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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2007
Applicants:
Tsutomu Arakawa, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Yoshiko Kita, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Inventors:
Tsutomu Arakawa, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Yoshiko Kita, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Assignee:
Amgen, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/395 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Anti-Her2 antibodies which induce apoptosis in Her2 expressing cells are disclosed. The antibodies are used to 'tag' Her2 overexpressing tumors for elimination by the host immune system. Also disclosed are hybridoma cell lines producing the antibodies, methods for treating cancer using the antibodies, and pharmaceutical compositions.