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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:
Jan. 04, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2000
Applicant:
Stephen C. Emery, Macclesfield, GB;
Inventor:
Stephen C. Emery, Macclesfield, GB;
Assignee:
AstraZeneca AB, Sodertalje, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 4800 ; C12N 1552 ; C12N 1585 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention relates particularly to gene directed enzyme prodrug therapy (GDEPT) using post translational glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI addition to a prodrug activating enzyme to enable anchorage of the enzyme at the cell surface, particularly for use in cancer therapy. A preferred prodrug activating enzyme is carboxypeptidase G2.