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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2014
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA (US);
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Paul B. Fisher, Richmond, VA (US);
Swadesh K. Das, Richmond, VA (US);
Mitchell E. Menezes, Richmond, VA (US);
Devanand Sarkar, Richmond, VA (US);
Martin G. Pomper, Baltimore, MD (US);
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA (US);
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Abstract
The presently disclosed subject matter generally relates to genetic constructs and methods for their use in cancer imaging, cancer treatment, and combined imaging and treatment protocols. In particular, the presently disclosed subject matter relates to tripartite cancer theranostic nucleic acid constructs that permit simultaneous cancer specific viral replication, expression of a diagnostic gene product, and expression of a therapeutic gene.