Immunostimulant bacterial membrane fractions in cancer treatment
US7033591B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 15, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K2039/55516
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention concerns the use of a membrane fraction of gram-negative bacteria, in particular Klebsiella pnemoniae for preparing a pharmaceutical composition that is immunostimulant and/or capable of inducing an antitumoral immune response, designed in particular for treating and preventing cancers. The invention further comprises methods for preparing said membrane factions and pharmaceutical compositions containing them, in particular combined with anticancer compounds.
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