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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2018
Applicant:
Universidad DE Granada, Granada, ES;
Inventors:
Germaine Escames Rosa, Granada, ES;
Darío Acuña Castroviejo, Granada, ES;
Ana Guerra-Librero Rite, Granada, ES;
Beatriz Irene Fernández Gil, Granada, ES;
Javier Florido Ruiz, Granada, ES;
Assignee:
Universidad De Granada, Granada, ES;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/4045 (2006.01); A61P 35/00 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 45/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/4045 (2013.01); A61K 9/0019 (2013.01); A61K 45/06 (2013.01); A61P 35/00 (2018.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to the use of melatonin for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition suitable for intratumoral administration for the treatment of tumors. This composition comprises high concentrations of melatonin, melatonin derivatives or metabolites, such that melatonin exerts an oxidizing effect, increasing the production of free radicals and activating cell death.