Methods of treating tumors with pro drugs
US11617904B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 29, 2022 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB06B2201/76
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Methods of treating tumors by administering compounds to a patient are provided. Compounds such as pro drugs, e.g., 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA), may be administered to the patient orally, by injection, intravenously, or topically, which then accumulate preferentially as compounds such as protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) in tumor cells. After such accumulation, compounds such as PpIX are then activated in various aspects to treat tumors cells, thereby treating cancer. Cancers such as glioblastoma may be treated.
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