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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2022
Merck Sharp & Dohme Llc, 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 LLC, 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.