Method for treating cancer
US9889138B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 15, 2016 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K31/5375
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for treating or alleviating a symptom of a disorder, e.g., immune evasion, cancer-cell induced immune dysfunction, reduced immune response, lowered inflammation, decreased expression of a major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or cancer, characterized by aberrant, misregulated, or increased Enhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 (EZH2) activity in a cell or subject in need thereof by contacting the cell or administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an EZH2 inhibitor.
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