Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for treatment of B-cell malignancies, including non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, comprising administering to a patient in need of the treatment a TACI-Ig fusion molecule in amount sufficient to suppress proliferation-inducing functions of BlyS and APRIL.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel combination therapies involving BLyS or BLyS/APRIL inhibition and anti-CD20 agents for the treatment of autoimmune diseases. One preferred method is where the BLyS antagonist is a Fc-fusion protein which can be a TACI-Fc-fusion protein comprising the extracellular domain of TACI or a functional fragment thereof, a BAFF—R-Fc-fusion protein comprising the extracellular domain of BAFF—R or a functional fragment thereof, or a BCMA-Fc-fusion protein comprising the extracellular domain of BCMA or a functional fragment thereof. In the methods of the present invention some of anti-CD20 agents contemplated include RITUXAN®, ocrelizumab, ofatumumab (HuMax-CD20®), TRU-015, and DXL625, although any agent that binds to CD 20 may be suitable. The methods of the present invention reduce the levels of B cells in patients in need of such reduction, such as those suffering from autoimmune diseases.

Abstract: In various embodiments, the present invention provides methods and compositions for treatment of autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, for example comprising administering to a patient in need of such treatment a TACI-Ig fusion molecule. In one embodiment, the TACI-Ig fusion molecule is administered in amount sufficient to slow, suppress or inhibit proliferation-inducing functions of BlyS and APRIL.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for treatment of hyperproliferative disorders and cancers, including multiple myeloma and Waldenström's macroglobulinemia, comprising administering to a patient in need of the treatment a TACI-Ig fusion molecule in amount sufficient to suppress proliferation-inducing functions of BlyS and APRIL.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for treatment of B-cell malignancies, including non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, comprising administering to a patient in need of the treatment a TACI-Ig fusion molecule in amount sufficient to suppress proliferation-inducing functions of BlyS and APRIL.

Abstract: The invention relates to 2 human monoclonal antibodies of sub-classes IgG1 and IgG3, against the Rhesus D antigen and to a pharmaceutical composition containing a mixture of the said antibodies, more particularly intended for the prophylaxis of the haemolytic disease of the newborn. The invention also relates to the heterohybridoma cell lines that produce these antibodies, which are filed with the "Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen" under accession numbers DSM AC 2039 and DSM AC 2040.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a biological support for cell cultures formed by the coagulated mixture of a concentrate of plasma proteins and thrombin.The protein concentrate is obtained by precipitating fresh plasma with ethanol and contains balanced proportions of fibrinogen, Factor XIII and fibronectin. The thrombin concentration is adjusted to obtain the desired consistency of the support coagulated in the form of a film.The biological support is preferably used for preparing a culture of keratinocytes, recovering them in the form of a reconstituted tissue and transporting same. The reconstituted tissue is thus particularly suitable for use as a graft.