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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2002
Applicants:
John Minna, Dallas, TX (US);
Yoshio Tomizawa, Takasaki, JP;
Yoshitaka Sekido, Nagoya, JP;
Michael Lerman, Rockville, MD (US);
Inventors:
John Minna, Dallas, TX (US);
Yoshio Tomizawa, Takasaki, JP;
Yoshitaka Sekido, Nagoya, JP;
Michael Lerman, Rockville, MD (US);
Assignee:
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/713 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention identifies the semaphorin polypeptide SEMA3B as a tumor suppressor. This molecule can inhibit tumor growth and induce apoptosis of tumor cells when produced internally in a cancer cell via gene transfer, or when applied extracellularly. These observations permit new methods for treatment and diagnosis of cancer.