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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2006
Filed:
May. 03, 2002
Applicants:
Martin Stogniew, Blue Bell, PA (US);
David S. Alberts, Tucson, AZ (US);
Edward H. Kaplan, Skokie, IL (US);
Inventors:
Martin Stogniew, Blue Bell, PA (US);
David S. Alberts, Tucson, AZ (US);
Edward H. Kaplan, Skokie, IL (US);
Assignee:
Medimmune Oncology Inc., Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A16K 31/13 (2006.01); A16K 31/66 (2006.01); A16K 31/135 (2006.01); A16K 31/16 (2006.01); A16K 31/095 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to new uses of S-2-(3-aminopropylamino)ethyl dihydrogen phosphorothioate, (amifostine) and other aminothiol compounds to treat and reverse toxicities caused by therapeutic agents, radiation treatment or diabetes. In particular, the invention provides a method for treating neurotoxicity and nephrotoxicity associated with the administration of chemotherapeutic agents.