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US 12,440,528 B2Granted
Methods of treating ovarian cancer with hemp extract
AssigneesEcofibre USA Inc., The University of Newcastle
InventorsAlexandra M. Capano, Pradeep Singh Tanwar, Alex Nance
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Abstract
Methods for treating ovarian cancer comprising: administering to a patient and effective amount of a cannabis extract comprising CBD wherein preferably the cannabis extract is administered via a mucosal formulation.
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A method for treating ovarian cancer comprising:
- a. administering to a patient an amount of a composition comprising a cannabis extract (CE) and a reduced amount of a chemotherapeutic agent as compared to a recommended amount of the chemotherapeutic agent;
- b. wherein the chemotherapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of:
- paclitaxel, altretamine, capecitabine, cyclosphosphamide, etoposide, gemcitabine, ifosfamide, itinotecan, doxorubicin, melphalan, pemetrexed, topotecan, binorelbine, carboplatin, cisplatin, docetaxel, and combinations thereof;
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- c. wherein the composition comprising the cannabis extract comprises cannabidiol (CBD) at between 50% and 99% by weight of the CE and has a pH of between 3.5 and 6, said composition further comprising at least one additional cannabinoid present at between 0.1% and 10% by weight of the CE selected from the group consisting of:
- Δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC), tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA), tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV), Δ-8-tetrahydrocannabinol (48-THC), cannabichromene (CBC), cannabichromene acid (CBCA), cannabigerol (CBG), cannabigerol acid (CBGA), cannabidiolic acid (CBDA), cannabidivarin (CBDV), cannabinol (CBN), cannabicyclol (CBL), and combinations thereof.
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