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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:
Feb. 16, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenneth K Iwata, Westbury, NY (US);
J Gordon Foulkes, Huntington, NY (US);
Peter Ten Dijke, Uppsalla, SE;
John D Haley, Great Neck, NY (US);
Assignee:
O.S.I. Pharmaceuticals Inc., Uniondale, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 851 ; 424 852 ; 514-2 ; 514 12 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for inhibiting cytotoxic poisoning of normal cells in a subject which comprises administering to the subject an amount of a Transforming Growth Factor Beta effective to slow the growth of normal cells and thereby inhibit the cytotoxic poisoning of the normal cells in the subject. Typically, administration is topical and initiated prior to anti-neoplastic therapy such as radiation treatment or chemotherapy. The invention is particularly suited for pediatric patients.