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Drug depot containing cytostatics

US4797282A · kind A · utility

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21Claims

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Assignee

Merck Patent GmbH · DE

Inventors

Helmut Wahlig · Darmstadt, DE
Elvira Dingeldein · Darmstadt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 18, 1986
Grant date	Jan 10, 1989
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 18, 2006

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61L2300/416
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A drug depot, which can be implanted in the body, for the controlled, delayed release of cytostatics, comprises a synthetic material based on polyacrylates and/or polymethacrylates containing a cytostatic and at least one amino acid. The depot can be used in a particularly advantageous manner for the local control of tumors.

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