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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:
Jun. 24, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Randall K. Johnson, Ardmore, PA (US);
Assignee:
Smithkline Beecham Corporation, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 4/500 ; A61K 3/800 ; C07K 1/00 ; C07K 1/400 ; C07K 1/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 4/500 ; A61K 3/800 ; C07K 1/00 ; C07K 1/400 ; C07K 1/700 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to compositions comprising potentiators, such as IL-18, also known as interferon-&ggr;-inducing factor (IGIF), in combination with a chemotherapeutic agent, processes for making such compositions, the use of such compositions for the prevention and/or treatment of cancer, and the use of such compositions to inhibit the growth of tumors or cancerous cells in mammals.