3604 results about "Anti neoplastic" patented technology

Methods are provided for determining whether a subject suffering from a neoplastic condition, e.g., non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), such as follicular lymphoma, is responsive to antineoplastic therapy, such as antibody therapy, e.g., Rituximab. In practicing the subject methods, an expression profile is obtained from the subject suffering from NHL and employed to determine whether the subject is responsive to antineoplastic therapy. In addition, reagents and kits thereof that find use in practicing the subject methods are provided.

The present invention provides to a humanized monoclonal antibody having immunostimulatory effects. This antibody binds specifically to B lymphoblastoid cells, induces proliferation and activation of peripheral blood lymphocytes, particularly T cells, and is capable of eliciting an anti-tumor effect upon administration to subjects suffering from cancer.

The field of the present invention relates to genetically engineered fusion molecules, methods of making said fusion molecules, and uses thereof in anti-tumor immunotherapies. More specifically, the present invention relates to engineered fusion molecules consisting of a tumor targeting moiety fused with one or more costimulatory molecules / chemokines / cytokines.

Methods for treating neoplasms, tumors and cancers, using one or more haptens and coagulation agents or treatments, alone or in combination with other anti-neoplastic agents or treatments, are provided. Also provided are combinations, and kits containing the combinations for effecting the therapy.

The present invention provides composition having as active ingredients a stilbene derivative and a platinum coordination compound which is highly efficacious and highly safe for treating tumors, particularly for the treatment of solid or malignant tumors and thus methods of cancer and tumor treatment using the composition are also provided.

Progesterone-containing compositions and devices that can maintain opening of a body passageway are described. One aspect of the invention provides a therapeutically effective (e.g., relaxative, anti-oxidative, anti-restenotic, anti-angiogenic, anti-neoplastic, anti-cancerous, anti-precancerous and / or anti-thrombotic) composition or formulation containing progesterone and optionally vitamin E and / or conjugated linoleic acid. Another aspect of the invention provides a drug eluting device, such as a drug eluting stent, with at least one coating layer comprising a progesterone composition that can minimize or eliminate inflammation, thrombosis, restenosis, neo-intimal hyperplasia, rupturing of vulnerable plaque, and / or other effects related to device implantation, treatment, or interaction. Other aspects of the invention provide for methods of using such compositions, formulations, and devices.

Methods and compositions are disclosed for inducing differentiation and apoptosis in cells that overexpress Notch proteins. A cell fate determining function of Notch is specifically disrupted at a time when the cell is undergoing differentiation, which causes the cell to undergo apoptosis. The invention includes therapies for tumors that overexpress a Notch protein (such as Notch-1) by inducing differentiation of the cells in the tumor with a differentiation inducing agent, such as HMBA, in combination with an agent that disrupts the function of the Notch protein. At a time during which differentiation has been promoted, and the cell is susceptible to interference with the anti-apoptosis effect of Notch, the function of the Notch protein is disrupted. Disruption of Notch function can be achieved, for example, by a differentiation inducing agent, such as HMBA, combined with antibodies that specifically bind to Notch and inactivate it, for example a monoclonal antibody that recognizes Notch-1 EGF-like repeats 11 and 12, such as monoclonal antibodies A6, C11 or F3. Disruption of Notch function can also be achieved by the expression of antisense oligonucleotides that specifically interfere with expression of the Notch protein on the cell, alone or in combination with antineoplastic agents.

The present invention relates to an antibody binding to Claudin6 (CLDN6) expressed on a cell membrane. The antibody of the present invention recognizes human CLDN6 present in a native form on cell membrane surface and exhibits cytotoxicity through ADCC and / or CDC activities against cancer cell lines highly expressing human CLDN6. Moreover, the antibody of the present invention has cell growth inhibitory effect through conjugation with toxin on cancer cell lines highly expressing human CLDN6. The human CLDN6 is overexpressed in tumor tissues (lung adenocarcinoma, gastric cancer, and ovarian cancer), although its expression is not observed in normal tissues. Thus, the anti-CLDN6 antibody is expected to highly accumulate in tumors highly expressing human CLDN6 and can serve as a very effective antitumor agent.

A method of treating cancer by introducing heat into cancerous tissue and delivering a liposome containing an active agent or a thermo-activated drug, gene or virus to said tissue. The heat delivered is sufficient to release the active agent or activate the thermo-activated drug, gene or virus. The cancer can be esophageal cancer. The liposome containing an active agent or a thermo-activated drug, gene or virus can be a thermosensitive liposome. The active agent can be an anti-neoplastic agent, for example doxorubicin.

The invention is directed to novel PDGFRβ-specific antagonists. The antagonists include antibodies, which can be bispecific. The antibodies are used to reduce or inhibit tumor growth and or to treat an angiogenic disease. The invention also includes combinations of PDGFRβ-specific antagonists with VEGFR antagonists for such treatments. The antagonists can further be administered in combination with other anti-angiogenic or anti-neoplastic drugs.

The present invention provides a composition and a kit for treating tumors, which permits a sulfonamide-containing heterocyclic compound to exhibit its angiogenesis inhibitory activity and antitumor activity more effectively. According to the present invention, the sulfonamide-containing heterocyclic compound can be used in treating cancers more effectively by combination with a VEGF inhibitor / FGF inhibitor.

The invention relates to series micromolecular immune agonist target coupling target medicines. A novel target compound medicine with immune activation function has the effect of improving the immunity activating effect of a target medicine and the effect of resisting tumor and other diseases in vivo and in vitro, and the target medicine is endowed with two functions and is also called bifunctional target medicine. The improvement effect is under the coordination effect of two functions of antitumor factor (such as IFN-gamma) and pathogenic target site resistance; the compound is a novel efficient target medicine integrating two functions.