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Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014

Filed:

Dec. 20, 2007
Applicants:

Ken Shi Kun Huang, Castro Valley, CA (US);

Weiming Zhang, San Francisco, CA (US);

Guoyang Zhang, San Jose, CA (US);

Francois Nicol, Carlsbad, CA (US);

Anthony Huang, Saratoga, CA (US);

Inventors:

Ken Shi Kun Huang, Castro Valley, CA (US);

Weiming Zhang, San Francisco, CA (US);

Guoyang Zhang, San Jose, CA (US);

Francois Nicol, Carlsbad, CA (US);

Anthony Huang, Saratoga, CA (US);

Assignee:

Alza Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/127 (2006.01); C07K 14/705 (2006.01); A61K 38/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 14/705 (2013.01); A61K 38/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

Short oligopeptides are provide which are capable of binding to the epidermal growth factor receptor on the surface of human tumor cells. Methods for using the peptides as targeting moieties in more complex compositions, such as conjugates of cytoxins, and/or structures, such as liposomal structures, for the purposes of drug delivery are also provided.


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