of the Department of Health and Human Services Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110020361 | HUMAN ANTI-MESOTHELIN MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES - Disclosed herein are isolated human monoclonal antibodies that specifically bind human mesothelin with a binding affinity of about 25 nM or less. Nucleic acids encoding these antibodies, expression vectors including these nucleic acid molecules, and isolated host cells that express the nucleic acid molecules are also disclosed. The antibodies can be used to detect human mesothelin in a sample. Methods of diagnosing cancer, or confirming a diagnosis of cancer, are disclosed herein that utilize these antibodies. Methods of treating a subject with cancer are also disclosed. | 01-27-2011 |
20090317903 | HUMANIZED ANTI-TAG 72 CC49 FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY OF HUMAN TUMORS - The present disclosure provides humanized CC49 monoclonal antibodies that bind TAG-72 with high binding affinity and that are minimally immunogenic. In one embodiment, a humanized CC49 antibody includes a non-conservative amino acid substitution in a light chain complementarity determining region 3 of the CC49 antibody. In a further embodiment, the humanized CC49 antibody includes a non-conservative substitution of a first residue in a light chain complementarity determining region 3 and a substitution of a second residue in a complementarity determining region of the humanized CC49 antibody. In several of the embodiments, methods are disclosed for the use of a humanized CC49 antibody in the detection or treatment of a tumor in a subject. Also disclosed is a kit including the humanized CC49 antibody described herein. | 12-24-2009 |
20090311780 | MINIMALLY IMMUNOGENIC VARIANTS OF SDR-GRAFTED HUMANIZED ANTIBODY CC49 AND THEIR USE - Humanized anti-TAG-72 CC49 monoclonal antibodies are disclosed herein. The antibodies include a light chain Complementarity Determining Region (L-CDR)1, a L-CDR2, and a L-CDR3; and a heavy chain Complementarity Determining Region (H-CDR)1, a H-CDR2, and a H-CDR3 from humanized antibody HuCC49V10. The L-CDR1, L-CDR2, L-CDR3 are within a HuCC49V10 light chain framework region that includes the corresponding amino acid from LEN at position 5, 19, 21, and 106 in the light chain. The H-CDR1, H-CDR2, and H-CDR3 are within a heavy chain HuCC49V10 framework comprising a human 21/28′ CL residue at positions 20, 38, 48, 66, 67, 69, and 80 in the heavy chain. These humanized CC49 antibodies retain binding affinity for TAG-72 and have reduced immunogenicity, as compared to a parental HuCC49V10 antibody. Methods are disclosed herein for using these antibodies in the treatment or diagnosis of a tumor, such as a carcinoma, expressing TAG-72. | 12-17-2009 |
20090081779 | TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE, P28ING5 - This disclosure provides a novel tumor suppressor, referred to as p28ING5, nucleic acid molecules encoding this protein, and methods of making and using these molecules. Also provided are methods of ameliorating, treating, detecting, prognosing, and diagnosing diseases and conditions associated with abnormal p28ING5 expression, such as neoplasia. Kits are also provided. | 03-26-2009 |
20090081235 | PSEUDOMONAS EXOTOXIN A-LIKE CHIMERIC IMMUNOGENS FOR ELICITING A SECRETORY IGA-MEDIATED IMMUNE RESPONSE - This invention provides methods of eliciting a secretory IgA-mediated immune response in a subject by administering a | 03-26-2009 |
20090023645 | AIB1, a novel steroid receptor co-activator - The invention features a substantially pure DNA which includes a sequence encoding a novel steroid receptor co-activator which is overexpressed in breast cancer cells, diagnostic assays for steroid hormone-responsive cancers, and screening assays to identify compounds which inhibit an interaction of the co-activator with the steroid hormone. | 01-22-2009 |