存在的人MAdCAM与人α4和b结合,并且其中所述抗体抑制RPMI 8866细胞对表达所述人的细胞的粘附 MAdCAM。
Abstract:
The invention relates to methods and products for the identification of a clinically significant immune response in subjects treated with a therapeutic protein. A first aspect of the invention relates to methods and compositions for identifying a clinically significant immune response in patients treated with therapeutic amounts of a VLA4 binding antibody (e.g., natalizumab). A second aspect of the invention concerns the chronological details of sample collection for determining the titre of antibodies against the therapeutic protein, e.g. the collection of at least two samples at two different time points. A third aspect of the invention relates to the selection of the critical threshold level, which corresponds to the antibody titre of untreated patients increased by the double of the standard deviation of this control antibody titre.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to methods of asthma treatment and prevention using αvβ6 antagonists, such as αvβ6-binding antibodies. In particular, the invention relates to the discovery of a correlation between reduced expression of αvβ6 and the protection from the increase in airway sensitivity seen in chronic allergen-challenged mice. This protection is associated with protection from the usual allergen-induced increase in airway epithelial mast cells.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to amino acid sequences that are directed against (as defined herein) Integrins, as well as to compounds or constructs, and in particular proteins and polypeptides, that comprise or essentially consist of one or more such amino acid sequences (also referred to herein as □amino acid sequences of the invention□ com□pounds of the invention□, poly□peptides of the invention□, respectively).
Abstract:
A method of chronically reducing a patient's pathological inflammation via the administration of an agent that specifically binds to an alpha-4 integrin or a dimer comprising an alpha-4 integrin is disclosed. The agent provided must have a binding affinity such that administration is sufficient to suppress pathological inflammation, and the agent is administered chronically to provide long-term suppression of pathological inflammation.
Abstract:
The invention provides a process for preparing a cell-binding agent chemically coupled to a drug. The process comprises covalently attaching a linker to a cell-binding agent, a purification step, conjugating a drug to the cell-binding agent and a subsequent purification step.
Abstract:
Antagonists of α4 integrin/α4 integrin ligand adhesion, which inhibit the biological effects of such adhesion are described and methods for their use are detailed. Such antagonists are useful in suppressing bone destruction associated with multiple myeloma. The homing of multiple myeloma cells to bone marrow and their α4 integrin-dependent release of bone-resorbing factors, resulting in bone destruction in patients with multiple myeloma, is inhibited.