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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2012
William M. Winston, Jr., Marlborough, MA (US);
S. Kirk Wright, Waltham, MA (US);
May Han, Brookline, MA (US);
Lyne Breault, Roslindale, MA (US);
Jie Lin, West Roxbury, MA (US);
Bijan Etemad-gilbertson, Jamaica Plain, MA (US);
Christine Knuehl, Natick, MA (US);
Jeno Gyuris, Lincoln, MA (US);
Arnold Horwitz, San Leandro, CA (US);
William M. Winston, Jr., Marlborough, MA (US);
S. Kirk Wright, Waltham, MA (US);
May Han, Brookline, MA (US);
Lyne Breault, Roslindale, MA (US);
Jie Lin, West Roxbury, MA (US);
Bijan Etemad-Gilbertson, Jamaica Plain, MA (US);
Christine Knuehl, Natick, MA (US);
Jeno Gyuris, Lincoln, MA (US);
Arnold Horwitz, San Leandro, CA (US);
AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a family of binding proteins that bind and neutralize the activity of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), in particular human HGF. The binding proteins can be used as diagnostic and/or therapeutic agents. With regard to their therapeutic activity, the binding proteins can be used to treat certain HGF responsive disorders, for example, certain HGF responsive tumors.