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Methods Of Treating Ovarian Cancer - EP3478286

The patent EP3478286 was granted to Tesaro on Jan 3, 2024. The application was filed on Jun 29, 2017 under application number EP17821262A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3478286

TESARO
Application Number
EP17821262A
Filing Date
Jun 29, 2017
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Dec 1, 2023
Publication Date
Jan 3, 2024
External Links
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Patent Summary

Anti-PARP therapy to improve the prognosis of ovarian cancer. The therapy includes administering niraparib, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for use in treating cancer patients exhibiting an absence of a germline mutation in BRCA1 or BRCA2, or a reduction hazard ratio for disease progression or death as compared to control, a reduced hazard ratio for disease progression or death as compared to control, iii) prolonged overall survival as compared to control, or iv) an overall response rate of at least 30%.

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Patent Oppositions (7)

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CompanyOpposition DateRepresentativeOpposition Status
GENERICS UKOct 3, 2024RUSSELLADMISSIBLE
ALFRED E TIEFENBACHEROct 2, 2024HAMM & WITTKOPPADMISSIBLE
STADA ARZNEIMITTELOct 2, 2024HAMM & WITTKOPPADMISSIBLE
STRAWMANOct 2, 2024BRAND MURRAY FULLERADMISSIBLE
KRAUS & LEDERER PARTGMBBOct 1, 2024KRAUS & LEDERER PARTGMBBADMISSIBLE
TEVA PHARMACEUTICALSOct 1, 2024D YOUNGADMISSIBLE
SANDOZSep 18, 2024ELKINGTON AND FIFEADMISSIBLE

Patent Citations (12) New

Patent citations refer to prior patents cited during different phases such as opposition or international search.

Citation PhasePublication Number
DESCRIPTIONWO2011US40953
DESCRIPTIONWO2011US48427
DESCRIPTIONWO2008084261
DESCRIPTIONWO2009087381
DESCRIPTIONWO2011160063
DESCRIPTIONWO2012027224
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS2009123419
OPPOSITIONWO2008084261
OPPOSITIONWO2014052550
OPPOSITIONWO2015108986
SEARCHWO2014052550
SEARCHWO2015108986

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