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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2001
Applicants:
Riley Rees, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jiyoun Kim, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Daniel Remick, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Belinda Adamson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Riley Rees, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jiyoun Kim, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Daniel Remick, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Belinda Adamson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 48/00 (2006.01); A61K 9/70 (2006.01); C12N 15/63 (2006.01); C12N 15/00 (2006.01); C12N 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to devices, systems and methods for treating tumors. In particular, the present invention relates to enclosures housing cell-coated supports for promoting regression of tumors, such as cancerous tumors, papillomas, and warts. In preferred embodiments, the present invention provides methods of promoting tumor regression employing enclosures secreting therapeutic proteins.