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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2011
Mukesh K. Nyati, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Theodore S. Lawrence, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Mukesh K. Nyati, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Theodore S. Lawrence, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
Provided herein are compounds that inhibit a binding interaction between an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and a heat shock protein 90 (HSP90), as well as compositions, e.g., pharmaceutical compositions, comprising the same, and related kits. In some embodiments, the compound is an antibody or antibody analog, and, in other embodiments, the compound is a peptide or peptide analog. Also provided are methods of using the compounds, including methods of increasing degradation of an EGFR, methods of treating cancer, and methods of sensitizing tumors to radiation therapy.