Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080199423 | Methods of Using Apo2l Receptor Agonists and Ink Cell Activators - Methods of enhancing apoptosis or cytolytic activity in mammalian cells using Apo-2L receptor agonists and NK cells, or activating agents thereof, are provided. Apo-2L receptor agonists contemplated for use in the methods include the ligand known as Apo-2 ligand or TRAIL, as well as agonist antibodies directed to one or more Apo-2L receptors. NK cell activating agents contemplated for use in the methods of the invention include but are not limited to Toll receptor activating agents, IL-2, IL-12, IL-15, IFN-alpha, IFN-beta, and agonist antibodies to activating receptors such as NKp30, NKp44, NKG2D. | 08-21-2008 |
20100104574 | Frizzled-Binding Agents and Uses Thereof - Novel anti-cancer agents, including, but not limited to, antibodies, that bind to human frizzled receptors are provided. Novel epitopes within the human frizzled receptors which are suitable as targets for anti-cancer agents are also identified. Methods of using the agents or antibodies, such as methods of using the agents or antibodies to inhibit Wnt signaling and/or inhibit tumor growth are further provided. | 04-29-2010 |
20110287011 | DDR1-Binding Agents and Methods of Use Thereof - Disclosed are DDR1 binding agents and methods of using the agents for treating diseases such as cancer. The disclosure provides antibodies that specifically bind to an extracellular domain of DDR1 and modulate DDR1 activity. The disclosure further provides methods of using agents that modulate the activity of DDRI, such as antibodies that specifically bind DDR1, to reduce the tumorigenicity of tumors comprising cancer stem cells by reducing the frequency or number of cancer stem cells in the tumor. Also described are methods of treating cancer comprising administering a therapeutically effect amount of an agent or antibody of the present invention to a patient having a tumor or cancer. | 11-24-2011 |
20110305695 | 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. | 12-15-2011 |
20110318341 | FRIZZLED-BINDING AGENTS AND USES THEREOF - Novel anti-cancer agents, including, but not limited to, antibodies, that bind to human frizzled receptors are provided. Novel epitopes within the human frizzled receptors which are suitable as targets for anti-cancer agents are also identified. Methods of using the agents or antibodies, such as methods of using the agents or antibodies to inhibit Wnt signaling and/or inhibit tumor growth are further provided. | 12-29-2011 |
20130252326 | FRIZZLED-BINDING AGENTS AND USES THEREOF - Novel anti-cancer agents, including, but not limited to, antibodies, that bind to human frizzled receptors are provided. Novel epitopes within the human frizzled receptors which are suitable as targets for anti-cancer agents are also identified. Methods of using the agents or antibodies, such as methods of using the agents or antibodies to inhibit Wnt signaling and/or inhibit tumor growth are further provided. | 09-26-2013 |
20130266569 | 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. | 10-10-2013 |
20130295105 | FRIZZLED-BINDING AGENTS AND USES THEREOF - Novel anti-cancer agents, including, but not limited to, antibodies, that bind to human frizzled receptors are provided. Novel epitopes within the human frizzled receptors which are suitable as targets for anti-cancer agents are also identified. Methods of using the agents or antibodies, such as methods of using the agents or antibodies to inhibit Wnt signaling and/or inhibit tumor growth are further provided. | 11-07-2013 |
20130295106 | Frizzled-Binding Agents And Uses Thereof - Novel anti-cancer agents, including, but not limited to, antibodies and other polypeptides, that bind to human frizzled receptors are provided. Novel epitopes within the human frizzled receptors which are suitable as targets for anti-cancer agents are also identified. Methods of using the agents or antibodies, such as methods of using the agents or antibodies to inhibit Wnt signaling and/or inhibit tumor growth are further provided. Screening methods are also provided. | 11-07-2013 |
20140147443 | 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. | 05-29-2014 |
20140199312 | DDR1-Binding Agents and Methods of Use Thereof - The present invention relates to DDR1 binding agents and methods of using the agents for treating diseases such as cancer. The present invention provides antibodies that specifically bind to an extracellular domain of DDR1 and modulate DDR1 activity. The present invention further provides methods of using agents that modulate the activity of DDR1, such as antibodies that specifically bind DDR1, to reduce the tumorigenicity of tumors comprising cancer stem cells by reducing the frequency or number of cancer stem cells in the tumor. Also described are methods of treating cancer comprising administering a therapeutically effect amount of an agent or antibody of the present invention to a patient having a tumor or cancer. | 07-17-2014 |