Recent patents on live bacteria and their products as potential anticancer agents

Recent Pat Anticancer Drug Discov. 2012 Jan;7(1):31-55. doi: 10.2174/157489212798357949.

Abstract

This review intends to provide a comprehensive coverage of the various patents, published or issued, since 2007 on live or attenuated bacteria as potential anticancer agents, as well as microbial products including toxins, enzymes, antibiotics, various proteins and peptides as well as other small molecular weight products. Below is a list of such published/issued patents and a summary of the main contents of many such patents.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibiotic Prophylaxis / methods
  • Antibiotic Prophylaxis / trends
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Bacteria / chemistry*
  • Bacteria / immunology
  • Humans
  • Microbial Viability* / immunology
  • Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Neoplasms / immunology
  • Neoplasms / microbiology*
  • Patents as Topic*
  • Salmonella / chemistry
  • Salmonella / immunology

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents