MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES THAT INHIBIT GROWTH OF KAPOSI'S SARCOMA

The present invention involves the use of monoclonal antibodies specific for Oncostatin M to inhibit the growth potentiating effect of Oncostatin M on Kaposi's Sarcoma associated with AIDS. In particular neutralizing anti-Oncostatin M antibodies inhibit the growth of Kaposi's Sarcoma which...

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Hauptverfasser: GALLO, ROBERT C, SALAHUDDIN, SYED Z, NAKAMURA, SHUJI, SHOYAB, MOHAMMED, LINSLEY, PETER S, RADKA, SUSAN F
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Zusammenfassung:The present invention involves the use of monoclonal antibodies specific for Oncostatin M to inhibit the growth potentiating effect of Oncostatin M on Kaposi's Sarcoma associated with AIDS. In particular neutralizing anti-Oncostatin M antibodies inhibit the growth of Kaposi's Sarcoma which is potentiated and maintained by Oncostatin M or a factor found in conditioned media of an HTLV-II transformed T cell line.