The present invention provides methods of treating
cancer cells comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a non-
specific antibody conjugated to a cytotoxin, wherein the
cancer cells do not express an
antigen to which the non-
specific antibody binds. In one embodiment, the non-
specific antibody is an anti-CD33
antibody (e.g., hp67.6), an anti-CD22
antibody (e.g., g5 / 44), or an anti-CD20
antibody (e.g.,
rituximab). In another embodiment, the non-specific antibody does not bind a human
antigen. The
cancer cells treated can be, e.g., gastric, colon, non-
small cell lung (NSCLC), breast, epidermoid, or
prostate carcinoma cells. In one embodiment, the cytotoxin is
calicheamicin.
Calicheamicin can be conjugated to the non-specific antibody using a 4-(4′-acetylphenoxy)butanoic acid (AcBut) or (3-Acetylphenyl)
acetic acid (AcPAc)
linker. In another embodiment, the antibody to the non-specific
antigen conjugated to a cytotoxin is administered in combination with a bioactive agent, e.g., an anti-cancer agent.