Appeal No. 1996-3866
Application 08/087,957
Claim 14 is illustrative of the claims on appeal and reads as follows:
14. A method of treating a mammal suffering from carcinoma to inhibit growth of
said carcinoma which comprises administering to said mammal effective doses of
3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine and methotrexate, wherein said 3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine
and said methotrexate are administered within a 48 hour time period, and are more
effective than the combined effects of separate administration of 3'-azido-3'-
deoxythymidine and methotrexate.
The prior art reference relied upon by the examiner is:
Minor, Proceedings of ASCO, Vol. 7, No. 4, Abstract No. 16, 1988.
Ground of Rejection
Claims 14-15 and 17-20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as obvious over
Minor.
DISCUSSION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given consideration to the
appellants’ specification and claims, to the applied prior art reference, and to the
respective positions articulated by the appellants and the examiner.
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