Inventors:
Steven M. Friedman - West Chester PA, US
Peggy A. Scherle - Media PA, US
Xiangdong Liu - Metchuen NJ, US
Timothy C. Burn - Hockessin DE, US
Reid Huber - Wilmington DE, US
Phillip C.C. Liu - Wilmington DE, US
Gregory F. Hollis - Wilmington DE, US
Krishna Vaddi - Hockessin DE, US
Jordan S. Fridman - Newark DE, US
International Classification:
A61K 31/496, A61K 38/20, A61K 38/21, A61K 31/495, A61P 35/00, A61K 31/541, A61K 31/444, A61K 31/713, A61P 35/04, A61K 39/395, A61K 31/472
US Classification:
424 852, 4241381, 4241301, 424 854, 4241331, 51425313, 51425501, 514309, 5142278, 514278, 514 44 A
Abstract:
The present invention relates to compositions, methods and kits based on the ADAM-mediated cleavage of Her-2. The present invention also relates to treatments for cancer, and in particular, breast cancer, by modulating the ADAM-mediated cleavage of Her-2. Further, the invention relates to compositions, methods and kits based on the surprising synergistic effect between inhibition of Her-2 cleavage by an ADAM and certain cytostatic (e.g., Herceptin) and cytotoxic (e.g., Taxol) compounds in, among other things, inhibiting tumor cell proliferation and inducing cell death. Additionally, the invention relates to novel variants of ADAM15, designated ADAM15 variant 1 and ADAM15 variant 2, now identified and isolated.