Inventors:
Leonard S. Jacob - Penn Valley PA
W. Lee Maloy - Lansdale PA
Margaret A. Baker - Philadelphia PA
Assignee:
Magainin Pharmaceuticals Inc. - Plymouth Meeting PA
International Classification:
A61K 3600, C07K 1400
Abstract:
A process for treating a gynecological malignancy in a host which comprises administering to the host at least one biologically active amphiphilic peptide or protein. The peptide or protein may be administered intralesionally, intravenously, or intraperitoneally, whereby the peptide or protein may inhibit, prevent, or destroy the growth of the gynecological malignancy, such as an ovarian cancer, uterine cancer, or cervical cancer.