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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2023
Filed:
May. 09, 2019
Applicant:
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA (US);
Inventors:
Matthew Hartman, Richmond, VA (US);
Koushambi Mitra, Richmond, VA (US);
Assignee:
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY, Richmond, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07F 15/00 (2006.01); A61K 31/282 (2006.01); A61K 41/00 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07F 15/0093 (2013.01); A61K 31/282 (2013.01); A61K 41/0042 (2013.01); A61K 41/0057 (2013.01);
Abstract
Near-infrared activatable fluorescent small molecules for the photodynamic treatment of cancer are provided. Methods of treatment include contacting a plurality of cells of the cancer with a near-infrared activatable fluorescent small molecule and directing a near-IR light to the molecule for an amount of time sufficient to induce release of the active platinum species and a reactive oxygen species.