Treatment of EBV and KHSV infection and associated abnormal cellular proliferation
US7638502B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 4, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 29, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2028 |
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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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