Children's Hospital Medical Center

Vladimir Kalinichenko

Tatiana Kalin

Jeffrey A Whitsett

Disclosed are methods and compositions for the treatment of a proliferative disorder characterized by increased expression of the FOXM1 gene. Exemplary disorders include adenocarcinoma, melanoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), head and neck squamous carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, colon carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, infiltrating ductal breast carcinoma, anaplastic astrocytoma, glioblastoma, pancreatic carcinoma, gastric cancer, acute myeloid leukemia, lung cancer, liver cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, a brain cancer. Kits and articles of manufacture comprising compositions for such treatment are also disclosed.

Compositions and methods for treatment of cancer

Described are compositions and methods for the treatment, prevention, or amelioration of a symptom of an airway disorder. In certain aspects, the airway disorder may be one characterized by one or more conditions, such as goblet cell metaplasia, lung tissue inflammation, increased airway hyperresponsiveness, mucus hyperplasia, decreased airway resistance, and increased production of pro-inflammatory cytokines. The compositions and methods may be useful for the treatment of an airway disorder such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cystic fibrosis (CF), allergic disorders, pulmonary inflammatory diseases, pulmonary fibrosis, and/or interstitial lung diseases.

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Cincinnati, OH, United States of America

Vladimir Kalinichenko