US Patent Issued to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Dec. 23 for "Receptor targeting constructs and uses thereof" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,502,351, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles).

"Receptor targeting constructs and uses thereof" was invented by Lali K. Medina-Kauwe (Porter Ranch, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are drug delivery molecules that comprise a ligand that targets a cell surface molecule; a membrane penetration domain; and a payload binding domain; and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same. Also disclosed are methods of treating cancer, inhibiting the progression of cancer, preventing cancer metastasis, and delivering a therapeutic compound to the brain in a subject in need thereof, the...