摘要:
The present invention provides humanized, chimeric and human anti-CD74 antibodies, CD74 antibody fusion proteins, immunoconjugates, vaccines and bispecific that bind to CD74, the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class-II invariant chain, Ii, which is useful for the treatment and diagnosis of B-cell disorders, such as B-cell malignancies, other malignancies in which the cells are reactive with CD74, and autoimmune diseases, and methods of treatment and diagnosis.
摘要:
Anticancer, antimicrobial and autoimmune disease, and anti-organ rejection therapy using cytotoxic agents is improved using cytokines to prevent, mitigate or reverse adverse radiation-induced or drug-induced toxicity, especially to hematopoietic cells. Cytotoxic agents can include radioisotopes, drugs, toxins and even unconjugated cytotoxic antibodies. A preferred cytokine is IL-1. Higher doses of cytotoxic agents can be administered and tolerated by the patient and dose-limiting marrow toxicity can be prevented, palliated or reversed using adjunct cytokine therapy. Polyspecific immunoconjugates and antibody composites that bind a multidrug transporter protein and an antigen associated with a tumor or infectious agent are used to overcome the multidrug resistant phenotype. These immunoconjugates and composites also can be used diagnostically to determine whether the failure of traditional chemotherapy is due to the presence of multidrug resistant tumor cells, multidrug resistant HIV-infected cells or multidrug resistant infectious agents.
摘要:
Polyspecific immunoconjugates and antibody composites that bind a multidrug transporter protein and an antigen associated with a tumor or infectious agent are used to overcome the multidrug resistant phenotype. These immunoconjugates and composites also can be used diagnostically to determine whether the failure of traditional chemotherapy is due to the presence of multidrug resistant tumor cells, multidrug resistant HIV-infected cells or multidrug resistant infectious agents.
摘要:
Disclosed are compositions that include anti-CD74 immunoconjugates and a therapeutic and/or diagnostic agent. Also disclosed are methods for preparing the immunoconjugates and using the immunoconjugates in diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. The compositions may be part of a kit for administering the anti-CD74 immunoconjugates compositions in therapeutic and/or diagnostic methods.
摘要:
Polyspecific immunoconjugates and antibody composites that bind a multidrug transporter protein and an antigen associated with a tumor or infectious agent are used to overcome the multidrug resistant phenotype. These immunoconjugates and composites also can be used diagnostically to determine whether the failure of traditional chemotherapy is due to the presence of multidrug resistant tumor cells, multidrug resistant HIV-infected cells or multidrug resistant infectious agents.
摘要:
B-cell malignancies, such as the B-cell subtype of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia, are significant contributors to cancer mortality. The response of B-cell malignancies to various forms of treatment is mixed. Traditional methods of treating B-cell malignancies, including chemotherapy and radiotherapy, have limited utility due to toxic side effects. Immunotherapy with anti-CD20 antibodies have also provided limited success. The use of antibodies that bind with the CD22 or CD19 antigen, however, provides an effective means to treat B-cell malignancies such as indolent and aggressive forms of B-cell lymphomas, and acute and chronic forms of lymphatic leukemias. Moreover, immunotherapy with anti-CD22 and/or anti-CD19 antibodies requires comparatively low doses of antibody protein, and can be used effectively in multimodal therapies.
摘要:
The present invention relates to immunotoxins that effectively kill malignant cells having a given marker. The immunotoxins are reagents that comprise internalizing antibodies conjugated to cytotoxic ribonucleases or fragments thereof. The internalizing antibodies are capable of binding with a chosen tumor cell, and thereby confer little non-specific toxicity to the immunotoxin in a host. The immunotoxins exhibit up to 2000-fold higher toxicity against malignant B cells than did the ribonuclease counterparts alone.
摘要:
The invention is directed to a method for treating a treating and diagnosing a B cell-related disease, T cell-related disease or an autoimmune disease in a mammal by concurrently or sequentially administering to the mammal a therapeutic composition that comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle and at least one conjugated antibody, wherein predosing with a non-radiolabeled antibody is not performed.
摘要:
Immunotherapy utilizing naked anti-granulocyte antibodies provides an effective means for treating chronic myelocytic leukemia (CML). Such antibodies can be administered alone or in combination with other therapies, such as immunoconjugates or chemotherapeutics. In either format, an effective therapy for treating CML is provided, which avoids the toxic side-effects typically associated with cancer therapy. The disclosed immunotherapy also is effective for treating acute myelocytic leukemia (AML) when co-administered with inducing agents which induce expression of antigens minimally displayed on the surface of myeloblasts.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a method of targeting an agent towards a targeting site in a tissue comprising administering a multi-specific antibody or antibody fragment comprising a targeting arm and a capture arm that binds to a polymer conjugate, and administering a polymer conjugate to the tissue. The present invention also relates to a kit for targeting a target site within a comprising a multi-specific antibody or antibody fragment comprising a targeting arm and a capture arm that binds to a polymer conjugate, and a polymer conjugate.