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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2006
Filed:
May. 31, 2002
Applicants:
John M. Brown, Redwood City, CA (US);
Shie-chau Liu, Redwood City, CA (US);
Amato J. Giaccia, Stanford, CA (US);
Nigel P. Minton, Salisbury, GB;
Inventors:
John M. Brown, Redwood City, CA (US);
Shie-Chau Liu, Redwood City, CA (US);
Amato J. Giaccia, Stanford, CA (US);
Nigel P. Minton, Salisbury, GB;
Assignee:
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Stanford, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/20 (2006.01); A01N 63/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Recombinant anaerobic bacterial compositions that under anaerobic conditions present in a solid tumor and produce an enzyme capable of catalyzing the conversion of a prodrug to its cytotoxic product in situ are described. Methods of treating tumors using the composition are also described.