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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2008
Shiro Kataoka, Tokyo, JP;
Takafumi Tomura, Gunma, JP;
Noriko Otani, Gunma, JP;
Kirin Pharma Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides: an antibody or a antibody fragment thereof, which can bind to A33, which specifically attacks A33-expressing tumor cells with the use of ADCC and CDC based on the immune system, and for which no HAHA is produced; and a preventive or therapeutic agent for various malignant tumors including solid tumors that are currently treated with difficulty, which contains the antibody or an antibody fragment thereof. Specifically, the antibody or a functional fragment thereof is capable of binding to A33 and is produced by a hybridoma M10 (accession No. FERM BP-10107), M96 (accession No. FERM BP-10108), M165 (accession No. FERM BP-10106), N26 (accession No. FERM BP-10109), Q47 (accession No. FERM BP-10104), Q54 (accession No. FERM BP-10105), or R5 (accession No. FERM BP-10107). The preventive or therapeutic agent for tumors contains the antibody or a functional fragment thereof.