Predicting response to a HER inhibitor

US8940302B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8940302-B2
Application numberUS-201213648085-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 9, 2012
Priority dateMar 2, 2007
Publication dateJan 27, 2015
Grant dateJan 27, 2015

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The present application describes the use of low HER3 as a selection criterion for treating patients with a HER inhibitor, such as pertuzumab. It also describes the use of high HER2:HER3 ratio as a selection criterion for treating cancer patients, such as ovarian cancer patients, with a HER inhibitor, such as pertuzumab. In addition, the application describes the use of high HER3 as a selection criterion for treating cancer patients with a chemotherapeutic agent, for instance gemcitabine.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for treating a patient with a type of cancer which is able to respond to a HER2 dimerization inhibitor antibody, comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount the HER2 antibody, wherein the patient's cancer has been determined to express HER3 at a level less than the median level for HER3 expression in the cancer type, and wherein the HER2 antibody comprises the variable light and variable heavy amino acid sequences in SE…

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What does patent US8940302B2 cover?
The present application describes the use of low HER3 as a selection criterion for treating patients with a HER inhibitor, such as pertuzumab. It also describes the use of high HER2:HER3 ratio as a selection criterion for treating cancer patients, such as ovarian cancer patients, with a HER inhibitor, such as pertuzumab. In addition, the application describes the use of high HER3 as…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Genentech Inc, Hoffmann La Roche
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A61K39/39558. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 27 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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