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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2008
Applicants:
Kenneth Allan Brasel, Seattle, WA (US);
James F. Smothers, Quincy, MA (US);
Douglas Pat Cerretti, Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth Allan Brasel, Seattle, WA (US);
James F. Smothers, Quincy, MA (US);
Douglas Pat Cerretti, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/00 (2006.01); A61K 39/395 (2006.01); C12N 5/16 (2006.01); C07K 16/00 (2006.01); C12P 21/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Antigen binding proteins that bind to human c-fms protein are provided. Nucleic acids encoding the antigen binding protein, vectors, and cells encoding the same are also provided. The antigen binding proteins can inhibit binding of c-fms to CSF-1, reduce monocyte migration into tumors, and reduce the accumulation of tumor-associated macrophages.