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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2000
James F. Young, Potomac, MD (US);
Scott Koenig, Rockville, MD (US);
Leslie S. Johnson, Germantown, MD (US);
William D. Huse, Del Mar, CA (US);
Jeffrey D. Watkins, Encinitis, CA (US);
Herren Wu, Germantown, MD (US);
James F. Young, Potomac, MD (US);
Scott Koenig, Rockville, MD (US);
Leslie S. Johnson, Germantown, MD (US);
William D. Huse, Del Mar, CA (US);
Jeffrey D. Watkins, Encinitis, CA (US);
Herren Wu, Germantown, MD (US);
MedImmune, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Abstract
The present invention encompasses novel antibodies and fragments thereof which immunospecifically bind to one or more RSV antigens and compositions comprising said antibodies and antibody fragments. The present invention encompasses methods preventing respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in a human, comprising administering to said human a prophylactically effective amount of one or more antibodies or fragments thereof that immunospecifically bind to one or more RSV antigens, wherein a certain serum titer of said antibodies or antibody fragments is achieved in said human subject. The present invention also encompasses methods for treating or ameliorating symptoms associated with a RSV infection in a human, comprising administering to said human a therapeutically effective amount of one or more antibodies or fragments thereof that immunospecifically bind to one or more RSV antigens, wherein a certain serum titer of said antibodies or antibody fragments is achieved in said human subject. The present invention further encompasses compositions comprising antibodies or fragments thereof that immunospecifically bind to a RSV antigen, and methods using said compositions for detection or diagnosis a RSV infection.