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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2023
Applicant:
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA (US);
Inventors:
Leo A. Kim, Brookline, MA (US);
Joseph F. Arboleda-Velasquez, Newton, MA (US);
Dean Eliott, Boston, MA (US);
Elizabeth Jeffries Rossin, Charlestown, MA (US);
Assignee:
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/475 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 45/06 (2006.01); A61P 27/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/475 (2013.01); A61K 9/0019 (2013.01); A61K 9/0048 (2013.01); A61K 45/06 (2013.01); A61P 27/02 (2018.01);
Abstract
The use of topotecan, e.g., repeated dosing or sustained-release formulations of topotecan, for treating or reducing risk of proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) or epiretinal membranes (ERM), e.g., after surgical vitrectomy to treat retinal detachment, is described herein.