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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2002
Filed:
May. 05, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Orest W. Blaschuk, Westmount, CA;
James Matthew Symonds, Ottawa, CA;
Stephen Byers, Washington, DC (US);
Barbara J. Gour, Kemptville, CA;
Assignee:
Adherex Technologies, Inc., Ottawa, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/38 ; A61K 3/804 ; C07K 7/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/38 ; A61K 3/804 ; C07K 7/06 ;
Abstract
Agents for inhibiting cancer metastasis are provided. The methods comprise administering to a patient an antimetastatic agent that comprises one or more of: (a) a peptide sequence that is at least 50% identical to an OB-cadherin CAR sequence; (b) a non-peptide mimetic of an OB-cadherin CAR sequence; (c) a substance, such as an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, that specifically binds an OB-cadherin CAR sequence; and/or (d) a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide that comprises an OB-cadherin CAR sequence or analogue thereof.