Patent ID: 9700597
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: A01K,A61K,A61P,C07K

Claim:
1. A method for improving cognition in a person or animal receiving or that has received chemotherapy or radiation exposure or treatment for the treatment of cancer, wherein improvements in cognition are characterized by improvements in memory, attention, concentration, and/or executive function, said method comprising administering to the person or animal that is receiving or that has received chemotherapy or radiation exposure or treatment for the treatment of cancer an effective amount of an inflammatory mediator(s), or a composition comprising said inflammatory mediator(s), wherein said inflammatory mediator is granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), or granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), or an analog of said inflammatory mediator, wherein the analog of GM-CSF is sargramostim and wherein the analog of G-CSF is filgrastim or pegfilgrastim, and wherein the cognition of the person or animal after administration of said inflammatory mediator or composition is improved relative to the cognition of the person or animal prior to administration of said inflammatory mediator or composition.