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Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014

Filed:

Jan. 14, 2011
Applicants:

Yoke-peng Loh, Bethesda, MD (US);

Niamh X. Cawley, Bethesda, MD (US);

Saravana Radha Krishna Murthy, Rockville, MD (US);

Terence K. Lee, Hong Kong, HK;

Inventors:

Yoke-peng Loh, Bethesda, MD (US);

Niamh X. Cawley, Bethesda, MD (US);

Saravana Radha Krishna Murthy, Rockville, MD (US);

Terence K. Lee, Hong Kong, HK;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H 21/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The invention provides a method of determining the prognosis of cancer in a subject. The method comprises (a) obtaining a sample from the subject, (b) analyzing the sample for the expression level of a carboxypeptidase E (CPE) splice variant, and (c) correlating the expression level in the sample with the prognosis of cancer in the subject. The invention further provides a method of diagnosing cancer, methods of treatment, kits for detecting mRNA expression of a CPE-ΔN, and inhibitors of CPE-ΔN and compositions thereof.


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