Method of treating an autoimmune disease with antagonistic CD40 monoclonal antibodies

A method of treating an autoimmune disease such as Sjögren's Syndrome is provided. The method comprises administration of an antibody or an antigen binding portion thereof that specifically binds an epitope of CD40 associated with antagonism. The antibody or the antigen binding portion thereof...

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Hauptverfasser:	YE, Ying, FURA, Aberra, STRUTHERS, Mary, SHARDA, Nidhi, GIRGIS, Ihab, PRICE, Karen, ARAS, Urvi
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CHEMISTRY HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE METALLURGY ORGANIC CHEMISTRY PEPTIDES PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS
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Zusammenfassung:	A method of treating an autoimmune disease such as Sjögren's Syndrome is provided. The method comprises administration of an antibody or an antigen binding portion thereof that specifically binds an epitope of CD40 associated with antagonism. The antibody or the antigen binding portion thereof does not exhibit CD40 agonist activity in either