Patent number: 11136404
Abstract: The present disclosure provides antibodies that specifically bind to human OX40 receptor (OX40) and compositions comprising such antibodies. In a specific aspect, the antibodies specifically bind to human OX40 and modulate OX40 activity, e.g., enhance, activate, or induce OX40 activity, or reduce, deactivate, or inhibit OX40 activity. The present disclosure also provides methods for treating disorders, such as cancer, by administering an antibody that specifically binds to human OX40 and modulates OX40 activity, e.g., enhances, activates, or induces OX40 activity. Also provided are methods for treating autoimmune or inflammatory diseases or disorders, by administering an antibody that specifically binds to human OX40 and modulates OX40 activity, e.g., reduces, deactivates, or inhibits OX40 activity.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 25, 2019
Date of Patent:
October 5, 2021
Assignees:
AGENUS INC., MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER, LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH LTD
Inventors:
Marc Van Dijk, Ekaterina V. Breous-Nystrom, Volker Seibert, Gerd Ritter, David Schaer, Daniel Hirschhorn-Cymerman, Taha Merghoub, Hao Tang, David A. Savitsky, Jeremy Waight, Nicholas S. Wilson