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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 1997
Filed:
May. 26, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Aquilur Rahman, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Rafael Rafaeloff, Tel-Aviv, IL;
Syed Rafat Husain, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Assignee:
Georgetown University, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424450 ;
Abstract
Liposomal-encapsulated taxol or an antineoplastic derivative thereof or a mixture thereof is provided which is used to effect a therapeutically enhanced method of treating cancer, and which may be used advantageously in combination with hyperthermia. The liposomes confer enhanced stability and solubility to taxol or derivatives thereof.