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(88) Date of publication A3: 01.04.2010 (43) Date of publication: 09.03.2011 Bulletin 2011/10 (21) Application number: 09763054.5 (22) Date of filing: 10.04.2009

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61K 31/7048(2006.01) A61P 35/00(2006.01) A61K 36/8964(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2009/040269 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/151762 (17.12.2009 Gazette 2009/51)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA RS (30) Priority: 11.04.2008 US 44403 03.09.2008 US 94055 (71) Applicant: Bionovo Inc. Emeryville, California 94608 (US)	(72) Inventor: COHEN, Isaac Piedmont California 94610 (US) (74) Representative: Wichmann, Hendrik et al Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Schweigerstraße 2 81541 München 81541 München (DE)