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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2017
The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (US);
Steven Greenberg, Watertown, MA (US);
Stefano Vincenzo Gulla, Medford, MA (US);
Kenneth Evan Thompson, Arlington, MA (US);
THE BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, INC., Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
A method of treating a subject can include administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a killer cell lectin-like receptor G1 (KLRG1)/ligand binding agent, thereby disrupting KLRG1 signaling and activating CD8cytotoxic T and/or NK cells. A method of treating cancer can include administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a killer cell lectin-like receptor G1 (KLRG1)/ligand binding agent. The methods can treat various cancers, for example melanoma, lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, glioma, breast cancer, and ovarian cancer.