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children with moderate to severe
asthma for a tailored Asthma Counselor
case management intervention program
and for an in depth examination of the
genetic and environmental risk factors
associated with asthma. We expect that
about 6,000 parents or guardians will
have to be interviewed in order to
identify 1,000 eligible cases.
Case management will be designed to
address the unique challenges presented
to these children with asthma in postKatrina New Orleans and will draw
upon the prior Inner City Asthma
intervention programs of the National
Institutes of Health. It will also include
the best components of the locally based
Step Together New Orleans (Steps) and
the Open Airways (American Lung
Association) programs, among others.
Each child will undergo a baseline
assessment in the form of a
questionnaire administered to their
parents or guardians. This will contain
questions concerning their
demographics, stress, access to care,
medication use, current and past
symptoms, quality of life, knowledge
and attitudes about asthma, and
environmental exposures. The
questionnaire will be administered by
professional interviewers and will take
about 1 hour to complete. Each child
will also undergo a baseline clinical
assessment for pulmonary function,
allergen skin prick testing for indoor
and outdoor allergens including molds,
and blood draws for allergen specific
IgE and genetic studies. Following the
baseline assessments, the Asthma
Counselors will refer the children to
selected clinics for treatment and will
monitor their progress by conducting
periodic follow-up assessments which
include a phone call with standardized
questions about morbidity, treatment
and exposures every two months (about
15 min each) and 2 periodic evaluations
of pulmonary function. A final
assessment will occur at the end of the
year similar to the baseline assessment
and take about 1 hour to complete.
In light of the impact of
environmental exposures on asthma, a
complete evaluation will also be
conducted of each child’s housing. This
will entail the collection of
environmental samples such as settled
dust samples for potential allergens and
triggers for asthma exacerbation (dust
mite, cockroach, cat, dog, mouse, and
endotoxin) and air for airborne fungal
spores. The houses will be evaluated by
trained technicians for the presence of
mold, mildew, evidence of smoking,
water leaks, disrepair, pests and other
potential asthma triggers. The ultimate
goal of this study is to develop case
management and environmental
intervention strategies for this
Estimated
number of
respondents
Activity
population of post-Katrina children to
reduce their asthma morbidity and
improve their quality of life. These
strategies could potentially be used to
intervene in other future disasters
similar to hurricane Katrina.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
The estimated number of respondents is
40,000 which includes the parents or
guardians of 1,000 children enrolled in
the case management intervention and
environmental assessment programs.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Type of Respondents: Children with
asthma 5 to 12 years of age or their
parents or guardians.
The annual reporting burden is as
follows:
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: The table below shows the
estimated number of responses per
respondent per activity over the next
two years.
Average Burden Hours per Response:
0.36; and
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours Requested: 20,500 over 2 years.
The average annual burden hours
requested is 10,250. The annualized cost
to respondents is estimated at $7.20
(assuming $20 hourly wage). There are
no Capital Costs to report. There are no
Operating or Maintenance Costs to
report.
Estimated
responses per
respondent
Average burden
hours per
response
Estimated total
burden hours
requested
40,000
6,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1
1
1
1
6
2
1
0.25
0.5
1.25
2
0.25
1
2
10,000
3,000
1,250
2,000
1,500
2,000
1,000
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Enrollment interview ........................................................................
Baseline QX assessment ................................................................
Baseline Medical assessment .........................................................
Phone follow-up ...............................................................................
Pulmonary function assessment ......................................................
Yearly follow-up ...............................................................................
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20,750
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are to respond, including the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
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instruments, contact: Patricia Chulada,
NIEHS, P.O. Box 12233, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27709 or call non-tollfree number (919) 541–7736 or e-mail
your request, including your address to
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SUMMARY: The inventions listed below
are owned by an agency of the U.S.
Government and are available for
licensing in the U.S. in accordance with
35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious
commercialization of results of
federally-funded research and
development. Foreign patent
applications are filed on selected
inventions to extend market coverage
for companies and may also be available
for licensing.
ADDRESSES: Licensing information and
copies of the U.S. patent applications
listed below may be obtained by writing
to the indicated licensing contact at the
Office of Technology Transfer, National
Institutes of Health, 6011 Executive
Boulevard, Suite 325, Rockville,
Maryland 20852–3804; telephone: 301/
496–7057; fax: 301/402–0220. A signed
Confidential Disclosure Agreement will
be required to receive copies of the
patent applications.
