Patent ID: 6699834
Filing Date: 2004-03-02
Classification: C07K

Abstract:
A method of treating and inhibiting the growth of cancer in a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an isolated protein or peptide comprising at least one segment selected from the group consisting of:a 5 to 50 amino acid segment of the sequence of &bgr;-hCG (SEQ ID NO:2); wherein the protein or peptide exhibits an anti-cancer effect, with the proviso that the protein or peptide does not comprise the full-length native sequence of &bgr;-hCG (SEQ ID NO: 2) and does not comprise &bgr;-hCG 109-119 (segment of SEQ ID NO: 2) or &bgr;-hCG 109-145 (segment of SEQ ID NO: 2).