US Patent Issued to University of Southern California on April 29 for "Fasting-mimicking diet promotes cancer-free survival in acute lymphoblastic leukemia models" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,453, issued on April 29, was assigned to University of Southern California (Los Angeles).

"Fasting-mimicking diet promotes cancer-free survival in acute lymphoblastic leukemia models" was invented by Valter D. Longo (Playa del Rey, Calif.) and Roberta Buono (Newport Beach, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for treating leukemia and in particular, lymphoblastic leukemia is provided. The method includes a step of administering an FMD to a subject identified as having leukemia optionally in combination with a chemotherapeutic agent and/or an autophagy inhibitor."

The patent was filed on Dec. 1, 2021, under Application No. 1...