US Patent Issued to The Chinese University of Hong Kong on Nov. 25 for "Therapeutic and prophylactic treatment for colorectal cancer" (Chinese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,649, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shatin, China).

"Therapeutic and prophylactic treatment for colorectal cancer" was invented by Ka Kei Wu (Ma on Shan, China) and Jun Yu (Ma on Shan, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides novel methods for treating and preventing colorectal cancer in a subject by administering a composition comprising Beta-galactosidase, a bacterial culture capable of producing Beta-galactosidase, such as an S. thermophilus culture, or a fraction of the culture comprising Beta-galactosidase. A kit useful for such methods is also provided. In addi...