Combination therapy for the treatment of cancer and immunosuppression
US9511064B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 3, 2013 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 3, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2500/10
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to novel Rauwolfia alkaloid derivatives of formula (I) combinations of Rauwolfia alkaloid derivatives and a mitochondrial inhibitor, e.g. metformin, and the use of Rauwolfia alkaloid derivatives in combination with mitochondrial inhibitor for the treatment of cancer and for achieving clinical immunosuppression. The invention also relates to a fluorescence-based method for predicting the sensitivity of a cancer cell towards a compound of formula (I).
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