METHODS OF TREATING CANCER
First Claim
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1. A method for treating cancer in a mammalian subject in need thereof, comprising:
- providing an agent capable of inhibiting RANK and/or RANKL, and an agent capable of inhibiting HGF-c-Met/VEGFR2/neuropilin-1-mediated signaling; and
administering the agent capable of inhibiting RANK and/or RANKL and the agent capable of inhibiting HGF-c-Met/VEGFR2/neuropilin-1-mediated signaling to the mammalian subject to treat cancer.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to metastases. More specifically, the invention relates to compositions and methods for the inhibition of metastases of cancer cells, such as prostate cancer cells, to bones and soft tissue. The present invention also relates to the treatment of cancer, including but not limited to prostate cancer. Also provided are animal models for studying cancer metastasis; particularly, prostate cancer metastasis. Further provided are compositions, processes and systems to prognosticate cancer.
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39 Claims
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1. A method for treating cancer in a mammalian subject in need thereof, comprising:
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providing an agent capable of inhibiting RANK and/or RANKL, and an agent capable of inhibiting HGF-c-Met/VEGFR2/neuropilin-1-mediated signaling; and administering the agent capable of inhibiting RANK and/or RANKL and the agent capable of inhibiting HGF-c-Met/VEGFR2/neuropilin-1-mediated signaling to the mammalian subject to treat cancer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of preventing, reducing the likelihood of and/or inhibiting metastases of cancer cells, comprising:
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providing a composition comprising an agent capable of inhibiting epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of cancer cells; and administering a quantity of the composition to the a mammalian subject in need thereof to prevent, reduce the likelihood of and/or inhibit metastases of cancer cells. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 16, 17)
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18. A method of inhibiting a process of RANKL-mediated awakening of cancer dormancy, comprising:
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providing a composition comprising an agent capable of inhibiting epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of cancer cells; and administering a quantity of the composition to the a mammalian subject in need thereof to inhibiting the process of RANKL-mediated awakening of cancer dormancy. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 22, 23)
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- 24. A cell expressing a target selected from the group consisting of RANKL, an EMT marker, NF-kB, c-Met, VEGFR2, neuropilin-1, Src-kinase, Stat3, Mcl-1, and combinations thereof.
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37. A method of switching osteolytic bone lesion and/or metastasis to osteoblastic bone lesion and/or metastasis in a subject in need thereof comprising:
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providing an agent capable of blocking RANK/RANKL signaling and/or HGF/cMet/VEGF/VEGFR2/neuropilin-1-mediated signaling; and administering the agent to the subject to switch osteolytic bone lesion and/or metastasis to osteoblastic bone lesion and/or metastasis. - View Dependent Claims (38)
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