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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2002
Filed:
May. 01, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alfred R. Rudolph, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Vincent Chung-Ying Tam, Hong Kong, HK;
Maggie Jie Quan, Shanghai, CN;
Assignee:
SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 3/718 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 3/718 ;
Abstract
A method for reducing the severity of chemotherapy side effects in cancer patients by administering thymosin &agr; in conjunction with the administration of a chemotherapy agent to the patient. As a result of the reduction of post-chemotherapy side effects, patients experience an increase in the quality of life.