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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2008
Nadine Tuaillon, Gettysburg, PA (US);
Christopher Rankin, Cabin John, MD (US);
Nadine Tuaillon, Gettysburg, PA (US);
Christopher Rankin, Cabin John, MD (US);
MacroGenics, Inc., Rockville, MD (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods of treatment, prevention, management or amelioration of one or more symptoms of diseases or disorders associated with CD20 expression that encompass administration of a combination of: (A) one or more antibodies that specifically bind FcγRIIB, particularly human FcγRIIB, with greater affinity than said antibodies bind FcγRIIA, and (B) one or more antibodies that specifically bind to CD20. Such methods include methods of treating, preventing, managing or ameliorating one or more symptoms of a B cell related disease or disorder or an inflammatory disorder. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising an anti-FcγRIIB antibody and an anti-CD20 antibody.