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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2009
Anders Høgset, Oslo, NO;
Anette Weyergang, Oslo, NO;
P{dot Over (A)}l Kristian Selbo, Oslo, NO;
Kristian Berg, Heggedal, NO;
Anders Høgset, Oslo, NO;
Anette Weyergang, Oslo, NO;
P{dot over (a)}l Kristian Selbo, Oslo, NO;
Kristian Berg, Heggedal, NO;
PCI BIOTECH AS, Oslo, NO;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for enhancing the activity of kinase inhibitors in target cells, and more specifically for enhancing the activity of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), said method comprising contacting a cell with a kinase inhibitor and a photosensitizing agent and irradiating said cell with light of a wavelength effective to activate the photosensitizing agent, and to the use of this method for enhancing the effects of kinase inhibitors or kinase inhibitor-based drugs in particular to achieve cell death, for example, in cancer treatment and other diseases or conditions in which kinase inhibitors, such as TKIs, have a beneficial effect.