Owner Board of Regents, The University of Texas System

Inventors Lee, Tommy L.; Yu, Dong-Fang; Yang, David J; Azhdarinia, Ali; Kim, E. Edmund

Agent Pizzeys

Pub. Number AU-B-2002231041

PCT Pub. Number WO02/49501

Priority 60/256,514 18.12.00 US

Filing date 18 December 2001

Wipo publication date 1 July 2002

Acceptance publication date 22 February 2007

A61K 47/30 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations characterised by the non-active ingredients used, e.g. carriers, inert additives - Macromolecular compounds

A61K 9/16 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations characterised by special physical form - Agglomerates

A61K 31/337 (2006.01) - having four-membered rings, e.g. taxol

A61K 31/555 (2006.01) - containing heavy metals, e.g. hemin, hematin, melarsoprol

A61K 31/7048 (2006.01)

A61K 35/76 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations containing material or reaction products thereof with undetermined constitution

A61K 36/00 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations of undetermined constitution containing material from algae, lichens, fungi or plants, or derivatives thereof, e.g. traditional herbal medicines

A61K 38/22 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations containing peptides - Hormones

A61K 47/02 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations characterised by the non-active ingredients used, e.g. carriers, inert additives - Inorganic compounds

A61K 47/04 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations characterised by the non-active ingredients used, e.g. carriers, inert additives

A61K 47/34 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations characterised by the non-active ingredients used, e.g. carriers, inert additives - Macromolecular compounds obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds

A61K 47/36 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations characterised by the non-active ingredients used, e.g. carriers, inert additives - Polysaccharides

A61K 47/48 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations characterised by the non-active ingredients used, e.g. carriers, inert additives - the non-active ingredient being chemically bound to the active ingredient, e.g. polymer drug conjugates

A61K 48/00 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations containing genetic material which is inserted into cells of the living body to treat genetic diseases

A61K 51/00 (2006.01) Preparations containing radioactive substances for use in therapy or testing

A61K 51/06 (2006.01) Preparations containing radioactive substances for use in therapy or testing

A61K 51/12 (2006.01) Preparations containing radioactive substances for use in therapy or testing - characterised by a special physical form, e.g. emulsion, microcapsules, liposomes

A61M 37/00 (2006.01) Other apparatus for introducing media into the body

A61P 31/00 (2006.01) Antiinfectives, i.e. antibiotics, antiseptics, chemotherapeutics

A61P 35/00 (2006.01) Antineoplastic agents