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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 18, 1998
Pier Paolo Pandolfi, New York, NY (US);
Raymond P. Warrell, Jr., Westfield, NJ (US);
Arthur Zelent, London, GB;
Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides method of treating a neoplastic condition in an individual, comprising the step of administering to said individual a pharmacologically effective dose of a retinoic acid and/or an inhibitor of histone deacetylase. Also provided is a pharmaceutical composition, comprising a retinoic acid, an inhibitor of histone deacetylase and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Further provided is a method of inducing terminal differentiation of tumor cells in a tumor in an individual in need of such treatment, comprising the step of administering to said individual a pharmacologically effective dose of a retinoic acid and/or an inhibitor of histone deacetylase.