Method of selectively destroying neoplastic cells
US5688773A · kind A · utility
36Cited by
0References
27Claims
0Family size
Assignees
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 28, 1994 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N2799/027
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for selectively killing nervous system and peripheral neoplastic cells is provided. Viral vectors are used to selectively express a cytochrome P450 gene in neoplastic cells, whose gene product targets the cells for selective killing, by rendering the cells sensitive to a chemotherapeutic agent.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.