Abstract: An antibody specifically binding to human BCMA, characterized in that the binding of said antibody is not reduced by APRIL and not reduced by BAFF, said antibody does not alter APRIL-dependent NF-?B activation, BAFF-dependent NF-?B activation, and does not alter NF-?B activation without BAFF and APRIL is useful as a therapeutic agent.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 4, 2018
Date of Patent:
December 1, 2020
Assignee:
ENGMAB SARL
Inventors:
Minh Diem Vu, Klaus Strein, Ekkehard Moessner, Ralf Hosse, Oliver Ast, Anne Freimoser-Grundschober, Marina Bacac, Tanja Fauti, Christian Klein, Pablo Umana, Samuel Moser
Abstract: The invention relates to a bispecific antibody specifically binding to human B cell maturation antigen (BCMA) and to human CD3? (CD3) together with an immunotherapeutic drug for combined use in treating multiple myeloma.
Type:
Application
Filed:
November 2, 2017
Publication date:
August 29, 2019
Applicant:
ENGMAB SARL
Inventors:
Minh Diem Vu, Klaus Strein, Bruno David Lourenco Paiva, Jesus Fernado San Miguel Izquierdo