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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 06, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gordon A Vehar, San Carlos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 852 ; 514-2 ; 530351 ; 530381 ; 424 855 ; 424 851 ;
Abstract
The invention concerns a method for inhibiting the growth and/or causing regression of tumors by administering a therapeutically effective dose of a procoagulant and a cytokine, preferably TNF-.beta., TNF-.alpha. and/or IL-1. In a specific aspect, the invention concerns a method for tumor treatment by the administration of a therapeutically effective amount of a thrombomodulin inhibitor and a cytokine. The invention also concerns thrombomodulin inhibitors and pharmaceutical compositions used in the course of these treatments.