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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:
Aug. 28, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 23, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
John L. Magnani, Rockville, MD (US);
Eric G. Bremer, Western Springs, IL (US);
Assignee:
GlycoTech Corp., Rockville, MD (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/1715 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/1715 ;
Abstract
The present invention discloses carbohydrates and carbohydrate analogs that bind to epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptors. Methods of using such carbohydrates or analogs for a variety of uses related to the EGF receptor are also provided. In preferred aspects of the present invention, methods for killing or inhibiting the growth of tumor cells with increased EGF receptor activity are disclosed.