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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 13, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
David W. Andrews, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Renato L. Baserga, Ardmore, PA (US);
Mariana Resnicoff, Buenos Aires, AR;
David Abraham, Wynnewood, PA (US);
Assignee:
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/512 ; A61F 1/300 ; A61F 2/00 ; C12N 5/02 ; C07H 2/104 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/512 ; A61F 1/300 ; A61F 2/00 ; C12N 5/02 ; C07H 2/104 ;
Abstract
A method of inducing resistance to or regression of tumor growth comprising placing tumor cells in culture in vitro or ex vivo supplemented with a pro-apoptotic agent for a period of time, transferring the tumor cells into a diffusion chamber, thereby producing a cell-containing chamber, inserting the chamber into a human for a therapeutically effective time, thereby inducing resistance to or regression of tumor growth.