Chimeric toxins for targeted therapy

摘要

The present invention relates particularly to neoplastic cells targeted chimeric toxins comprising of cell targeting moieties and cell killing moieties for recognizing and for destroying the neoplastic cells, wherein the cell targeting moieties consist of gonadotropin releasing hormone homologues and the cell killing moieties consist of Pseudomonas Exotoxin A. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing as an active ingredient these neoplastic cells targeted chimeric toxins and to a method for the production of these chimeric toxins. The said invention also relates to a method for cancer therapy, treating malignant carcinoma cells and benign hyperplasia including uterine lyomyoma cells, extra uterian endometrial island cells, benign hyperplasia of prostate and breast and pituitary tumor adenoma cells, by the use of the above-mentioned chimeric toxins.