Immunological materials
AssigneeG. D. Searle & Co.
InventorGeorge Ferdinand Rowland
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Abstract
The present invention is concerned with a cytotoxic agent comprising an immunoglobulin specific for antigens on the surface of the cell to be killed having 1-10 polymer carrier molecules covalently bonded thereto and the polymer carrier having 5-500 molecules of a cytotoxic drug covalently bound. The compounds of the present invention are useful as anti tumor agents.
Claims13
A cytotoxic agent comprising an immunoglobulin specific for antigens on the surface of cells to be killed having 1-10 polymer carrier molecules convalently bound thereto, said polymer carrier having about 5-500 molecules of a cytotoxic drug covalently bound thereto and said polymer carrier having a molecular weight of 5000-500,000 and free carboxyl, amino or cycloimidocarbonate groups for covalently bonding, said cytotoxic drug also having amino or carboxyl groups available for covalent bonding.
A cytotoxic agent according to claim 13 wherein the dextran has a molecular weight of about 17,000.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.