T-Cell Receptor Recognizing Renal Cell
Carcinoma
Description of Invention: Renal cell
carcinoma (RCC) is the most common
renal tumor with approximately 30,000
cases per year in the USA. The survival
rate for this cancer is very low, where
only 10% of patients survive because
this carcinoma is resistant to most
chemotherapies.
This technology describes a T-cell
receptor that was cloned from a human
immune cell. This T-cell receptor
recognizes a number of human kidney
tumors and is not limited to use in
patients with specific MHC types. This
cell was able to kill other kidney cancer
cells in other patients, and when this Tcell was introduced into other human
immune cells, these cells also acquired
the ability to kill kidney cancer cells.
This invention also describes novel
methods using dendritic cells to
generate both CD4+ and CD8+ RCCreactive T-cells for use in antigen
identification and therapeutic protocols.
This is the first and only cloned T-cell
receptor that recognizes a majority of
human kidney tumors.
Applications: A therapeutic for
patients suffering from renal cell
carcinoma; a novel method using
dendritic cells to prime T-cell
responses; a novel method of
constructing and inserting light chain
genes of the T-cell receptor into other
patient’s T-cells.
Market: There are approximately
30,000 new estimated cases of renal cell
carcinoma per year in the USA. The
total market size in the USA in the range
of $2 billion dollars.
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Development Status: The technology
is currently in the pre-clinical stage of
development.
Inventors: Qiong J. Wang, Ken-ichi
Hanada and James C. Yang (NCI).
Publication: QJ Wang et al.,
‘‘Generating renal cancer-reactive Tcells using dendritic cells (DCs) to
present autologous tumor,’’ J
Immunother. 2005 Nov-Dec 28(6):551–
559.
Patent Status: U.S. Provisional
Application No. 60/776,194 filed 24 Feb
2006 (HHS Reference No. E–106–2006/
0–US–01).
Licensing Status: Available for nonexclusive or exclusive licensing.
Licensing Contact: Michelle A.
Booden, Ph.D.; 301/451–7337;
boodenm@mail.nih.gov.
Collaborative Research Opportunity:
The NCI Surgery Branch is seeking
statements of capability or interest from
parties interested in collaborative
research to further develop, evaluate, or
commercialize T-cell receptors and their
clinical use as cancer treatments. Please
contact Dr. Steven Rosenberg at (301)
496–4164 or sar@mail.nih.gov for more
information.
Preparation of a Peptide Targeted
Human RNase, RGD-Eosinophil
Derived Neurotoxin (RGD-EDN) To
Specifically Target Tumor Vasculature
Description of Technology: Cancer is
the second leading cause of death in the
United States and it is estimated that
there will be approximately 600,000
deaths caused by cancer in 2006. A
major drawback of the existing
chemotherapies is the cytotoxic sideeffects that are associated with them.
Thus, there is a need to develop new
therapeutic approaches with reduced
side-effects.
Anti-angiogenic therapy is a recent
approach in cancer therapeutics
targeting the formation of blood vessels
that are necessary for tumor growth.
Anti-angiogenic therapeutic agents are
generally devoid of toxic side-effects,
recently gaining attention as cancer
therapeutics with tremendous promise.
Recently, the anti-angiogenic molecule
bevacizumab (Avastin), a monoclonal
antibody against the vascular
endothelial growth factor (VEGF), has
gained approval from the FDA for the
first-line treatment of metastatic colon
cancer in combination with standard
chemotherapy.
This technology describes a novel
anti-angiogenic method for treating
cancer. The avb3-integrin is upregulated
on tumor endothelial cells and can bind
RGD (Arg-Gly-Asp) peptides. By tagging
the RGD peptide with the normally noncytotoxic eosinophil-derived neurotoxin
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(EDN), this RNase molecule can be
targeted to human vascular endothelial
cells where it becomes cytotoxic. These
RGD-EDN molecules inhibit the
adhesion of HUVEC cells in response to
endothelial growth factors. These
molecules have also been shown to
inhibit tumor growth in mice with
Kaposi’s sarcoma. This technology has
therapeutic potential for a broad
spectrum of cancer related diseases
alone, or in combination with existing
therapies.
Applications: A novel therapeutic
molecule, RGD tagged EDN (RGD-EDN);
an anti-angiogenic cancer therapy for
targeting RGD-EDN to endothelial cells
via binding to the RGD receptor avb3
integrin.
Market: 600,000 deaths from cancer
related diseases estimated in 2006; the
technology platform involving novel
anti-angiogenic cancer therapy
technology has a potential market of
more than 2 billion U.S. dollars.
Development Status: The technology
is currently in the pre-clinical stage of
development.
Inventors: Dianne L. Newton,
Zhongyu Zhu, and Susanna M. Rybak
(NCI).
