Ex-vivo expansion of stem cells using combinations of interleukin-3 (IL-3) variants and other cytokines
Patent Number: 5997860
Date of First Priority Issue: Tuesday November 24th, 1992
Date Issued: Tuesday December 7th, 1999
Assignee: G. D. Searle & Co. (Chicago, IL)
Inventors: Bauer, S. Christopher (New Haven, MO); Abrams, Mark Allen (St. Louis, MO); Braford-Goldberg, Sarah Ruth (St. Louis, MO); Caparon, Maire Helena (Chesterfield, MO); Easton, Alan Michael (Maryland Heights, MO); Klein, Barbara Kure (St. Louis, MO); McKearn, J
From Class: Expansion
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This patent covers IL-3 and various deviations of it, in combination with other hematopoietic stem cell stimulatory cytokines for acceleration of hematopoietic recovery after stem cell transplantation. This patent is useful in situations in which the stem cell dose administered may be relatively low, such as cord blood transplants given to adult recipients.
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