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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:
Mar. 25, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 05, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Xandra O. Breakefield, Newton, MA (US);
Robert L. Martuza, Chevy Chase, MD (US);
Marion Priscilla Short, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 6/300 ; A61K 4/800 ; A61K 3/170 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 6/300 ; A61K 4/800 ; A61K 3/170 ;
Abstract
The present invention discloses compositions and methods for selectively killing neoplastic cells. Retroviral vectors are used to selectively express a gene in neoplastic cells. The gene or gene product targets the cells for selective killing.