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Branched hydrazone linkers

US6512101B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 19, 1998
Grant dateJan 28, 2003
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Expiry dateAug 19, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07H15/252
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Branched hydrazone linkers for linking a targeting ligand such as an antibody to a therapeutically active drug. The point of branching is at a polyvalent atom and the number of drugs increases by a factor of two for each generation of branching. A preferred drug is doxorubicin.

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