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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2020
Applicant:
The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Zelton Dave Sharp, San Antonio, TX (US);
Randy Strong, San Antonio, TX (US);
Paul Hasty, San Antonio, TX (US);
Carolina Livi, San Antonio, TX (US);
Arlan Richardson, San Antonio, TX (US);
Assignee:
THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM, Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/436 (2006.01); A61K 31/415 (2006.01); A61K 31/192 (2006.01); A61K 9/51 (2006.01); A61K 45/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/436 (2013.01); A61K 9/5138 (2013.01); A61K 31/192 (2013.01); A61K 31/415 (2013.01); A61K 45/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are methods and compositions for the treatment or prevention of intestinal polyps or prevention of cancer in a patient who has been identified as being at risk for developing intestinal polyps or intestinal cancer. The disclosed methods and compositions include rapamycin, a rapamycin analog, or another such inhibitor of the target of rapamycin (TOR).