14-3-3 zeta over-expression as a poor prognosis factor, and a therapeutic target in multiple cancer types
US7316907B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 10, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 8, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12Q2600/178
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods of determining prognosis in a subject with a hyperproliferative disease, including determining expression and/or function of 14-3-3 zeta in the subject, are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of making a pharmaceutical agent that modulates apoptosis, including the steps of obtaining one or more candidate, testing the one or more candidate substances to determine their ability to modulate the expression and/or function of 14-3-3 zeta, selecting a candidate substance determined to modulate the expression and/or function of 14-3-3 zeta, and making a pharmaceutical composition that includes the selected candidate substance. In addition, methods of treating a subject with a hyperproliferative disease, including making a pharmaceutical agent by the methods set forth herein, and administering the pharmaceutical agent to a subject, are disclosed. The hyperproliferative disease can be cancer, such as breast cancer.
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