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The present invention relates to a surface-coated nanoparticle comprising biodegradable polymer chains and cyclopeptides, wherein the cyclopeptides are covalently attached to the biodegradable polymer chains forming the nanoparticle, thereby coating the surface of the nanoparticle. The present invention further relates to the use of said surface-coated nanoparticle as a capsule for an agent for improving the oral delivery thereof. In another aspect, the present invention relates to the surface-coated nanoparticle for use in the treatment or prevention of a disorder or disease in a patient, wherein the treatment or prevention is achieved by mucosal uptake of the surface-coated nanoparticle via the oral route.
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The present invention concerns a pharmaceutical composition where a checkpoint inhibitor is combined with an oncolytic virus and the use of said combination for the treatment of cancer.
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The present invention relates to cyclic NTCP targeting peptides which are preS-derived peptides of hepatitis B virus (HBV). The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one cyclic peptide. The present invention further relates to medical uses of said cyclic peptides and the pharmaceutical compositions, such as in the diagnosis, prevention and/or treatment of a liver disease or condition, and/or in the inhibition of HBV and/or HDV infection. The present invention further relates to methods of diagnosis, prevention and/or treatment of a liver disease or condition and/or the inhibition of HBV and/or HDV infection.
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0000078914WO0 -107 - Means and methods for diagnosing cardiac diseasein a subject Abstract The present invention relates to the field of diagnostic methods. Specifically, the present inven- tion contemplates a method for diagnosing a cardiac diseasein a subject based on determining the amounts of at least threelipid metabolitebiomarkersand at least one further cardiac bi- omarker. The invention also relates to tools for carrying out the aforementioned methods, such as diagnostic devices.
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The present invention relates to chromogenic and fluorogenic substrates that can be used for the highly sensitive and selective detection of the activity of serine proteases. The present invention further relates to methods for the detection of the activity of serine proteases, said methods using the substrates of the present invention. Furthermore, the present invention relates to diagnostic kits and test strips using the above substrates, as well as uses of said substrates.
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The present invention relates to agents for use in the treatment of glioma, in particular astrocytoma WHO ΙΓ and 111 °, as well as IV0 (glioblastoma), in a subject.
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The present invention relates to a combined preparation comprising 2-deoxyglucose and a flavagline and to the use of said combined preparation as a medicament or in the treatment of cancer. Moreover, the present invention relates to a flavagline for use in a combination therapy against cancer comprising administration of 2-deoxyglucose; and to 2-deoxyglucose for use in a combination therapy against cancer comprising administration of a flavagline. Also, the present invention relates to methods for treating cancer and to processes for the preparation of a combined preparation according to the invention.
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The present invention relates to selective inhibitors of neutrophil elastase, also called leukocyte elastase (LE) for use in the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention and/or treatment of neuropathic pain and chronic pain states harbouring a neuropathic component. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions and methods of diagnosing, prognosing, preventing and/or treating neuropathic pain and chronic pain states harbouring a neuropathic component.
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The present invention relates to the field of diagnostic methods. Specifically, the present invention contemplates a method for diagnosing heart failure in a subject based on determining the amounts of at least three biomarkers. The invention also relates to tools for carrying out the aforementioned methods, such as diagnostic devices.
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The present invention relates to a method for the synthesis of double-stranded nucleic acids from a wide variety of samples and comprises the use of these nucleic acids for deep sequence analysis. Also, the present invention relates to specific reagents used in the method of the present invention. Further, the invention relates to kits comprising reagents for the method of the invention and use of said kits.