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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
May. 07, 2004
Thomas F. Tedder, Durham, NC (US);
Yasuhito Hamaguchi, Kanazawa, JP;
Jonathan C. Poe, Durham, NC (US);
Thomas F. Tedder, Durham, NC (US);
Junji Uchida, Kyoto, JP;
Yasuhito Hamaguchi, Kanazawa, JP;
Jonathan C. Poe, Durham, NC (US);
Duke University, Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides monoclonal antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof that specifically bind to CD20, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same. The invention further provides methods of using the monoclonal antibodies, antigen-binding fragments, and pharmaceutical compositions, for example, in methods of depleting B cells or in treating B cell disorders. Also provided are cells, nucleic acids and methods for producing the monoclonal antibodies.