Inventors:
Jae H. Kim - Tenafly NJ
Alan A. Alfieri - Garden City NY
Sang H. Kim - Flushing NY
Zvi Fuks - New York NY
Assignee:
Sloan-Kettering Institute For Cancer Research - New York NY
International Classification:
A61K 3170, A61W 500
Abstract:
This invention provides a method of killing sarcoma cells in a patient by administering to the patient an effective amount of fludarabine phosphate effective to inhibit the repair of potentially lethal damage to the sarcoma cells and exposing the patient to an effective amount of ionizing radiation, effective to kill the sarcoma tumor cells in the patient.