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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:
Sep. 18, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2003
Applicants:
Zahid H. Siddik, Houston, TX (US);
Abdul R. Khokhar, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Zahid H. Siddik, Houston, TX (US);
Abdul R. Khokhar, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Board of Regents, the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61P 35/00 (2006.01); A61K 31/555 (2006.01); A61K 31/28 (2006.01); C07D 223/00 (2006.01); C07D 211/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention concerns the use of methods and compositions for the treatment of cancer and other hyperproliferative diseases. In certain embodiments, methods are described for the treatment of cancer and/or hyperproliferative diseases by administration of compositions containing at least one platinum complex alone or in combination with a modulator of glutathione. In particular, the methods may be used to treat cisplatin or carboplatin resistant tumor cells.