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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 1989
Filed:
Apr. 21, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Donald H Picker, Merion, PA (US);
Michael J Abrams, Glenmore, PA (US);
Jean F Vollano, Exton, PA (US);
Christen M Giandomenico, Exton, PA (US);
Assignee:
Johnson Matthey, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514185 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of potentiating radiation therapy using Co(III) complexes of water soluble, synthetic meso-substituted porphyrins. The method results in the sensitization of both well oxygenated (oxic) and oxygen deficient (hypoxic) tumor cells.