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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2007
John D. Shaughnessy, Jr., Roland, AZ (US);
Ya-wei Qiang, Little Rock, AR (US);
Shmuel Yaccoby, Little Rock, AR (US);
John D. Shaughnessy, Jr., Roland, AZ (US);
Ya-wei Qiang, Little Rock, AR (US);
Shmuel Yaccoby, Little Rock, AR (US);
Broad of Trustees of the University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR (US);
Abstract
The present invention is drawn to methods of repairing lytic bone lesions and tumor growth in an individual. In this regard, the present invention discloses use of a Wnt ligand either alone or in combination with anti-Wnt signaling antagonist therapy. The individuals who might benefit from such method may include but are not limited to the ones with multiple myeloma, osteoporosis, post-menopausal osteoporosis, fractures, metastatic breast cancer or metastatic prostate cancer.