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Claims for Patent: 7,955,597


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Summary for Patent: 7,955,597
Title:Anti-IL-6 antibodies, compositions, methods and uses
Abstract: The present invention relates to at least one novel chimeric, humanized or CDR-grafted anti-IL-6 antibodies derived from the murine CLB-8 antibody, including isolated nucleic acids that encode at least one such anti-IL-6 antibody, vectors, host cells, transgenic animals or plants, and methods of making and using thereof, including therapeutic compositions, methods and devices.
Inventor(s): Giles-Komar; Jill (Downingtown, PA), Knight; David (Berwyn, PA), Peritt; David (Bala Cynwyd, PA), Trikha; Mohit (Paoli, PA)
Assignee: Centocor, Inc. (Malvern, PA)
Application Number:12/507,962
Patent Claims:1. A method for inhibiting tumor growth in a cell, tissue, organ or animal, or inhibiting cancer cachexia in an animal, comprising contacting or administering to said cell, tissue, organ or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an IL-6 antibody or fragment thereof comprising a heavy chain variable region having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:7, a light chain variable region having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:8, and a constant region derived from one or more human antibodies.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein said tumor or cancer is at least one selected from leukemia, acute leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, B-cell, T-cell or FAB acute lymphoblastic leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia, chronic myelocytic leukemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, hairy cell leukemia, myelodyplastic syndrome, a lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease, a malignant lymphoma, non-hodgkin's lymphoma, Burkitt's lymphoma, multiple myeloma, Kaposi's sarcoma, colorectal carcinoma, pancreatic carcinoma, renal cell carcinoma, prostatic cell carcinoma, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, malignant histiocytosis, paraneoplastic syndrome/hypercalcemia of malignancy, solid tumors, adenocarcinomas, sarcomas, and malignant melanoma.

3. A method according to claim 1 wherein said effective amount is 0.01-100 mg/kilogram of said cells, tissue, organ or animal.

4. A method according to claim 1, further comprising administering, prior, concurrently or after said contacting or administering, at least one composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of at least one compound or protein selected from at least one of a TNF antagonist, an antirheumatic, a muscle relaxant, a narcotic, a non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), an analgesic, an anesthetic, a sedative, a local anethetic, a neuromuscular blocker, an antimicrobial, an antipsoriatic, a corticosteriod, an anabolic steroid, a diabetes related agent, a mineral, a nutritional, a thyroid agent, a vitamin, a calcium related hormone, an antidiarrheal, an antitussive, an antiemetic, an antiulcer, a laxative, an anticoagulant, an erythropieitin, a filgrastim, a sargramostim, an immunization, an immunoglobulin, an immunosuppressive, a growth hormone, a hormone replacement drug, an estrogen receptor modulator, a mydriatic, a cycloplegic, an alkylating agent, an antimetabolite, a mitotic inhibitor, a radiopharmaceutical, an antidepressant, antimanic agent, an antipsychotic, an anxiolytic, a hypnotic, a sympathomimetic, a stimulant, donepezil, tacrine, an asthma medication, a beta agonist, an inhaled steroid, a leukotriene inhibitor, a methylxanthine, a cromolyn, an epinephrine or analog, dornase alpha, a cytokine, a cytokine antagonist.

5. A method for inhibiting tumor growth in a cell, tissue, organ or animal, or inhibiting cancer cachexia in an animal comprising contacting or administering to said cell, tissue, organ or animal a pharmaceutically effective amount of an isolated antibody or antibody fragment that binds to human IL-6, comprising the heavy chain and light chain complementarity determining regions (CDRs) having the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS:1-6, and a constant region derived from one or more human antibodies.

Details for Patent 7,955,597

Applicant Tradename Biologic Ingredient Dosage Form BLA Approval Date Patent No. Expiredate
Amgen, Inc. NEUPOGEN filgrastim Injection 103353 02/20/1991 ⤷  Try a Trial 2039-03-29
Amgen, Inc. NEUPOGEN filgrastim Injection 103353 06/28/2000 ⤷  Try a Trial 2039-03-29
Partner Therapeutics, Inc. LEUKINE sargramostim For Injection 103362 03/05/1991 ⤷  Try a Trial 2039-03-29
Partner Therapeutics, Inc. LEUKINE sargramostim Injection 103362 03/05/1991 ⤷  Try a Trial 2039-03-29
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