Publications:
1. A Dricu et al., ‘‘A synthetic peptide
derived from the human eosinophilderived neurotoxin induces apoptosis in
Kaposi’s sarcoma cells,’’ Anticancer Res.
2004 May–Jun; 24(3a):1427–1432.
2. M Fani et al, ‘‘Comparative
evaluation of linear and cyclic 99mTcRGD peptides for targeting of integrins
in tumor angiogenesis,’’ Anticancer Res.
2006 Jan–Feb; 26(1A):431–434.
3. DL Newton et al., ‘‘Construction
and characterization of RNase-based
targeted therapeutics,’’ Methods Mol
Biol. 2003; 207:283–304.
4. A Capello et al., ‘‘Anticancer
activity of targeted proapoptotic
peptides,’’ J Nucl Med. 2006 Jan;
47(1):122–129.
Patent Status: U.S. Provisional
Application No. 60/782,968 filed 15 Mar
2006 (HHS Reference No. E–094–2006/
0–US–01).
Licensing Status: Available for nonexclusive and exclusive licensing.
Licensing Contact: David Lambertson,
Ph.D.; 301/435–4632;
lambertsond@od.nih.gov.
Collaborative Research Opportunity:
The National Cancer Institute,
Biological Testing Branch, is seeking
statements of capability or interest from
parties interested in collaborative
research to further develop, evaluate, or
commercialize Peptide Targeted Human
RNases. Please contact Bjarne
Gabrielsen at (301) 846–5465 or
bjg@nih.gov for more information.
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Adoptive Immunotherapy With
Autologous Natural Killer Cells
Description of Technology: Dr.
Rosenberg and colleagues have clearly
demonstrated that T-lymphocytes can
mediate the regression of metastatic
melanoma. However, not all patients
with cancer are eligible for or respond
to this type of immunotherapy. In some
patients, the tumor infiltrating
lymphocytes (TIL) do not expand
sufficiently, or do not exhibit sufficient
tumor specific reactivity.
Studies in mice have shown that
adoptive transfer of NK cells activated
in vitro can significantly reduce the load
of Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML),
and intravenously-injected autologous
NK cells have been shown to
significantly decrease melanoma tumor
outgrowths. To this end, Dr. Rosenberg
and colleagues have developed an
alternative type of immunotherapy,
which involves the adoptive transfer of
autologous natural killer (NK) cells.
This method consists of three parts: (a)
Isolation and expansion of NK cells exvivo; (b) Administration of
nonmyeloablative lymphodepleting
chemotherapy regimen to the patient;
and (c) Reconstitution of the patient’s
immune system by infusion of NK cells
and interleukin 2. This approach also
offers the possibility of treating AIDS,
immunodeficiency, and autoimmune
diseases for which immune cells can
impact the clinical outcome.
Development Status: This work has
not yet been published; however, Dr.
Rosenberg and colleagues have
developed a clinical protocol and are
awaiting IRB approval to begin enrolling
patients in a Phase I clinical trial.
Inventors: Steven A. Rosenberg and
Maria R. Parkhurst (NCI).
Publications:
1. IRB approved protocol in press.
2. SA Rosenberg and ME Dudley,
‘‘Cancer regression n patients with
metastatic melanoma after the transfer
of autologous antitumor lymphocytes,’’
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci USA 2004 Oct
5;101 Suppl 2:14639–14645.
3. ME Dudley et al., ‘‘Adoptive cell
transfer therapy following nonmyeloablative but lymphodepleting
chemotherapy for the treatment of
patients with refractory metastatic
melanoma,’’ J. Clin. Oncol. 2005 Apr
1;23(10):2346–2357.
4. U Siegler et al., ‘‘Activated natural
killer cells from patients with acute
myeloid leukemia are cytotoxic against
autologous leukemic blasts in NOD/
SCID mice,’’ Leukemia 2005 Dec;19(12):
2215–2222.
5. F Lozupone et al., ‘‘Effect of human
natural killer and gammadelta T cells on
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the growth of human autologous
melanoma xenografts in SCID mice,’’
Cancer Res. 2004 Jan 1;64:378–385.
Patent Status: U.S. Provisional
Application No. 60/779,863 filed 06 Mar
2006 (HHS Reference No. E–090–2006/
0–US–01).
Licensing Status: Available for nonexclusive or exclusive licensing.
Licensing Contact: Michelle A.
