ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,338,214, issued on June 24, was assigned to DJ Therapeutics LLC (Long Beach, Calif.).
"Bexarotene derivatives and their use in treating cancer" was invented by Donald Tsai (Los Angeles) and David Kaelin (Los Angeles).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Compounds of the invention, such as compounds of formula (I):where R, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, and R7 are defined herein, are useful for treating cancer, autoimmune disorders, and/or skin dermatitis, and/or methods for increasing peripheral blood counts and/or improving immune system function. Pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds and methods of using the compounds are also disclos...