Patent 9265827 was granted and assigned to Regeneron Pharmaceuticals on February, 2016 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The present invention provides antibodies that bind to platelet derived growth factor receptor beta (PDGFR-beta) and methods of using the same. According to certain embodiments of the invention, the antibodies are fully human antibodies that bind to human PDGFR-beta with high affinity. The antibodies of the invention are useful for the treatment of diseases and disorders associated with PDGFR-beta signaling and/or PDGFR-beta cellular expression, such as ocular diseases, fibrotic diseases, vascular diseases and cancer.