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Treatment of EBV and KHSV infection

US7211570B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 19, 2002
Grant dateMay 1, 2007
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Expiry dateMar 11, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07D409/04
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method and composition for the treatment, prevention and/or prophylaxis of a host, and in particular, a human, infected with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), is provided that includes administering an effective amount of a 5-substituted uracil nucleoside or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug, optionally in a pharmaceutically acceptable diluent or excipient.

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