A method of treating cancer or metastasis is provided involving administering at least one oncostatin M (OSM) antagonist to a subject, wherein the subject has been diagnosed with cancer. Administration of an OSM antagonist such as a small molecule pharmaceutical is provided as well as an anti-OSM antibody, an anti-OSM aptamer, and an OSM mRNA antagonist. The OSM antagonists were found to inhibit or prevent tumor cell detachment, proliferation and metastasis in several cancer types.
提供了一种治疗癌症或转移瘤的方法,该方法涉及对受试者施用至少一种Onc
OStatin M(
OSM)
拮抗剂,其中受试者已被诊断患有癌症。提供了一种
OSM
拮抗剂(如小分子药物)以及一种抗
OSM
抗体、一种抗
OSM 合酶和一种
OSM mRNA
拮抗剂。研究发现,
OSM
拮抗剂可抑制或防止几种癌症类型的肿瘤细胞
脱落、增殖和转移。