Booden, Ph.D.; 301/451–7337;
boodenm@mail.nih.gov
Collaborative Research Opportunity:
The NCI Surgery Branch is seeking
statements of capability or interest from
parties interested in collaborative
research to further develop, evaluate, or
commercialize Natural Killer (NK) cells
for their clinical use as cancer
treatments. Please contact Dr. Steven
Rosenberg at (301) 496–4164 or
sar@mail.nih.gov for more information.
Sensitive Antibody-Based Assay for the
Measurement of c-Met Concentration
Shed in Bodily Fluids Useful in the
Diagnosis and Prognosis of Cancer
Description of Technology: This
invention described and claimed in
these patent applications provide for
methods and assays which may be used
to diagnose and follow the progression
of cancers associated with c-Met
expression. The data supporting this
application suggests that c-Met
expression may be an appropriate
biomarker in certain types of cancer. In
particular, the applications describe a
sensitive assay useful for monitoring
levels of c-Met shed in the urine or
blood. The assay was developed using
commercially available reagents. The
applications contain data, derived from
patient samples, supporting the clinical
utility of the assay. In particular, the
data shows the use of the assay to detect
levels of shed c-Met in patients with
bladder cancer, renal cancers and
prostate cancer. Data showing the
applicability of the assay for
glioblastoma was derived using murine
models of cancer for glioblastoma. Data
showing the applicability of the assay
for breast cancer, melanoma and
prostate cancer was derived using
various human cell line model systems.
HGF/met signaling has been most
widely studied in settings related to
cancer. It has been demonstrated to have
a role in metastasis and angiogenesis. In
addition to cancer, HGF activity has also
been linked, through its role in
apoptosis, to Alzheimer’s disease and
cardiovascular disease.
These applications have not been
published. The investigators presented
their work in a poster session at the
AACR Meeting April 16–20, 2005
(Abstract 2788) (https://
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%7bA5AFD1D5-1D83-4F0E-9FD5AC7119D62D8E). At this time there are
no other publications related to this
work. Dr. Bottaro’s Web site is https://
ccr.cancer.gov/Staff/Staff.asp?
profileid=8410.
Inventors: Donald Bottaro and
Pathirage G. Dharmawardana (both of
NCI).
Patent Status: U.S. Provisional
Application No. 60/734,993 filed 08
Nov 2005 (HHS Reference No. E–261–
2005/0–US–01) and U.S. Provisional
Application No. 60/780,626 filed 09 Mar
2006 (HHS Reference No. E–261–2005/
1–US–01), entitled ‘‘Methods for
Diagnosing and Monitoring the
Progression of Cancer.’’ At this time
only U.S. Patent protection has been
sought for this technology. There are no
foreign counterpart patent applications.
Licensing Status: Available for nonexclusive or exclusive licensing.
Licensing Contact: Susan S. Rucker,
Esq.; 301/435–4478;
ruckersu@mail.nih.gov.
Collaborative Research Opportunity:
The National Cancer Institute, Urologic
Oncology Branch, is seeking statements
of capability or interest from parties
interested in collaborative research to
further develop, evaluate, or
commercialize HGF/c-Met signaling as
it relates to tissue repair and
regeneration, cancer, and other diseases.
Please contact Brian W. Bailey, Ph.D. at
(301) 451–2158 or bbailey@mail.nih.gov
for more information.
Use of Cripto-1 as a Biomarker for
Neurodegenerative Disease and Method
of Inhibiting Progression Thereof
Description of Technology: Cripto-1 is
a gene that is currently thought to play
an important role in several cancers,
and is being developed in clinical trials
as a cancer therapeutic. Presented in
this invention is another use of Cripto1 as a biomarker and possible
therapeutic target for a variety of
neurodegenerative diseases, including
NeuroAIDS, Alzheimer’s disease (AD),
multiple sclerosis (MS), amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis (ALS), Parkinson’s
disease (PD) and encephalitis. Cripto-1
and concomitant protein expression
appears to be overexpressed by 20-fold
or more in the brains of macaque
monkeys and humans afflicted with
NeuroAIDS. This expression is confined
to neurons related to neurodegeneration.
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Inhibition of Cripto-1 may be associated
with inhibiting the progression of these
diseases via a disclosed method for
inhibiting the expression or downstream
signaling pathways mediated by Cripto1. This inhibition can be achieved
through the expression of various
inhibitory oligonucleotides.
Additionally, the development of
antibodies against Cripto-1 has already
been achieved for the detection of
Cripto-1 in human pathological
specimens.
