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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. 23, 1996
Filed:
Jan. 18, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
David Bodmer, Klingnau, CH;
Jones W Fong, Parsippany, NJ (US);
Thomas Kissel, Staufen, DE;
Hawkins V Maulding, Jr, Mendham, NJ (US);
Oskar Nagele, Sissach, CH;
Jane E Pearson, Ogendensburg, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Sandoz Ltd., Basel, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424501 ; 424486 ; 424426 ;
Abstract
The invention discloses microparticles comprising a polypeptide, preferably somatostatin or an analog or derivative thereof, more preferably octreotide, in a polymeric matrix, preferably poly(lactide-co-glycolide) glucose. The invention also discloses sustained release formulations containing said microparticles and the use of said formulations in treating acromegaly and breast cancer.