Inventors:
Michael F. Clarke - Menlo Park CA, US
Tim Hoey - Hillsborough CA, US
Xinhao Wang - Freemont CA, US
Scott Dylla - Mountain View CA, US
Austin Gurney - San Francisco CA, US
Piero Dalerba - Palo Alto CA, US
Grace Chen - Howell MI, US
Mark Prince - Ann Arbor MI, US
Assignee:
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - Ann Arbor MI
International Classification:
A01K 67/00, C12N 5/00
Abstract:
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for characterizing, treating and diagnosing cancer. In particular, the present invention provides a cancer stem cell profile, as well as novel stem cell cancer markers useful for the diagnosis, characterization, prognosis and treatment of cancer and in particular the targeting of solid tumor stem cells.