It is estimated that by 2050, 14
million Americans will suffer from AD,
representing national annual costs for
caring and due to productivity lost of
approximately $160 billion. Despite
active research in this area, there
remains urgent need to identify
differentially expressed genes in and to
develop methods for detecting
neurodegenerative disease through
assaying expression levels of specific
genes. Currently, there are no drugs
directed at inhibiting Cripto-1 as a
therapeutic agent for AD or other
neurodegenerative diseases. This
invention holds the promise of market
opportunities through pursuing
development of Cripto-1 as a biomarker
for diagnosis of and possible target for
therapeutic intervention of these
diseases.
Inventors: David S. Salomon (NCI) et
al.
Publications:
1. CL Parish et al., ‘‘Cripto as a target
for improving embryonic stem cellbased therapy in Parkinson’s disease,’’
Stem Cells 2005 Apr; 23(4):471–476.
2. HB Adkins et al., ‘‘Antibody
blockade of the Cripto CFC domain
suppresses tumor cell growth in vivo,’’
J Clin Invest. 2003 Aug 15; 112(4): 575–
587.
Patent Status: U.S. Provisional
Application No. 60/508,750 filed 03 Oct
2003 (HHS Reference No. E–075–2003/
0–US–01); PCT Application No. PCT/
US04/32649 filed 01 Oct 2004 (HHS
Reference No. E–075–2003/0-PCT–02),
which published as WO 2005/033341
on 02 Jun 2005.
Licensing Status: Available for nonexclusive or exclusive licensing.
Licensing Contact: Michelle A.
Booden, Ph.D.; 301/451–7337;
boodenm@mail.nih.gov.
Collaborative Research Opportunity:
The National Cancer Institute,
Mammary Biology and Tumorigenesis
Laboratory, is seeking statements of
capability or interest from parties
interested in collaborative research to
further develop, evaluate, or
commercialize this technology. Please
contact Jeffrey Hildesheim, Ph.D. at
(301) 435–1569 or
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information.
Dated: May 5, 2006.
David R. Sadowski,
Acting Director, Division of Technology
Development and Transfer, Office of
Technology Transfer, National Institutes of
Health.
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Date: June 15–16, 2006.
Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: Marriott Gaithersburg
Washingtonian Center, 9751 Washingtonian
Boulevard, Gaithersburg, MD 20878.
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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 16, 2006)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing
AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service, HHS.
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ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S.
Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance
with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results
of federally-funded research and development. Foreign patent
applications are filed on selected inventions to extend market coverage
for companies and may also be available for licensing.
ADDRESSES: Licensing information and copies of the U.S. patent
applications listed below may be obtained by writing to the indicated
licensing contact at the Office of Technology Transfer, National
Institutes of Health, 6011 Executive Boulevard, Suite 325, Rockville,
Maryland 20852-3804; telephone: 301/496-7057; fax: 301/402-0220. A
signed Confidential Disclosure Agreement will be required to receive
copies of the patent applications.
T-Cell Receptor Recognizing Renal Cell Carcinoma
Description of Invention: Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most
common renal tumor with approximately 30,000 cases per year in the USA.
The survival rate for this cancer is very low, where only 10% of
patients survive because this carcinoma is resistant to most
chemotherapies.
This technology describes a T-cell receptor that was cloned from a
human immune cell. This T-cell receptor recognizes a number of human
kidney tumors and is not limited to use in patients with specific MHC
types. This cell was able to kill other kidney cancer cells in other
patients, and when this T-cell was introduced into other human immune
cells, these cells also acquired the ability to kill kidney cancer
cells. This invention also describes novel methods using dendritic
cells to generate both CD4+ and CD8+ RCC-reactive T-cells for use in
antigen identification and therapeutic protocols. This is the first and
only cloned T-cell receptor that recognizes a majority of human kidney
tumors.
Applications: A therapeutic for patients suffering from renal cell
carcinoma; a novel method using dendritic cells to prime T-cell
responses; a novel method of constructing and inserting light chain
genes of the T-cell receptor into other patient's T-cells.
Market: There are approximately 30,000 new estimated cases of renal
cell carcinoma per year in the USA. The total market size in the USA in
the range of $2 billion dollars.
Development Status: The technology is currently in the pre-clinical
stage of development.
Inventors: Qiong J. Wang, Ken-ichi Hanada and James C. Yang (NCI).
Publication: QJ Wang et al., ``Generating renal cancer-reactive T-
cells using dendritic cells (DCs) to present autologous tumor,'' J
Immunother. 2005 Nov-Dec 28(6):551-559.
Patent Status: U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/776,194 filed 24
Feb 2006 (HHS Reference No. E-106-2006/0-US-01).
Licensing Status: Available for non-exclusive or exclusive
licensing.
