Inventors:
Frank Hong - Houston TX, US
Gary Clayman - Houston TX, US
International Classification:
A61K048/00, A61K051/00, C07H021/04, A61K039/395, C07K016/46
US Classification:
424/178100, 424/093210, 514/044000, 435/069100, 435/326000, 435/320100, 530/389100, 536/023500, 424/001490
Abstract:
The present invention provides a tumor-homing peptide that can target cancer and or tumor tissues. The peptide is uptaken by certain specific cancer cell types. The invention describes methods to achieve targeted delivery of anticancer drugs conjugated to this peptide for anticancer therapy. The invention also describes methods for using the peptide for the diagnosis and imaging of cancer and tumor tissues.