Graft co-polymer adducts of platinum (II) compounds
US5871710A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 28, 1996 |
| Grant date | Feb 16, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S977/93
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A biocompatible graft co-polymer adduct including a polymeric carrier, a protective chain linked to the polymeric carrier, a reporter group linked to the carrier or to the carrier and the protective chain, and a reversibly linked Pt(II) compound. The invention also relates to a method of treating a disease in a patient, particularly cancer, by administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of the adduct, and may include scanning the patient using an imaging technique which can provide a visible image of the distribution of the adduct.
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