Stem Cell Related Patent Number US6117985

Antibody compositions for preparing enriched cell preparations

Thomas, Terry; Vancouver, Canada
Lansdorp, Peter; Vancouver, Canada

Described herein is a negative selection process for enriching and recovering non-hematopoietic tumor cells from a sample according to methods by which the sample is reacted with an antibody composition. Further disclosed are kits for carrying out the processes and for the cell preparations thereof. Therapeutic applications of such antibody compositions are included, such as in the enrichment of cell preparations containing human hematopoietic progenitor cells, stem cells and non-hematopoietic tumor cells.

Application Number: US1998000088227

Date Filed: 06/01/98

Dated Published: 09/12/00

Assignee: Stemcell Technologies Inc., Vancouver, Canada