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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2001
Darrell R. Anderson, Escondido, CA (US);
Nabil Hanna, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
Roland A. Newman, San Diego, CA (US);
Mitchell E. Reff, San Diego, CA (US);
William H. Rastetter, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
Darrell R. Anderson, Escondido, CA (US);
Nabil Hanna, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
Roland A. Newman, San Diego, CA (US);
Mitchell E. Reff, San Diego, CA (US);
William H. Rastetter, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
Biogen Idec Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are immunologically active antibodies directed against the CD20 antigen, as well as host cells comprising nucleic acid sequences encoding the light chains and heavy chains of immunologically active antibodies wherein the cell is capable of expressing and secreting an immunologically active chimeric anti-CD20 antibody and methods of using such host cells to make purified antibodies. The antibodies are useful for treating and diagnosing B cell disorders.