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Enhancer of anticancer activity in viral therapy and method of preventing or treating cancer

US7655459B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 31, 2005
Grant dateFeb 2, 2010
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Expiry dateJul 27, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12N2710/16632
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention provides a pharmaceutical that safely and effectively enhances the anticancer activity of viral therapy and particularly the antitumor immunity of viral therapy. The present invention also provides a method of preventing or treating cancer that uses this drug. The anticancer activity enhancer according to the present invention contains interleukin as an effective component and is co-administered with a recombinant herpes simplex virus that selectively replicates in cancer cells.

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