The present invention relates to a method (dosage regimen) for administering an EpCAMxCD3 bispecific antibody to a human patient, comprising (a) administering continually a first dose of said antibody for a first period of time and consecutively (b) administering continually a second dose of said antibody for a second period of time, wherein said second dose exceeds said first dose. The methods of the invention (and likewise the dosage regimen of the invention) are also suitable for treating EpCAM positive epithelial cancer cells in a human patient, or for ameliorating and/or preventing a medical condition mediated by the continued administration of an EpCAMxCD3 bispecific antibody to a human patient. The present invention also relates to the use of an EpCAMxCD3 bispecific antibody for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition to be used in a method as defined in any one of the preceding claims. A pharmaceutical package or kit comprising the first dose and the second dose as defined in the methods/dosage regimen of the present invention is disclosed as well.
