US 7,507,401 B2
Anti-cancer agent
Toshikazu Nakamura, 1-4, Hoshojicho, Okazaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 606-8333 (Japan)
Filed on Dec. 23, 2004, as Appl. No. 11/19,360.
Application 11/019360 is a division of application No. 09/951629, filed on Sep. 14, 2001, granted, now 6,855,685.
Application 09/951629 is a continuation of application No. 09/471032, filed on Dec. 23, 1999, abandoned.
Application 09/471032 is a continuation of application No. 09/051968, filed on Apr. 24, 1998, abandoned.
Prior Publication US 2006/0030517 A1, Feb. 09, 2006
Int. Cl. A61K 38/19 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 424—85.1 10 Claims
 
1. A method of treating or suppressing cancers comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition comprising a protein, wherein said protein:
(a) consists of an α-chain fragment of HGF;
(b) has a molecular weight of about 55-69 kDa;
(c) has antagonist activity against c-Met/HGF receptor; and
(d) is a fragment of elastase digestion of HGF.