CA Patent

CA2921423A1 — Use of wilforlide a for overcoming chemotherapy resistance

Assigned to Western University of Health Sciences · Expires 2015-03-19 · 11y expired

What this patent protects

The invention provides compositions comprising wilforlide A for overcoming drug resistance in cancer therapy, particularly in the treatment of cancers which have exhibited resistance to treatment by chemotherapeutic drugs. Methods and compositions for treating a cancer are disclo…

USPTO Abstract

The invention provides compositions comprising wilforlide A for overcoming drug resistance in cancer therapy, particularly in the treatment of cancers which have exhibited resistance to treatment by chemotherapeutic drugs. Methods and compositions for treating a cancer are disclosed. The method administers to a patient in need thereof a combination of wilforlide A and a chemotherapeutic drug. Wilforlide A and chemotherapeutic drug are administered in a combined amount effective to treat the cancer. The cancer being treated is at least in part resistant to treatment by the chemotherapeutic drug alone.

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Patent Metadata

Patent number
CA2921423A1
Jurisdiction
CA
Classification
Expires
2015-03-19
Drug substance claim
No
Drug product claim
No
Assignee
Western University of Health Sciences
Source
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