ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,734,162, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA (Padua, Italy).

"SerpinB3 inhibitor piperidinpropionic acid for tumor treatment" was invented by Patrizia Pontisso (Padua, Italy), Alessandra Biasiolo (Selvazzano Dentro, Italy), Andrea Martini (Padua, Italy), Santina Quarta (Villaguattera di Rubano, Italy), Mariagrazia Ruvoletto (Vigonovo, Italy), Cristian Turato (Villafranca Padovana, Italy) and Gianmarco Villano (Padua, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention concerns the use of 1-Piperidinpropionic acid or salts thereof, for the treatment of tumors that express SerpinB3."

The patent was filed ...