Patent ID: 8551490

Claim:
A method of treating a cancer in a patient, comprising: administering to the patient an antibody binding to a protein, wherein the antibody is coupled to a therapeutic agent, the protein having an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) an amino acid sequence encoded by a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 19-21 and 54-57; (b) an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 22-24 and 58-61; and (c) an amino acid sequence encoded by a nucleic acid which is degenerate with respect to the nucleic acid of (a); wherein the cancer is characterized by expression or abnormal expression of a protein comprising the amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 22-24 and 58-61.