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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Corey Levenson, San Antonio, TX (US);
Ze'ev Shaked, San Antonio, TX (US);
Assignee:
Ilex Oncology, Inc., San Antonio, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/1195 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/1195 ;
Abstract
The present invention concerns a method for preventing and/or treating cancer in a patient comprising administering an effective amount of substantially purified D enantiomer of difluoromethylornithine (D-DFMO) or an analog of D-DFMO to the patient. D-DFMO or an analog thereof is administered at a dose of about 0.05 to about 20.0 gm/M /day. D-DFMO or an analog thereof may be administered more than once for the treatment and/or prevention of cancer. Methods of administration as well as compositions and formulations of substantially purified D-DFMO and analogs of D-DFMO are described.