Patents Examined by Peter J Redding
  • Targeting of EWS-FLI1 as anti-tumor therapy
    Patent number: 9758481
    Abstract: Peptides and compounds are provided that function as EWS-FLI1 protein inhibitors. The peptides and compounds have utility in the treatment of Ewing's sarcoma family of tumors. Also provided are methods of preparing the compounds and assays for identifying inhibitors of EWS-FLI1 protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Toretsky, Aykut Uren, Milton Lang Brown, Yali Kong