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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2018
Applicant:
Biogen MA Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Susan L. Kalled, Concord, MA (US);
Yen-Ming Hsu, Lexington, MA (US);
Assignee:
Biogen MA Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 16/28 (2006.01); A61K 39/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 16/2878 (2013.01); A61K 2039/505 (2013.01); C07K 2317/24 (2013.01); C07K 2317/54 (2013.01); C07K 2317/55 (2013.01); C07K 2317/56 (2013.01); C07K 2317/565 (2013.01); C07K 2317/622 (2013.01); C07K 2317/732 (2013.01);
Abstract
This invention provides antibodies that recognize the B Cell Maturation Antigen (BCMA) and that bind naïve B cells, plasma cells, and/or memory B cells. The invention further provides methods for depleting naïve B cells, plasma cells, and memory B cells, and for treating B cell-related disorders, including lymphomas and autoimmune diseases.