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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 1996
Filed:
May. 04, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Donald P Bottaro, Kensington, MD (US);
Jeffrey S Rubin, Rockville, MD (US);
Stuart A Aaronson, Great Falls, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; C07K / ; C07K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514 12 ; 514 13 ; 514 14 ; 514 15 ; 530324 ; 530325 ; 530326 ; 530327 ; 530328 ;
Abstract
The invention provides KGFR peptides which inhibit binding between keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) and its receptor. The sequence of the peptides is derived from regions in the receptor which specifically bind the growth factor. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions and methods of inhibiting the interaction of KGF and the receptor in a patient to treat various carcinomas.