Abstract:
The present invention relates to the roles played by OIP5 genes in lung and/or esophageal cancer carcinogenesis and features a method for treating and/or preventing lung and/or esophageal cancer by administering a double-stranded molecule against the OIP5 genes or a composition, vector or cell containing such a double-stranded molecule and antibody.The present invention also features methods for detecting and/or diagnosing lung and/or esophageal cancer, or assessing/determining the prognosis of and/or monitoring the efficacy of a cancer therapy in a patient with lung and/or esophageal cancer by detecting OIP5. Also, disclosed are methods of identifying compounds for treating and preventing cancer relating to OIP5.
Abstract:
The present invention provides methods for detecting and diagnosing cancer, such methods involving the determination of the expression level of the RQCD1, GIGYF1 or GIGYF2 genes. These genes were 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 and methods for treating cancer. Moreover, the present invention provides siRNAs targeting the RQCD1, GIGYF1 and/or GIGYF2 genes, all of which are suggested to be useful in the treatment of cancer.
Abstract:
The invention features methods for detecting lung cancer or esophageal cancer, by detecting over-expression of ECT2 compared the normal organs. Also disclosed are methods of identifying compounds for treating and preventing lung cancer or esophageal cancer, based on the over-expression of ECT2 in the lung cancer or esophageal cancer, the cell proliferation function of ECT2. Also, provided are a method for treating lung cancer or esophageal cancer by administering a double-stranded molecule against the ECT2 gene or an antibody against ECT2 protein. 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.
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 invention features a method for treating cancer by administering a double-stranded nucleic acid molecule against a CX gene selected from the group consisting of C14orf78, MYBL2, UBE2S and UBE2T. The invention also features products, including the double-stranded nucleic acid molecules and vectors encoding them, as well as compositions comprising the molecules or vectors, useful in the provided methods. The methods of the invention are suited for the treatment of cancers including lung cancer, breast cancer, bladder cancer, esophagus cancer, prostate cancer, cholangiocellular carcinoma and testicular seminoma.