Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080254452 | Pkp3 Oncogene as a Prognostic Indicator for Lung Cancer - The present invention provides the method of predicting an non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) prognosis. | 10-16-2008 |
20090142344 | BREAST CANCER RELATED GENE ZNFN3A1 - Objective methods for detecting and diagnosing breast cancer (BRC) are described herein. Also described are methods of treating and preventing breast cancer and breast cancer metastasis as well as methods of assessing the prognosis of a breast cancer subject and the efficacy of a breast cancer therapy. In one embodiment, the diagnostic method involves determining the expression level of ZNFN3A1, a gene whose expression is markedly elevated in breast cancers, that therefore can be used to discriminate between BRC cells and normal cells. The present invention further provides methods of screening for therapeutic agents useful in the treatment of BRC, methods of treating BRC and method for vaccinating a subject against BRC. | 06-04-2009 |
20090155219 | METHODS FOR DAMAGING CELLS USING EFFECTOR FUNCTIONS OF ANTI-GFRA1 ANTIBODIES - The present invention relates to the use of cytoxicity based on the effector function of anti-GFRA1 antibodies. Specifically, the present invention provides methods and pharmaceutical compositions that comprise an anti-GFRA1 antibody as an active ingredient for damaging GFRA1-expressing cells using antibody effector function. Since GFRA1 is strongly expressed in breast, gastric, liver, renal or lung cancer cells, the present invention is useful in breast, gastric, liver, renal or lung cancer therapies. | 06-18-2009 |
20090155799 | METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING PANCREATIC CANCER USING REG4 PROTEIN - REG4, a new member of REG family was identified as a biomarker of pancreatic adenocarcinoma. The present invention provides sandwich ELISA to detect serum REG4 in patients with resectable pancreatic cancers i.e. PDACs. The present invention also provides a method for diagnosing a pancreatic cancer using REG4 as a serological marker. | 06-18-2009 |
20090169572 | METHODS FOR DAMAGING CELLS USING EFFECTOR FUNCTIONS OF ANTI-CDH3 ANTIBODIES - The present invention relates to the use of cytotoxicity based on the effector function of anti-CDH3 antibodies. Specifically, the present invention provides methods and pharmaceutical compositions that comprise an anti-CDH3 antibody as an active ingredient for damaging CDH3-expressing cells using antibody effector function. Since CDH3 is strongly expressed in pancreatic, lung, colon, prostate, breast, gastric or liver cancer cells, the present invention is useful in pancreatic, lung, colon, prostate, breast, gastric or liver cancer therapies. | 07-02-2009 |
20090175844 | METHOD OF DIAGNOSING BLADDER CANCER - Objective methods for detecting and diagnosing bladder cancer (BLC) are described herein. In one embodiment, the diagnostic method involves determining the expression level of a BLC-associated gene that discriminates between BLC cells and normal cells. The present invention further provides means for predicting and preventing bladder cancer metastasis using BLC-associated genes having unique altered expression patterns in bladder cancer cells with lymph-node metastasis. Finally, the present invention provides methods of screening for therapeutic agents useful in the treatment of bladder cancer, methods of treating bladder cancer and method for vaccinating a subject against bladder cancer. In particular, the present application provides novel human genes C2093, B5860Ns and C6055s whose expression is markedly elevated in bladder cancers. The genes and polypeptides encoded by the genes can be used, for example, in the diagnosis of bladder cancers, as target molecules for developing drugs against the disease, and for attenuating cell growth of bladder cancer. | 07-09-2009 |
20090191181 | METHODS OF MODULATING SMYD3 FOR TREATMENT OF CANCER - The present invention features a method for determining the methyltransferase activity of a polypeptide and screening for modulators of methyltransferase activity, more particularly for modulators of the methylation of retinoblastoma by SMYD3. The invention further provides a method or pharmaceutical composition for prevention or treating of colorectal cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, bladder cancer and/or breast cancer using a modulator so identified. N-terminal truncated forms of SMYD3 (alias ZNFN3A1) have higher methylating activity. Lys 824 is a preferred methylation site on the RB1 protein for SMYD3. | 07-30-2009 |
20090191211 | METHODS FOR DAMAGING CELLS USING EFFECTOR FUNCTIONS OF ANTI-EphA4 ANTIBODIES - The present invention relates to the use of cytoxicity based on the effector function of anti-EphA4 antibodies. Specifically, the present invention provides methods and pharmaceutical compositions that comprise an anti-EphA4 antibody as an active ingredient for damaging EphA4-expressing cells using antibody effector function. Since EphA4 is strongly expressed in pancreatic cancer cells, the present invention is particularly useful in pancreatic cancer therapies. | 07-30-2009 |
