593853 Disclosed is a monoclonal antibody, or a divalent functional fragment or derivative thereof, capable to inhibit the c-Met dimerization, said antibody comprising a heavy chain comprising CDR-H1, CDR-H2 and CDR-H3 with respectively the amino acid sequences SEQ ID Nos. 1, 2 and 3; and a light chain comprising CDR-L1, CDR-L2 and CDR-L3 with respectively the amino acid sequences SEQ ID Nos. 5, 6 and 7, said antibody being further characterized in that it also comprises a hinge region comprising the amino acid sequence SEQ ID No. 24-28.