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Quinolone vitronectin receptor antagonist pharmaceuticals

US6524553B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 30, 1999
Grant dateFeb 25, 2003
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Expiry dateMar 30, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07K9/003
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention describes novel compounds of the formula:(Q)d—Ln—Ch,useful for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, methods of imaging tumors in a patient, and methods of treating cancer in a patient. The present invention also provides novel compounds useful for monitoring therapeutic angiogenesis treatment and destruction of new angiogenic vasculature. The pharmaceuticals are comprised of a targeting moiety that binds to a receptor that is upregulated during angiogenesis, an optional linking group, and a therapeutically effective radioisotope or diagnostically effective imageable moiety. The imageable moiety is a gamma ray or positron emitting radioisotope, a magnetic resonance imaging contrast agent, an X-ray contrast agent, or an ultrasound contrast agent.

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