CA Patent

CA2817564A1 — Preselection of subjects for therapeutic treatment based on hypoxic status

Assigned to Synta Phamaceuticals Corp · Expires 2012-05-24 · 14y expired

What this patent protects

The present invention provides methods for the preselection of a subject for therapeutic treatment with an agent based on modulated levels of hypoxia in cancerous cells in the subject. In one embodiment, the invention provides methods for the preselection of a subject for therape…

USPTO Abstract

The present invention provides methods for the preselection of a subject for therapeutic treatment with an agent based on modulated levels of hypoxia in cancerous cells in the subject. In one embodiment, the invention provides methods for the preselection of a subject for therapeutic treatment with an agent based on modulated levels of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in a cell, e.g., a cancerous cell. The invention also provides methods for treating cancer in a subject by administering an effective amount of an agent to the subject, wherein the subject has been selected based on a modulated level of hypoxia. The invention further provides kits to practice the methods of the invention.

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Patent Metadata

Patent number
CA2817564A1
Jurisdiction
CA
Classification
Expires
2012-05-24
Drug substance claim
No
Drug product claim
No
Assignee
Synta Phamaceuticals Corp
Source
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