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Use of opioid antagonists

US9717725B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 21, 2013
Grant dateAug 1, 2017
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Expiry dateOct 2, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N33/5011
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention provide methods of attenuating, e.g., inhibiting or reducing, cellular proliferation and migration, particularly endothelial cell proliferation and migration, including that associated with angiogenesis, as well as attenuating cancerous tumor growth and metastasis, using opioid antagonists, including, but not limited to, those that are peripherally restricted antagonists.

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