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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 04, 1994
Andrew D Weinberg, Portland, OR (US);
Arthur A Vandenbark, Portland, OR (US);
Other;
Abstract
A method for the selective depletion of activated CD4.sup.+ T-cells in vivo by using immunotoxins comprising the OX-40 antibody conjugated to a toxic molecule (such as Ricin-A chain). The administration of these specific immunotoxins is used therapeutically to deplete autoimmune reactive CD4.sup.+ T-cells which have been implicated in diseases including Multiple Sclerosis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Sarcoidosis, and Autoimmune Uveitis. This type of therapy is also beneficial for eradicating CD4.sup.+ T-cell lymphomas and alloreactive CD4.sup.+ T-cells involved with a transplantation reaction. The use of the human form of the OX-40 antibody will also help in the early diagnosis of all the diseases mentioned above.