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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Geron Corporation, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventors:
Monic J. Stuart, Hillsborough, CA (US);
Stephen Kelsey, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Geron Corporation, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 47/48 (2006.01); A61K 49/04 (2006.01); B82Y 5/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 47/48092 (2013.01); A61K 47/48046 (2013.01); A61K 49/0423 (2013.01); B82Y 5/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided herein are methods for reducing neoplastic progenitor cell proliferation and alleviating symptoms associated in individuals diagnosed with or thought to have Essential Thrombocythemia (ET). Also provided herein are methods for using telomerase inhibitors for maintaining blood platelet counts at relatively normal ranges in the blood of individuals diagnosed with or suspected of having ET.