Vion (formerly Oncorx) interesting play on Gene Therapy Message Board

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Biotech / Medical : Vion (formerly Oncorx) interesting play on Gene Therapy

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To: Jim Oravetz who wrote (172)	1/17/2000 9:22:00 PM
From: Jim Oravetz	Read Replies (1) of 370

The other drug: Triapine, which is designed to prevent the replication of tumor cells by blocking a critical step in the synthesis of DNA --> HIV Also found this PR at the vionphama.com site Patent Office Grants Vion's Request for Interference with Biochem Pharma's Patent Claiming use of 3TC in Treating Hepatitis B - Vion Receives Senior Party Status in Patent Interference - NEW HAVEN, Conn., Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Vion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: VION) today announced that it has obtained a ruling from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, granting Vion's request for an Interference between a Vion-licensed patent application from Yale University and United States patent No. 5,532,246 assigned to BioChem Pharma, Inc. Both the patent application and the BioChem Pharma patent claim the right to the use of 3TC, also known as lamivudine and Epivir(TM), to treat hepatitis B virus ("HBV"). Vion believes that the BioChem Pharma patent involved in this Interference is licensed to Glaxo Group.snip... This is interesting because BCHE is just starting to ramp up lamivudine production and is on track to get $$$ from all the millions of people in SE Asia who have HB. Jim

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