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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2006
Applicants:
Neng-yao Shih, Taipei, TW;
Gee-chen Chang, Taichung, TW;
Ko-jiunn Liu, Taichung, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
National Health Research Institutes, Miaolo County, TW;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention relates to a method of monitoring cancer development by determining the abundance of alpha-enolase protein wherein increased abundance is an indication of the severity of cancer. In another embodiment, the invention relates to a method of detecting cancer malignancy by determining the abundance of alpha-enolase antibodies in a sample wherein low levels of such antibodies indicates the malignancy of cancer. Also provided is a method of suppressing tumor growth by inducing the anti-ENO1 immune response.