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US 2007/0167405 A1Published application
Galectins -1 and -4 in tumor development
OwnerMargaret Huflejt, Valeri Mossine +1inventors
InventorsMargaret Huflejt, Valeri Mossine, Michael Croft
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Abstract
Methods of prognosis and of prophylactic and therapeutic treatment of tumors based on the involvement of galectin-1 and galectin-4 in tumor development are described.
Claims15
1-4. (canceled)
A method to inhibit the development of a tumor in a subject, which method comprises
- determining the presence or absence of galectin-4 in the malignant tissues of said subject;
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- administering to a subject whose tissues exhibit elevated levels of galectin-4 an effective amount of a compound which binds to and/or inhibits the activity of galectin-4.
10-25. (canceled)
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