Patent Document ID: 7807134
Application ID: 11959947
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A method of targeting a therapeutic compound to an individual having cancer, the method comprising the step of administering to the individual a compound comprising a plurality of tripartite molecules linked to a scaffold moiety, with each tripartite molecule comprising a targeting molecule for directing the compound to a defined population of cells, a therapeutic agent and a scaffold binding element capable of complementary interaction with the scaffold moiety, each of the targeting molecule, the therapeutic agent and the scaffold binding element being joined by a linker molecule to a central core molecule, wherein the central core molecule is independently selected from the group consisting of lysine and diamino benzoic acid, the scaffold moiety is selected from the group consisting of avidin and streptavidin, the scaffold binding element is biotin, the linker molecule is polyethylene glycol and the targeting molecule is a peptide independently selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 2 and SEQ ID NO: 3 and the therapeutic agent is independently selected from the group consisting of paclitaxel, toxotere, a drug, an anti-tumor agent, a toxin, a radionuclide, and a metallic nuclei.