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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2007
Ronald P. Taylor, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Margaret A. Lindorfer, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Michael D. Solga, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Adam Kennedy, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Ronald P. Taylor, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Margaret A. Lindorfer, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Michael D. Solga, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Adam Kennedy, Charlottesville, VA (US);
University of Virginia Patent Foundation, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a composition and method for enhancing the complement-mediated cytotoxicity of therapeutic antibodies for their target cells (i.e. those cells displaying the target epitope). More particularly the present invention enhances the efficacy of such therapies by providing a supplemental source of complement.