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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2020
Applicant:
The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kanjiro Miyata, Tokyo, JP;
Beob Soo Kim, Tokyo, JP;
Shigehito Osawa, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsuru Naito, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Chaya, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 47/61 (2017.01); A61K 9/107 (2006.01); A61K 47/54 (2017.01); A61K 47/55 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 47/61 (2017.08); A61K 9/1075 (2013.01); A61K 47/545 (2017.08); A61K 47/55 (2017.08);
Abstract
A drug-polymer conjugate having thermoresponsiveness includes at least one drug conjugated to at least one end portion of at least one thermoresponsive polymer segment having a lower critical solution temperature. The drug-polymer conjugate is capable of forming a micellular aggregate in an aqueous medium at temperatures equal to or above the lower critical solution temperature. The drug-polymer conjugate or the micellular aggregate thereof may be administered to and absorbed in the lungs.