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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2015
Applicant:
Rappaport Family Institute for Research IN the Medical Sciences, Haifa, IL;
Inventors:
Gera Neufeld, Haifa, IL;
Boaz Kigel, Kiryat-tivon, IL;
Ofra Kessler, Haifa, IL;
Asya Varshavsky, Haifa, IL;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 36/16 (2006.01); A61K 38/17 (2006.01); C07K 14/435 (2006.01); A61K 47/48 (2006.01); G01N 33/574 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/177 (2013.01); A61K 38/1709 (2013.01); G01N 33/57484 (2013.01); G01N 2333/71 (2013.01); G01N 2800/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of selecting a semaphorin for treating cancer in a subject is disclosed. The method comprises determining an expression of a semaphorin receptor on tumor cells of a tumor sample of the subject wherein an amount of the semaphorin receptor is indicative of the semaphorin suitable for treating the cancer in the subject. Kits for treating cancer and pharmaceutical compositions comprising semaphorins are also disclosed.