Use of antibodies to the gamma 2 chain of laminin 5 to inhibit tumor growth and metastasis

摘要

The present invention provides a methods and compositions for inhibiting tumor growth and/or metastasis involving the administering to a subject with a laminin 5-secreting tumor of an amount effective to inhibit tumor growth and/or metastasis of an antibody that binds to one or more epitopes of the laminin 5 gamma2 chain.