Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080317760 | Compositions and Methods for Diagnosing and Treating Cancer - Monoclonal antibodies that specifically bind to an extracellular domain of human Jagged 1 and inhibit growth of a tumor comprising cancer stem cells are described. Also described is a method of treating cancer that comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of a monoclonal anti-Jagged 1 antibody. | 12-25-2008 |
20090047285 | Compositions and methods for diagnosing and treating cancer - Isolated antibodies that specifically binds to an extracellular conserved ligand binding region of a human Notch receptor and inhibits growth of a tumor are described. Also described are methods of treating cancer, the method comprising administering an anti-Notch antibody in an amount effective to inhibit tumor growth. | 02-19-2009 |
20090074782 | Compositions and Methods for Treating and Diagnosing Cancer - The present invention relates to compositions and methods for characterizing, diagnosing and treating cancer. In particular, the present invention identifies LGR5 as a protein over-expressed in solid tumor stem cell. The present invention further identifies an interaction between RSPO1 and LGR5 as an alternative pathway for the activation of beta-catenin signaling. In certain embodiments, the present invention provides biomolecules that disrupt functional signaling via a LGR protein, including, in certain embodiments, molecules that inhibit the interaction between one or more RSPO proteins and one or more LGR proteins, such as LGR5. In certain embodiments, the present invention provides methods of treating cancer comprising disrupting functional LGR signaling and inhibiting growth of a solid tumor comprising solid tumor stem cells. | 03-19-2009 |
20090191205 | Compositions and Methods for Treating and Diagnosing Cancer - The present invention relates to compositions and methods for characterizing, diagnosing and treating cancer. In particular, the present invention identifies LGR5 as a protein over-expressed in solid tumor stem cell. The present invention further identifies an interaction between RSPO1 and LGR5 as an alternative pathway for the activation of beta-catenin signaling. In certain embodiments, the present invention provides biomolecules that disrupt functional signaling via a LGR protein, including, in certain embodiments, molecules that inhibit the interaction between one or more RSPO proteins and one or more LGR proteins, such as LGR5. In certain embodiments, the present invention provides methods of treating cancer comprising disrupting functional LGR signaling and inhibiting growth of a solid tumor comprising solid tumor stem cells. | 07-30-2009 |
20090208491 | Compositions and Methods for Diagnosing and Treating Cancer - Humanized antibodies that specifically binds to a non-ligand binding region of human Notch1 are described. Also described are methods of treating cancer, the methods comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a humanized anti-Notch1 antibody. | 08-20-2009 |
20100010195 | Novel tumor necrosis factor receptor homolog and nucleic acids encoding the same - The present invention is directed to novel polypeptides having homology to members of the tumor necrosis factor receptor family and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of the present invention fused to heterologous polypeptide sequences, antibodies which bind to the polypeptides of the present invention and to methods for producing the polypeptides of the present invention. | 01-14-2010 |
20100169990 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING AND DIAGNOSING CANCER - The present invention relates to compositions and methods for characterizing, treating and diagnosing cancer. In particular, the present invention provides a cancer stem cell profile, as well as novel stem cell cancer markers useful for the diagnosis, characterization, prognosis and treatment of cancer and in particular the targeting of solid tumor stem cells. | 07-01-2010 |
20100269184 | Apo-2DcR - Novel polypeptides, designated Apo-2DcR, which are capable of binding Apo-2 ligand are provided. Compositions including Apo-2DcR chimeras, nucleic acid encoding Apo-2DcR, and antibodies to Apo-2DcR are also provided. | 10-21-2010 |
20100273257 | Apo-2DcR - Novel polypeptides, designated Apo-2DcR, which are capable of binding Apo-2 ligand are provided. Compositions including Apo-2DcR chimeras, nucleic acid encoding Apo-2DcR, and antibodies to Apo-2DcR are also provided. | 10-28-2010 |
20100316637 | Compositions and Methods for Diagnosing and Treating Cancer - An isolated antibody that specifically binds to an extracellular domain of human DLL4 and affects growth of a tumor comprising cancer stem cells is described. Also described is a method of treating cancer comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-DLL4 antibody. | 12-16-2010 |
