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EP4523690 - COMPOSITION FOR ENHANCING ANTICANCER EFFECT OF MEK INHIBITOR COMPRISING ARIPIPRAZOLE AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
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Status updated on  17.11.2023
Most recent event   Tooltip12.03.2026Supplementary search reportpublished on 08.04.2026  [2026/15]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences
(Gongneung-dong)
75, Nowon-ro
Nowon-gu
Seoul 01812 / KR
[2025/12]
Inventor(s)01 / LIM, Young Bin
Seoul 01745 / KR
02 / LEE, Hae June
Seoul 04978 / KR
03 / KIM, Kwang Seok
Seoul 01747 / KR
04 / LEE, Soo Ho
Daegu 41522 / KR
 [2025/12]
Representative(s)Mewburn Ellis LLP
Aurora Building
Counterslip
Bristol BS1 6BX / GB
[2025/12]
Application number, filing date23803834.310.05.2023
[2025/12]
WO2023KR06334
Priority number, dateKR2022005702710.05.2022         Original published format: KR 20220057027
KR2023005762803.05.2023         Original published format: KR 20230057628
[2025/12]
Filing languageKO
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2023219411
Date:16.11.2023
Language:KO
[2023/46]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4523690
Date:19.03.2025
Language:EN
[2025/12]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR16.11.2023
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.03.2026
ClassificationIPC:A61K31/496, A61K31/519, A61K31/4184, A61K31/4523, A61K45/06, A61P35/00, A61P35/04, A23L33/10
[2026/15]
CPC:
A61P35/00 (EP,US); A61K31/496 (EP,US); A23L33/10 (EP);
A61K31/4184 (EP,US); A61K31/4523 (EP,US); A61K31/519 (EP,US);
A61K45/06 (EP); A61P35/04 (EP) (-)
C-Set:
A61K31/4184, A61K2300/00 (EP);
A61K31/4523, A61K2300/00 (EP);
A61K31/496, A61K2300/00 (EP);
A61K31/519, A61K2300/00 (EP)
Former IPC [2025/12]A61K31/496, A61K31/519, A61K45/06, A61P35/00, A23L33/10, A61P35/04
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 [2025/12]
TitleGerman:ZUSAMMENSETZUNG ZUR VERBESSERUNG DER ANTIKREBSWIRKUNG EINES MEK-HEMMERS MIT ARIPIPRAZOL ALS WIRKSTOFF[2025/12]
English:COMPOSITION FOR ENHANCING ANTICANCER EFFECT OF MEK INHIBITOR COMPRISING ARIPIPRAZOLE AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT[2025/12]
French:COMPOSITION DESTINÉE À RENFORCER L'EFFET ANTICANCÉREUX D'UN INHIBITEUR DE MEK COMPRENANT DE L'ARIPIPRAZOLE EN TANT QUE PRINCIPE ACTIF[2025/12]
Entry into regional phase22.11.2024Translation filed 
22.11.2024National basic fee paid 
22.11.2024Search fee paid 
22.11.2024Designation fee(s) paid 
22.11.2024Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure22.11.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.11.2024Examination requested  [2025/12]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.05.2025Renewal fee patent year 03
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10637-010-9392-8
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.21873/anticanres.12830
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.21873/anticanres.11085
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