US4331648A
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N-Acetyl-cysteine protects against cardiac damage from subsequently-administered cardio-toxic anthra-cycline in cancer therapy
Assignee: United States Department of Health and Human Services
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Filing: 1980-09-23
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Granted: 1982-05-25
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Expires: 2000-09-23
Abstract
Abstract The cardiac damage, occurring after treatment with an anthracycline, such as adriamycin, is prevented when N-acetyl-cysteine is orally administered about one hour prior to the treatment with the anthracycline.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles E. Myers, Jr.
- 👤 James H. Doroshow
- 👤 Gershon Y. Locker
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 06:37
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K31/00; A61K31/70; A61K31/185; A61K31/19; A61K31/195
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
67 words
A method of protecting a cancer patient being treated for antitumor purposes with a therapeutically acceptable and effective amount of a cardio-toxic anthracycline drug against usually-ensuing cardiac damage without affecting tumor response or delivery of the drug to cardiac tissue sites, comprising orally administering a range of from 750 mg to 2 grams per kg of N-acetyl-cysteine to a patient undergoing therapy with a cardio-toxic anthracycline drug.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
67 words
A method of protecting a cancer patient being treated for antitumor purposes with a therapeutically acceptable and effective amount of a cardio-toxic anthracycline drug against usually-ensuing cardiac damage without affecting tumor response or delivery of the drug to cardiac tissue sites, comprising orally administering a range of from 750 mg to 2 grams per kg of N-acetyl-cysteine to a patient undergoing therapy with a cardio-toxic anthracycline drug.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the anthracycline drug is adriamycin.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the anthracycline drug is daunomycin.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the dosage of N-acetyl-cysteine administered is 2 grams of N-acetyl-cysteine per kilogram of body weight.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the dosage of N-acetyl-cysteine administered is 5 grams of N-acetyl-cysteine per square meter of the surface area of the human body.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the N-acetyl-cysteine is administered about 1 hour prior to the administration of the anthracycline.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
46 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the anthracycline is adriamycin, the dosage of N-acetyl-cysteine administered is 5 grams of N-acetyl-cysteine per square meter of the surface area of the human body, and the N-acetyl-cysteine is administered about 1 hour prior to the administration of the adriamycin.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the anthracycline drug is rubidazone.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the anthracycline drug is carminomycin.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the anthracycline drug is 7-con-O-methylnogarol.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US4267163A
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