Anthracycline-antibody conjugates for cancer therapy

US9107962B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9107962-B2
Application numberUS-201414516770-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 17, 2014
Priority dateMar 1, 2002
Publication dateAug 18, 2015
Grant dateAug 18, 2015

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The invention relates to therapeutic conjugates with the ability to target various antigens. The conjugates contain a targeting antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof and an anthracycline chemotherapeutic drug. The targeting antibody and the chemotherapeutic drug are linked via a linker comprising a hydrazide moiety.

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What is claimed is: 1. A composition comprising a conjugate of an anthracycline drug and a humanized anti-CD74 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprising human antibody framework (FR) and constant region sequences, wherein the humanized anti-CD74 antibody competes for binding to CD74 with an LL1 antibody comprising the light chain complementarity determining region (CDR) sequences CDR1 (RSSQSLVHRNGNTYLH, SEQ ID NO:1), CDR2 (TVSNRFS, SEQ ID NO:2) and CDR3 (SQSSHVPPT, SE…

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What does patent US9107962B2 cover?
The invention relates to therapeutic conjugates with the ability to target various antigens. The conjugates contain a targeting antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof and an anthracycline chemotherapeutic drug. The targeting antibody and the chemotherapeutic drug are linked via a linker comprising a hydrazide moiety.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Immunomedics Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification C07H17/00. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 18 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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