20090202543 | GENE AND POLYPEPTIDE RELATING TO BREAST CANCER - The present application provides novel human gene B7330N whose expression is markedly elevated in breast cancers. The gene and polypeptide encoded by the gene can be used, for example, in the diagnosis of breast cancers, as target molecules for developing drugs against the disease, and for attenuating cell growth of breast cancer. | 08-13-2009 |
20090202576 | PEPTIDE VACCINES FOR LUNG CANCERS EXPRESSING TTK, URLC10 OR KOC1 POLYPEPTIDES - The present invention provides peptides comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8, 67, 89, as well as peptides comprising the above-mentioned amino acid sequences in which 1, 2, or several amino acids are substituted, deleted, or added, and having cytotoxic T cell inducibility. The present invention also provides drugs for treating or preventing tumors comprising these peptides. The peptides of the present invention can also be used as vaccines. | 08-13-2009 |
20090208514 | METHOD OF DIAGNOSING ESOPHAGEAL CANCER - In order to identify the molecules involved in esophageal carcinogenesis and those to be useful for diagnostic markers as well as targets for new drugs and immunotherapy, a cDNA microarray representing 32,256 genes was constructed to analyze the expression profiles of 19 esophageal squamous-cell carcinomas (ESCCS) purified by laser-capture microdissection. A detailed genome-wide database for sets of genes that are significantly up- or down-regulated in esophageal cancer is disclosed herein. These genes find use in the development of therapeutic drugs or immunotherapy as well as tumor markers. Additionally, genes associated with lymph-node metastasis and post-surgery recurrence are disclosed herein. Among the candidate molecular target genes, a | 08-20-2009 |
20090214581 | EPITOPE PEPTIDES DERIVED FROM VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 1 AND VACCINES CONTAINING THESE PEPTIDES - The present invention provides immunogenic peptides comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, 13, 32, and peptides comprising the above-mentioned amino acid sequences in which 1, 2, or several amino acids are substituted or added, and having cytotoxic T cell inducibility, and also provides drugs for treating or preventing tumors comprising these peptides. The peptides of this invention can be used as vaccines. | 08-27-2009 |
20090215683 | SCREENING AND THERAPEUTIC METHOD FOR NSCLC TARGETING CDCA1-KNTC2 COMPLEX - The present invention is based on the observation that the co-activation of CDCA1 and KNTC2, and their cognate interactions, play significant roles in lung-cancer progression and that methods of inhibiting the complex can be used to treat non-small-cell lung cancer. | 08-27-2009 |
20090220512 | GENES AND POLYPEPTIDES RELATING TO PROSTATE CANCERS - The present application provides novel human gene ELOVL7 whose expression is markedly elevated in prostate cancers. The gene and polypeptide encoded by the gene can be used, for example, in the diagnosis of prostate cancers, as target molecules for developing drugs against the disease, and for attenuating cell growth of prostate cancer. | 09-03-2009 |
20090263395 | GENES AND POLYPEPTIDES RELATING TO BREAST CANCERS - The present application provides novel human genes B1194, A2282V1, A2282V2, and A2282V3 whose expression is markedly elevated in breast cancer. These genes and polypeptides encoded thereby can be used, for example, in the diagnosis of breast cancer, and as target molecules for developing drugs against breast cancer. | 10-22-2009 |
20090297500 | NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER-RELATED GENE, ANLN, AND ITS INTERACTION WITH RhoA - The present invention provides compositions and methods for identifying compounds for treating cancer as well as methods for predicting a prognosis of cancer. In particular, the present invention provides methods and kits for identifying inhibitors of the interaction between ANLN and RhoA which find utility in the treatment and prevention of cancer, particularly lung cancers such as non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Also disclosed herein are compositions for treating or preventing cancer identified by the screening method of the present invention and methods of using same in the treatment and prevention of cancer. | 12-03-2009 |
20090311685 | NMU-GHSR1b/NTSR1 oncogenic signaling pathway as a therapeutic target for lung cancer - The present invention relates to a method of and a kit for assessing the prognosis of lung cancer by detecting the expression level of the neuromedin U (NMU) gene in a patient-derived biological sample. The method and kit are particularly preferred for assessing the prognosis of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method of screening for a therapeutic agent for cancer, in particular, lung cancer, by detecting compounds that inhibit the binding of the NMU protein with the heterodimer of growth hormone secretagogue receptor 1 | 12-17-2009 |
