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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2011
Applicants:
Lawrence Gazda, Xenia, OH (US);
Barry Smith, New York, NY (US);
Inventors:
Lawrence Gazda, Xenia, OH (US);
Barry Smith, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
The Rogosin Institute, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/07 (2010.01); C12N 5/09 (2010.01); C12N 5/095 (2010.01); C12N 11/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to the use of encapsulates of cancer cells, in agarose coated, agarose containing beads, for isolating chemotherapeutic resistant cells which have at least one stem cell property, such as expression of OCT4. The cells thus isolated are also a feature of the invention, as is a method for screening for potential therapeutic agents.