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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Venu Raman, Baltimore, MD (US);
Guus Martinus Bol, Baltimore, MD (US);
Paul Joannes Van Diest, Bilthoven, NL;
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Abstract
The invention encompasses methods for treating or preventing diseases and disorders associated abnormal cell growth, for example, treating or preventing cancer or tumor growth, by administering to a subject in need thereof a composition comprising a therapeutically or prophylactically effective amount of a compound that downregulates DDX3, for example a fused diimidazodiazepine ring compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The invention also encompasses the use of DDX3 as a biomarker for diagnostic and treatment purposes, for example, to identify a hyperproliferative disorder susceptible to treatment by down regulation of DDX3.