20090317392 | METHOD OF DIAGNOSING SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER - Objective methods for detecting and diagnosing small cell lung cancer (SCLC) are described herein. In one embodiment, the diagnostic method involves determining the expression level of an SCLC-associated gene that discriminates between SCLC cells and normal cells. In another embodiment, the diagnostic method involves determining the expression level of an SCLC-associated gene that distinguishes two major histological types of lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and SCLC. Finally, the present invention provides methods of screening for therapeutic agents useful in the treatment of small cell lung cancer, methods of treating small cell lung cancer and method for vaccinating a subject against small cell lung cancer. Furthermore, the present invention provides chemotherapy resistant lung cancer- or SCLC-associated genes as diagnostic markers and/or molecular targets for therapeutic agent for these cancers. These genes are up-regulated in chemoresistant lung cancer or SCLC. Accordingly, chemoresistant lung cancer or SCLC can be predicted using expression level of the genes as diagnostic markers. As the result, any adverse effects caused by ineffective chemotherapy can be avoided, and more suitable and effective therapeutic strategy can be selected. | 12-24-2009 |
20100009920 | TTK AS TUMOR MARKER AND THERAPEUTIC TARGET FOR LUNG CANCER - Disclosed herein is a method for determining kinase activity of TTK for EGFR and methods of screening for modulators of this kinase activity. Also disclosed are methods and pharmaceutical compositions for preventing and/or treating lung cancer that use or include such modulators. Methods for diagnosing lung cancer using the kinase activity of TTK for EGFR protein as an index as well as methods for assessing and prognosing lung cancer are also provided. | 01-14-2010 |
20100152421 | SPARC-DERIVED TUMOR REJECTION ANTIGENIC PEPTIDES AND MEDICAMENTS COMPRISING THE SAME - It is an objective of the present invention to identify SPARC protein-derived peptides that are able to induce human killer T cells and helper T cells having cytotoxic activity to tumors, and to provide a means for carrying out a tumor immunotherapy of patients with various types of cancers overexpressing SPARC. The present invention provides a peptide of any of the following:
| 06-17-2010 |
20100173317 | METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER - Disclosed are methods for detecting non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) using differentially expressed genes KIF11, GHSR1b, NTSR1, and FOXM1. Also disclosed are methods of identifying compounds for treating and preventing NSCLC, based on the interaction between KOC1 and KIF11, or NMU and GHSR1b or NTSR1. | 07-08-2010 |
20100184047 | SCREENING AND THERAPEUTIC METHOD FOR NSCLC TARGETING THE CDCA8-AURKB COMPLEX - The present invention is based on the observation that the co-activation of CDCA8 and AURKB, and their cognate interactions, play a significant role in lung-cancer progression. Accordingly, inhibiting the formation of the CDCA8-AURKB complex finds utility in the treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer. The present invention also provides methods for identifying for compounds suitable for the treatment and/or prevention non-small-cell lung cancer, using, for example, the transcriptional regulatory region of the CDCA8 or AURKB gene, as well as diagnostic and prognostic methods that utilize the expression levels of CDCA8 and/or AURKB as a determining index. | 07-22-2010 |
20100291091 | CANCER ASSOCIATED GENE LY6K - LY6K is identified herein as a potential biomarker useful for the diagnosis of cancer, such as lung and esophageal cancers, as well as for the prognosis of patients with these diseases. As discussed in detail herein, LY6K is specifically over-expressed in most lung and esophageal cancer tissues examined, and is elevated in the sera of a large proportion of patients with these tumors. Accordingly, LY6K may be used in combination with other tumor markers to significantly improve the sensitivity of cancer diagnosis. LY6K may be used in the treatment of ESCC cells, as demonstrated by the fact that small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) of LY6K suppressed growth of the cancer cells. Moreover, the LY6K molecule is also a likely candidate for development of novel therapeutic approaches, such as antibody therapy. | 11-18-2010 |
