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Stem Cell Related Patent Number US6028050
| Title: | Method for increasing platelets by administering soluble interleukin-6 receptor | | Inventors: | Nakahata, Tatsutoshi; Tokyo, Japan
Yasukawa, Kiyoshi; Kawasaki, Japan | | Summary: | Described herein is a composition comprised of interleukin-6 receptors, methods and uses thereof. The invention relates to a platelet-increasing preparation composed of an effective amount of an interleukin-6 receptor and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, preferably also with an ingredient selected from a stem cell factor as well as interleukin-3 and thrombopoietin. Therapeutic applications as a platelet-increasing agent include the treatment of cancer by combined chemical and radiation therapy. | | Abstract: | A platelet-increasing preparation which comprises an effective amount of an interleukin-6 receptor and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. Preferably the preparation further comprises interleukin-6 and an ingredient selected from a stem cell factor, interleukin-3 and thrombopoietin. | | US Patent Website: | Click Here for Full Text of Patent | | Title Number: | US6028050 | | Application Number: | US1997000979303 | | Date Filed: | 26/11/1997 | | Date Published: | 22/02/2000 | | Assignee: | Tosoh Corporation, Yamaguchi, Japan |
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