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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2013
Applicant:
Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Inventors:
Paula A. Witt-Enderby, Bethel Park, PA (US);
Vicki L. Davis, Seven Fields, PA (US);
Assignee:
Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/57 (2006.01); A61K 31/56 (2006.01); A61K 31/566 (2006.01); A61K 31/567 (2006.01); A61K 31/573 (2006.01); A61K 45/06 (2006.01); A61K 31/4045 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/57 (2013.01); A61K 31/4045 (2013.01); A61K 31/56 (2013.01); A61K 31/566 (2013.01); A61K 31/567 (2013.01); A61K 31/573 (2013.01); A61K 45/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A combination hormone and melatonin therapy is provided to reduce the risk of developing, or to reduce the severity of, breast cancer by administering at least one estrogen hormone and optionally at least one progesterone-receptor-binding compound or composition and melatonin together, preferably at normal bed time.