Costimulatory B7-H1 in renal cell carcinoma patients: indicator of tumor aggressiveness and potential therapeutic target
US9803015B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 18, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 18, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12Q2600/158
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention features methods of diagnosis by assessing B7-H1 expression in a tissue from a subject that has, or is suspected of having, cancer, methods of treatment with agents that interfere with B7-H1-receptor interaction, methods of selecting candidate subjects likely to benefit from cancer immunotherapy, and methods of inhibiting expression of B7-H1.
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