Licensing Contact: Michelle A. Booden, Ph.D.; 301/451-7337;
boodenm@mail.nih.gov.
Collaborative Research Opportunity: The NCI Surgery Branch is
seeking statements of capability or interest from parties interested in
collaborative research to further develop, evaluate, or commercialize
T-cell receptors and their clinical use as cancer treatments. Please
contact Dr. Steven Rosenberg at (301) 496-4164 or sar@mail.nih.gov for
more information.
Preparation of a Peptide Targeted Human RNase, RGD-Eosinophil Derived
Neurotoxin (RGD-EDN) To Specifically Target Tumor Vasculature
Description of Technology: Cancer is the second leading cause of
death in the United States and it is estimated that there will be
approximately 600,000 deaths caused by cancer in 2006. A major drawback
of the existing chemotherapies is the cytotoxic side-effects that are
associated with them. Thus, there is a need to develop new therapeutic
approaches with reduced side-effects.
Anti-angiogenic therapy is a recent approach in cancer therapeutics
targeting the formation of blood vessels that are necessary for tumor
growth. Anti-angiogenic therapeutic agents are generally devoid of
toxic side-effects, recently gaining attention as cancer therapeutics
with tremendous promise. Recently, the anti-angiogenic molecule
bevacizumab (Avastin), a monoclonal antibody against the vascular
endothelial growth factor (VEGF), has gained approval from the FDA for
the first-line treatment of metastatic colon cancer in combination with
standard chemotherapy.
This technology describes a novel anti-angiogenic method for
treating cancer. The [alpha]v[beta]3-integrin is upregulated on tumor
endothelial cells and can bind RGD (Arg-Gly-Asp) peptides. By tagging
the RGD peptide with the normally non-cytotoxic eosinophil-derived
neurotoxin (EDN), this RNase molecule can be targeted to human vascular
endothelial cells where it becomes cytotoxic. These RGD-EDN molecules
inhibit the adhesion of HUVEC cells in response to endothelial growth
factors. These molecules have also been shown to inhibit tumor growth
in mice with Kaposi's sarcoma. This technology has therapeutic
potential for a broad spectrum of cancer related diseases alone, or in
combination with existing therapies.
Applications: A novel therapeutic molecule, RGD tagged EDN (RGD-
EDN); an anti-angiogenic cancer therapy for targeting RGD-EDN to
endothelial cells via binding to the RGD receptor [alpha]v[beta]3
integrin.
Market: 600,000 deaths from cancer related diseases estimated in
2006; the technology platform involving novel anti-angiogenic cancer
therapy technology has a potential market of more than 2 billion U.S.
dollars.
Development Status: The technology is currently in the pre-clinical
stage of development.
Inventors: Dianne L. Newton, Zhongyu Zhu, and Susanna M. Rybak
(NCI).
Publications:
1. A Dricu et al., ``A synthetic peptide derived from the human
eosinophil-derived neurotoxin induces apoptosis in Kaposi's sarcoma
cells,'' Anticancer Res. 2004 May-Jun; 24(3a):1427-1432.
2. M Fani et al, ``Comparative evaluation of linear and cyclic
99mTc-RGD peptides for targeting of integrins in tumor angiogenesis,''
Anticancer Res. 2006 Jan-Feb; 26(1A):431-434.
3. DL Newton et al., ``Construction and characterization of RNase-
based targeted therapeutics,'' Methods Mol Biol. 2003; 207:283-304.
4. A Capello et al., ``Anticancer activity of targeted proapoptotic
peptides,'' J Nucl Med. 2006 Jan; 47(1):122-129.
Patent Status: U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/782,968 filed 15
Mar 2006 (HHS Reference No. E-094-2006/0-US-01).
Licensing Status: Available for non-exclusive and exclusive
licensing.
Licensing Contact: David Lambertson, Ph.D.; 301/435-4632;
lambertsond@od.nih.gov.
Collaborative Research Opportunity: The National Cancer Institute,
Biological Testing Branch, is seeking statements of capability or
interest from parties interested in collaborative research to further
develop, evaluate, or commercialize Peptide Targeted Human RNases.
Please contact Bjarne Gabrielsen at (301) 846-5465 or bjg@nih.gov for
more information.
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Adoptive Immunotherapy With Autologous Natural Killer Cells
Description of Technology: Dr. Rosenberg and colleagues have
clearly demonstrated that T-lymphocytes can mediate the regression of
metastatic melanoma. However, not all patients with cancer are eligible
for or respond to this type of immunotherapy. In some patients, the
tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) do not expand sufficiently, or do
not exhibit sufficient tumor specific reactivity.
