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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:
Sep. 12, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 09, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Philippe Maria Margaron, Burnaby, CA;
Simon Leong, Burnaby, CA;
Julia G Levy, Vancouver, CA;
Anna M Richter, Vancouver, CA;
Assignee:
QLT, Inc., , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514185 ; 514253 ; 514410 ; 514455 ; 604 21 ;
Abstract
The invention provides a method to inhibit the formation of neovasculature while maintaining viability of the underlying tissue by subjecting a subject in which angiogenesis is to be inhibited to sublethal photodynamic therapy. The invention also provides a model for assessing sublethal PDT protocols to inhibit angiogenesis in particular target tissues.