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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 27, 1997
Philip A Swain, Boston, MA (US);
Victoria C Schad, Cambridge, MA (US);
Julia L Greenstein, West Newton, MA (US);
Mark A Exley, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Barbara S Fox, Wayland, MA (US);
Stephen P Powers, Waltham, MA (US);
Malcolm L Gefter, Lincoln, MA (US);
Thomas J Briner, Arlington, MA (US);
Immulogic Pharmaceutical Corporation, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
Hapten-carrier conjugates capable of eliciting anti-hapten antibodies in vivo are disclosed. Methods of preparing the hapten-carrier conjugates and therapeutic compositions are also disclosed. Where the hapten is a drug of abuse, a therapeutic composition containing the hapten-carrier conjugate is particularly useful in the treatment of drug addiction, more particularly, cocaine addiction. Passive immunization using antibodies raised against conjugates of the instant invention is also disclosed. The therapeutic composition is suitable for co-therapy with other conventional drugs.