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Oregon Health & Science University issued vitamin D tumor patent.

Publication: BIOTECH Patent News
Publication Date: 01-MAR-03
Format: Online - approximately 681 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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Oregon Health & Science University (Portland, OR) and Novacea, Inc. (S. San Francisco, CA), a privately held biopharmaceutical company, said OHSU has been issued United States Patent 6,521,608 for "Vitamin D and its analogs in the treatment of tumors and other hyperproliferative disorders." a...

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Novacea is utilizing the technology supporting this patent to develop DN-101 for the treatment of various types of cancer. DN-101 is newly formulated pill that contains high amounts of calcitriol, a naturally occurring hormone and the biologically active form of vitamin D. Novacea has the exclusive worldwide rights to OHSU's technology for high-dose pulse administration of calcitriol...

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