Inventors:
Jochen G. Salfeld - North Grafton MA, US
Deborah J. Allen - Cambridge, GB
Hendricus R. J. M. Hoogenboom - Maastricht, BE
Zehra Kaymakcalan - Westboro MA, US
Boris Labkovsky - Framingham MA, US
John A. Mankovich - Andover MA, US
Brian T. McGuinness - Comberton, GB
Andrew J. Roberts - Cambridge, GB
Paul Sakorafas - Newton MA, US
David Schoenhaut - Garfield NJ, US
Tristan J. Vaughan - Impington, GB
Michael White - Framingham MA, US
Alison J. Wilton - Cambridge, GB
Assignee:
Abbott Biotechnology Ltd - Hamilton
International Classification:
A61K 39/395
US Classification:
4241421, 4241451, 4241581, 53038815, 53038823, 5303892
Abstract:
Human antibodies, preferably recombinant human antibodies, that specifically bind to human tumor necrosis factor a (hTNFα) are disclosed. These antibodies have high affinity for hTNFα (e. g. , K=10M or less), a slow off rate for hTNFα dissociation (e. g. , K=10secor less) and neutralize hTNFα activity in vitro and in vivo. An antibody of the invention can be a full-length antibody or an antigen-binding portion thereof. The antibodies, or antibody portions, of the invention are useful for detecting hTNFα and for inhibiting hTNFα activity, e. g. , in a human subject suffering from a disorder in which hTNFα activity is detrimental. Nucleic acids, vectors and host cells for expressing the recombinant human antibodies of the invention, and methods of synthesizing the recombinant human antibodies, are also encompassed by the invention.