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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2015
Applicant:
Fresenius Kabi Deutschland Gmbh, Bad Homburg, DE;
Inventors:
Ewald Schlotzer, Oberursel, DE;
Barbara Krampitz, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Ulrich Suchner, Erding, DE;
Assignee:
Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH, Bad Homberg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/202 (2006.01); A61K 31/513 (2006.01); A61N 5/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/202 (2013.01); A61K 31/513 (2013.01); A61N 5/10 (2013.01); A61N 5/1001 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to a composition comprising a combination of the omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). The composition can be used for enhancing the activity of chemotherapy or radiotherapy and/or in the prevention or reduction of side effects caused by the chemotherapy or radiotherapy in a patient ill with cancer, the composition being intended for administration to the patient prior to the commencement of a cycle of chemotherapy or radiotherapy.