Antibodies against human angiopoietin 2
The present invention relates to a method of treating a disease or disorder in a patient comprising administering, to a patient in need of such treatment, an antibody which binds specifically to human angiopoietin-2 (ANG-2). The present invention also relates to a method for preventing metastasis in a patient suffering from primary cancer comprising administering, to a patient in need of such preventative treatment, an antibody which binds specifically to human angiopoietin-2 (ANG-2).
1. A method of treating a retinopathy in a patient comprising administering, to the patient an antibody which binds specifically to human angiopoietin-2 (ANG-2), wherein said antibody comprises:
(A) a heavy chain variable domain which comprises a CDR3 region of SEQ ID NO: 33, a CDR2 region of SEQ ID NO: 34 and a CDR1 region of SEQ ID NO: 35; and
(B) a light chain variable domain which comprises a CDR3 region of SEQ ID NO: 36, a CDR2 region of SEQ ID NO: 37 and a CDR1 region of SEQ ID NO: 38.
2. A method of treating a retinopathy in a patient comprising administering to the patient an antibody which binds specifically to human ANG-2, wherein said antibody comprises a heavy chain variable domain which comprises SEQ ID NO: 39 and a light chain variable domain which comprises SEQ ID NO: 40.