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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 03, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mohammad Heidaran, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Robert C. Spiro, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Assignee:
Orquest, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/10 ; A61K 4/742 ; A61K 4/736 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/10 ; A61K 4/742 ; A61K 4/736 ;
Abstract
A method of treatment for bone tumors comprising administering a matrix comprising collagen, a polysaccharide and a differentiation factor is provided. A polysaccharide is reacted with an oxidizing agent to open sugar rings on the polysaccharide to form aldehyde groups. The aldehyde groups are reacted to form covalent linkages to collagen.