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Title:
INTERFERON REGULATORY FACTOR-1/HUMAN ESTROGEN RECEPTOR FUSION PROTEIN AND ITS USE FOR TREATING CARCINOMAS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2002068614
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The invention relates to an interferon regulatory factor-1/human estrogen receptor fusion protein which is reversibly activatible by beta -estradiol and its use for treating carcinomas, particularly for treating hepatocellular carcinoma.

Inventors:
KROEGER ANDREA (DE)
GEISSLER MICHAEL (DE)
HAUSER HANSJOERG (DE)
Application Number:
PCT/EP2002/002036
Publication Date:
November 07, 2002
Filing Date:
February 26, 2002
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Assignee:
BIOTECHNOLOG FORSCHUNG GMBH (DE)
KROEGER ANDREA (DE)
GEISSLER MICHAEL (DE)
HAUSER HANSJOERG (DE)
International Classes:
C12N15/09; A61K31/7088; A61K35/12; A61K35/76; A61K38/00; A61K39/00; A61K39/002; A61K39/02; A61K39/12; A61K48/00; A61P31/00; A61P35/00; A61P37/04; C07K14/47; C07K14/705; C07K14/72; C07K19/00; C12N5/10; C12N15/62; (IPC1-7): C07K14/47; C07K14/72; A61K39/00; A61K48/00; C12N15/62
Domestic Patent References:
WO1994006818A11994-03-31
Foreign References:
EP1046710A12000-10-25
Other References:
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KROEGER ANDREA ET AL: "Growth suppression of the hepatocellular carcinoma cell line Hepa1-6 by an activatable interferon regulatory factor-1 in mice.", CANCER RESEARCH, vol. 61, no. 6, 15 March 2001 (2001-03-15), pages 2609 - 2617, XP001080034, ISSN: 0008-5472
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