20100292090 | PROGNOSTIC MARKERS AND THERAPEUTIC TARGETS FOR LUNG CANCER - The present invention provides a diagnostic marker to detecting lung cancer. In particular, the present invention provides lung cancer marker genes i.e. KIF4A, MAPJD, NPTX, or FGFR1OP. The present invention further provides methods and kit for identifying compounds for treating lung cancer as well as methods for predicting a prognosis or diagnosis of lung cancer. In particular, the present invention provides methods and kits for identifying inhibitors of the interaction between KIF4A/ZNF549, KIF4A/ZNF553, MAPJD/MYC, or FGFR1OP/WRNIP1 which find utility in the treatment and prevention of lung. Alternatively, the present invention provides MAPJD associated with HAT complex as therapeutic target. | 11-18-2010 |
20110014615 | METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCERS BY tRNA-DIHYDROURIDINE SYNTHASE ACTIVITY OF URLC8 - The present invention features a method for determining t-RNA dihydrouridine-synthase activity of a polypeptide and screening for modulators of t-RNA dihydrouridine-synthase activity. The present invention further provides methods or pharmaceutical compositions for preventing and/or treating non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) using such modulators. Furthermore, the present invention provides methods for diagnosing non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) using the t-RNA dihydrouridine-synthase activity of IMS-E21 (URLC8) protein as an index. The present invention further provides methods for predicting and prognosing lung squamous-cell carcinoma (SCC). | 01-20-2011 |
20110027302 | PEPTIDE VACCINES FOR LUNG CANCERS EXPRESSING TTK, URLC10 OR KOC1 POLYPEPTIDES - The present invention provides peptides comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8, 67, 89, as well as peptides comprising the above-mentioned amino acid sequences in which 1, 2, or several amino acids are substituted, deleted, or added, and having cytotoxic T cell inducibility. The present invention also provides drugs for treating or preventing tumors comprising these peptides. The peptides of the present invention can also be used as vaccines. | 02-03-2011 |
20110070245 | IMP-1 ONCOGENE AS A THERAPEUTIC TARGET AND PROGNOSTIC INDICATOR FOR LUNG CANCER - IMP-1 was abundantly expressed in the majority of lung-cancers examined. Positive immunostaining of IMP-1 was correlated with tumor size (pT-classification; P=0.0003), non-adenocarcinoma histology (P<0.0001), low-histological grade (P=0.0001), and poor prognosis (P=0.0053). Suppression of IMP-1 expression with siRNA effectively suppressed growth of NSCLC cells. IMP-1 was able to bind to mRNAs encoding a variety of proteins involved in signal transduction, cell-cycle progression, cell adhesion and cytoskeleton, and various types of enzymatic activities. These results suggest that IMP-1 expression is likely to play important roles in lung cancer development and progression, and that IMP-1 is a prognostic marker and a promising therapeutic target for treatment of lung cancer. | 03-24-2011 |
20110098339 | C2ORF18 AS TARGET GENE FOR CANCER THERAPY AND DIAGNOSIS - Described herein are objective methods for detecting or diagnosing a predisposition to developing cancer, particularly pancreatic cancer. In one embodiment, the diagnostic method involves the step of determining an expression level of C2orf18 using anti-C2orf18 antibody. The present invention further provides methods of screening for therapeutic agents useful in the treatment of a C2orf18-associated disease, such as a cancer, e.g. pancreatic cancer, methods of inhibiting the cell growth and treating or alleviating their symptom. The invention also features products, such as polynucleotides, polypeptides, and vectors double-stranded molecules, antibodies, vectors and compositions composed thereof. | 04-28-2011 |
20110135654 | PROSTATE CANCER RELATED GENE STYK1 - The present invention provides methods for detecting and diagnosing cancer, which method involves the determination of the expression level of the STYK1 gene. The gene was discovered to discriminate cancer cells from normal cells. Furthermore, the present invention provides methods of screening for therapeutic agents useful in the treatment of cancer, methods for treating cancer, and methods for vaccinating a subject against cancer. Moreover, the present invention provides siRNAs targeting the STYK1 gene, which are suggested to be useful in the treatment of cancer. | 06-09-2011 |
20110152345 | EBI3, DLX5, NPTX1 AND CDKN3 FOR TARGET GENES OF LUNG CANCER THERAPY AND DIAGNOSIS - The present invention relates to methods for treating or preventing lung cancer by administering a double-stranded molecule against one or more of EBI3, DLX5, NPTX1, CDKN3 or EF-I delta genes or compositions, vectors or cells containing such a double-stranded molecule. The present invention also features methods for diagnosing lung cancer, especially NSCLC or SCLC, using one or more over-expressed genes selected from among EBI3, DLX5, NPTX1, CDKN3 and/or EF-I delta. Also disclosed are methods of identifying compounds for treating and preventing lung cancer, using as an index their effect on the over-expression of one or more of EBI3, DLX5, CDKN3 and/or EF-I delta in the lung cancer, the cell proliferation function of one or more of EBI3, DLX5, NPTX1, CDKN3 and/or EF-I delta or the interaction between CDKN3 and VRS, EF-I beta, EF-I gamma and/or EF-I delta. | 06-23-2011 |
