Method for preventing mucositis during cancer therapy

Details Method for preventing mucositis during cancer therapy Method for preventing mucositis during cancer therapy

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A61K 31/716 (2006.01) A61K 36/064 (2006.01) A61P 29/00 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2485449

The current invention describes a method for preventing and/or treating mucositis with a branched water soluble .beta.-1,3-glucan. Water soluble .beta.-glucan is used to prevent development of and/or promote healing of ulcers as exemplified by mouth and oropharynx ulcerations resulting from radio- and/or chemotherapy. The soluble .beta.-glucan can be applied directly to the potential affected mucosal areas as a solution, or mixture, or rinse, or gel, or mixed into any pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or vehicle. Other aspects of the invention are glucans for use in therapeutic compositions and uses of .beta.- glucan.

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