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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2012
Texas a & M University System, College Station, TX (US);
Robert Y. Tsai, Pearland, TX (US);
Tao Lin, Houston, TX (US);
THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM, College Station, TX (US);
Abstract
In some embodiments, the present invention provides methods of treating a tumor in a subject. In some embodiments, the methods may include a step of administering to the subject a therapeutic composition that comprises: (a) mycophenolic acid, an analog thereof, or a derivative thereof; and (b) at least one anti-neoplastic agent. In some embodiments, the antineoplastic agent may include at least one of 5-fluouracil (5-FU), paclitaxel, oxaliplatin, doxorubicin, etoposide, irinotecan, bleomycin, imiquimod, 13-cis-retinoic acid, and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the relative concentrations of the mycophenolic acid, the analog thereof, or the derivative thereof, and the at least one anti-neoplastic agent correspond to their respective IC50 values. In some embodiments, the methods of the present invention may be used to treat tumors associated with at least one of an oral cancer, a skin cancer, a breast cancer, a prostate cancer, precancerous lesions thereof, hyperplastic lesions thereof, and benign tumors thereof.
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