Targeting and therapeutic compounds and gas-filled microvesicles comprising said compounds
US8293214B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 19, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K49/223
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
New targeting or therapeutic compounds which can be incorporated into a composition of gas-filled microvesicles. The invention further relates to gas-filled microvesicles for diagnostic and/or therapeutic use comprising said compounds and to their method of use. The new compounds are compounds of formula M-S-T, wherein: M represents a component capable of associating with an envelope of a gas-filled microvesicle; T represents a component comprising a targeting ligand or a therapeutic agent; and S represents a component comprising at least two bissulfone groups.
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