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Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2010

Filed:

Nov. 11, 2008
Applicants:

George Heavner, Malvern, PA (US);

David M. Knight, Berwyn, PA (US);

Jill Giles-komar, Downingtown, PA (US);

Bernard Scallon, Collegeville, PA (US);

David Shealy, Downingtown, PA (US);

Inventors:

George Heavner, Malvern, PA (US);

David M. Knight, Berwyn, PA (US);

Jill Giles-Komar, Downingtown, PA (US);

Bernard Scallon, Collegeville, PA (US);

David Shealy, Downingtown, PA (US);

Assignee:

Centocor, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/395 (2006.01); A61K 31/573 (2006.01); A61K 49/00 (2006.01); C07K 16/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The present invention relates to inhibiting TNF in patients having rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis or ankylosing spondilitis, by administering anti-TNF antibodies comprising the heavy chain variable region of SEQ ID NO: 7 and the light chain variable region of SEQ ID NO:8, specific for at least one human tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF) protein or fragment thereof.


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