20110160280 | CANCER-RELATED GENES, CDCA5, EPHA7, STK31 AND WDHD1 - The invention features methods for detecting cancers, especially lung cancer and/or esophageal cancer, using over-expressed gene; CDCA5, EPHA7, STK31 or WDHD1 compared the normal organs. Also disclosed are methods of identifying compounds for treating and preventing cancers, based on the over-expression or the biological activity of CDCA5, EPHA7, STK31 or WDHD1 in the cancers, especially the interaction between EPHA7 and EGFR. Also, features are a method for treating cancers by administering a double-stranded molecule against CDCA5, EPHA7, STK31 or WDHD1 gene. The invention also features products, including the double-stranded molecules and vectors encoding them, as well as compositions comprising the molecules or vectors, useful in the provided methods. | 06-30-2011 |
20110223687 | METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER - Disclosed are methods for detecting non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) using differentially expressed genes KIF11, GHSR1b, NTSR1, and FOXM1. Also disclosed are methods of identifying compounds for treating and preventing NSCLC, based on the interaction between KOC1 and KIF11, or NMU and GHSR1b or NTSR1. | 09-15-2011 |
20110250219 | EPITOPE PEPTIDES DERIVED FROM VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 1 AND VACCINES CONTAINING THESE PEPTIDES - The present invention provides immunogenic peptides comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, 13, 32, and peptides comprising the above-mentioned amino acid sequences in which 1, 2, or several amino acids are substituted or added, and having cytotoxic T cell inducibility, and also provides drugs for treating or preventing tumors comprising these peptides. The peptides of this invention can be used as vaccines. | 10-13-2011 |
20110263012 | SCREENING AND THERAPEUTIC METHOD FOR NSCLC TARGETING CDCA1-KNTC2 COMPLEX - The present invention is based on the observation that the co-activation of CDCA1 and KNTC2, and their cognate interactions, play significant roles in lung-cancer progression and that methods of inhibiting the complex can be used to treat non-small-cell lung cancer. | 10-27-2011 |
20120014996 | METHOD OF DIAGNOSING BLADDER CANCER - Objective methods for detecting and diagnosing bladder cancer (BLC) are described herein. In one embodiment, the diagnostic method involves determining the expression level of a BLC-associated gene that discriminates between BLC cells and normal cells. The present invention further provides means for predicting and preventing bladder cancer metastasis using BLC-associated genes having unique altered expression patterns in bladder cancer cells with lymph-node metastasis. Finally, the present invention provides methods of screening for therapeutic agents useful in the treatment of bladder cancer, methods of treating bladder cancer and method for vaccinating a subject against bladder cancer. In particular, the present application provides novel human genes C2093, B5860Ns and C6055s whose expression is markedly elevated in bladder cancers. The genes and polypeptides encoded by the genes can be used, for example, in the diagnosis of bladder cancers, as target molecules for developing drugs against the disease, and for attenuating cell growth of bladder cancer. | 01-19-2012 |
20120021946 | METHOD OF DIAGNOSING ESOPHAGEAL CANCER - In order to identify the molecules involved in esophageal carcinogenesis and those to be useful for diagnostic markers as well as targets for new drugs and immunotherapy, a cDNA microarray representing 32,256 genes was constructed to analyze the expression profiles of 19 esophageal squamous-cell carcinomas (ESCCS) purified by laser-capture microdissection. A detailed genome-wide database for sets of genes that are significantly up- or down-regulated in esophageal cancer is disclosed herein. These genes find use in the development of therapeutic drugs or immunotherapy as well as tumor markers. Additionally, genes associated with lymph-node metastasis and post-surgery recurrence are disclosed herein. Among the candidate molecular target genes, ECT2, CDC45L and DKK1 are further characterized. Treatment of ESCC cells with small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) of ECT2 or CDC45L suppressed growth of the cancer cells. Thus, the data herein provide valuable information for identifying diagnostic systems and therapeutic target molecules for esophageal cancer. | 01-26-2012 |
