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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 02, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Edward F McClay, Charleston, SC (US);
Stephen B Howell, Del Mar, CA (US);
Gerrit Los, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Research Development Foundation, Carson City, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514648 ; 514492 ; 514651 ; 424649 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a composition of matter for the treatment of non-melanoma cancers, wherein said composition comprises a platinum anti-neoplastic compound and tamoxifen, wherein said platinum anti-neoplastic compound and tamoxifen exert a synergistic anti-tumor effect on said non-melanoma cancer. Also provided are various methods of treating non-melanoma cancers and methods of preventing or overcoming resistance to platinum-containing anti-neoplastic compounds.