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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2007
Applicants:
Martin Hepper, Neustadt, DE;
Hans Peter Leinenbach, Tholey, DE;
Frank Nocken, Frankfurt, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH, Bad Homburg, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/395 (2006.01); G01N 33/53 (2006.01); C07K 16/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to an ex vivo method for increasing the effectiveness of antibodies and Fcγ receptor-binding active ingredients, comprising the steps of: a) preparing a blood sample of a patient; b) subjecting the blood sample to an immunoapheresis; c) administering a therapeutically effective antibody or an Fcγ receptor-binding active ingredient to the patient.