Cellectar Biosciences Obtains Additional Patents

Cellectar Biosciences (NASDAQ:CLRB) received additional patents from the US Patent and Trademark Office for the use of CLR 1501, CLR 1502 and an additional CLR 1401-boron-dipyrromethene analog for the detection of multiple cancer types.
As quoted in the press release:

The recently issued patent, 9,616,140, outlines the method of use of these fluorophore compounds to detect a variety of solid tumors in patients, including melanomas, colorectal adenocarcinoma, uterine carcinoma, pancreatic carcinoma, ovarian adenocarcinoma, glioblastoma, clear cell carcinoma, and prostate adenocarcinoma.  The current patent provides intellectual property protection through May 11, 2029.

“We continue to successfully execute our plan to expand the company’s intellectual property portfolio to protect and enhance the value of our PDC pipeline assets, both in diagnostic and therapeutic applications,” said Jim Caruso, president and CEO of Cellectar.  “While our focus continues to be the development of our therapeutic assets, specifically CLR 131, for the treatment of multiple myeloma and other hematologic malignancies, our platform assets offer significant additional opportunity in a variety of clinical applications.”

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