20120022128 | PKIB and NAALADL2 for Target Genes of Prostate Cancer Therapy and Diagnosis - The invention features methods for detecting prostate cancer, especially hormone-refractory prostate cancer (HRPC) or castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), by detecting over-expression of PKIB or NAALADL2 compared the normal organs. Also disclosed are methods of identifying compounds for treating and preventing prostate cancer including HRPC, based on the over-expression of PKIB or NAALADL2 in the prostate cancer, the cell proliferation function of PKIB or NAALADL2, the intracellular localization of PKIB or NAALADL2 or the interaction between PKIB and PKA-C. Also, provided are a method for treating prostate cancer by administering a double-stranded molecule against the PKIB or NAALADL2 gene. The invention also provides products, including the double-stranded molecules and vectors encoding them, as well as compositions comprising the molecules or vectors, useful in the provided methods. | 01-26-2012 |
20120294877 | EPITOPE PEPTIDES DERIVED FROM VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 1 AND VACCINES CONTAINING THESE PEPTIDES - The present invention provides immunogenic peptides comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, 13, 32, and peptides comprising the above-mentioned amino acid sequences in which 1, 2, or several amino acids are substituted or added, and having cytotoxic T cell inducibility, and also provides drugs for treating or preventing tumors comprising these peptides. The peptides of this invention can be used as vaccines. | 11-22-2012 |
20130011933 | METHOD OF DIAGNOSING BLADDER CANCER - Objective methods for detecting and diagnosing bladder cancer (BLC) are described herein. In one embodiment, the diagnostic method involves determining the expression level of a BLC-associated gene that discriminates between BLC cells and normal cells. The present invention further provides means for predicting and preventing bladder cancer metastasis using BLC-associated genes having unique altered expression patterns in bladder cancer cells with lymph-node metastasis. The present invention provides methods of screening for therapeutic agents useful in the treatment of bladder cancer, methods of treating bladder cancer and method for vaccinating a subject against bladder cancer. Specifically, the present application provides novel human genes C2093, B5860Ns and C6055s whose expression is markedly elevated in bladder cancers. The genes and polypeptides encoded by the genes can be used, for example, in the diagnosis of bladder cancers, as target molecules for developing drugs against the disease, and for attenuating cell growth of bladder cancer. | 01-10-2013 |
20130084578 | BREAST CANCER RELATED GENE ZNFN3A1 - Objective methods for detecting and diagnosing breast cancer (BRC) are described herein. Also described are methods of treating and preventing breast cancer and breast cancer metastasis as well as methods of assessing the prognosis of a breast cancer subject and the efficacy of a breast cancer therapy. In one embodiment, the diagnostic method involves determining the expression level of ZNFN3A1, a gene whose expression is markedly elevated in breast cancers, that therefore can be used to discriminate between BRC cells and normal cells. The present invention further provides methods of screening for therapeutic agents useful in the treatment of BRC, methods of treating BRC and method for vaccinating a subject against BRC. | 04-04-2013 |
20130230521 | Tumor-Targeting Monoclonal Antibodies to FZD10 and Uses Thereof - The present invention relates to an antibody or a fragment thereof which is capable of binding to a Frizzled homologue 10 (FZD10) protein, such as a mouse monoclonal antibody, a chimeric antibody and a humanized antibody. Also, the present invention relates to a method for treating and/or preventing FZD10-associated disease; a method for diagnosis or prognosis of FZD10-associated disease; and a method for in vivo imaging of FZD10 in a subject. | 09-05-2013 |
20140134637 | METHODS OF MODULATING SMYD3 FOR TREATMENT OF CANCER - The present invention features a method for determining the methyltransferase activity of a polypeptide and screening for modulators of methyltransferase activity, more particularly for modulators of the methylation of retinoblastoma by SMYD3. The invention further provides a method or pharmaceutical composition for prevention or treating of colorectal cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, bladder cancer and/or breast cancer using a modulator so identified. | 05-15-2014 |
20140186381 | EPITOPE PEPTIDES DERIVED FROM VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 1 AND VACCINES CONTAINING THESE PEPTIDES - The present invention provides immunogenic peptides comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, 13, 32, and peptides comprising the above-mentioned amino acid sequences in which 1, 2, or several amino acids are substituted or added, and having cytotoxic T cell inducibility, and also provides drugs for treating or preventing tumors comprising these peptides. The peptides of this invention can be used as vaccines. | 07-03-2014 |