Treatment, composition and method using uracil against side-effects of chemotherapy
OwnerJohn P. Fordinventor
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Abstract
A treatment, method and composition is provided for combating tumors by administering to a person suffering from tumors to the body tissue an effective amount of anti-cancer drugs such as 5-fluorouracil or a precursor thereof, followed by application of uracil in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier to reduce hand-foot syndrome.
Claims12
A treatment against tumors comprising:
- administering to a person with tumor on a body tissue an effective amount to reduce tumor size of an anti-cancer active material;
- and thereafter
- applying to the body tissue an effective amount of uracil to reduce hand-foot syndrome in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
A method for reducing hand-foot syndrome associated with chemotherapy comprising applying uracil to a tumor bearing body tissue in an effective amount to reduce the hand-foot syndrome.
A composition for treating hand-foot syndrome comprising from about 0.01 to about 60% uracil in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.