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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2006
Applicants:
Yuji Matsuzawa, Takarazuka, JP;
Tohru Funahashi, Suita, JP;
Shinji Tamura, Minoh, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sankyo Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a new anti-tumor agent containing adiponectin as an active ingredient, particularly, an anti-tumor agent capable of inhibiting carcinogenesis in the liver, use of adiponectin as an anti-tumor agent, and a prophylactic or therapeutic method against a tumor using adiponectin. The administration form may be either oral administration, e.g., by tablets or parenteral administration, e.g., by injection; in the case of intravenous injection for inhibiting carcinogenesis in the liver, the dosage is 1 to 100 mg/kg/day per adult patient.