20100317098 | Compositions and Methods for Diagnosing and Treating Cancer - The present invention relates to compositions and methods for characterizing, diagnosing, and treating cancer. In particular the invention provides the means and methods for the diagnosis, characterization, prognosis and treatment of cancer and specifically targeting cancer stem cells. The present invention provides a soluble FZD receptor comprising an extracellular domain of a human FZD receptor that inhibits growth of tumor cells. The present invention still further provides a soluble receptor comprising a Fri domain of a human FZD receptor that binds a ligand of a human FZD receptor and said soluble receptor is capable of inhibiting tumor growth. The present invention still further provides a method of treating cancer comprising administering a soluble FZD receptor comprising for example, either an extracellular domain of a human FZD receptor or a Fri domain of a human FZD receptor, in an amount effective to inhibit tumor growth. | 12-16-2010 |
20110195065 | Compositions and Methods for Diagnosing and Treating Cancer - The present invention relates to compositions and methods for characterizing, diagnosing, and treating cancer. In particular the invention provides the means and methods for the diagnosis, characterization, prognosis and treatment of cancer and specifically targeting cancer stem cells. The present invention provides an antibody that specifically binds to a non-ligand binding region of the extracellular domain of a human NOTCH receptor and inhibits growth of tumor cells. The present invention further provides a method of treating cancer, the method comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody that specifically binds to a non-ligand binding region of the extracellular domain of a human NOTCH receptor protein and inhibits growth of tumor cells. | 08-11-2011 |
20120042400 | RTD RECEPTOR - Novel polypeptides, designated RTD, which are capable of binding Apo-2 ligand are provided. Compositions including RTD chimeras, nucleic acid encoding RTD, and antibodies to RTD are also provided. | 02-16-2012 |
20120308558 | Methods of Using Antibodies That Bind The Glutamate Ligand Binding Region of Notch1 - Isolated antibodies that specifically binds to an extracellular conserved ligand binding region of a human Notch receptor and inhibits growth of a tumor are described. Also described are methods of treating cancer, the method comprising administering an anti-Notch antibody in an amount effective to inhibit tumor growth. | 12-06-2012 |
20130030155 | ANTIBODIES TO THE NOTCH1 RECEPTOR - The present invention relates to compositions and methods for characterizing, diagnosing, and treating cancer. In particular the invention provides the means and methods for the diagnosis, characterization, prognosis and treatment of cancer and specifically targeting cancer stem cells. The present invention provides an antibody that specifically binds to a non-ligand binding region of the extracellular domain of a human NOTCH receptor and inhibits growth of tumor cells. The present invention further provides a method of treating cancer, the method comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody that specifically binds to a non-ligand binding region of the extracellular domain of a human NOTCH receptor protein and inhibits growth of tumor cells. | 01-31-2013 |
20130034551 | Wnt Antagonists and Methods of Treatment and Screening - The present invention relates to compositions comprising Wnt antagonists and methods of treating Wnt-associated diseases and disorders, such as cancer, inducing differentiation, and reducing the frequency of cancer stem cells, as well as novel methods of screening for such Wnt antagonists. In particular, the invention discloses soluble FZD, SFRP and Ror receptors and their use. | 02-07-2013 |
20130115206 | Compositions and Methods for Treating and Diagnosing Cancer - The present invention relates to compositions and methods for characterizing, diagnosing and treating cancer. In particular, the present invention identifies LGR5 as a protein over-expressed in solid tumor stem cell. The present invention further identifies an interaction between RSPO1 and LGR5 as an alternative pathway for the activation of beta-catenin signaling. In certain embodiments, the present invention provides biomolecules that disrupt functional signaling via a LGR protein, including, in certain embodiments, molecules that inhibit the interaction between one or more RSPO proteins and one or more LGR proteins, such as LGR5. In certain embodiments, the present invention provides methods of treating cancer comprising disrupting functional LGR signaling and inhibiting growth of a solid tumor comprising solid tumor stem cells. | 05-09-2013 |
20130121993 | Compositions and Methods for Treating and Diagnosing Cancer - The present invention relates to compositions and methods for characterizing, diagnosing and treating cancer. In particular, the present invention identifies LGR5 as a protein over-expressed in solid tumor stem cells. The present invention further identifies an interaction between RSPO1 and LGR5 as an alternative pathway for the activation of beta-catenin signaling. In certain embodiments, the present invention provides biomolecules that disrupt functional signaling via a LGR protein, including, in certain embodiments, molecules that inhibit the interaction between one or more RSPO proteins and one or more LGR proteins, such as LGR5. In certain embodiments, the present invention provides methods of treating cancer comprising disrupting functional LGR signaling and inhibiting growth of a solid tumor comprising solid tumor stem cells. | 05-16-2013 |
