US Patent 7705010 Use of minoxidil sulfate as an anti-tumor drug

Patent 7705010 was granted and assigned to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on April, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7705010

Date of Patent

April 27, 2010

Patent Application Number

11813461

Date Filed

February 22, 2006

Patent Primary Examiner

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James D. Anderson

Patent abstract

The invention relates to compositions, methods and kits for the treatment of cancer. ATP-dependent potassium channel agonists, salts thereof, or chemical analogs thereof, for example, minoxidil sulfate, have been found to possess anti-neoplastic properties. Administering minoxidil sulfate may prolong the life of a cancer patient; for example, a patient with a brain tumor.