Radiation sensitizers
US4851403A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 21, 1987 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2007 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K31/555
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of potentiating radiation therapy using Co(III) complexes of water soluble, synthetic meso-substituted porphyrins. The method results in the sensitization of both well oxygenated (oxic) and oxygen deficient (hypoxic) tumor cells.
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