Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – In vivo diagnosis or in vivo testing – Diagnostic or test agent produces in vivo fluorescence
Reexamination Certificate
2007-12-27
2010-11-09
Goddard, Laura B (Department: 1642)
Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
In vivo diagnosis or in vivo testing
Diagnostic or test agent produces in vivo fluorescence
C435S004000, C435S006120, C435S008000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07829066
ABSTRACT:
This invention relates, e.g., to a method for identifying an agent that inhibits a metastatic cell (e.g. that inhibits cancer metastasis), comprising measuring the amount of seeding of a tumor by a detectably labeled, metastatic cell, in a subject, in the presence and absence of a putative agent, wherein the amount of seeding by the metastatic cell is proportional to the metastatic potential of the cell, and wherein a significant amount of inhibition of the seeding by the putative agent indicates that the putative agent is effective to inhibit the metastatic cell (e, g, cancer metastasis). Also described are kits suitable for performing methods of the invention.
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Massague Joan
Norton Larry
Axelrod Nancy J.
Goddard Laura B
Hobbs Ann S.
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Venable LLP
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