ATE324888T1 - Krebstherapie - Google Patents

Krebstherapie

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ATE324888T1
ATE324888T1 AT00942571T AT00942571T ATE324888T1 AT E324888 T1 ATE324888 T1 AT E324888T1 AT 00942571 T AT00942571 T AT 00942571T AT 00942571 T AT00942571 T AT 00942571T AT E324888 T1 ATE324888 T1 AT E324888T1
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Geoffrey Wayne Krissansen
Jagat Rakesh Kanwar
Lai-Ming Ching
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Cancer Rec Tech Ltd
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    • A61K38/17Peptides having more than 20 amino acids; Gastrins; Somatostatins; Melanotropins; Derivatives thereof from animals; from humans
    • A61K38/177Receptors; Cell surface antigens; Cell surface determinants
    • A61K38/1774Immunoglobulin superfamily (e.g. CD2, CD4, CD8, ICAM molecules, B7 molecules, Fc-receptors, MHC-molecules)
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    • A61K31/352Heterocyclic compounds having oxygen as the only ring hetero atom, e.g. fungichromin having six-membered rings with one oxygen as the only ring hetero atom condensed with carbocyclic rings, e.g. methantheline 
    • A61K31/3533,4-Dihydrobenzopyrans, e.g. chroman, catechin
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    • C12N15/11DNA or RNA fragments; Modified forms thereof; Non-coding nucleic acids having a biological activity
    • C12N15/113Non-coding nucleic acids modulating the expression of genes, e.g. antisense oligonucleotides; Antisense DNA or RNA; Triplex- forming oligonucleotides; Catalytic nucleic acids, e.g. ribozymes; Nucleic acids used in co-suppression or gene silencing
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    • C12N2310/00Structure or type of the nucleic acid
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AT00942571T 1999-06-14 2000-06-14 Krebstherapie ATE324888T1 (de)

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EP (1) EP1189611B1 (de)
JP (1) JP4638098B2 (de)
AT (1) ATE324888T1 (de)
AU (1) AU5717400A (de)
DE (1) DE60027719T2 (de)
ES (1) ES2265948T3 (de)
WO (1) WO2000076497A1 (de)

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AU5717400A (en) 2001-01-02
US20040086498A9 (en) 2004-05-06
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