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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2015
Applicant:
Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ (US);
Inventors:
K. Stephen Suh, Hackensack, NJ (US);
Sreeja Sarojini, Ridgewood, NJ (US);
Mehmet Tuna, Hackensack, NJ (US);
Joseph Barbiere, Hackensack, NJ (US);
Alois M. Ndlovu, Hackensack, NJ (US);
Andrew L. Pecora, Hackensack, NJ (US);
Anthony Ingenito, Hackensack, NJ (US);
Assignee:
HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, Hackensack, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/10 (2006.01); A61K 31/353 (2006.01); A61K 31/337 (2006.01); A61K 31/365 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/1077 (2013.01); A61K 31/337 (2013.01); A61K 31/353 (2013.01); A61K 31/365 (2013.01); A61N 5/1031 (2013.01); A61N 2005/1098 (2013.01);
Abstract
The described invention provides methods for irradiating skin cancer cells, such as melanoma cells, at a high radiation rate (e.g., of 2,400 mu/min) and a modest total dose (e.g., of 0.5 Gy) to treat skin cancer or induce apoptosis in skin cancer cells. The radiation may be administered in a plurality of treatments and used in conjunction with chemotherapy.