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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Drake M. LaFace, San Diego, CA (US);
Amena Rahman, San Diego, CA (US);
Paul W. Shabram, Olivenhain, CA (US);
Van T. Tsai, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Canji, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/900 ; A61K 4/500 ; A61K 3/9395 ; A61M 3/700 ; G01N 3/353 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/900 ; A61K 4/500 ; A61K 3/9395 ; A61M 3/700 ; G01N 3/353 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides an apparatus and method to diminish the pre-existing immune response to the administration of a therapeutic virus by the selective elimination of antiviral antibodies from the serum. The present invention provides a chromatographic material for the elimination of such antibodies. The invention further provides plasmapheresis apparatus comprising this material. The invention further provides methods for the employment of such apparatus as part of therapeutic treatment regiments.