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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2007
Applicants:
Dennis E. Hallahan, Nashville, TN (US);
Raymond Mernaugh, Nashville, TN (US);
Inventors:
Dennis E. Hallahan, Nashville, TN (US);
Raymond Mernaugh, Nashville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 48/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for identifying a molecule that binds an irradiated tumor in a subject and molecules identified thereby. The method includes the steps of: (a) exposing a tumor to ionizing radiation; (b) administering to a subject a library of diverse molecules; and (c) isolating from the tumor one or more molecules of the library of diverse molecules, whereby a molecule that binds an irradiated tumor is identified. Also provided are therapeutic and diagnostic methods using targeting ligands that bind an irradiated tumor.