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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2007
Mary L. Disis, Renton, WA (US);
Vivian Goodell, San Diego, CA (US);
Hailing LU, Seattle, WA (US);
Douglas G. Mcneel, Madison, WI (US);
Mary L. Disis, Renton, WA (US);
Vivian Goodell, San Diego, CA (US);
Hailing Lu, Seattle, WA (US);
Douglas G. McNeel, Madison, WI (US);
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
The invention provides a method for inhibiting proliferation of cancer cells, as well as methods for detecting and treating various cancers, including cancer of the ovary, breast, prostate and colon. The method comprises contacting a cancer cell with an IGF-related molecule of the invention or administering an IGF-related vaccine to the cancer patient. In one embodiment, the molecule is an immunogenic peptide derived from IGFBP-2 or from IGF1 R. The invention additionally provides methods for detecting and treating cancer using IGF-related molecules.