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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 02, 1995
Applicants:
Peter S. Linsley, Seattle, WA (US);
Jeffrey A. Ledbetter, Seattle, WA (US);
Nitin K. Damle, Renton, WA (US);
William Brady, Bothell, WA (US);
Inventors:
Peter S. Linsley, Seattle, WA (US);
Jeffrey A. Ledbetter, Seattle, WA (US);
Nitin K. Damle, Renton, WA (US);
William Brady, Bothell, WA (US);
Assignee:
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/395 (2006.01); C07K 16/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention identifies the B7 antigen as a ligand that is reactive with the CD28 receptor on T cells. The invention further provides methods for using antibodies to B7, or fragments thereof, to regulate CD28 positive T cell response and immune responses mediated by T cells.