87 results about "Pancreatic tumor" patented technology

Methods and compositions for treating a subject hosting a non-ACTH-secreting pancreatic tumor are disclosed. The methods include administering to the subject a chemotherapeutic agent and a glucocorticoid receptor modulator (GRM), preferably a selective glucocorticoid receptor modulator (SGRM), to reduce the tumor load in the subject. The GRM may be a nonsteroidal GRM, and may be a nonsteroidal SGRM. The non-ACTH-secreting pancreatic tumor may be an exocrine pancreatic tumor.The nonsteroidal SGRM may be a nonsteroidal compound comprising: a fused azadecalin structure; a heteroaryl ketone fused azadecalin structure; or an octahydro fused azadecalin structure. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising a chemotherapeutic agent and a GRM are disclosed. The GRM in such pharmaceutical compositions may be a nonsteroidal GRM, and may be a SGRM, such as a nonsteroidal SGRM. The nonsteroidal SGRM may comprise: a fused azadecalin structure; a heteroaryl ketone fused azadecalin structure; or an octahydro fused azadecalin structure.

The present invention provides molecules that selectively home to various normal organs or tissues, including to lung, pancreas, skin, retina, prostate, ovary, lymph node, adrenal gland, liver or gut; and provides molecules that selectively home to tumor bearing organs or tissues, including to pancreas bearing a pancreatic tumor or to lung bearing a lung tumor. The invention also provides conjugates, comprising an organ or tissue homing molecule linked to a moiety. Such a moiety can be, for example, a therapeutic agent or a detectable agent. In addition, the invention provides methods of using an organ homing molecule of the invention to identify a particular organ or tissue by contacting the organ or tissue with a molecule of the invention. The invention also provides methods to diagnose or treat a pathology of the lung, pancreas, skin, retina, prostate, ovary, lymph node, adrenal gland, liver or gut by administering to a subject having or suspected of having a pathology a molecule that homes to the selected organ or tissue. The invention further provides methods of identifying a target molecule in lung, pancreas, skin, retina, prostate, ovary, lymph node, adrenal gland, liver or gut.

An extract of Chinese blackberry (Rubus suavissimus) has been found to inhibit angiogenesis, and two active fractions isolated. Gallic acid was shown to be one of the active anti-angiogenic compounds by an in vitro human angiogenesis model. Aqueous extracts from other plants either known or found to have gallic acid were also found to have anti-angiogenic activity. Various derivatives of gallic acid were found to inhibit angiogenesis. The extract from Chinese blackberry also slowed the growth of a pancreatic tumor and of corneal neovascularization in rats. Extracts from pomegranate were shown to inhibit angiogenesis in fat tissue. Extracts from Rubus spp, and other plants with gallic acid, and gallic acid and its derivatives will be useful for treating various diseases associated with neovascularization, including diabetic retinopathy, psoriasis, tumors, obesity, cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, etc.

The present invention provides methods for reducing tumor survival, expansion, and metastasis. In particular, the invention provides methods for reducing pancreatic tumor survival, expansion, and metastasis. The invention also provides agents for use in the methods, particularly agents that reduce the level or activity of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF), and methods for identifying such agents.

A method, system and storage device are generally directed to determining for each of a plurality of data points, a neighborhood of data points about each such data point. For each such neighborhood of data points, a projection set of polynomials is generated based on candidate polynomials. The projection set of polynomials evaluated on the neighborhood of data points is subtracted from the plurality of candidate polynomials evaluated on the neighborhood of data points to generate a subtraction matrix of evaluated resulting polynomials. The singular value decomposition of the subtraction matrix is then computed. The resulting polynomials are clustered into multiple clusters and then partitioned based on a threshold.

The invention provides a tumor cell production device for human pancreatic carcinoma white rabbit pancreatic head transplantation tumor model construction and belongs to the technical field of medical imaging. The device comprises a port (1), an inclined nozzle (2), a neck (3), a device body (4), a stirring sucking device (5), a liquid control valve (6), a cavity (7), a culture plate (8) and a steam generator (21). The device is characterized in that the length of the culture plate (8) ranges from 6 to 18cm, the width ranges from 6 to 18cm, and the height ranges from 0.5 to 2cm; a Petri dish (10) is made of glass, the upper portion of the Petri dish is cylindrical, the lower portion is provided with a Petri dish bottom (33) with the surface in a dish shape, and the center of the bottom is provided with a dish bottom hole (15); the upper portion of the culture plate (8) is provided with a culture plate cavity (31) formed through a culture plate wall (32) in a surrounded manner, and the culture plate cavity (31) is provided with water inside; the lower portion of the culture plate (8) is provided with a dish bottom steam heating layer (12). The device is simple to manufacture, high in maneuverability, low in cost and has significant effect.

The present invention relates generally to methods of inhibiting angiogenesis in a patient by administering an effective angiogenesis-inhibiting amount of a thrombin inhibitor, and to the treatment of disease states that result from uncontrolled cell proliferation by administering a thrombin inhibitor alone or co-administering a thrombin inhibitor with an anticancer or cytotoxic agent. Specifically, the thrombin inhibitors used in the methods of the present invention are hirudins.