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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2010
Karlyne Reilly, Potomac, MD (US);
Thomas Turbyville, Frederick, MD (US);
John A. Beutler, Union Bridge, MD (US);
David Wiemer, Iowa City, IA (US);
Karlyne Reilly, Potomac, MD (US);
Thomas Turbyville, Frederick, MD (US);
John A. Beutler, Union Bridge, MD (US);
David Wiemer, Iowa City, IA (US);
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC (US);
University of Iowa Research Foundation, Iowa City, IA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a method for preventing or treating an undesirable condition in a subject carrying cells homozygous null for the neurofibromatosis type 1 gene or subjects that are haploinsufficient for the neurofibromatosis type 1 gene, the method comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a schweinfurthin or schweinfurthin analog or derivative, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, prodrug, hydrate, or solvate thereof. Also disclosed is a new schweinfurthin compound of the formula.