The present invention provides immunoconjugates composed of antibodies, e.g.,
monoclonal antibodies, or
antibody fragments that bind to
mesothelin, that are conjugated to cytotoxic agents, e.g., maytansine, or derivatives thereof, and / or co-administered or formulated with one or more additional anti-
cancer agents. The immunoconjugates of the invention can be used in the methods of the invention to treat and / or diagnose and / or monitor cancers,
solid tumors,
recombinant antigen-binding regions and antibodies and functional fragments containing such
antigen-binding regions that are specific for the membrane-anchored, 40 kDa
mesothelin polypeptide, which which is overexpressed in several tumors, such as pancreatic and ovarian tumors,
mesothelioma and
lung cancer cells.