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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 1999
Filed:
May. 24, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ana Carceller, Barcelona, ES;
Elisabet Rosell, Barcelona, ES;
Alicia Gomez, Premia de Dalt, ES;
Jaume Adan, Mataro, ES;
Jaume Piulats, Barcelona, ES;
Assignee:
Merck Patent Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung, Darmstadt, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
5303872 ; 5303871 ; 5303877 ; 5303881 ; 53038823 ; 5303888 ; 53038885 ; 5303873 ; 4241301 ; 4241311 ; 4241381 ; 4241411 ; 4241521 ; 4241551 ; 4241721 ; 4241741 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to anti-idiotypic antibodies which induce an immune response against tumors, bearing as antigen the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). The antibodies of the invention may mimic said antigen. As preferred embodiment the antibodies of the invention derive from mAB 425 (ATCC HB 9629) or a humanized or chimeric derivative thereof.