Infusion of neutrophil precursors for treatment of neutropenia
Patent Number: 5846529
Date of First Priority Issue: Monday August 23rd, 1993
Date Issued: Tuesday December 8th, 1998
Assignee: Nexell Therapeutics, Inc. (Irvine, CA)
Inventors: Smith, Stephen L. (Arlington Heights, IL); Qiao, Xiaoying (Waukegan, IL); Maciukas, Susan M. (El Cerrito, CA); Loudovaris, Maureen F. (Grayslake, IL); Bender, James G. (Lindenhurst, IL); Van Epps, Dennis E. (Cary, IL)
This patent covers ways of treating neutropenic patients through administration of stem cells that are committed to differentiating into neutrophils.
This patent is useful for the treatment of patients that are suppressed in terms of white blood cell numbers.
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