US Patent Issued to SATOR THERAPEUTICS on July 15 for "Optimized oncolytic viruses and uses thereof" (Russian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,664, issued on July 15, was assigned to SATOR THERAPEUTICS (Cleveland).

"Optimized oncolytic viruses and uses thereof" was invented by Peter M. Chumakov (Solon, Ohio), Anastasia V. Lipatova (Moscow), Stepan P. Chumakov (Moscow), Natalia D. Tararova (Gates Mills, Ohio), Stephen A. Charles (Chagrin Falls, Ohio) and Anton A. Komar (Gates Mills, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods of inhibiting or reducing tumor growth are disclosed. A composition containing at least one selected oncolytic virus is administered within a tumor of a patient. The virus kills cancerous cells and induces a systemic and lasting anti-tumor immunity that...