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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2018
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Rahway, NJ (US);
Kalpit A. Vora, Yardley, PA (US);
Kara S. Cox, Harleysville, PA (US);
Aimin Tang, Lansdale, PA (US);
Zhifeng Chen, Warrington, PA (US);
Daniel DiStefano, Harleysville, PA (US);
Lan Zhang, Chalfont, PA (US);
Hua-Poo Su, Phoenixville, PA (US);
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Rahway, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to monoclonal antibodies which have high anti-RSV neutralizing titers. The invention further provides for isolated nucleic acids encoding the antibodies of the invention and host cells transformed therewith. The invention yet further provides for diagnostic, prophylactic and therapeutic methods employing the antibodies and nucleic acids of the invention, particularly as a passive immunotherapy agent in infants and the elderly.