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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
May. 02, 2007
Applicant:
David H. Coy, New Orleans, LA (US);
Inventor:
David H. Coy, New Orleans, LA (US);
Assignee:
The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund, New Orleans, LA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 14/655 (2006.01); A61K 38/31 (2006.01); A61K 38/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/31 (2013.01); A61K 38/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method of decreasing the rate of proliferation of medullary thyroid carcinoma cells which comprises contacting medullary thyroid carcinoma cells with one or more SSTR2 agonist. A somatostatin receptor antagonist having the formula Cpa-cyclo(D-Cys-4-Pal-D-Trp-Lys-Thr-Cys)-Nal-NHis also disclosed.