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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2002
Applicants:
Robert E Reiter, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Owen N Witte, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Inventors:
Robert E Reiter, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Owen N Witte, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Assignees:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Agensys, Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/395 (2006.01); C07K 16/00 (2006.01); C12P 21/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides a novel prostate cell-surface antigen, designated Prostate Stem Cell Antigen (PSCA), which is widely over-expressed across all stages of prostate cancer, including high grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN), androgen-dependent and androgen-independent prostate tumors.