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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2009
Juan Fueyo, Houston, TX (US);
Candelaria Gomez-manzano, Houston, TX (US);
W.k. Alfred Yung, Houston, TX (US);
Charles A. Conrad, Spring, TX (US);
Frederick F. Lang, Jr., Houston, TX (US);
Juan Fueyo, Houston, TX (US);
Candelaria Gomez-Manzano, Houston, TX (US);
W.K. Alfred Yung, Houston, TX (US);
Charles A. Conrad, Spring, TX (US);
Frederick F. Lang, Jr., Houston, TX (US);
Board of Regentsm The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention involves compositions and methods for treating cancer using a mutant adenovirus comprising a polynucleotide encoding a therapeutic polypeptide that is targeted to cells with a mutant retinoblastoma pathway. The mutant adenovirus is able to kill the tumor cells without harming cells with a wild type retinoblastoma pathway.