Method and compositions for prevention or treatment of cancer
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Current Assignee / Owner
- RGT UNIV OF MICHIGAN
- Publication Date
- 2009-10-14
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
Description
Background of the invention
[0001] This application claims priority to provisional application serial numbers 60 / 099,103, filed September 4, 1998, and provisional application serial numbers 60 / 101,759, filed September 25, 1998, the entire contents of both provisional applications being incorporated herein as refer to. The government has rights in this invention pursuant to Grant No. FD-U-000505 from the Food and Drug Administration and Grant No. R03-CA77122-01 from the National Institutes of Health.
[0002] I. Field of Invention
[0003] The present invention generally relates to the field of disease prevention and treatment. The invention more particularly includes agents capable of binding copper and in some respects forming a three-component complex with proteins, and the use of these agents in the prevention and treatment of vascular diseases such as cancer. Compositions and methods for combination therapy of these diseases, as well as therapeutic kits, are also provid...