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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2019
Denovo Biopharma Llc, San Diego, CA (US);
Harry E. Gruber, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
Douglas J. Jolly, Encinitas, CA (US);
Kay Olmstead, San Diego, CA (US);
DENOVO BIOPHARMA LLC, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
The disclosure provides an extended release formulation of 5-fluorocytosine. In another aspect, a method of treating a fungal disease is provided. The method comprises administering to a subject in need thereof a fungus-treating effective amount of a composition comprising 5-fluorocytosine. In yet another aspect, a method of treating a cancer is provided. The method comprises administering to a subject in need thereof a sufficient amount of an expression vector to induce expression of cytosine deaminase which is capable of converting 5-fluorocytosine to 5-fluorourcail in cells of the cancer and a cancer-treating effective amount of a composition comprising 5-fluorocytosine.