Humanised antibodies to the epidermal growth factor receptor

摘要

The present invention provides a humanised form of the antibody 340 obtainable from the cell line deposited with the ECACC under accession number 97021428. Such antibodies have been found to have an increased ability to kill cells compared to the murine antibody 340. Also provided are nucleic acids encoding such antibodies, as well as the use of the antibodies in medicine, in particular in the treatment of cancer.