Patent ID: 10400008

Abstract:
The invention provides a molecule that modulates an activity of a Src family kinase for use in preventing or treating a metastatic cancer a subject. Preferably, the molecule comprises or consists of the structure: Bj-[(Pro)n-Xr-His-Pro-His-Ala-Arg-Ile-Lys]m-Rp, or Bj-[lys-ile-arg-ala-his-pro-his-xr-(pro)n]m-Rp, or a derivative or fragment thereof, wherein B is a first chemical moiety, j is 0 or 1, n is an integer from 1-10, X is any amino acid, r is an integer from 0 to 2, m is an integer from 1 to 3, R is a second chemical moiety, p is 0 or 1, and [lys-ile-arg-ala-his-pro-his-xr-(pro)n] is the retro-inverso peptide of [(Pro)n-Xr-His-Pro-His-Ala-Arg-Ile-Lys].