Use cathelicidin antimicrobial protein (hcap18 ) as...

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A61K 38/17 (2006.01) A61P 35/00 (2006.01)

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CA 2655022

The present invention provides the use of a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 1 (corresponding to the N-terminal 25 amino acid fragment of the human antimicrobial protein, LL-37) or a biologically active fragment, variant, fusion or derivative thereof, in the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of cancer. In particular, the inventions provides the use such polypeptides, or a fragment, variant, fusion or derivative thereof, to inhibit the proliferation and/or metastasis of cancer cells, such as breast cancer cells. The invention further comprises methods for the treatment of cancer in a patient.

La présente invention concerne l'utilisation d'un polypeptide contenant une séquence d'acides aminés selon la séquence SEQ ID NO : 1 (correspondant au fragment d'acide aminé 25 de l'extrémité N-terminale de la protéine antimicrobienne humaine LL-37) ou d'un fragment biologiquement actif, d'un variant, d'une fusion ou d'un dérivé de ce polypeptide, pour la préparation d'un médicament destiné au traitement du cancer. En particulier, l'invention concerne l'utilisation de tels polypeptides, ou d'un fragment, d'un variant, d'une fusion ou d'un dérivé de ce polypeptide pour inhiber la prolifération et/ou les métastases de cellules cancéreuses, telles que des cellules du cancer du sein. L'invention concerne en outre des méthodes de traitement du cancer chez un patient.

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