Colorectal neoplasia prophylaxis
AssigneeBoard of Regents, The University of Texas System
InventorsJonathan Graff, Matthew Wieduwilt
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Abstract
Development of colorectal neoplasia in a patient subject or predisposed to colorectal neoplasia is reduced by the steps of (a) determining a patient is subject or predisposed to colorectal neoplasia; and (b) enterically delivering into the gut of the person an effective amount of an aminoglycoside antibiotic having poor gut absorption, whereby the development of the colorectal neoplasia is reduced as compared with otherwise similar non-treated patients.
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A method of reducing development of colorectal neoplasia in a patient subject or predisposed to colorectal neoplasia, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining a patient is subject or predisposed to colorectal neoplasia;
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- enterically delivering into the gut of the person an effective amount of an aminoglycoside antibiotic having poor gut absorption, whereby the development of the colorectal neoplasia is reduced as compared with otherwise similar non-treated patients.
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