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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2013
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY (US);
Anne Gurnett-Bander, Carmel, NY (US);
Carlos Arrecubieta, New York, NY (US);
Israel Lowy, Dobbs Ferry, NY (US);
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., Tarrytown, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides fully human antibodies that bind to either toxin A or toxin B of, or to both toxin A and toxin B, compositions comprising the antibodies and methods of use. The antibodies of the invention are useful for neutralizing the toxins from, thus providing a means of treating the disease and symptoms associated with ainfection, including the treatment of diarrhea, or pseudomembranous colitis caused by. The antibodies may also prevent the severity and/or duration of the primary disease, or may prevent the number, duration, and/or the severity of recurrences, or relapses of the disease attributed to the presence of. The antibodies of the invention may also be useful for diagnosis of an infection by