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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2004
Kimihisa Ichikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Shu Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Toshinori Agatsuma, Tokyo, JP;
Keisuke Fukuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Takehiro Hirai, Tokyo, JP;
Kimihisa Ichikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Shu Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Toshinori Agatsuma, Tokyo, JP;
Keisuke Fukuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Takehiro Hirai, Tokyo, JP;
Sankyo Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of detecting cancer by use of an oncogene, a method of screening for an active compound useful to treat and/or prevent cancer, and a pharmaceutical composition for treatment and/or prevention of cancer. More specifically, the present invention provides a method of detecting cancer based on the expression of the human oculospanin gene as a marker and a pharmaceutical composition containing an antibody capable of specifically recognizing human oculospanin and having cytotoxic activity against cancer cells.