Mammaglobin, a secreted mammary-specific breast cancer protein
US6566072B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 29, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2800/52
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A purified and isolated DNA sequence and the encoded mammary-specific secreted protein, mammaglobin, are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for detecting breast cancer based upon the overexpression and secretion of mammaglobin by breast cancer cells. The methods detect and/or quantitate the presence of mammaglobin or the mRNA encoding mammaglobin. Immunotherapy-based methods for treating a breast cancer patient with a mammaglobin-expressing tumor are also disclosed. The methods involve using mammaglobin antigens to induce a humoral and/or cell-mediated immune response against the tumor.
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