Studies in mice have shown that adoptive transfer of NK cells
activated in vitro can significantly reduce the load of Acute
Myelogenous Leukemia (AML), and intravenously-injected autologous NK
cells have been shown to significantly decrease melanoma tumor
outgrowths. To this end, Dr. Rosenberg and colleagues have developed an
alternative type of immunotherapy, which involves the adoptive transfer
of autologous natural killer (NK) cells. This method consists of three
parts: (a) Isolation and expansion of NK cells ex-vivo; (b)
Administration of nonmyeloablative lymphodepleting chemotherapy regimen
to the patient; and (c) Reconstitution of the patient's immune system
by infusion of NK cells and interleukin 2. This approach also offers
the possibility of treating AIDS, immunodeficiency, and autoimmune
diseases for which immune cells can impact the clinical outcome.
Development Status: This work has not yet been published; however,
Dr. Rosenberg and colleagues have developed a clinical protocol and are
awaiting IRB approval to begin enrolling patients in a Phase I clinical
trial.
Inventors: Steven A. Rosenberg and Maria R. Parkhurst (NCI).
Publications:
1. IRB approved protocol in press.
2. SA Rosenberg and ME Dudley, ``Cancer regression n patients with
metastatic melanoma after the transfer of autologous antitumor
lymphocytes,'' Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci USA 2004 Oct 5;101 Suppl 2:14639-
14645.
3. ME Dudley et al., ``Adoptive cell transfer therapy following
non-myeloablative but lymphodepleting chemotherapy for the treatment of
patients with refractory metastatic melanoma,'' J. Clin. Oncol. 2005
Apr 1;23(10):2346-2357.
4. U Siegler et al., ``Activated natural killer cells from patients
with acute myeloid leukemia are cytotoxic against autologous leukemic
blasts in NOD/SCID mice,'' Leukemia 2005 Dec;19(12): 2215-2222.
5. F Lozupone et al., ``Effect of human natural killer and
gammadelta T cells on the growth of human autologous melanoma
xenografts in SCID mice,'' Cancer Res. 2004 Jan 1;64:378-385.
Patent Status: U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/779,863 filed 06
Mar 2006 (HHS Reference No. E-090-2006/ 0-US-01).
Licensing Status: Available for non-exclusive or exclusive
licensing.
Licensing Contact: Michelle A. Booden, Ph.D.; 301/451-7337;
boodenm@mail.nih.gov
Collaborative Research Opportunity: The NCI Surgery Branch is
seeking statements of capability or interest from parties interested in
collaborative research to further develop, evaluate, or commercialize
Natural Killer (NK) cells for their clinical use as cancer treatments.
Please contact Dr. Steven Rosenberg at (301) 496-4164 or
sar@mail.nih.gov for more information.
Sensitive Antibody-Based Assay for the Measurement of c-Met
Concentration Shed in Bodily Fluids Useful in the Diagnosis and
Prognosis of Cancer
Description of Technology: This invention described and claimed in
these patent applications provide for methods and assays which may be
used to diagnose and follow the progression of cancers associated with
c-Met expression. The data supporting this application suggests that c-
Met expression may be an appropriate biomarker in certain types of
cancer. In particular, the applications describe a sensitive assay
useful for monitoring levels of c-Met shed in the urine or blood. The
assay was developed using commercially available reagents. The
applications contain data, derived from patient samples, supporting the
clinical utility of the assay. In particular, the data shows the use of
the assay to detect levels of shed c-Met in patients with bladder
cancer, renal cancers and prostate cancer. Data showing the
applicability of the assay for glioblastoma was derived using murine
models of cancer for glioblastoma. Data showing the applicability of
the assay for breast cancer, melanoma and prostate cancer was derived
using various human cell line model systems.
HGF/met signaling has been most widely studied in settings related
to cancer. It has been demonstrated to have a role in metastasis and
angiogenesis. In addition to cancer, HGF activity has also been linked,
through its role in apoptosis, to Alzheimer's disease and
cardiovascular disease.
These applications have not been published. The investigators
presented their work in a poster session at the AACR Meeting April 16-
20, 2005 (Abstract 2788) (https://www.abstractonline.com/viewer/
viewAbstract.asp?CKey=%7bAD0F2047-14FA-4BEE-AE98-
0DAF2F26EF1A%7d&MKey= %7b218FF7E7-9F17-4030-9BB4- 8C029B0C9B4E%7d&AKey=
%7b728BCE9C-121B-46B9-A8EE- DC51FDFC6C15%7d&SKey= %7bA5AFD1D5-1D83-
4F0E-9FD5-AC7119D62D8E). At this time there are no other publications
related to this work. Dr. Bottaro's Web site is https://ccr.cancer.gov/
Staff/Staff.asp? profileid=8410.
