Peptides Effective in the Treatment of Tumors and Other Conditions Requiring the Removal or Destruction of Cells
AssigneeNymox Pharmaceutical Corporation
InventorsPaul Averback, Jack Gemmell
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Abstract
The invention is directed to methods of treating conditions requiring removal or destruction of harmful or unwanted cells in a patient, such as benign and malignant tumors, using compounds containing or based on peptides comprising a part of the amino acid sequence of a neural thread protein.
Claims24
A method of treating a condition in a mammal requiring removal or destruction of cells comprising administering to the mammal a therapeutically effective amount of a NTP peptide consisting of the amino acid sequence in SEQ ID NO. 8 (Ile-Asp-Gln-Gln-Val-Leu-Ser-Arg-Ile-Lys-Leu-Glu-Ile-Lys-Arg-Cys-Leu).
A method of preventing or inhibiting the stenosis, occlusion or blockage of a stent comprising coating the stent with at least a therapeutically effective amount of a NTP peptide consisting of the amino acid sequence in SEQ ID NO. 8 (Ile-Asp-Gln-Gln-Val-Leu-Ser-Arg-Ile-Lys-Leu-Glu-Ile-Lys-Arg-Cys-Leu.
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