20130251705 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING AND TREATING CANCER - The present invention relates to compositions and methods for characterizing, diagnosing, and treating cancer. In particular the invention provides the means and methods for the diagnosis, characterization, prognosis and treatment of cancer and specifically targeting cancer stem cells. The present invention provides an antibody that specifically binds to a non-ligand binding region of the extracellular domain of a human NOTCH receptor and inhibits growth of tumor cells. The present invention further provides a method of treating cancer, the method comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody that specifically binds to a non-ligand binding region of the extracellular domain of a human NOTCH receptor protein and inhibits growth of tumor cells. | 09-26-2013 |
20130273044 | Compositions and Methods for Diagnosing and Treating Cancer - The present invention relates to compositions and methods for characterizing, diagnosing, and treating cancer. In particular the invention provides the means and methods for the diagnosis, characterization, prognosis and treatment of cancer and specifically targeting cancer stem cells. The present invention provides a soluble FZD receptor comprising an extracellular domain of a human FZD receptor that inhibits growth of tumor cells. The present invention still further provides a soluble receptor comprising a Fri domain of a human FZD receptor that binds a ligand of a human FZD receptor and said soluble receptor is capable of inhibiting tumor growth. The present invention still further provides a method of treating cancer comprising administering a soluble FZD receptor comprising for example, either an extracellular domain of a human FZD receptor or a Fri domain of a human FZD receptor, in an amount effective to inhibit tumor growth. | 10-17-2013 |
20130336970 | Compositions and Methods for Treating and Diagnosing Cancer - The present invention relates to compositions and methods for characterizing, diagnosing and treating cancer. In particular, the present invention identifies LGR5 as a protein over-expressed in solid tumor stem cells. The present invention further identifies an interaction between RSPO1 and LGR5 as an alternative pathway for the activation of beta-catenin signaling. In certain embodiments, the present invention provides biomolecules that disrupt functional signaling via a LGR protein, including, in certain embodiments, molecules that inhibit the interaction between one or more RSPO proteins and one or more LGR proteins, such as LGR5. In certain embodiments, the present invention provides methods of treating cancer comprising disrupting functional LGR signaling and inhibiting growth of a solid tumor comprising solid tumor stem cells. | 12-19-2013 |
20140030786 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING AND DIAGNOSING CANCER - The present invention relates to compositions and methods for characterizing, treating and diagnosing cancer. In particular, the present invention provides a cancer stem cell profile, as well as novel stem cell cancer markers useful for the diagnosis, characterization, prognosis and treatment of cancer and in particular the targeting of solid tumor stem cells. | 01-30-2014 |
20140186342 | Compositions and Methods for Diagnosing and Treating Cancer - An isolated antibody that specifically binds to an extracellular domain of human DDR2 and has a therapeutic effect on a solid tumor is described. Also described is a method of treating cancer, the method comprising administering to a patient having a solid tumor an antibody of the present disclosure in a therapeutically effective amount. | 07-03-2014 |
20140349399 | Compositions and Methods for Diagnosing and Treating Cancer - The present invention relates to compositions and methods for characterizing, diagnosing, and treating cancer. In particular the invention provides the means and methods for the diagnosis, characterization, prognosis and treatment of cancer and specifically targeting cancer stem cells. The present invention provides a soluble FZD receptor comprising an extracellular domain of a human FZD receptor that inhibits growth of tumor cells. The present invention still further provides a soluble receptor comprising a Fri domain of a human FZD receptor that binds a ligand of a human FZD receptor and said soluble receptor is capable of inhibiting tumor growth. The present invention still further provides a method of treating cancer comprising administering a soluble FZD receptor comprising for example, either an extracellular domain of a human FZD receptor or a Fri domain of a human FZD receptor, in an amount effective to inhibit tumor growth. | 11-27-2014 |