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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:
Oct. 20, 1992
Filed:
Mar. 20, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
John W Goers, Atascadero, CA (US);
Hurley D King, Yardley, PA (US);
Chyi Lee, New Brunswick, NJ (US);
Daniel J Coughlin, Plainsboro, NJ (US);
Vernon L Alvarez, Morrisville, PA (US);
John D Rodwell, Yardley, PA (US);
Thomas J McKearn, New Hope, PA (US);
Assignee:
Cytogen Corporation, Princeton, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 8591 ; 514410 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to amine-containing porphyrin derivatives. Theporphyrins can be used as photosensitizers which are useful as therapeutic agents. Also described are methods for preparing conjugates in which a porphyrin derivative is covalently attached to an antibody or antibody fragment. In vivo therapeutic methods utilizing the conjugates are also desired.