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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. 08, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2005
Applicants:
Bruce Charles Baguley, Auckland, NZ;
Lai-ming Ching, West Harbour, NZ;
Philip Kestell, Auckland, NZ;
Liangli Zhao, Mt. Roskill, NZ;
Inventors:
Bruce Charles Baguley, Auckland, NZ;
Lai-Ming Ching, West Harbour, NZ;
Philip Kestell, Auckland, NZ;
Liangli Zhao, Mt. Roskill, NZ;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/35 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to the use of compounds such as compounds of the xanthenone acetic acid class such as 5,6-dimethylxanthenone-4-acetic acid (DMXAA) for the treatment of cancer, wherein the compounds are administered gastrointestinally, preferably orally. More particularly, the invention is concerned with the use of such compounds, wherein the compound is delivered to the site of action in the patient to be treated in two or more doses.