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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2010
Kenneth D. Wild, Jr., Simi Valley, CA (US);
James J. S. Treanor, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Haichun Huang, Fremont, CA (US);
Heather Inoue, Oak Park, CA (US);
Tie J. Zhang, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Frank Martin, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Kenneth D. Wild, Jr., Simi Valley, CA (US);
James J. S. Treanor, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Haichun Huang, Fremont, CA (US);
Heather Inoue, Oak Park, CA (US);
Tie J. Zhang, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Frank Martin, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Abstract
This invention provides antibodies that interact with or bind to human nerve growth factor (NGF) and neutralize the function of NGF thereby. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions of these antibodies and methods for neutralizing NGF function, and particularly for treating NGF-related disorders (e.g., chronic pain) by administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of anti-NGF antibodies. Methods of detecting the amount of NGF in a sample using anti-NGF antibodies are also provided.