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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 12, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eric Mayhew, Monmouth Junction, NJ (US);
Shaukat Ali, Monmouth Junction, NJ (US);
Andrew S Janoff, Yardley, PA (US);
Assignee:
The Liposome Company, Inc., Princeton, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; C07D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514449 ; 549510 ; 549511 ;
Abstract
Provided herein is a taxane having a hydrocarbon attached at the 2' and/or 7 positions, the hydrocarbon's alpha position being occupied by a 'hydrolysis-promoting group' ('HPG'). Substitution of an HPG for the methylene unit ordinarily occupying the alpha position allows for enhanced in vivo hydrolysis of the hydrocarbon-taxane bond, and hence, for enhanced taxane therapeutic activity. Also provided herein are taxane-containing compositions, and methods of administering taxanes to animals, including those afflicted with cancers.