Patent ID: 7906554
Filing Date: 2011-03-15
Classification: A61K,A61P,C07F

Abstract:
1. A method of increasing the sensitivity of cancer cells or a tumour to a chemotherapeutic agent by contacting said cells or tumour with an isoflavonoid compound of formula 12: wherein (a) the cancer or tumor is ovarian, pancreatic or prostate cancer or tumor, and the chemotherapeutic agent is cisplatin, or (b) the cancer or tumor is ovarian cancer or tumor, and the chemotherapeutic agent is carboplatin, or (c) the cancer or tumor is ovarian or prostate cancer or tumor, and the chemotherapeutic agent is paclitaxel, or (d) the cancer or tumor is ovarian or pancreatic cancer or tumor, and the chemotherapeutic agent is gemcitabme or doxorubicin.