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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:
Aug. 06, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 30, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Waldemar Debinski, Hummelstown, PA (US);
Raj K. Puri, North Potomac, MD (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/9395 ; A61K 4/500 ; A61K 3/800 ; G01N 3/3574 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/9395 ; A61K 4/500 ; A61K 3/800 ; G01N 3/3574 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a method and compositions for specifically delivering an effector molecule to a tumor cell. The method involves providing a chimeric molecule comprising an effector molecule attached to a targeting molecule that specifically binds an IL-13 receptor and contacting a tumor cell with the chimeric molecule in the presence of an interleukin-4 receptor (IL-4R) blocker.