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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2007
Applicants:
Pirjo Laakkonen, Helsinki, FI;
Kimmo Porkka, Helsinki, FI;
Jason A. Hoffman, La Jolla, CA (US);
Erkki Ruoslahti, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
Inventors:
Pirjo Laakkonen, Helsinki, FI;
Kimmo Porkka, Helsinki, FI;
Jason A. Hoffman, La Jolla, CA (US);
Erkki Ruoslahti, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
Assignee:
Burnham Institute for Medical Research, La Jolla, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a conjugate containing a moiety linked to a homing molecule that selectively homes to tumor lymphatic vasculature. The invention also provides a method of directing a moiety to tumor lymphatic vasculature in a subject by administering to the subject a conjugate containing a moiety linked to a homing molecule that selectively homes to tumor lymphatic vasculature.