Method of inhibiting cancer growth

US6429204B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• The University of Miami · US

Inventors

• Lorne M. Golub · Smithtown, US
• Thomas F. McNamara · Port Jefferson, US
• Nungavaram S. Ramamurthy · Smithtown, US
• Hsi-Ming Lee · Setauket, US
• Sanford Simon · Stony Brook, US
• Balakrishna L. Lokeshwar · Miami, US
• Marie Selzer · Fort Lauderdale, US
• Norman L. Block · Miami, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 3, 2000
• Grant date: Aug 6, 2002
• Expiry date: Apr 3, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61K31/00
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The invention is a method of inhibiting a sarcoma, such as Kaposi's sarcoma, in a mammal. The method employs 6-demethyl-6-deoxy-4-de(dimethylamino)tetracycline (CMT-3.)