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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2004
Applicants:
J. Yun Tso, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Anton Wellstein, Washington, DC (US);
Debra Chao, Fremont, CA (US);
Inventors:
J. Yun Tso, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Anton Wellstein, Washington, DC (US);
Debra Chao, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Georgetown University, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/395 (2006.01); C07K 16/22 (2006.01); C07K 16/30 (2006.01); C12N 5/20 (2006.01); C12P 21/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention concerns antibodies that neutralize at least one biological activity of pleiotrophin. The antibodies can inhibit cancer cell growth and angiogenesis in vitro or in vivo. The present invention provides for methods of inhibiting cancer cell growth or angiogenesis in a subject comprising administering to said subject an effective amount of the antibodies described herein. The present invention also provides for methods of making the neutralizing antibodies described herein.