VEGENICS PTY LIMITED Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140072511 | FLT4 (VEGFR-3) AS A TARGET FOR TUMOR IMAGING AND ANTI-TUMOR THERAPY - The present invention provide purified Flt4 receptor tyrosine kinase polypeptides and fragments thereof, polynucleotides encoding such polypeptides, antibodies that specifically bind such polypeptides, and uses therefor. | 03-13-2014 |
20130345409 | GROWTH FACTOR - VEGF-D, a new member of the PDGF family of growth factors, which among other things stimulates endothelial cell proliferation and angiogenesis and increases vascular permeability, as well as nucleotide sequences encoding it, methods for producing it, antibodies and other antagonists to it, transfected or transformed host cells for expressing it, pharmaceutical compositions containing it, and uses thereof in medical and diagnostic applications. | 12-26-2013 |
20130224766 | VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR C (VEGF-C) PROTEIN AND GENE, MUTANTS THEREOF, AND USES THEREOF - Provided are purified and isolated VEGF-C polypeptides capable of binding to at least one of KDR receptor tyrosine kinase (VEGFR-2) and Flt4 receptor tyrosine kinase (VEGFR-3); analogs of such peptides that have VEGF-C-like or VEGF-like biological activities or that are VEGF or VEGF-C inhibitors: polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides: vectors and host cells that embody the polynucleotides; pharmaceutical compositions and diagnostic reagents comprising the polypeptides; and methods of making and using the polypeptides. Methods of inhibiting endothelial cell proliferation are also provided. | 08-29-2013 |
20130089551 | TREATMENT OF PULMONARY EDEMA - The invention relates to a method of treatment of pulmonary edema, comprising the step of administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of an agent capable of inhibiting signaling mediated by VEGFR-3, inhibiting lymphangiogenesis or inhibiting VEGF-D activity in the subject. The method may comprise the step of identifying a subject at risk of developing pulmonary edema. The invention also relates to an agent capable of inhibiting signaling mediated by VEGFR-3, inhibiting lymphangiogenesis, or inhibiting VEGF-D activity for treating pulmonary edema in a subject. Further, the invention relates to use of an agent capable of inhibiting signaling mediated by VEGFR-3, inhibiting lymphangiogenesis, or inhibiting VEGF-D activity in the manufacture of a medicament for treating pulmonary edema in a subject. | 04-11-2013 |
20120322105 | GROWTH FACTOR - VEGF-D, new member of the PDGF family of growth factors, which among other things stimulates endothelial cell proliferation and angiogenesis and increases vascular permeability, as well as nucleotide sequences encoding it, methods for producing it, antibodies and other antagonists to it, transfected or transformed host cells for expressing it, pharmaceutical compositions containing it, and uses thereof in medical and diagnostic applications. | 12-20-2012 |
20120270781 | Expression Vectors and Cell Lines Expressing Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor D, and Method of Treating Melanomas - This invention relates to expression vectors comprising VEGF-D and its biologically active derivatives, cell lines stably expressing VEGF-D and its biologically active derivatives, and to a method of making a polypeptide using these expression vectors and host cells. The invention also relates to a method for treating and alleviating melanomas or tumors expressing VEGF-D and various diseases. | 10-25-2012 |
20120207671 | COMBINATION TREATMENT WITH VEGF-C ANTAGONISTS - The invention relates to a method and kit for treating cancer in a human subject, the method comprising administering to the subject in combination therapeutically effective amounts of a VEGF-C antagonist and an anti-neoplastic composition, and the kit comprising a VEGF-C antagonist for administering to the subject in combination with an anti-neoplastic composition. The invention further relates to methods for: increasing the duration of survival of, increasing the progression-free survival of, increasing the duration of response of, or treating, a subject or a group of human subjects susceptible to or diagnosed as having a cancer; or treating a human subject or a group of human subjects having metastatic colorectal cancer, prostate cancer, pancreatic cancer or glioblastoma, the methods comprising administering to the subject or subjects in the group in combination effective amounts of a VEGF-C antagonist and an anti-neoplastic composition. | 08-16-2012 |
20120141424 | Materials and Methods for the Treatment of Hypertension - The present invention is directed to materials and methods for the treatment of hypertension and ischemia comprising administering at least one therapeutic agent selected from the group consisting of vascular endothelial growth factor-C product and vascular endothelial growth factor-D product, and optionally, when treating hypertension, a standard of care anti-hypertensive agent. | 06-07-2012 |
20120071406 | MODIFIED VEGF-A WITH IMPROVED ANGIOGENIC PROPERTIES - The present invention is directed to methods and compositions for making and using chimeric polypeptides that comprise a VEGFR-2 ligand. The chimeric molecules of the present invention retain VEGFR-2 binding activity and an enhanced angiogenic activity as compared to native VEGF-A. | 03-22-2012 |
20110305703 | ISOLATED VEGF-C AND VEGF-D PEPTIDES AND USES THEREOF - The invention relates to an isolated peptide, comprising residues 147 to 151 of SEQ ID NO: 1, or a modification thereof, and antibodies thereto and uses thereof, wherein the peptide comprises 100 or fewer amino acids. | 12-15-2011 |
20110207664 | Materials and Methods Involving Hybrid Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor DNAs and Proteins - The present invention provides polypeptides that bind cellular receptors for vascular endothelial growth factor polypeptides; polynucleotides encoding such polypeptides; compositions comprising the polypeptides and polynucleotides; and methods and uses involving the foregoing. Some polypeptides of the invention exhibit unique receptor binding profiles compared to known, naturally occurring vascular endothelial growth factors. | 08-25-2011 |
20110135649 | Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor C (VEGF-C) Protein and Gene, Mutants Thereof, and Uses Thereof - Provided are purified and isolated VEGF-C polypeptides capable of binding to at least one of KDR receptor tyrosine kinase (VEGFR-2) and Flt4 receptor tyrosine kinase (VEGFR-3); analogs of such peptides that have VEGF-C-like or VEGF-like biological activities or that are VEGF or VEGF-C inhibitors; polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides; vectors and host cells that embody the polynucleotides; pharmaceutical compositions and diagnostic reagents comprising the polypeptides; and methods of making and using the polypeptides. Methods of inhibiting endothelial cell proliferation are also provided. | 06-09-2011 |