The present invention relates to the use of a protein that is
differentially expressed in primary brain tumor tissues, as compared to
normal brain tissues, as a biomolecular target for tumor treatment
therapies. The protein is also expressed in tissues from adenocarcinoma,
non-melanoma, and renal carcinoma cells. Immunotherapeutic and
immunoimaging agents that specifically bind to an identified brain tumor
target protein are provided. The present invention also provides
compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions for administration
in the methods of the invention.