PHARMACOLOGICAL MODULATION OF TELOMERE LENGTH IN CANCER CELLS FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF CANCER
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    PHARMACOLOGICAL MODULATION OF TELOMERE LENGTH IN CANCER CELLS FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF CANCER 审中-公开
    端粒的癌细胞的药理调制癌症的预防和治疗

    公开(公告)号:EP1885370A2

    公开(公告)日:2008-02-13

    申请号:EP06770683.8

    申请日:2006-05-18

    IPC分类号: A61K31/522

    摘要: Acyclic nucleoside analogs such as acyclovir, ganciclovir, penciclovir and the corresponding pro-drugs, i.e., valacyclovir, valganciclovir and famciclovir, respectively have been identified as inhibitors or antagonists of both telomerase (encoded by TERT) and reverse transcriptase encoded by L-1 (LINE-1) RT, and as useful for treating or preventing cancers induced or mediated by the two enzymes. Method of treating or preventing such cancers in patients involves administration of a therapeutically effective amount of a composition having an inhibitor or antagonist of the reverse transcriptases in cells of the patients. The inhibitor or antagonist blocks lengthening of telomeres in telomerase positive and telomerase negative cells. Methods and kits for detecting pathologically proliferating cells expressing TERT and L1RT are also disclosed.