Methods for preventing and treating oral cancers
AssigneeCornell University
InventorsHazel Szeto, Lorraine Gudas, Xiaohan Tang
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Abstract
The disclosure provides methods for preventing or treating oral cancers, and/or reducing the severity of symptoms of oral cancers. In particular, the present technology relates to administering an effective amount of an aromatic-cationic peptide to a subject in need thereof to normalize expression levels of genes involved in oral carcinogenesis.
Claims20
A method of treating oral cancer in a subject in need thereof comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an aromatic-cationic peptide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
A method of normalizing the expression of one or more of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), p16, and PTGS2 in a subject diagnosed with or susceptible to oral cancer comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of an aromatic-cationic peptide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof
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