Diagnosis and treatment of neuroectodermal tumors

Details Diagnosis and treatment of neuroectodermal tumors Diagnosis and treatment of neuroectodermal tumors

A - Human Necessities

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A61K 39/395 (2006.01) A01N 37/18 (2006.01) A61K 47/48 (2006.01) C07K 16/28 (2006.01)

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CA 2365533

The present invention provides fusion proteins for the detection and treatment of neuroectodermal tumors. Previous work demonstrated that chlorotoxin is specific for glial-derived or meningioma-derived tumor cells. The current invention has extended the use of chlorotoxin-cytotoxin fusion proteins to treat the whole class neuroectodermal tumors such as gliomas, meningiomas, ependymonas, medulloblastomas, neuroblastomas, gangliomas, pheochromocytomas, melanomas, PPNET's, small cell carcinoma of the lung, Ewing's sarcoma, and metastatic tumors in the brain. Also, diagnostic methods are provided for screening neoplastic neuroectodermal tumors.

L'invention concerne des protéines de fusion, permettant de détecter et de traiter des tumeurs neuroectodermiques. Des travaux antérieurs ont montré que la chlorotoxine est spécifique des cellules tumorales d'origine gliale ou issues d'un méningiome. L'invention courante a permis d'étendre l'utilisation des protéines de fusion sous forme de chlorotoxine-cytotoxine, afin de traiter la totalité de la classe des tumeurs neuroectodermiques, telles que les gliomes, les méningiomes, les épendymomes, les médulloblastes, les neuroblastes, les gangiomes, les phéochromocytomes, les mélanomes, les tumeurs neuroectodermiques primitives, les petits carcinomes cellulaires du poumon, le sarcome d'Ewing, et les tumeurs métastatiques du cerveau. L'invention concerne également des techniques de criblage des tumeurs neuroectodermiques néoplasiques.

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