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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:
Jan. 01, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 27, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Karl Mettinger, Miami Shores, FL (US);
Assignee:
Baker Norton Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Miami, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/900 ;
Abstract
Compositions and methods are provided which are effective in treating ovarian cancer. These compositions are easily administered by long term infusion schedules of at least 72 hours, and can be given in dosages that are safe and provide for manageable side effects. These methods and compositions for treating ovarian cancer in patients whose tumors progressed or failed to respond during prior taxane treatment of shorter duration. Surprisingly, it has been shown that longer infusion periods, such as 96 hours, give substantially lower neuropathy and certain other side effects than shorter term infusions.