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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2011
Applicant:
James G. Mcarthur, Concord, MA (US);
Inventor:
James G. McArthur, Concord, MA (US);
Assignee:
Adheron Therapeutics, Inc., Berkeley, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/395 (2006.01); C07K 16/28 (2006.01); A61P 29/00 (2006.01); C07K 16/46 (2006.01); A61K 45/06 (2006.01); A61K 39/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 16/461 (2013.01); C07K 16/28 (2013.01); A61K 39/3955 (2013.01); A61K 45/06 (2013.01); A61K 2039/505 (2013.01); C07K 2317/21 (2013.01); C07K 2317/24 (2013.01); C07K 2317/34 (2013.01); C07K 2317/55 (2013.01); C07K 2317/74 (2013.01); C07K 2317/76 (2013.01); C07K 2317/92 (2013.01); C07K 2319/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to humanized antibodies that specifically bind an EC1 domain of a mammalian Cadherin-11 protein and compositions (e.g., pharmaceutical compositions) comprising such antibodies. The invention also relates to methods for treating Cadherin-11-mediated disorders in a mammalian subject by administering a therapeutically effective amount of a humanized antibody of the invention. Cadherin-11-mediated disorders suitable for treatment by the methods of the invention include inflammatory disorders (e.g., inflammatory joint disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis), fibrosis and cancer.