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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:
Apr. 14, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2001
Applicants:
Stephen D. Gillies, Carlisle, MA (US);
Yan Lan, Belmont, MA (US);
Sylvia Holden, Woburn, MA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Merck Patent GmbH, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/395 (2006.01); C07K 14/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed are methods and compositions for treating tumors. Disclosed methods and compositions enhance the uptake of immunocytokines into tumors, and are based on a combination of an immunocytokine with an immunocytokine uptake enhancing agent. Disclosed methods and compositions are particularly useful for reducing tumor size and metastasis in a mammal.