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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. 12, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 08, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Constance Neely, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
Link Technology Incorporated, Raleigh, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-723 ; 435-71 ; 435372 ; 530300 ; 530350 ;
Abstract
Methods of treating and/or imaging tumors utilize A.sub.1 adenosine-receptor activated cells (such as monocytes and macrophages) are described. Activated cells may be administered systemically or locally, and may be radiolabelled to provide imaging and diagnostic functions. Macrophages resident in tissues may be primed and activated for use in treating and imaging tumors.