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­SELECTIVE SENSITIZATION OF CANCER CELLS TO ELIMINATION BY CYTOTOXIC LYMPHOCYTES
­SELECTIVE SENSITIZATION OF CANCER CELLS TO ELIMINATION BY CYTOTOXIC LYMPHOCYTES Researchers at Stanford University have developed a novel method for the treatment and prevention of cancer. The immune system is an integral part of the human body’s response to outside threats, including cancer. Specifically, cytotoxic CD8+ T cells have been...
Published: 9/24/2024   |   Inventor(s): Reece Akana
Keywords(s): Cancer, Immuno-Oncology, T-Cell Activation
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Biology
Suppression of Therapeutic Escape in Breast Cancer by BTK Inhibition
This technology offers the potential of new and novel cancer treatments based on various inhibitors of protein tyrosine kinases Background: Genes that regulate extracellular growth, differentiation, and developmental signals are commonly mutated in cancers. Protein tyrosine kinases (PTKs) mediate the reversible process of tyrosine phosphorylation,...
Published: 9/5/2024   |   Inventor(s): Douglas Conklin, Xianhui Wang
Keywords(s): breast cancer, cancer, Technologies, therapeutic targets
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Biomedical Science and Engineering, Campus > University at Albany, Technology Classifications > Biological Materials, Technology Classifications > Healthcare, Technology Classifications > Materials and Chemicals, Technology Classifications > Therapeutics and Vaccines
Compounds and Methods for Treating Cancer by Destroying Cancer Stem Cells (UCLA Case No. 2021-286)
Researchers from UCLA’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Department of Radiation Oncology have synthesized a set of compounds for the eradication of cancer stem cells. These compounds are predicted to cross the blood brain barrier and show promise as effective interventions for glioblastoma in both in vitro and in vivo assays. BACKGROUND:...
Published: 7/11/2024   |   Inventor(s): Michael Jung, Frank Pajonk
Keywords(s): blood-brain barrier, Brain, Cancer, Cancer stem cells, drug screening, GBM, Glioblastoma, Glioma, new chemical entity
Category(s): Therapeutics > Oncology, Therapeutics > CNS and Neurology, Therapeutics > Stem Cells And Regenerative Medicine
Methods and Compositions for Treating Melanoma (UCLA Case No. 2021-324)
The Graeber Laboratory at UCLA discovered a novel mechanism for treating melanoma using ferroptosis, a type of programmed cell death, that shows promise against therapy resistance. BACKGROUND: Melanoma is a highly aggressive skin cancer that spreads throughout the body and can be fatal if left untreated. Therapies for melanoma range from immunotherapy...
Published: 7/10/2024   |   Inventor(s): Thomas Graeber
Keywords(s): Cancer, ferroptosis, Immunotherapy, MAPK signaling, Melanoma, Oncology, Skin, tumor resistance
Category(s): Therapeutics > Oncology, Therapeutics > Immunology And Immunotherapy
Physical Separation of Ultrashort Single-Stranded Cell-Free DNA in Biofluids Using Differential Filtration and Next-Generation Sequencing Pipeline to Detect Methylation Status of Ultrashort Single-Stranded Cell-Free DNA (UCLA 2023-077, 2023-082)
UCLA researchers in the Department of Dentistry have established novel extraction and bioinformatics pipeline of ultrashort single-stranded cell-free DNA for the use in liquid biopsy diagnostics. BACKGROUND: Liquid biopsy is a critical diagnostic tool for various human diseases. The rapid market growth of liquid biopsy is primarily driven by novel...
Published: 7/1/2024   |   Inventor(s): David Wong
Keywords(s): Cancer, cell-free DNA, circulating DNA, Diagnostic Markers & Platforms, DNA methylation, liquid biopsy, next generation sequencing (NGS)
Category(s): Software & Algorithms > Bioinformatics, Life Science Research Tools > Research Methods, Platforms > Diagnostic Platform Technologies
Engineered T Cells Capable of Simultaneous Tumor Targeting and Alteration of Tumor Microenvironment Through Vasculature Normalization (UCLA Case No. 2023-264)
UCLA researchers in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics have built a series of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cells that target different antigens and secrete different anti-angiogenic proteins. Additionally, researchers also constructed bispecific CARs that respond to tumor antigen and pro-angiogenic molecules. BACKGROUND:...
Published: 6/27/2024   |   Inventor(s): Yvonne Chen
Keywords(s): Cancer, Cancer Immunotherapy, CAR-T cell therapy, immunosuppression, Immunosuppressive Drug, Immunotherapy, solid tumors, Tumor microenvironment, tumor vasculature, VEGF
Category(s): Therapeutics > Oncology
Targeting Serotonin Transporter (SERT) for Cancer Immunotherapy (UCLA Case No. 2024-204)
UCLA researchers in the Department of Microbiology Immunology and Molecular Genetics have unveiled a novel therapeutic strategy utilizing SSRIs for solid cancer immunotherapy. BACKGROUND: Immunotherapy has become a highly effective method to combat cancer that enhances a patient’s immune system to attack tumors with high specificity. For instance,...
Published: 6/18/2024   |   Inventor(s): Lili Yang
Keywords(s): Cancer, Immune checkpoint blockade, immune checkpoint inhibitors, Immunotherapy, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), serotonin, solid tumors, T Cell
Category(s): Therapeutics > Oncology, Therapeutics > Immunology And Immunotherapy
Human Glioblastoma Model (UCLA Case No. 2023-273/2024-151)
UCLA researchers in the Department of Biological Chemistry have developed a novel method to study glioblastoma using human brain organoids. BACKGROUND: The National Institutes of Health defines glioblastoma as the most malignant and pervasive subtype of glioma, or glial-based cancer, and report that it is the most common primary brain tumor in adults....
Published: 6/18/2024   |   Inventor(s): Aparna Bhaduri
Keywords(s): Brain cancer, Brain organoid, Brain Tumor, Cancer, Glioblastoma, Organoids
Category(s): Therapeutics > CNS and Neurology, Therapeutics > Oncology
Synthetic Lethality of IR with ABBV-155 in Glioblastoma (GBM) (UCLA Case No. 2021-232)
UCLA researchers in the Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology have discovered that irradiation therapy can be combined with an antibody drug conjugate to form a novel therapeutic strategy to treat and extend survival of glioblastoma patients. BACKGROUND: Glioblastoma (GBM) is a fast-growing and aggressive brain tumor. The National Brain...
Published: 8/28/2024   |   Inventor(s): David Nathanson
Keywords(s): Antibody-Drug Conjugate, Apoptosis, Brain cancer, Cancer, Glioblastoma, irradiation
Category(s): Therapeutics > Oncology
Human T-Cell Receptors Targeting Tumor-Enhanced Splicing Epitopes on HLA-A for Small Cell Carcinoma (UCLA Case Nos. 2023-117, 2020-817)
UCLA Researchers in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, & Molecular Genetics have utilized their previously developed computational method (IRIS), to process and capture small cell carcinoma-specific RNA splicing events in small cell cancer. These events and associated epitopes were then used as the basis for generating new T cell receptors...
Published: 5/16/2024   |   Inventor(s): Owen Witte
Keywords(s): alternative splicing, Cancer, prostate cancer, RNA splicing, small cell, small cell cancer, small cell lung cancer, small cell prostate cancer, Targets And Assays
Category(s): Life Science Research Tools
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