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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2003
Don Segal, Stouffville, CA;
Jerry Mcelroy, Richmond Hill, CA;
Heman Chao, Aurora, CA;
Wah Wong, Edmonton, CA;
John Docherty, Aurora, CA;
Jodi Dickstein, Markham, CA;
Don Segal, Stouffville, CA;
Jerry McElroy, Richmond Hill, CA;
Heman Chao, Aurora, CA;
Wah Wong, Edmonton, CA;
John Docherty, Aurora, CA;
Jodi Dickstein, Markham, CA;
Helix Biopharma Corporation, Aurora, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A pharmaceutical composition and method for use in inhibiting growth of cancer cells in a mammalian subject are disclosed. The composition includes a urease enzyme, and associated therewith, a chemical entity effective to enhance the delivery of the enzyme to cancer cells, when the composition is administered to the subject. Also disclosed are a method of enhancing the effectiveness of weakly basic anti-tumor compounds, a method assessing the presence, size or condition a solid tumor in a subject, and a gene therapy composition for treating a cancer in a subject.