Methods for determining the PK parameters of AlbudAbs™ and of long serum half-life drugs made using the AlbudAb™

Daniel Rycroft1, Lucy J Holt

  • 1Biopharm R&D, GlaxoSmithKline, Cambridge, UK. daniel.w.rycroft@gsk.com

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