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EP4593961 - TREATMENT OF DRUG-RESISTANT HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  22.01.2026
Database last updated on 09.04.2026
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  04.07.2025
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  06.04.2024
Formerunknown
Status updated on  13.10.2023
Most recent event   Tooltip23.01.2026First examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Alentis Therapeutics AG
Hegenheimermattweg 167A
4123 Allschwil / CH
For all designated states
Université de Strasbourg
4, rue Blaise Pascal
67081 Strasbourg / FR
For all designated states
Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale
7 rue Watt
75013 Paris / FR
For all designated states
Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg (HUS)
1, Place de l'Hôpital
67000 Strasbourg / FR
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Inventor(s)01 / IACONE, Roberto
4123 Basel / CH
02 / TOSO, Alberto
4051 Basel / CH
03 / MEYER, Markus KJ
79395 Neuenburg am Rhein / DE
04 / BAUMERT, Thomas Fredy
67000 Strasbourg / FR
05 / DUONG, Hong Tuan
68320 Fortschwihr / FR
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Representative(s)Haseltine Lake Kempner LLP
Cheapside House
138 Cheapside
London EC2V 6BJ / GB
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Application number, filing date23783380.102.10.2023
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WO2023EP77233
Priority number, dateUS202263377861P30.09.2022         Original published format: US 202263377861 P
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Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2024069009
Date:04.04.2024
Language:EN
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Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4593961
Date:06.08.2025
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.04.2024 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
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Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP04.04.2024
ClassificationIPC:A61P35/00, A61K31/44, C07K16/28
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CPC:
A61P35/00 (EP,US); C07K16/28 (EP,US); A61K31/44 (EP);
C07K16/2818 (EP,US); A61K2039/507 (US); C07K2317/21 (EP);
C07K2317/24 (EP,US); C07K2317/565 (US); C07K2317/73 (EP);
C07K2317/76 (EP) (-)
C-Set:
A61K31/44, A61K2300/00 (EP)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   ME,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2025/32]
TitleGerman:BEHANDLUNG VON ARZNEIMITTELRESISTENTEM HEPATOZELLULÄREM KARZINOM[2025/32]
English:TREATMENT OF DRUG-RESISTANT HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA[2025/32]
French:TRAITEMENT D'UN CARCINOME HÉPATOCELLULAIRE RÉSISTANT AUX MÉDICAMENTS[2025/32]
Entry into regional phase25.04.2025National basic fee paid 
25.04.2025Designation fee(s) paid 
25.04.2025Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.04.2025Examination requested  [2025/32]
25.04.2025Date on which the examining division has become responsible
13.11.2025Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.01.2026Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
Fees paidRenewal fee
10.10.2025Renewal fee patent year 03
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2022.10.011
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