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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 21, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Raj K Puri, North Potomac, MD (US);
Waldemar Debinski, Hummelstown, PA (US);
Ira Pastan, Potomac, MD (US);
Nicholas Obiri, Gaithersberg, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4241811 ; 4241551 ; 4241831 ; 5303888 ; 5303917 ;
Abstract
This invention provides chimeric molecules useful for killing tumor cells bearing IL13 receptor(s) (IL-13R). The molecules comprise a cytotoxic molecule attached to a targeting molecule that specifically binds an IL-13 receptor. Preferred targeting molecules include IL-13 and anti-IL-13R antibodies.