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Title:
A METHOD FOR SCREENING COMPOUNDS HAVING THE CAPACITY TO CONTROL TUMOR CELL INVASION OR METASTASIS USING CONSTITUTIVELY ACTIVE AKT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004086038
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for screening compounds having the capacity of controlling tumor cell invasion or metastasis, a method for inhibiting tumor cell invasion, as well as cell lines expressing constitutively active Akt.

Inventors:
LARUE LIONEL (FR)
Application Number:
PCT/EP2004/004021
Publication Date:
January 06, 2005
Filing Date:
March 26, 2004
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Assignee:
INST CURIE (FR)
CENTRE NAT RECH SCIENT (FR)
FOX CHASE CANCER CT (US)
LARUE LIONEL (FR)
International Classes:
G01N33/50; (IPC1-7): G01N33/53; C12Q1/68
Domestic Patent References:
WO2002083064A22002-10-24
WO2003101373A22003-12-11
WO2001000864A22001-01-04
Foreign References:
US20020165188A12002-11-07
US20020169126A12002-11-14
EP1109021A12001-06-20
Other References:
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GRILLE SYLVIA JULIEN ET AL: "The protein kinase Akt induces epithelial mesenchymal transition and promotes enhanced motility and invasiveness of squamous cell carcinoma lines.", CANCER RESEARCH, vol. 63, no. 9, 1 May 2003 (2003-05-01), pages 2172 - 2178, XP002299913, ISSN: 0008-5472
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