ANTI-VEGFR2 ANTIBODY THERAPY FOR HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA

The invention provides for a human antibody that binds to human vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2, preferably ramucirumab, for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients having levels of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) of 1.5×ULN (Upper Limit of Normal) or greater, and as a pred...

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Hauptverfasser:	CHANG, Shao-Chun, ABADA, Paolo Benjamin, YANG, Ling, HSU, Yanzhi
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	CHEMISTRY HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES MEASURING MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE METALLURGY ORGANIC CHEMISTRY PEPTIDES PHYSICS PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS TESTING
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Zusammenfassung:	The invention provides for a human antibody that binds to human vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2, preferably ramucirumab, for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients having levels of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) of 1.5×ULN (Upper Limit of Normal) or greater, and as a predictive method for the treatment of HCC in patients having AFP levels of 1.5×ULN or greater.