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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 23, 1999
Hans J. Hansen, Slidell, LA (US);
Gary L. Griffiths, Morristown, NJ (US);
Shui-on Leung, Morris Township, NJ (US);
William J. Mcbride, Summit, NJ (US);
Zhengxing Qu, Warren, NJ (US);
Hans J. Hansen, Slidell, LA (US);
Gary L. Griffiths, Morristown, NJ (US);
Shui-on Leung, Morris Township, NJ (US);
William J. McBride, Summit, NJ (US);
Zhengxing Qu, Warren, NJ (US);
Immunomedics, Inc., Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a bi-specific antibody or antibody fragment having at least one arm that specifically binds a targeted tissue and at least one other arm that specifically binds a targetable conjugate. The targetable conjugate comprises a carrier portion which comprises or bears at least one epitope recognizable by at least one arm of said bi-specific antibody or antibody fragment. The targetable conjugate further comprises one or more therapeutic or diagnostic agents or enzymes. The invention provides constructs and methods for producing the bi-specific antibodies or antibody fragments, as well as methods for using them.