Patent · US Expired

Mutations of E cadherin as a basis for the diagnosis and therapy of human malignant tumors

US6447776B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

GSF FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM FUR UMWELT UND GESUNDHEIT GMBH · DE

Inventors

Heinz Hofler · Sankt Gallen, CH
Karl-Friedrich Becker · Garching bei München, DE
Elisabeth Kremmer · Freising, DE
Manfred Eulitz · Hersbruck, DE
Christoph Schuhmacher · Munich, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 23, 1997
Grant date	Sep 10, 2002
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 23, 2017

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61K38/00
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention describes monoclonal antibodies which are useful for the specific detection of diffuse gastric carcinoma. Further embodiments describe therapeutic and diagnostic means for the detection and for the therapy of diffuse gastric carcinomas.

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