Inventors:
Bin Ye - Brookline MA, US
Daniel Cramer - Chestnut Hill MA, US
Assignee:
The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. - Boston MA
International Classification:
A61K 31/7028, A61K 31/343, A61P 35/00
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to pharmaceutical compositions and nutritional supplements that contain large amount of ginkgolides, particularly ginkgolide A or B, and for which, the other components normally found in extracts have been removed. The compositions may be administered to women to prevent or treat ovarian cancer, particularly non-mucinous ovarian cancer.