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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2002
Applicants:
Darrell R. Anderson, Escondido, CA (US);
Nabil Hanna, Olivenham, CA (US);
John E. Leonard, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Roland A. Newman, San Diego, CA (US);
Mitchell E. Reff, San Diego, CA (US);
William H. Rastetter, Rancho Sante Fe, CA (US);
Inventors:
Darrell R. Anderson, Escondido, CA (US);
Nabil Hanna, Olivenham, CA (US);
John E. Leonard, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Roland A. Newman, San Diego, CA (US);
Mitchell E. Reff, San Diego, CA (US);
William H. Rastetter, Rancho Sante Fe, CA (US);
Assignee:
Biogen Idec Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/395 (2006.01); C07K 16/28 (2006.01); C07K 16/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods of depleting peripheral blood B cells in a human host comprising administering to the host an immunologically active anti-CD20 antibody in an amount effective to deplete peripheral blood B cells in the host.