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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2007
Applicant:
Barry D. Quart, Encinitas, CA (US);
Inventor:
Barry D. Quart, Encinitas, CA (US);
Assignee:
Napo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 36/00 (2006.01); A61K 36/38 (2006.01); A61K 36/47 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 36/38 (2013.01); A61K 36/47 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods for treating colon cancer include administering, to a patient in need thereof, a polymeric proanthocyanidin composition from aspecies orspecies in an amount sufficient to treat colon cancer, which composition inhibits COX-2. Methods for treating inflammation locally in the intestines comprise administering, to a patient in need thereof, a polymeric proanthocyanidin composition from aspecies orspecies in an amount sufficient to treat inflammation. In one embodiment, the polymeric proanthocyanidin compound is crofelemer.