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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2006
Applicants:
Wilson H. Miller, Montreal, CA;
Zuanel Diaz Heredia, Montreal, CA;
Hyman M. Schipper, Montreal, CA;
Koren K. Mann, Montreal, CA;
Inventors:
Wilson H. Miller, Montreal, CA;
Zuanel Diaz Heredia, Montreal, CA;
Hyman M. Schipper, Montreal, CA;
Koren K. Mann, Montreal, CA;
Assignee:
Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation, New York, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/355 (2006.01); A61K 33/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 33/36 (2013.01); A61K 31/355 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to compositions comprising a vitamin E analog and an arsenic compound for treating hyperproliferative cells disorders such as cancer. The composition of the invention potentiates arsenic toxicity towards cancer cells and can also prevent arsenic-mediated toxicity of non-cancerous cells.