Global Patent Index - EP 2004205 A1

EP 2004205 A1 20081224 - INORGANIC SELENIUM FOR TREATMENT OF BENIGN TUMORS

Title (en)

INORGANIC SELENIUM FOR TREATMENT OF BENIGN TUMORS

Title (de)

ANORGANISCHES SELEN ZUR BEHANDLUNG VON GUTARTIGEN TUMOREN

Title (fr)

SÉLÉNIUM INORGANIQUE UTILISÉ POUR TRAITER DES TUMEURS BÉNINES

Publication

EP 2004205 A1 20081224 (EN)

Application

EP 07718640 A 20070329

Priority

  • AU 2007000393 W 20070329
  • US 78732306 P 20060329

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2007109853A1] The invention relates to the use of selenate or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts, in nutritional or supranutritional amounts, in methods and compositions for inhibiting the growth of benign tumor cells and treating or preventing benign tumors, particularly benign tumors in which the Akt signaling pathway is activated or in which Bcl 2 levels are elevated. Methods of preventing malignant conversion of benign tumors and benign tumor cells to malignant tumors or malignant tumor cells is also described.

IPC 8 full level

A61K 33/04 (2006.01); A61P 35/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61K 33/04 (2013.01); A61K 45/06 (2013.01); A61P 35/00 (2017.12)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2007109853 A1 20071004; AU 2007231549 A1 20071004; CA 2644445 A1 20071004; EP 2004205 A1 20081224; EP 2004205 A4 20100609

DOCDB simple family (application)

AU 2007000393 W 20070329; AU 2007231549 A 20070329; CA 2644445 A 20070329; EP 07718640 A 20070329