METHODS OF PREVENTING TUMOR METASTASIS TREATING AND PROGNOSING CANCER AND IDENTIFYING AGENTS WHICH ARE PUTATIVE METASTASIS INHIBITORS

摘要

A method of preventing tumor metastasis with the proviso that the tumor is not glioma is provided. The method comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of an inhibitor of synaptojanin 2 (SYNJ2) thereby preventing tumor metastasis. Also provided is a method of treating cancer. The method comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of an inhibitor of synaptojanin 2 (SYNJ2) and an inhibitor of a cell surface receptor associated with an onset or progression of cancer thereby treating cancer.