This document provides methods and materials related to determining whether or not a human receiving a therapy (e.g., an anti-VEGF therapy such as a bevacizumab therapy) has developed or is at risk for developing proteinuria. For example, methods and materials for detecting urinary podocytes to determine whether or not a human receiving anti-VEGF therapy has or is at risk for developing proteinuria or kidney injury are provided.

The present invention relates to bis(sulfonamide) compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and to their use as a medicament for the treatment and/or prevention of a disease, disorder or condition in which modulation of microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-1 activity is beneficial, such as pain, inflammation and cancer.

The present invention relates to bis(sulfonamide) compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and to their use as a medicament for the treatment and/or prevention of a disease, disorder or condition in which modulation of microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-1 activity is beneficial, such as pain, inflammation and cancer.

The present disclosure provides antibodies that specifically bind to Mer Tyrosine Kinase (MERTK) (e.g., human MERTK, or both human and mouse MERTK) and compositions comprising such antibodies, wherein said antibody agonizes MERTK signaling on endothelial cells. The present disclosure also provides methods for treating cancer, by administering an antibody that specifically binds to MERTK and agonizes MERTK signaling on endothelial cells.

The present disclosure provides antibodies that specifically bind to Mer Tyrosine Kinase (MERTK) (e.g., human MERTK, or both human and mouse MERTK) and compositions comprising such antibodies, wherein said antibody agonizes MERTK signaling on endothelial cells. The present disclosure also provides methods for treating cancer, by administering an antibody that specifically binds to MERTK and agonizes MERTK signaling on endothelial cells.

The present invention provides a prophylactic and/or therapeutic agent for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which contains one or more kinase inhibitors selected from the group consisting of an epithelial cell growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor, a fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) inhibitor, an Aurorakinase inhibitor, a protein kinase A (PKA) inhibitor, a protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitor, an MEK inhibitor, an Met inhibitor, a JNK inhibitor, a Syk inhibitor and a JAK inhibitor, a prostaglandin analogue and an estrogen receptor antagonist, or one or more kinase inhibitors selected from the group consisting of Tivozanib and an analog thereof, SB 216763, Cdk2 Inhibitor II, BUDESONIDE, RIBOFLAVIN, alpha-TOCHOPHEROL, AMODIAQUINE, SU9516, Sunitinib and an analog thereof, GSK-3 Inhibitor XIII, Bisindolylmaleimide I, HYDROQUINONE, FLUNISOLIDE, MGCD-265, Indirubin-3′-monoxime, HYDRASTINE (1R,9S), PIPERINE, BUTAMBEN, Axitinib and an analog thereof, APOMORPHINE, FENBUFEN, Bosutinib (SKI-606) and an analog thereof, a Wee1 Inhibitor, Cdk2 Inhibitor IV, NU6140, 3-hydroxybutyric acid, AT9283, Imatinib, Nilotinib, Rebastinib, and Bafetinib for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of ALS. Particularly, using a compound already on the market as a pharmaceutical product, a pharmaceutical product for the prophylaxis or treatment of ALS can be developed rapidly at a low cost.

The present invention relates to a drug that is for treating or preventing cancer, that is effective in the treatment of cancer, and that comprises a combination of an ALK inhibitor and a VEGF inhibitor. The present invention also relates to a method for treating or preventing cancer and a method for inhibiting tumor growth.

The present invention relates to a drug that is for treating or preventing cancer, that is effective in the treatment of cancer, and that comprises a combination of an ALK inhibitor and a VEGF inhibitor. The present invention also relates to a method for treating or preventing cancer and a method for inhibiting tumor growth.

The present invention is directed to compounds that specifically target DUSP5 and act as antagonists of that enzyme. Such compounds are useful in the treatment of various conditions including, but not limited to vascular anomalies, cancer, and macular degeneration.

The present invention is directed to compounds that specifically target DUSP5 and act as antagonists of that enzyme. Such compounds are useful in the treatment of various conditions including, but not limited to vascular anomalies, cancer, and macular degeneration.