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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2003
Applicants:
James W. Lillard, Jr., Smyrna, GA (US);
Pier Nicole Hannah, Duluth, GA (US);
Shailesh Singh, Atlanta, GA (US);
Jonathan K. Stiles, Powder Springs, GA (US);
Inventors:
James W. Lillard, Jr., Smyrna, GA (US);
Pier Nicole Hannah, Duluth, GA (US);
Shailesh Singh, Atlanta, GA (US);
Jonathan K. Stiles, Powder Springs, GA (US);
Assignee:
Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/395 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a means of inhibiting the growth and metastasis of cancer cells by administering anti-chemokine antibodies. It is possible to identify the particular chemokines which are over-expressed in the tumor using methods of the invention and administer antibodies against that over-expressed chemokine.