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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2023
Applicant:
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (US);
Inventor:
Nicole F. Steinmetz, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY, Cleveland, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 35/76 (2015.01); A61K 31/282 (2006.01); A61K 31/436 (2006.01); A61K 38/17 (2006.01); A61K 47/69 (2017.01); A61P 35/04 (2006.01); C12N 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 35/76 (2013.01); A61K 31/282 (2013.01); A61K 31/436 (2013.01); A61K 38/1793 (2013.01); A61K 47/6901 (2017.08); A61P 35/04 (2018.01); C12N 7/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An agent is described that includes a plant virus particle or VLP conjugate to TRAIL. Associating TRAIL with the plant virus particle or VLP serves to both target cancer cells and induce their apoptosis. The agent can therefore be used for a method of treating cancer in a subject.