Agonist antibody to human thrombopoietin receptor

US8999329B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8999329-B2
Application numberUS-201213543183-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 6, 2012
Priority dateMar 23, 2006
Publication dateApr 7, 2015
Grant dateApr 7, 2015

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This invention provides an agonist antibody to a human thrombopoietin receptor (human c-Mpl), and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same for use in treatment of thrombocytopenia. The disclosed agonist antibody comprises (1) antibody constant regions comprising heavy and light chain constant regions, each of which may optionally contain domain substitutions, or may contain deletions, substitutions, additions, or insertions of amino acid residues, and (2) antibody variable regions capable of binding to and activating a human thrombopoietin receptor. The-agonist antibody further induces colony formation at a concentration of 10,000 ng/ml or lower, and has a maximal activity at least 50% higher than that of PEG-rHuMGDF and an 50% effective concentration (EC50) of 100 nM or less.

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The invention claimed is: 1. An agonist antibody, wherein said agonist antibody comprises a heavy chain comprising a constant region and a variable region, and a light chain comprising a constant region and a variable region, wherein the heavy- and light-chain variable regions form an antigen-binding domain with agonist activity, and wherein the heavy chain constant region comprises all of (i)-(iv): i) an upper hinge portion comprising the amino acid sequence of ELKTPLGDTTHT (…

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What does patent US8999329B2 cover?
This invention provides an agonist antibody to a human thrombopoietin receptor (human c-Mpl), and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same for use in treatment of thrombocytopenia. The disclosed agonist antibody comprises (1) antibody constant regions comprising heavy and light chain constant regions, each of which may optionally contain domain substitutions, or may contain deletions, su…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kai Masayuki, Motoki Kazuhiro, Kataoka Shiro, and 3 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification C07K16/2866. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 07 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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