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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:
Nov. 02, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul Calabresi, Barrington, RI (US);
Bai-Chuan Pan, Providence, RI (US);
James Darnowski, Barrington, RI (US);
Assignee:
Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/118 ; A61K 3/116 ; A61K 3/115 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/118 ; A61K 3/116 ; A61K 3/115 ;
Abstract
The invention provides a method of inhibiting tumor growth by contacting the tumor with a composition containing a taurine compound. The composition is administered to directly contact a tumor cell at a dose sufficient to induce cell death.