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Claims for Patent: 8,974,802

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Summary for Patent: 8,974,802

Title:	Medicament for the treatment of cancer of the pancreas
Abstract:	The invention relates to a suspension of red corpuscles encapsulating asparaginase as a medicament for treating pancreatic cancer. It in particular concerns a therapeutic composition or medicament intended for the treatment of pancreatic cancer, containing an effective quantity of such a suspension of red corpuscles.
Inventor(s):	Dufour; Emmanuelle-Cecile (Lyons, FR), Godfrin; Yann (Lyons, FR)
Assignee:	Erytech Pharma (Lyons, FR)
Application Number:	12/810,164
Patent Claims:	1. A method for the treatment of pancreatic cancer, which comprises the administration to a human patient with pancreatic cancer of an effective dose of a suspension of red corpuscles encapsulating asparaginase. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the suspension contains between 30 and 300 IU of asparaginase per ml. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the suspension contains between 70 and 150 IU of asparaginase per ml. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the suspension has a volume of 10 to 250 ml. 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein one administers from 20 to 500 IU of asparaginase per kg body weight and per dose. 6. The method according to claim 1, wherein one administers from 50 to 500 IU of asparaginase per kg body weight and per dose. 7. The method according to claim 1, which comprises the administration to a patient in need thereof of an effective dose of a suspension of red corpuscles encapsulating asparaginase and of a chemotherapeutic agent. 8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the chemotherapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of gemcitabine, cisplatin, oxaliplatin and combination of 5-fluorouracil with a platinum derivative. 9. The method according to claim 7, wherein the 5-fluorouracil is in combination with a platinum derivative selected from the group consisting of cisplatin and oxaliplatin. 10. The method according to claim 7, wherein the chemotherapeutic agent is formulated in the suspension of red corpuscles. 11. The method according to claim 7, wherein the chemotherapeutic agent and the suspension are administered to the patient by separate, concomitant or staggered administration. 12. The method for according to claim 1, wherein the suspension of red corpuscles encapsulating asparaginase is administered to the patient having a pancreatic cancer, in order to increase patient survival.

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Applicant	Tradename	Biologic Ingredient	Dosage Form	BLA	Approval Date	Patent No.	Expiredate
Recordati Rare Diseases, Inc.	ELSPAR	asparaginase	For Injection	101063	01/10/1978	⤷ Try a Trial	2027-12-24
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