Abstract:
The present invention relates to anti-CDH3 antibodies, which can be labeled with a radioisotope. Moreover, the present invention provides methods and pharmaceutical compositions that comprise an anti-CDH3 antibody as an active ingredient. 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.
Abstract:
The present invention provides therapeutic agents and methods for treating cancer using the polypeptides composed of an amino acid sequence which includes a polypeptide fragment of DEPDC1. The polypeptides of the present invention can be introduced into cancer cells by modifying the polypeptides with transfection agents such as poly-arginine. Furthermore, the present invention provides methods of screening for therapeutic agents or compounds useful in inhibition of the DEPDC1/ZNF224 complex formation or the treatment of cancer. The present invention also provides siRNAs targeting the ZNF224 gene, which are suggested to be useful in the treatment of bladder cancer.
Abstract:
Objective methods for diagnosing a predisposition to developing cancer, particularly bladder cancer, gastric cancer, colorectal cancer, breast cancer, esophageal cancer, lung cancer, lymphoma, pancreatic cancer and testicular cancer, are described herein. In one embodiment, the diagnostic method involves determining an expression level of PRMT1 gene. The present invention further provides methods of screening for therapeutic agents useful in the treatment of PRMT1 associated disease, such as a cancer, e.g. bladder cancer, gastric cancer, colorectal cancer, breast cancer, esophageal cancer, lung cancer, lymphoma, pancreatic cancer and testicular cancer. The present invention further provides methods of inhibiting the cell growth and treating or alleviating symptoms of PRMT1 associated diseases. The present invention also features products, including double-stranded molecules and vectors encoding thereof as well as to compositions comprising them.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to the roles played by the TBC1D7 genes in cancer, in particular, lung cancer or esophageal cancer, or carcinogenesis and features a method for treating and/or preventing cancer, in particular, lung cancer or esophageal cancer by administering a double-stranded molecule against one or more of the TBC1D7 genes or a composition, vector or cell containing such a double stranded molecule. The present invention also features methods for diagnosing lung or assessing/determining the prognosis of a patient with lung, especially NSCLC or SCLC, or esophageal cancer, using one or more over-expressed genes selected from among TBC1D7. To that end, TBC1D7 may serve as a novel biomarker for lung cancer or esophageal cancer. Also, disclosed are methods of identifying compounds for treating and preventing lung or esophageal cancer, using as an index for their effect on the over-expression of one or more of TBC1D7 in the lung cancer or esophageal cancer.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to the roles played by the SYNGR4 genes in lung cancer carcinogenesis and features a method for treating or preventing lung cancer by administering a double-stranded molecule against one or more of the SYNGR4 genes or a composition, vector or cell containing such a double stranded molecule and antibody. The present invention also features methods for diagnosing lung cancer or assessing/determining the prognosis of a patient with lung cancer, especially NSCLC or SCLC, using one or more over-expressed genes selected from among SYNGR4. To that end, SYNGR4 may serve as a novel serological biomarker for lung cancer. 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 SYNGR4 in the lung cancer.
Abstract:
Objective methods for diagnosing a predisposition to developing pancreatic cancer and prostate cancer, particularly pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) and castration-resistant prostate cancer, are described herein. In one embodiment, the diagnostic method involves the step of determining an expression level of C12ORF48 using siRNAs targeting the C12ORF48 gene. The invention also features products such as siRNAs as well as to compositions containing them. The present invention further provides methods of screening for therapeutic agents useful in the treatment of C12ORF48 associated disease, such as a cancer, e.g. pancreatic cancer and prostate cancer, as well as methods of inhibiting the cell growth and treating or alleviating one or more disease symptoms. The invention also features products such as double stranded molecules, as well as vectors and compositions containing them.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to the roles played by TTLL4 genes in pancreatic cancer carcinogenesis and features a method for treating or preventing pancreatic cancer by administering a double-stranded molecule against one or more of the TTLL4 genes or a composition, vector or cell containing such a double stranded molecule. Also, disclosed are methods of identifying compounds for treating and preventing pancreatic cancer, using as an index their effect on the over-expression of TTLL4 in the pancreatic cancer cell.