Inhibitors of endo-exonuclease activity for treating cancer

A - Human Necessities – 61 – K

Patent

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

A61K 31/155 (2006.01) A61K 31/196 (2006.01) A61K 31/337 (2006.01) A61K 31/404 (2006.01) A61K 31/513 (2006.01) A61K 31/70 (2006.01) A61K 33/24 (2006.01) A61K 45/06 (2006.01) A61P 35/00 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2388674

The present invention relates to the treatment of cancer with compounds that inhibit the activity of endo-exonuclease. Endo-exonuclease has been shown to be necessary for the repair of damaged DNA. Compounds that inhibit the activity of endo-exonuclease have been shown to be particularly effective for treating cancer when used in combination with drugs that induce DNA breaks such as cisplatin and mitomycin C. These compounds have a synergistic effect when used in combination for inhibiting tumour growth. The invention includes pharmaceutical compositions for inhibiting tumour growth comprising a compound that inhibits endo-exonuclease activity. These pharmaceutical compositions preferably include compounds that induce DNA breaks. The invention includes methods of treating cancer with these pharmaceutical compositions and uses of these compositions to treat cancer. The preferred compounds that inhibit the activity of endo-exonuclease have low toxicity. One such compound is pentamidine. The invention also includes a method for diagnosing cancer and monitoring its progression. This aspect of the invention involves isolating serum from a patient; measuring the concentration of endo-exonuclease in said serum and determining whether said concentration is above a predetermined mean.

La présente invention concerne le traitement du cancer au moyen de composés inhibant l'activité des endo-exonucléases. Il est avéré que les endo-exonucléases sont nécessaires à la réparation des ADN endommagés. Les composés inhibant l'activité des endo-exonucléases se sont avérés particulièrement efficaces pour le traitement du cancer lorsqu'ils sont utilisés en association avec des médicaments induisant la cassure de l'ADN, notamment la cisplatine et la mitomycine C. Lesdits composés ont un effet synergique lorsqu'ils sont utilisés sous une forme associée en vue de l'inhibition de la croissance des tumeurs. L'invention concerne également des compositions pharmaceutiques destinées à inhiber la croissance des tumeurs, lesquelles compositions renferment un composé inhibant d'activité des endo-exonucléases. Ces compositions pharmaceutiques renferment, de préférence, des composés induisant la cassure des ADN. L'invention concerne, en outre, des méthodes de traitement du cancer utilisant lesdites compositions pharmaceutiques, ainsi que les utilisations de ces compositions dans le traitement du cancer. Les composés inhibant l'activité des endo-exonucléases préférés présentent une faible toxicité, parmi eux la pentamidine. L'invention concerne enfin une méthode permettant de diagnostiquer le cancer et de surveiller sa progression. La méthode selon cet aspect de l'invention consiste à prélever du sérum chez un patient ; à mesurer la concentration des endo-exonucléases dans ce sérum et à déterminer si ladite concentration est supérieure à une moyenne prédéfinie.

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for Canadian inventors and patents. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

Inhibitors of endo-exonuclease activity for treating cancer does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Inhibitors of endo-exonuclease activity for treating cancer, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Inhibitors of endo-exonuclease activity for treating cancer will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFCA-PAI-O-1408292

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.