Inventors: Donald Bottaro and Pathirage G. Dharmawardana (both of
NCI).
Patent Status: U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/734,993 filed 08
Nov 2005 (HHS Reference No. E-261- 2005/0-US-01) and U.S. Provisional
Application No. 60/780,626 filed 09 Mar 2006 (HHS Reference No. E-261-
2005/ 1-US-01), entitled ``Methods for Diagnosing and Monitoring the
Progression of Cancer.'' At this time only U.S. Patent protection has
been sought for this technology. There are no foreign counterpart
patent applications.
Licensing Status: Available for non-exclusive or exclusive
licensing.
Licensing Contact: Susan S. Rucker, Esq.; 301/435-4478;
ruckersu@mail.nih.gov.
Collaborative Research Opportunity: The National Cancer Institute,
Urologic Oncology Branch, is seeking statements of capability or
interest from parties interested in collaborative research to further
develop, evaluate, or commercialize HGF/c-Met signaling as it relates
to tissue repair and regeneration, cancer, and other diseases. Please
contact Brian W. Bailey, Ph.D. at (301) 451-2158 or bbailey@
mail.nih.gov for more information.
Use of Cripto-1 as a Biomarker for Neurodegenerative Disease and Method
of Inhibiting Progression Thereof
Description of Technology: Cripto-1 is a gene that is currently
thought to play an important role in several cancers, and is being
developed in clinical trials as a cancer therapeutic. Presented in this
invention is another use of Cripto-1 as a biomarker and possible
therapeutic target for a variety of neurodegenerative diseases,
including NeuroAIDS, Alzheimer's disease (AD), multiple sclerosis (MS),
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Parkinson's disease (PD) and
encephalitis. Cripto-1 and concomitant protein expression appears to be
overexpressed by 20-fold or more in the brains of macaque monkeys and
humans afflicted with NeuroAIDS. This expression is confined to neurons
related to neurodegeneration.
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Inhibition of Cripto-1 may be associated with inhibiting the
progression of these diseases via a disclosed method for inhibiting the
expression or downstream signaling pathways mediated by Cripto-1. This
inhibition can be achieved through the expression of various inhibitory
oligonucleotides. Additionally, the development of antibodies against
Cripto-1 has already been achieved for the detection of Cripto-1 in
human pathological specimens.
It is estimated that by 2050, 14 million Americans will suffer from
AD, representing national annual costs for caring and due to
productivity lost of approximately $160 billion. Despite active
research in this area, there remains urgent need to identify
differentially expressed genes in and to develop methods for detecting
neurodegenerative disease through assaying expression levels of
specific genes. Currently, there are no drugs directed at inhibiting
Cripto-1 as a therapeutic agent for AD or other neurodegenerative
diseases. This invention holds the promise of market opportunities
through pursuing development of Cripto-1 as a biomarker for diagnosis
of and possible target for therapeutic intervention of these diseases.
Inventors: David S. Salomon (NCI) et al.
Publications:
1. CL Parish et al., ``Cripto as a target for improving embryonic
stem cell-based therapy in Parkinson's disease,'' Stem Cells 2005 Apr;
23(4):471-476.
2. HB Adkins et al., ``Antibody blockade of the Cripto CFC domain
suppresses tumor cell growth in vivo,'' J Clin Invest. 2003 Aug 15;
112(4): 575-587.
Patent Status: U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/508,750 filed 03
Oct 2003 (HHS Reference No. E-075-2003/0-US-01); PCT Application No.
PCT/US04/32649 filed 01 Oct 2004 (HHS Reference No. E-075-2003/0-PCT-
02), which published as WO 2005/033341 on 02 Jun 2005.
Licensing Status: Available for non-exclusive or exclusive
licensing.
Licensing Contact: Michelle A. Booden, Ph.D.; 301/451-7337;
boodenm@mail.nih.gov.
Collaborative Research Opportunity: The National Cancer Institute,
Mammary Biology and Tumorigenesis Laboratory, is seeking statements of
capability or interest from parties interested in collaborative
research to further develop, evaluate, or commercialize this
technology. Please contact Jeffrey Hildesheim, Ph.D. at (301) 435-1569
or hildesheimj@mail.nih.gov for more information.
Dated: May 5, 2006.
David R. Sadowski,
Acting Director, Division of Technology Development and Transfer,
Office of Technology Transfer, National Institutes of Health.
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